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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity to invest in Ireland. Key to the programme is that the investments are beneficial for Ireland, generate or sustain employment and are generally in the public interest. To date,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The residence conditions applying to any non-EEA minor under the age of 16 who is resident in the State is dependent on their parent's immigration permission in the State. Once a non-EEA national reaches 16 years of age while resident in the State, they are required to attend at their local immigration office to register their permission and to receive an Irish Residence Permit (IRP)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As previously advised to the Deputy, if a person is residing in the Dublin area and has an existing valid permission to be in the State, then they do not need to seek an appointment to renew their permission. Since 20 July 2020 all renewals for the Dublin area are being processed online at: . Since its introduction, more than 138,000 renewal applications have been completed. ...

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Acting Chair for the opportunity to address the House on the actions my Department has taken, as well as my forthcoming plans, in respect of insurance reform. Insurance reform is a key priority for this Government, as we clearly heard from the Minister of State. It is reflected in the programme for Government, the Government’s action plan for insurance reform, and in my...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senators for facilitating this motion today. Yesterday, the Government approved my request to seek its approval to opt in to this EU Commission proposal for a directive combating violence against women and domestic violence. The Dáil passed its motion on this matter yesterday evening. The political guidelines presented by the President of the Commission, Ursula von der...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank Senators for the, I think, unanimous support for this motion. I appreciate there was short notice or a short timeframe but that is the way the opt-in motions work. It is important we send a very strong message not just nationally on what we are doing but also on an EU level and internationally that we will not tolerate any form of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. My Department's Registration Office in Burgh Quay is responsible for registering immigration permissions for customers residing in the Dublin area only. First time registrations and renewals for customers outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy refers to Operation Denton, which is an ongoing UK independent analytical review into the activities of what was known as the Glenanne Gang in Northern Ireland. Operation Denton forms part of the work of the Kenova Investigation Team with regard to a series of Northern Ireland legacy cases. An Garda Síochána is committed to cooperating to the greatest extent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 163 together. The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2022 of over €2 billion. As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes the deployment of Garda members throughout the State. The table below, which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Community Gardaí assigned to Wicklow...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Coroners Service comprises of a network of coroners located in districts throughout the country. Coroners are independent quasi-judicial office holders whose core function is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. My Department does not have a role in directing the work of coroners or in individual death investigation cases. The exercise...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred by the Deputy to is the subject of a Deportation Order. Any person that is the subject of a Deportation Order can make an application under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have their Deportation Order revoked. To be successful, any request would need to be founded on new information or changed circumstances which were not put forward or were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: At the outset, I want to record my sympathy for all those affected by issues arising from CervicalCheck. I have previously met with the 221+ Patient Support Groups and they explained their concerns to me in relation to a number of matters, including issues raised by the Morrissey v HSE case relating to the Civil Liability Act 1961. In the Morrissey v HSE case, the Supreme Court held that...

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I too welcome the opportunity to discuss this issue. At the outset, I stress that we all want what is best for the people of Meath and the surrounding counties. That includes our family members and friends. We want to ensure everybody gets the best possible healthcare, that we have appropriate access to that healthcare in appropriate timeframes and that we are seen in the best possible...

Proposal for a Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank Deputies for their unanimous support for this motion to opt into the Commission proposal. As I said out the outset, it is absolutely vital that we opt in, not just to show that we are committed to dealing with this issue but also to make sure, at the very outset, that we are part of the discussion and conversation regarding any changes that may be necessary as this protocol is...

Proposal for a Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Proposal for a Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this motion. Today, the Government approved my request to seek the House's approval to opt in to this European Commission proposal for a directive combating violence against women and domestic violence. Commission President von der Leyen's political guidelines highlighted the need to prevent and combat violence against women, to protect victims...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Ireland recognises that multilateral responses are crucial to tackling environmental and climate-related challenges, and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications engages with relevant EU and UN structures to support these objectives, both directly and through cross-departmental participation as appropriate, but I am informed that it has not had any engagement in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Agreements (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established by the 1998 Rome Statute as the world’s first permanent international criminal court, with the purpose of ending impunity for perpetrators of the world’s most heinous crimes. Ireland is a State Party to the Rome Statute and a strong supporter of the ICC as the cornerstone of a system of...