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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The coroner service comprises 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. Many of the recommendations of the 2000 Review related to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that the applicant has recently contacted the Registration Office of my Department and the grant letter was re-issued on 9 May 2022, to the address provided. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The conduct and scheduling of the Stardust inquests is entirely a matter for the Senior Dublin Coroner, Dr. Myra Cullinane – her independence in relation to such matters is set out in the Coroners Acts 1962-2020. The role of my Department is to support the Senior Dublin Coroner in carrying out the inquests. Dr. Cullinane has begun her work on this matter, and 13 pre-inquest...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I have been informed by Garda authorities that a search of the PULSE database was conducted on 13 May 2022 for incidents of the type “Robbery from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. The Commissioner is also responsible for the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities to provide the information sought by the Deputy, unfortunately this was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities to provide the information sought by the Deputy, unfortunately this was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600 and 601 together. 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. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 immigration permission, which has been extended until 31 May 2022, under the automatic extension of immigration permissions I announced on 17 December 2021. All permissions are extended on the same terms and conditions to the permission already held. It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Immigration Office before 31...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application for the person referred to was granted on appeal on 4 May 2022, and the visa sticker was issued on 10 May 2022. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 611 together. The visa applications for the persons referred to by the Deputy were refused by the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi on 15 February 2020. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time. An appeal of this decision was made on 24 February 2022. The appeals were examined in detail and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 605 and 606 together. A review of sentence calculations and procedures was undertaken throughout the prison estate at the end of January 2021 following the early release of a prisoner from Midlands Prison in December 2020. The purpose of the review was to provide assurance on the accuracy of sentence calculation for those in custody. In tandem with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 608 together. The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated and verified and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Registration Certificate (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-EEA family members or dependents of UK nationals continue to hold the same residence rights to live, work or study in Ireland, if they resided here at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. It is estimated that approximately 6,000 non-EEA nationals resident in Ireland may apply for a new residence document under the Withdrawal Agreement as family members of UK nationals....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has made an application for permanent residence in the State. This application was received by the EU Treaty Rights Division of my Department on 25 January 2022. The entitlements under Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move freely and reside within the European Union ceased to apply to family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the development of operational protocols. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. As the Deputy will appreciate, every member of An Garda Síochána is committed to reducing the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Stormont House Agreement, concluded by the two Governments and the Northern Ireland Parties in December 2014, provides for a framework of measures to address the legacy of troubles-related violence in Northern Ireland. The framework of measures agreed include the establishment of the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval (ICIR). The ICIR is to be an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. On the 2 December 2021, I announced that customers renewing their immigration permission were no longer required to submit their passport to have an immigration permission attached. While having an in-date...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615, 616 and 618 together. Since the onset of the pandemic, immigration permissions have been extended nine times, which means that people who held a valid permission to be in the State in March 2020 are legally permitted to remain until 31 May 2022. At this time, I have no plans to issue an extension beyond 31 May 2022. Dublin based customers who are seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the...