Results 141-160 of 273 for going forward speaker:Helen McEntee

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: The senseless killing of Ashling Murphy two weeks ago took a wonderful young woman from her family and from her wider community. It also led to an outpouring of grief the length and breadth of the country. In thinking of Ashling, we also remember Urantsetseg Tserendorj, Jastine Valdez, Ana Kriégel, Nadine Lott, and so many other women who have been, and are, victims of violence against...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...is no one person or one group, no one policy or one law, that will address this issue. It is about collectively, each and every one of us, working together in this House and in the Dáil. It is Government, all Departments, State agencies, the community and voluntary sector, and front-line workers, and each and every one of us. It is, at the crux of all of that, listening to victims,...

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...these difficult conversations. We must also maintain public awareness of the programmes we have at national level. This means ensuring that programmes like Still Here and the programmes we are going to run on consent are clear and visible and that people are aware of the challenges that we face. Protection also means ensuring that women take the difficult step to come forward. When...

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...supports are needed now as much as they were then. Deep-rooted misogynistic attitudes towards women and towards domestic abuse and sexual crime remain a blight on our society. As part of the Government plan to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in all its forms, my Department is leading on the development of the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and...

Violence Against Women: Statements (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...will try to be concise in my response. I thank many of my colleagues for sharing their experiences. We are not talking about something that is happening to other people. This is something we all go through and it is important to allow people to share their experience, so I thank colleagues for that. I also thank them for their views on what we can collectively do next to try to deal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...of an increase in domestic violence at the start of the pandemic, gardaí launched Operation Faoiseamh to provide enhanced proactive support and protection to victims of domestic abuse. This is an ongoing initiative designed to ensure victims of domestic abuse are supported and protected throughout the period. One measure of the success of this initiative was the increase in the...

Appointment of Member and Chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...13.4 million, which is an increase of almost 20%. Of course, we will continue to provide more resources where they are required. There is provision for three commissioners, but, as Deputy Howlin mentioned, we are bringing forward a community safety and policing Bill to the House. There is a very clear direction for GSOC in overhauling the investigation procedures to support timely and...

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...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I will not set out what the group is going to do or tell it what it needs to do. However, I think the actions are very clear. The subgroups have been created on the basis of those actions, the needs and requirements. I must say, following the publication of the report, any engagement that my Department has had with the other Departments has been very positive and forthcoming. Indeed, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...Government and I, as the Minister for Justice, are committed to tackling sexual violence and sexual crime in all its forms. I wish to ensure, most importantly, that victims feel empowered to come forward to report sexual crimes and that when they do, they are fully supported in every step of the process and that their interaction with our justice system is as supportive as possible. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...What is particularly worrying, and I visited several divisional protective service units recently, is that the DPSUs have found that there has been a significant increase in historical cases coming forward. People feel now, perhaps, that they have somewhere to go, whereas before they did not because they might not have felt comfortable going to Garda stations. There has also been a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...year and my engagement with victims and with the criminal justice system is that it is not child friendly and is not an encouraging, welcoming or warm place for a family or for children to come forward to. Therefore, everything required must be done to change that situation, including, for example, ensuring that specialist interview suites are available as close as possible to where...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...this continues to be the case. An Garda Síochána treats all instances of domestic and sexual violence as a priority. ‘Operation Faoiseamh’, launched at the start of the pandemic, is an ongoing proactive initiative. It is designed to ensure victims of domestic abuse are supported and protected and ensures domestic abuse incidents receive the highest priority...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...and this gives permission to do it within the five days. That would allow for this to come into operation next Tuesday making sure that the cliff-edge and the challenges that people were potentially going to face on Wednesday will no longer be there. I extend a sincere thank you to all Deputies here and Senators. I look forward to engaging with them further on the review that will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...the video visit system have proven very successful with both prisoners and their families and will be continued to be offered by the Irish Prison Service as an additional means of family support going forward.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...a sustainable, long-term basis. While we are reverting to the pre-2009 law, I hope a review, which will be up and running in the early new year, will have concluded by the summer in order that we can put forward a proposal to deal with this on a longer-term footing, given that I do not believe the pre-2009 law is the way in which we need to proceed. I am conscious the law on prescriptive...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...has, quite simply, not been good enough. Victims do not feel supported and the system did not protect them from further trauma. It is not surprising that this has deterred people from coming forward. Working to change this is a priority for me and while we have made much progress in the past 18 months, our intensive efforts to make the system more responsive to the needs of victims will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...-related incidents using the Traffic Watch lo-call number 1890 205 805.These calls are answered and logged by civilian personnel at the Garda Information Services Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The incident is then forwarded to the relevant District Officer (Superintendent) for investigation. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the District Officer then appoints a member of An Garda...