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Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Questions (761, 762, 763)

Ken O'Flynn

Question:

761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statutory provisions under which his Department and An Garda Síochána currently process and hold information relating to nationality and immigration status in respect of persons who have been convicted of criminal offences; the datasets in which such information forms part of his Department’s policy or statistical work; and the governance framework that applies to the extraction, use and anonymisation of these data for criminal justice analysis and reporting. [72556/25]

Ken O'Flynn

Question:

762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the last occasion on which his Department requested or received anonymised conviction related statistical information that included nationality or immigration status fields; the stated policy purpose for which the data were sought; the format in which the data were provided; and the procedures in place to assure his Department that such datasets complied with data protection requirements before being used to inform policy. [72557/25]

Ken O'Flynn

Question:

763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has assessed the administrative and governance arrangements required to support an annual statutory report on the nationality and immigration status of persons convicted of offences in the State; the internal analysis carried out to date regarding feasibility, data standards, anonymisation requirements and ministerial oversight, and if he will provide details of any options appraisals or internal assessments undertaken in this area. [72558/25]

Written answers

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

I propose to take Questions Nos. 761, 762 and 763 together.

I propose to take PQs 761 , 762 and 763 together.

It is a central priority for me as Minister that our immigration laws are robust and enforced. The removal of people in the immigration system who are involved in criminality or who are a danger to society is an essential requirement for the system to work effectively and to ensure that the public have confidence in the application of our laws in this area.

Any person granted an immigration permission can have that permission revoked if they fail to obey the laws of the State or become involved in criminal activity.

My officials work closely with members of An Garda Síochána and the Irish Prison Service to ensure high risk persons are prioritised for removal from Ireland and this takes place on an ongoing basis.

Insofar as the collection of data is concerned, the Irish Prison Service publishes annual statistics on the number of people committed to prison by nationality. This data is available on the IPS website.

Separately, my Department is currently finalising proposals to introduce a unique identifier, linked to the PPSN, for use in the criminal justice system. The use of a single identifier, as well as improving administrative efficiency, will assist in research and policy development by the Department and will allow the Central Statistics Office to provide greater statistical analysis in relation to all aspects of the criminal justice system.

Question No. 762 answered with Question No. 761.

Question No. 763 answered with Question No. 761.

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