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Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Yes. The events of the past week have rightly caused anger and disgust across our Continent and across the world. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign state, is unprovoked, illegal, a blatant disregard of international law and, most importantly, it shows a blatant disregard for the sanctity of human life. It is the act of an autocratic and dangerous bully with no regard for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, 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 the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff.   Budget 2022 provides for the recruitment up to 800 new Garda recruits and up to 400 Garda staff in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the vision of the Outlook Programme is to promote the rehabilitation and re-integration of women leaving prison or on Probation Service supervision who have accommodation needs and require structured community  supports.  The Programme, which is run in joint partnership with the Probation Service and managed by Focus Ireland, supports women serving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In early 2021, my Department received a report of concerns regarding the financial management and governance of funding provided by my Department to the organisation in question.  The concerns were also reported to the Charities Regulator at the same time.  My officials treated these concerns with the utmost seriousness and alerted An Garda Síochána who confirmed the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I have requested the relevant information from An Garda Síochána, but as the request covers an expansive stretch of time of 5...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As 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 Garda operations aimed at preventing and detecting crime. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. Since 2010, An Garda Síochána has contributed to making our roads safer through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the enforcement of road traffic legislation. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The below table, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, provides a yearly breakdown per Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Any non-EEA national who wishes to engage in work in the State must request permission to do so prior to undertaking their travel to the State.  Under the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS), an immigration permission can be sought for a period of between 15 and 90 days on the basis of work to be undertaken in that time. The terms and conditions of the Scheme, including the application process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme opened for applications on 31 January 2022. Applications will be accepted for six months until 31 July 2022, when the scheme will close. The scheme is open to those who do not have a current permission to reside in the State and will enable eligible applicants to remain and reside in the State and to regularise their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Equality (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department is strongly committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices. As an employer, the Department is guided by the Civil Service Diversity Policy and its obligations under equality legislation, particularly the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015, which outlaw discrimination in a wide range of employment and employment-related areas, including recruitment and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted to my Department on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In replying to this question, it is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme. The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme opened for applications on 31 January 2022. Applications will be accepted for six months until 31 July 2022, when the scheme will close. The scheme is only open to those who do not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, enhanced background check requirements are now in place for persons working in restricted areas in airports in line with updated European regulatory requirements. The measure is aimed at mitigating the potential threats to civil aviation from terrorism and to protect civil aviation from risk of unlawful interference. I can inform...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including Garda training. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the HGV training course is considered to be a specialised programme and is only...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána.  Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands.  This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act.  Section 15A of the Act provides that, where the application is based on being the spouse or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Applications for naturalisation received by my Department are processed in chronological order. The application for the person referred to by the Deputy will be registered in the coming weeks. Following initial assessment of the application, an application reference number will be issued by my Department.  My Department is taking a number of steps to speed up the processing of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. During this time, it is important that the person maintains...