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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy lodged a review application in respect of their EU Treaty Rights application decision on 11 May 2021. This application is currently under consideration by my Department. My officials will correspond with them if further documentation or information is required.  Applications are dealt with in strict chronological order, and a decision will issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in tabular form in the attached document.  For the Deputy's information, details of the State Boards under the remit of my Department are published on the Gov.ie website at the following link;   .

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa application for the person referred to by the Deputy was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on 8 June 2022 outlining the reasons for this refusal. On 15 June 2022, an appeal was lodged to the relevant Visa Office, where it is currently awaiting examination. Visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa application for the person referred to by the Deputy was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on 14 June 2022 outlining the reasons for this refusal. On 15 June 2022, an appeal was lodged to the relevant Visa Office, where it is currently awaiting examination. Visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa application for the person referred to by the Deputy was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on 8 June 2022 outlining the reasons for this refusal. On 15 June 2022, an appeal was lodged to the relevant Visa Office, where it is currently awaiting examination. Visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. The Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa application for the person referred to by the Deputy was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on 13 June 2022 outlining the reasons for this refusal. On 15 June 2022, an appeal was lodged to the relevant Visa Office, where it is currently awaiting examination. Visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Flexible Work Practices (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The total number of staff employed by my Department is currently 1,617. The Department has not formally moved to a blended working model as yet but approximately 30% of staff are attending the workplace on a full-time basis and the remainder are attending the workplace on patterns ranging between 2 and 4 days per week, depending on service delivery and business requirements. In May 2022,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy, however this information was not available. I will write to the Deputy again once the information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy, however this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once this information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including the training of personnel. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter.  The table below, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, provides a breakdown of the costs associated with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the national roll out of Divisional Protective Service Units (DPSUs) was an action under both the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and in Supporting a Victim's Journey, and it has been completed. There is now a Divisional Protective Services Unit (DPSU) established in every Garda division across the country. This ensures that when...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy, however this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once this information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy, however this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once this information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: 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. Since 2016 the budget for An Garda Síochána has increased by approximately €500m, or 33%. The 2022 allocation includes provision for a capital budget of some €147 million...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, Budget 2022 provides for the establishment of the new Community Safety Innovation Fund. It is intended that this fund will support investment in projects which will improve community safety. This fund will reflect the success of the Criminal Assets Bureau and other agencies by using money seized from the proceeds of crime to support investment in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The estimated cost of hiring an additional 30 staff at Clerical Officer level in my Department is €1,086,189.91. This is based on an annual cost of €36,206.33 per employee, which includes the Department's PRSI contribution of 11.05% per annum in line with PRSI rates published on GOV.ie at  www.gov.ie/en/publication/ffa563-prsi-class-a- rates/. The Deputy may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I understand that the report of the independent study on Familicide and Domestic Homicide Review will be finalised in the coming weeks.  Once the review is finalised, its recommendations will be considered carefully with a view to their implementation where appropriate.  This consideration would include the costing of any new structures considered necessary.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The below table sets out the information requested by the Deputy, in the format requested by the Deputy, namely an estimated cost of hiring an additional 100 staff to the Probation Service. This estimate is broken down into the numbers and specific grades requested by the Deputy. It should be noted that resources would not, in the normal course, be recruited or assigned on the basis set...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Restorative justice is a criminal justice process which has been shown to help victims recover from crime, reduce reoffending and save public resources and it is now widely accepted that restorative justice is compatible with the traditional criminal justice systems of both common law and civil law jurisdictions. The Programme for Government commitment to deliver restorative justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the recruitment of an additional 10% of staff to the Service would amount to approximately 300 Recruit Prison Officers (RPOs) per annum. The estimated full year cost of basic pay for 300 new RPOs, as per the entry point of the most recent pay scale of 1 February 2022, would be of the order of €11.3m. A breakdown of...