Results 81-100 of 215 for going forward speaker:Helen McEntee

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Helen McEntee: I will try to condense my response and I can return to issues if necessary. We will have other opportunities for engagement. I thank all members for their good wishes. I also thank Deputy Dara Murphy for the work he has done in the role previously. I pay tribute to Malta on the role it has played in the previous Presidency and wish Estonia well in its Presidency. I am certain that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...trafficking involved in prostitution here. At the time of its launch last year An Garda Síochána specifically recognised that a significant number of serious attacks on individuals involved in prostitution go unreported and they encouraged them to report all such attacks, so they can be investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. The Deputy may also wish to be aware...

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...victims as a priority area of work. We have already made significant progress in delivering on the commitments made so far. This is not just a commitment on my part, however; this is a whole-of-government commitment. As I outlined in the Dáil only last week, this Government is committed to building our systems around the needs of victims of domestic and-or sexual violence to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...safe to do so, or through the provision of video visits. In light of their popularity, the Irish Prison Service intends to continue to offer the use of video visits as an additional visiting mechanism going forward. It is however important to note that under S.I. No. 250 of 2020 changes to visits, physical recreation, exercise or training in prisons can be made as necessary to prevent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Engagement with the Minister for Justice (6 Oct 2020)

Helen McEntee: I know that the most recent round of negotiations concluded last Saturday and, unfortunately, the view of Michel Barnier, our chief negotiator, is that while progress has been made again in some minor areas, there is still a way to go. I agree with the Deputy that this is concerning and that is why it is important that we move this legislation forward as quickly as possible. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (6 Oct 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...for the premises in Bray is due to run until December, 2020. Before the expiry of the contract, an evaluation will be carried out of the requirement for accommodation in order to determine usage going forward. My Department aims to move people from temporary accommodation to fully serviced centres as soon as possible as and when vacancies arise or new accommodation comes on stream. Our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 Oct 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...'s Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/ Last week, my Department moved from paper based applications to online forms for all new adult applications going forward. Online applications will make the process easier for customers, allowing them to easily fill in the relevant forms, upload the required documents, make payments and submit. The forms...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...any longer. As regards education, while the focus on children is important, so too is the education of front-line professionals. As the Deputy said, when a person takes the step to come forward and even before he or she thinks about court, we must ensure the first person to whom he or she speaks, be it a healthcare professional, a member of An Garda Síochána or a counsellor,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I will respond to that last question. Grants range from €20,000 to €150,000. We must look at the types of projects that have been applied for. We are still going through that. How many projects receive a grant and how the funding is divided up would then depend on the types of projects that have been sought. The fewer of the €150,000 type projects there are, the more...

Brexit Negotiations: Statements (25 Sep 2018)

Helen McEntee: ...a couple of points and by trying to address the many points raised by many of the Deputies. Time is running short. We have all agreed on that and acknowledged it. The efforts in the negotiations will, however, be redoubled and intensified in the coming weeks. We need to see the successful completion of negotiations by the end of the period. The October deadline has not changed. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (11 Oct 2016)

Helen McEntee: ...;2 million funding allocation for homeless mental health needs this year. In relation to the forthcoming Budget, the Department of Health has liaised with the HSE to identify and agree the priority areas for funding for mental health going forward into 2017.

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for his comments and questions. First, in terms of enlargement, Ireland has been consistently a supporter of the enlargement process, something which would have transcended Governments, given how it has transformed itself significantly through membership of the European Union over the past 45 years. There are three states, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...is coming from in this regard. We are both getting to the same point; we are just doing it in a different way. I accept there are certain items of legislation in which I have repealed and brought forward something new or other areas where we have simply amended older legislation. The reason we have taken this approach is because this was the recommendation in the Tom O'Malley report,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. As the Senator said, it is not the first time she has raised this. Obviously, this is an ongoing concern for members of the community. If I could, I will start by supporting the Senator in condemning what happened the other evening. It is utterly unacceptable that any community should have to put up with this kind of behaviour, as the Senator...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (30 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...a high level working group including the Head of Criminal Justice Policy in my Department, the Director-General of the Irish Prison Service and the Director of the Probation Service to take forward the Government’s commitment to review policy options for prison and penal reform. The review is considering commitments and on-going developments across the justice sector and beyond,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (8 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...to make the request, given that local residents, Local Authority staff, Councillors and members of An Garda Síochána will all be represented on the Partnerships. The Local Authorities will take the lead and make the applications going forward and have full responsibility for the implementation of the scheme, and also managing the data protection aspects arising.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (15 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...this Government. We are working collectively to address the immediate challenges posed by the pandemic, but is also working to improve how we deliver supports and services to domestic abuse victims going forward. The organisations referred to by the Deputy are among our important partners helping us take this work forward. As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is leading the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (11 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...avenue to do so, given that local residents, Local Authority staff, Councillors and members of An Garda Síochána will all be represented on the partnerships. The Local Authorities will take the lead and make the applications going forward and have full responsibility for the implementation and management of the data protection aspects of having a scheme in place. I can inform...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (1 Feb 2017)

Helen McEntee: ...we can hire staff. The National Office for Suicide Prevention, NOSP, has a budget in excess of €11 million. The funding goes to support many of the organisations provided they can show where their funding is going and they provide the service they say they do. Training forms part of what that funding is provided for, if the Senators wants clarity on that. On the Jigsaw network,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...’ by 2 September 2021. A crime is considered detected when a suspected offender has been identified and sanctioned for the crime. The figures provide a sound baseline on which to measure policing performance going forward. As we all know, during 2020 the public health crisis continued to influence the needs of our communities, and this resulted in a change in the demands on...