Results 11,001-11,020 of 16,457 for speaker:Helen McEntee
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the training and deployment of Garda personnel. As Minister, I have no direct role in such decisions. However, the area of mental health in the justice sector has been a priority for me since I was appointed Minister for Justice. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: This Government is deeply conscious of the enduring suffering and hardship that survivors of Troubles-related attacks bear. The Government has always sought to acknowledge and address the legitimate needs and expectations of victims’ families and survivors of Troubles-related attacks in this jurisdiction. The Deputy will be aware that a number of measures have been undertaken by...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If further documentation is required it will be requested from the applicant in due course. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy lodged a review application in respect of their EU Treaty Rights application decision on 2 August 2017. This application was examined in detail and a decision was made to uphold the decision to refuse their EU Treaty Rights application on 1 March 2021. Reasons for the refusal are outlined in the refusal letter....
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1206 and 1284 together. The Stardust fire was a national tragedy that has left a particular legacy of pain for many people in North Dublin. I offer my deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the 48 young people killed in the Stardust fire over forty years ago. I also recognise the impact on everyone who attended that night and the impact on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1207 and 1260 together. This application for naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, continues to be 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 in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: The immigration arrangements for circus performers providing a service to an Irish based circus, who do not have an employee relationship with those to whom they are providing this service, are in place since 2007. These arrangements will continue to operate for the 2022 season to allow time for a review, with a view to putting in place a suitable provision for the 2023 season onwards....
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: There are a variety of reasons as to why people become undocumented and therefore the number of undocumented people in the State will fluctuate over time. There are no official studies or reports regarding the number of undocumented persons resident in the State as such people tend to avoid official notice. However, the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland, has previously estimated that...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: 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. As a result of the unavoidable delays that have resulted from closures and the reduced capacity of the Registration Office during Covid-19, a high number of customers...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: Based on the information supplied, which does not include a name, it has unfortunately not been possible for my Department to identify the person referred to by the Deputy. If the Deputy wishes to provide further information to my Department it can examine the matter further. More generally, the registration of a person with a stamp 5 immigration permission is granted on application to...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for tabling this question which I understand he has clarified refers to the nationwide rollout of the Divisional Protective Service Units. As the Deputy will be aware, Divisional Protective Services Units (DPSUs) support the delivery of a consistent and professional approach to the investigation of sexual and domestic crime. Personnel assigned to DPSUs have been provided...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy made an online application to renew their immigration permission on 7 December 2021. The Registration Office of my Department is currently processing applications received on 17 November 2021. This application will be processed as soon as possible. All applications are processed in chronological order, based on date order of receipt. While every...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: As I have stated previously, any inappropriate cancellation of 999 incidents is a very serious issue. This falls significantly below the high standards that the public expect from the Gardaí and the high standards that An Garda Síochána set for themselves. I welcome the apology that has been made by the Garda Commissioner in this regard. As the Deputy will...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. As Minister, I play no role in this independent function. The Commissioner is also independently responsible for the deployment of An Garda Síochána throughout the State. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the tables below show...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: My Department estimated that it would finalise in the region of 12,000 citizenship applications in 2020. However, the Deputy will appreciate that these figures were projected before the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and before my Department became aware of the impact the pandemic would have on its processing capabilities. In January 2021, I introduced a temporary system to...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Estimates Publication (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that the corresponding allocation for the subhead in question in the original revised estimates for 2021 was €9.154 million, so in effect the same allocation is available in the 2022 revised estimates. There was a technical supplementary estimate in the Justice Vote in late 2021. Through this process, surplus receipts of circa €13 million...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: According to the records held by my Department, the person referred to by the Deputy already holds a Stamp 4 permission, which is valid until 10 November 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 at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government contains a specific commitment to “review and reform defamation laws to ensure a balanced approach to the right to freedom of expression, the right to protection of good name and reputation, and the right of access to justice”. The review of the Defamation Act 2009 is a legislative priority for the Government. The objective set for the review from...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: This application for naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be 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 in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Jan 2022)
Helen McEntee: Applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy on 21 September 2020. These applications are currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. ...