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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Feb 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. This once-in-a-generation scheme is designed to give long-term undocumented people living in the State without a current permission to remain, the chance to regularise their status, access the...

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

Helen McEntee: Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 30 November 2021 asked “if all Garda stations custody suites are covered by CCTV cameras and audio recording facilities; if not, the estimated cost of ensuring the remaining Garda stations custody suites are covered by CCTV cameras and audio recording facilities”. As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 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. This includes responsibility for decisions in relation to the allocation and control of Garda personnel and resources. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am advised by the...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am very pleased that, as we celebrate 100 years of service from An Garda Síochána, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The pandemic has had a significant impact on our service delivery. However, at all times and during all levels of restrictions, my Department has continued to accept and process citizenship applications. Some cases are unfortunately taking more than 24 months to process. My Department's objective is to achieve a significantly improved decision making timeframe of 6-9 months for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am committed to continue to work with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, An Garda Síochána and Tusla on examining the feasibility of introducing elements of the Operation Encompass approach to this jurisdiction. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is taking the lead role in examining this issue. This...

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

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, and as Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am informed by the Garda authorities that a search of the PULSE database was conducted on 10 February 2022 to identify any incident of type ‘Mental Health Act (detained under)’...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy was granted a Family Reunification permission to enable them to enter, remain and reside in the State on 22 May 2001. They last held a valid permission in the State in 2019 and therefore do not meet the published eligibility criteria for the Regularisation Scheme for Long-Term Undocumented Migrants living in the State. It is open to the person...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department contracted an independent expert, Ms Maura Butler, to undertake the review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. The terms of reference for the review are available on my Department's website at the following link: www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Terms_of_Reference_-_S7a_ReviewCJ(SO)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain in the State on stamp 3 conditions until 24 September 2022. It is open to them to attend at their local immigration office prior to the expiry of their current permission, in order to renew their permission to remain in the State.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 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...

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

Helen McEntee: Oversight and evaluation are important elements in developing and improving our penal system. Therefore, I welcome the recent publication by the organisation in question and I thank them for this valuable work. The report and its conclusions are being examined by my officials in detail. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government contains a broad range of policies and...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, Ireland's prison population, while higher than the target of 50 per 100,000 which was proposed by the Irish Penal Reform Trust, is low by international standards. As the Deputy will also know, significant action was taken to reduce the prisoner population in March 2020 to ensure that effective infection control was possible across the estate. However, prior...

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

Helen McEntee: Non-custodial penalties, particularly supervised community sanctions, play a significant and important role in addressing criminality, reducing reoffending and providing a degree of protection to the public. This is supported by Central Statistics Office figures on recidivism. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government 2020 contains a broad range of policies and proposals...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware the prison estate comprises a mix of institutions ranging from closed prisons, open prisons, semi-open prisons and remand facilities. This mix of accommodation enables the Service to provide a varied prison regime where progression through the system assists prisoners to prepare for release from custody on completion of a custodial sentence. The provision of single...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: To better inform further discussion on parental alienation, my Department arranged for research to be carried out. Following a competitive tender process in May, research commenced on this important work in June. The aims of the research include to: - Identify the various definitions and characteristics of parental alienation being used internationally. - Investigate what is known...