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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information concerned from An Garda Síochána but did not receive it in time. I will write to the Deputy with the information when I have received it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996. The Bureau has staff drawn from An Garda Síochána, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners (including Customs), the Department of Social Protection and my Department. The Bureau’s remit is to target assets, wherever situated,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 to 204, inclusive, together. A breakdown of the capital expenditure allocation for 2022 for the Justice, Garda, Prisons and Courts votes is outlined in tabular form below. Justice (Vote 24) Area of Expenditure Amount €0000 Additional Information ICT 5,350 Mainly relates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that there are two civilian drivers in my Department. The payroll costs of those drivers in 2020 and 2021 are set out in the table below. 2020 2021 Grand Total Grand Total €125,750.14 €74,963.08 €200,713.22 As I hope the Deputy will appreciate, for policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: House Sales (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the provision of property services to consumers in Ireland is subject to a detailed legislative framework of licensing, regulation, monitoring and enforcement, under the Property Services Regulation Act 2011. The Act also established the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA), a statutory regulatory body specifically tasked with responsibility for licensing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under the Companies Acts, the members of which are the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in July 2020 my Department contracted an independent expert to undertake the review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act. As part of the review, an online public consultation was opened and contributions were received from a broad range of organisations with different perspectives. The review will consider all aspects outlined in the Terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 580 together. Officials from my Department are among those who were interviewed by the organisation that prepared the report referred to by the Deputy. It is generally recognised that prostitution is inherently exploitative of vulnerable persons, mainly women and girls, and that many people are forced into prostitution through trafficking,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558 to 559, inclusive, together. The Travel Document Unit in my Department processes travel documents for people who are deemed to be refugees under the 1951 United Nations Convention. This Unit also processes a separate travel document for programme refugees and beneficiaries of other humanitarian and family reunification programmes. While travel...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: According to my Department’s records, 209 Peace Commissioners were appointed in the period since 1 July 2020 (41 from 1 July 2020 to year end, 167 in 2021 and 1 to date to 10 February this year). A list of the appointees, by county and Garda sub-district, is provided separately. The Roll of Peace Commissioners maintained by the Department does not record age on appointment which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Common Travel Area (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Under Section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004, any person entering the State at Dublin Airport or at any other port of entry to the State, must be in possession of a valid passport or other equivalent document, issued by or on behalf of an authority recognised by the Government, which establishes his or her identity and nationality to the satisfaction of an immigration officer. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to obtain the information requested by the Deputy in the timeframe permitted. One this information is received I will write to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: In Parliamentary Question No. 510 for answer on 25 January 2022, you requested information on my Department's total capital and current expenditure budget for 2021 and 2022 for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Unfortunately, at that time, I was not in a position to provide the information within the timeframe permitted but I am happy to be able to provide it to you now. As I know...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that no Return Orders have been issued in 2021 and no Return Orders have been issued to date in 2022, under the relevant Section of the International Protection Act 2015 (as amended). The 2015 Act was amended by Part 18 of the Brexit Omnibus Act 2020, and the relevant provisions came into effect from 1 January 2021. The amendments do not apply to people whose applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The International Protection Act 2015, recognises, in accordance with international and EU law, that international protection ends under certain clearly defined conditions. Sections 9 and 11 of the 2015 Act set out the respective cessation provisions for both refugee status and subsidiary protection status and the situations where an international protection status that has been granted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The table below sets out the statistics sought by the Deputy in each of the years requested. Year Decision Made No. of People in Receipt of a Ministerial Decision to Refuse International Protection* 2016 2,029 2017 394 2018 537 2019 1,679 2020 936 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that they continue to review and modify Covid-19 restrictions which have been in place throughout the pandemic. Restrictive measures have been modified in line with the various announcements made by Government and in line with advice from Public Health/HSE and the Irish Prison Service National Infection Control team. I can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: In April 2021, I secured government agreement to publish the General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital recording) Bill 2021. The Bill has three key purposes: - To provide a legal basis for the deployment and use of body-worn cameras by An Garda Síochána. - To provide for the extension of the circumstances in which CCTV may be authorised, taking account of GDPR...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Legal Aid Board (“the Board”) is the statutory, independent body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to persons of modest means in the State, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (the “Act”) and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2021. Section 3(3) of the Act provides that the Board shall, subject to the...