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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 177 together. I am aware of the recent European Parliament report referred to by the Deputy. Prior to this report being launched, I had recently instructed that no further applications from Russian citizens will be accepted into the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP). Since the Programme was introduced in 2012, there have only been three...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The International Protection strand of the Regularisation Scheme opened for applications on 7 February 2022. Applications will be accepted for six months to 7 August 2022. The International Protection Office of my Department wrote to approximately 4,000 potentially eligible applicants inviting them to apply. This included applicants living in accommodation provided by International...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) is an independent body responsible for the regulation of the legal professions under the provisions of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. Since 2019, the Authority has been funded by way of an annual levy on the legal profession based on actual expenditure in the preceding year, in accordance with Part 7 of the Act. It has also been in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy currently holds a Stamp 3 immigration permission. This has been extended until 31 May 2022, under the automatic extension of immigration permissions I announced on 17 December 2021. All permissions have been extended on the same terms and conditions as the permission already held. It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Immigration Office...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The EU Temporary Protection Directive has been activated in response to the Ukraine crisis. Ireland participates in this measure, which has been given legal effect under Section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015. Those eligible for Temporary Protection (granted initially for one year on a renewable basis) will have immediate access to the labour market, social welfare,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that my Department has contacted his Office directly to obtain the contact details of the person concerned. This will allow my officials to contact the person directly and to make arrangements to have their temporary protection permission letter issued to them. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to applications by Russian nationals to the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) for the period 2016 to date is set out in the table below. Year Applications Received Applications Approved Applications Refused Withdrawn applications REIT applications Endowment applications Amount...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Union (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: In general terms, I can advise the Deputy that all EU citizens have the right to exercise free movement once they provide a valid passport or National I.D. card. A spouse will have the same right if they are in possession of a valid residence card issued under Article 10 of the Directive 2004/38/EC. If they do not, they may be required to apply for a visa to enter the intended State. If...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the development and implementation of road traffic legislation and policy, including the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, and the promotion and advancement of road safety, falls within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport. An Garda Síochána plays a vital role in enforcing road traffic law and in making our roads safer for all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 625 together. The main scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants opened for applications on 31 January 2022. The separate strand for international protection applicants who have been in the asylum process for a minimum of two years opened a week later on 7 February 2022. There has been a very positive level of engagement with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Online Safety (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions set out in Article 8 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), countries within the EU are directed to set a minimum age at which online service providers, including social media companies, can rely on a child’s consent to process their personal information data. This is an EU wide instrument and Member States, including Ireland, cannot deviate from its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-custodial penalties, particularly supervised community sanctions, play a significant and important role in addressing criminality, reducing reoffending and providing a degree of protection to the public. This is supported by Central Statistics Office figures on recidivism. As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill 2014 seeks to update the Probation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-custodial penalties, particularly supervised community sanctions, play a significant and important role in addressing criminality, reducing reoffending and providing a degree of protection to the public. This is supported by Central Statistics Office figures on recidivism. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government 2020 contains a broad range of policies and proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the number of people in custody varies over time. The Irish Prison Service carries out cell occupancy census at regular intervals and the data from the latest published cell occupancy census carried out by the Service indicates that 54% of prisoners in custody are accommodated in single cell accommodation. The provision of single cell accommodation for all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Addressing the mental health challenges of those interacting with the Criminal Justice System is a major challenge and while there are no easy fixes, the Government is determined to make sure that the right help and support is available for those who need it. As the Deputy may be aware, considerable progress has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to consider the mental...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have suspended the re-entry visa programme for minors under the age of 16 years currently residing in Ireland until 31 May 2022. This is in line with the temporary extension of immigration permissions that I announced in December that permits people who held a valid permission to be in the State in March 2020 to remain until 31 May 2022, even if their Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Provided that they are are not an Irish citizen, a dependent child under 18 years of age will be deemed to be included in the application of whichever parent presents to the International Protection Office (IPO) of my Department with the child. This presumption applies whether or not the child was present in the State at the time the parent’s application was made. Therefore, if a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business. This includes all operational policing decisions regarding needs of the Garda fleet. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. Budget 2022 provides €12m for investment in the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I would like to assure the Deputy that both Commissioner Harris and I are committed to combatting all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and to ensuring that An Garda Síochána is resourced to provide support to victims of this terrible crime. As I am sure the Deputy is aware, the national roll out of Divisional Protective Service Units (DPSUs) was an action under...