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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (30 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: There is no record of the person referred to in the Deputy's query having made an application for naturalisation. For reasons of maintaining full confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State. An applicant for such protection status, or their legal representative, should contact...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, to 15 August 2022. This was communicated in writing by letter dated 21 August 2019. Their family member aged 18 years also had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further period, from 8 December 2019 to 15 August 2022. This was communicated in...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 4: In page 14, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(3) There may be paid by the Commission such allowances for expenses (if any), incurred by lay members on a panel established under section 46(2), as the Commission may, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,determine.”. The amendment makes...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: What we have said is "at least three". I felt one or two would not be sufficient. Three would ensure that we have at least one lay member, one member of the Judiciary and one additional person but it could be four. It can be additional numbers. In speaking to the Chief Justice, it would be desirable not to have the same three people all the time. That is something that will be made clear...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: My view on this is that I do not see why any Attorney General, be they serving or retired or having moved on, should be disbarred at all for any particular period from applying. On the judicial appointments commission we have the Chief Justice and two other judicial members. We are not saying that they should at any point recuse themselves or not apply for a promotion or position for at...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: They are but the Attorney General is not a member of Government; the Attorney General advises Government. I am not sure it should be a disadvantage to a person that they have taken on quite a significant and busy role. They would then be at a disadvantage having done that and having served not just the Government but the country in general. I am not sure that putting them at a disadvantage...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The reasons I set out on Committee Stage are those mentioned by the Deputy, specifically that the Act in question had not commenced. I had no opposition to it other than on the basis we were pre-empting something that had not been commenced. My information is it has not been commenced, but if it has, the provision is something I am very much open to. I must get clarification on that,...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Once it does not delay the process, I am happy to look at it.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: We are referring to nine members, four of whom will be lay members and four of whom will be from the Judiciary, along with the Attorney General. The point I made on Committee Stage was that three of those are ex officiomembers, including the Chief Justice, the Attorney General and the President of the Court of Appeal. If the President of the Court of Appeal is temporarily replaced by the...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Amendment No. 3 specifies a 20% figure for all judicial appointments. We have tried to set out very clearly in this new legislation that any appointment to judicial office would be based on merit and we must take into account the objective of the membership of the Judiciary in each court. We should have a sufficient number of members who are proficient in the Irish language but, again, we...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am grateful to the House for the contributions to this important motion. I thank all the Deputies, in particular those who support this motion. As I said at the outset, the threat from terrorist activity remains, particularly from the dissident paramilitary groups, which warrants the continuation in force of the provisions of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. I...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Any person who comes before the Special Criminal Court can appeal to the Court of Appeal and to the Supreme Court.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Yes, they can, Deputy.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The point I am making is that in other jurisdictions where there is no jury, if their prosecutor, based on the evidence, decides to prosecute a person, that person does not have an option as to whether he or she is prosecuted.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am simply responding to the fact that in other jurisdictions-----

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I believe I am being misinterpreted in what I am saying.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Deputy Berry has asked if there are other jurisdictions where there are non-jury courts. There are many other jurisdictions where there are non-jury courts. In those instances, if someone is being tried, they have a right to appeal once they have gone through that process. It is the same here. That is simply all that I was saying. If we look at all of this and at the Offences against...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2022 and ending on 29th June, 2023.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2022 and ending on 29th June, 2023. The motions before Deputies today seek the continuation in force of important provisions in law aimed at combating terrorism and...

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

Helen McEntee: On the Deputy's final point, there is funding available, and it will be part of the strategy to make sure we get that message across. It is important that we communicate what we are doing. Part of the role of the agency will be to work very closely with the sector in the way we have been doing. There is a campaign to raise awareness of the supports that are available and make it part of...