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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 was launched in April 2021. The immediate priority within the Strategy is to enhance engagement with children and young people who are most at risk of involvement in criminal activity, principally by strengthening the services available through the existing network of 105 Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) across the State. YDPs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electric Vehicles (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366, 367 and 368 together. Details of electric vehicles, charging points, and plans to upgrade fleets in the Irish Prison Service, An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service, as requested by the Deputy, are outlined below. The Irish Prison Service The Irish Prison Service (IPS) currently has no electric vehicles in its fleet. The IPS intends piloting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Family law reform is a priority for me as Minister and was a major element of my Justice Plan 2021. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to enact a Family Court Bill to create a new dedicated Family Court within the existing court structure and provide for court procedures that support a faster and less adversarial resolution of disputes in specialised centres. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The independent study is looking at international best practice in the conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews with a view to making recommendations in relation to their application in this jurisdiction. I must emphasise that the Advisory Group and their work is independent, and my Department is not involved in the work of the study nor is it a member of the Advisory Group. As previously stated,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Tackling domestic violence is a priority for this Government and significant action has already been taken. I am currently leading work on a new whole of government Domestic, Sexual, Gender Based Violence strategy to tackle these horrendous crimes. This new plan will have a particular focus on prevention and on ensuring victims are better supported. It will set an overall goal of zero...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland recommended that An Garda Síochána should deploy body worn cameras. In June 2019, the Government approved the drafting of a General Scheme of a Bill to provide a legal basis for the deployment and use of such cameras by An Garda Síochána. The Bill will also provide for the extension of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (3 Feb 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: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the rollout of community CCTV schemes across the country has benefitted many communities, helping people to feel safer in their local areas. It is a priority for my Department to ensure that community groups continue to be supported in their valued contributions to their local CCTV schemes whilst ensuring sufficient, proportionate oversight of data protection statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. The Commissioner is also responsible for determining the deployment of An Garda Síochána throughout the State under the Act and, as Minister, I play no role in these independent functions. The budget...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Forcible Entry Act 1381 was retained in Section 2, Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 and was subsequently retained in Section 2(2)(b) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2009. Consequently the Forcible Entry Act 1381 remains on the Statute Book.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that vetting applications are an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. Neither I, as Minister, nor my Department have any role in the processing of individual vetting applications. As the Deputy may be aware, the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, provides for certain convictions to become spent once 7 years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 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 in line with the eligibility criteria set out in that Act. Each application is assessed individually and a determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The immigration case of the person concerned was considered under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), which resulted in a Deportation Order being made in respect of them on 24 February 2020. Notification of that Order was issued by registered post dated 19 August 2020. That communication also advised the person concerned of the requirement that they present to the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 29 September 2017, requiring them to remove themselves from the State and to remain outside the State. Notification of that Order was issued by registered post-dated 6 October 2017. That communication also advised the person concerned of the requirement that they present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: From the details supplied by the Deputy, the persons referred to may wish to consider making an application to the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme, which 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 have a current permission to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 immigration permission, which has been extended until 31 May 2022, in line with 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 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 are processed in line with the eligibility criteria set out under that Act. Each application is assessed individually and a determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 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: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 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...