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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: Provision of safe and secure custody and dignity of care to persons in the penal system in Ireland is a priority for me as Minister and for the Irish Prison Service. Delivery of the Limerick Prison redevelopment project is a key part of ongoing work in relation to the prison estate and is reflected in the Prison Service Strategic Plan 2019-2022. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: Provision of safe and secure custody and dignity of care to persons in the penal system in Ireland is a priority for me as Minister and for the Irish Prison Service. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a major programme of work was undertaken at Mountjoy Prison over a 5-year period and completed in 2016, with the primary objective of installing in-cell sanitation, and ending the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to build a new Family Law Court building in Dublin and ensure that court facilities across the country...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: The ceiling for capital investment for the Justice Sector is €208m for 2021, and €216m in 2022. The allocations for 2023 have not yet been agreed with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Increased levels of public investment in the Justice Sector are a critical foundation of the National Development Plan 2018-2027. Notable areas of capital investment for the sector...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: An EU Treaty Rights review application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in December 2017 and is due to be considered in the coming weeks. This review is in respect of a negative decision made on an application for retention of a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen. The length of time it takes to process applications may vary depending on a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following are the approximate number of dogs reported stolen in 2019 and to the 30th June 2020: Year 2019 2020 (to 30 June) Number of dogs stolen 205 76 I am further advised that these figures are approximate as they are based on descriptions given on the PULSE system. As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: My Department registers persons residing in the Dublin area only. The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) processes all applications outside of Dublin through the Garda Station network. I am informed that An Garda Síochána, Cork City Division is very conscious of the risks involved in a queuing system in view of social distancing concerns. The health and safety of the public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (14 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy within the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy to provide this information when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the Deputy’s leadership, in his term as Minister of State in my Department, in guiding the development of the new Youth Justice Strategy with the support of an expert Steering Group. As the Deputy is aware, work to develop a new Youth Justice Strategy is a very important element in the State’s policy response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that the Immigration Service Delivery function of my Department has received a number of endowment applications under the Immigrant Investor Programme for the organisation referred to by the Deputy. The project was recently assessed by the Independent Evaluation Committee and a decision is expected to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. First and in relation to Council Framework Decision 2008/829/JHA on the cross-border recognition of decisions on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention, I can inform the Deputy that transposition is well advanced through the drafting and publication of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I regret that it will not be possible to provide the data the Deputy has requested. I am informed by the Courts Service that the ability to pull together data for this PQ is dependent upon being able to isolate animal theft in their records over any other type of theft. For other offences, this is possible because the offence type has a specific code on An Garda Síochána's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: In order to take up employment in the State, a person must be in possession of a valid employment permit or a valid green card from the Employment Permit Section of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. All non-EEA nationals who are already lawfully resident in the State and hold a valid Certificate of Registration - i.e. an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) or a GNIB Card - with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: The records available to my Department indicate that the person referred to by the Deputy has no legal status in the State since 28 February 2018. In all cases, where persons have no permission to remain in the State, they must engage with the immigration authorities if they wish to be permitted to remain here legally. The person is advised to write to Unit 2, Residence Division, Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: On the 28 April 2020 my Department agreed to undertake, on behalf of the health authorities, the collection of public health passenger locator forms on a temporary administrative basis. The Border Management Unit (BMU) collect these forms at Dublin Airport, which is the principal route through which people enter the State. While the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) manage the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person to whom the Deputy refers was granted, on 2 June 2020, a temporary permission of two months to reside in the State under Stamp 4 conditions. I have today announced that immigration permissions, due to expire between 20 July and 20 August 2020, will be automatically extended for one month. Therefore the person referred to will now have their permission automatically extended until...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the law now stands, a mother is entitled to paid maternity leave of up to 26 weeks, and up to a further 16 weeks of unpaid leave. Two weeks must be taken before the baby is due, and at least four weeks must be taken after the birth. Any amendment to the legislation governing the provision of maternity leave, which falls under my responsibility, would require primary legislation. As such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 is being reviewed this year. This review arises under the provisions of the Act itself, and will include an assessment of the impact of the Act on the welfare of those who engage in sexual activity for payment. I recently announced the launch of this review, which will be conducted by Maura Butler as the independent expert. The Terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, a review of Ireland’s anti-fraud and anti-corruption structures, chaired by the former DPP Mr James Hamilton, is currently examining the effectiveness of the State’s procedural, legislative and resourcing frameworks for the investigation, prosecution and prevention of fraud and corruption offences. I am advised that the Hamilton Review Group is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to on the 29 May 2019. This application 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 It is not possible to provide a...