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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that on 22 April 2022, I announced the extension of the 5-year multi entry short-stay visa option to all visa-required countries. The availability of 5-year multi entry short stay visas to eligible applicants from all visa required countries is a very positive measure. It will enable people who visit Ireland regularly, for business or family reasons in particular,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The applications for naturalisation from the people referred to by the Deputy, continue to be processed by my Department with a view to establishing whether the applicants meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 16 March 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. Each application received is assessed individually in accordance with the published criteria, available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, an independent study has been commissioned by the Department into familicide and domestic homicide reviews. This independent research, initially led by Norah Gibbons until her untimely passing in 2020, has involved consultations with a wide range of stakeholders including family members of victims, State agencies and non-governmental organisations, with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: An application for a Irish Citizen Child (ICCA) was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 16 November 2020 and continues to be processed. My Department endeavours to process all applications as quickly as possible, however, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hands, individual circumstances, the complexity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 to 449, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) was established as a cross Departmental response to address the matter of non-EEA workers on certain categories of vessels in the Irish fishing fleet, who are not currently eligible for an employment permit under the system operated by the Department of Enterprise, Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no direct role. The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of Gardaí recorded as sustaining an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy created on-line Employment visa application on 3 June 2022. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were applied on 25 August 2022 in the Manila visa office. The application is currently awaiting comprehensive examination but the vast majority of applications of this nature are currently processed within 8 weeks. The processing times for visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: Any non-EEA national who comes to the State as a visitor is expected to leave Ireland before the expiry of their visitor permission. Any Extension of Visitor Conditions (EVIC) application would only be granted where the circumstances have changed from the time the person was granted the original visa or from when they entered the State if they are not from a visa required country. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am deeply conscious of how important the granting of naturalisation is to those who apply for it and my Department continued to accept and process citizenship applications throughout the pandemic and during all levels of public health restrictions. The total number of applications received between 1 January 2022 and 31 March 2022 is 3,706. Of these, 3 have been successful in their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Claims Agency (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641, 642 and 643 together. I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Irish Prison Service; however, the information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that authorisations for the interception of communications and surveillance are made under the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009. Interception is governed by the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill which has recently completed pre-legislative scrutiny, will, when enacted, deliver on the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland.  The Bill will provide a new framework for policing, security and community safety aimed at improving the performance and accountability of our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 646 and 647 together. As the Deputy will be aware the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill, which has completed pre-legislative scrutiny, will, when enacted, deliver on the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI). CoFPI engaged in extensive consultations as part of the deliberations that informed its report and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am determined to overhaul the operation of the family justice system, to ensure we have a more efficient and user-friendly family court system that puts the family at the centre of its work. This is a key commitment in my Justice Plan 2022.  The Programme for Government contains a commitment to enact a Family Court Bill to create a new dedicated Family Court within the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm for the Deputy that I signed the Data Protection Act 1988 (Section 2B) Regulations 2022 on Tuesday 12 July. The legal mechanism is therefore now in place for An Garda Síochána to cooperate with Operation Denton. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathology Service (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the Office of the State Pathologist (OSP) is located together with the Dublin District Coroner on the site of the former Garda Station in Whitehall in Dublin. A recent independent report found that the current facility, completed in 2016, has provided a vastly improved standard of accommodation than what predated it, in which a substantially increased caseload has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that my Department does not have a record of any member of staff subject to abatement pursuant to the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. We issue new entrants with a declaration regarding any previous service that they may have in the public/civil service and request that they declare any applicable pension in payment.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Service Chaplaincy Service has a significant contribution to make as part of the multi-disciplinary team in a prison, addressing the physical, social and spiritual needs of prisoners in a holistic way.  Each Chaplain is required under Rule 119(1) of the Prison Rules to submit a report to the Director General and to the Governor on matters relating to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 653, 657 and 658 together. Based on legal advice received by my Department, it is not proposed to publish, at this time, a three day monitoring report (August 2020) or a section 31(2) (February 2022) report received from the Inspector of Prisons in relation to the Mountjoy Women’s Prison (Dóchas Centre). I have also now received a supplementary...