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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Citizenship Division of the Immigration Service of my Department has no record of the person concerned on their system. The person concerned should forward a copy of the correspondence referred to by the Deputy to the Citizenship Division at: , so they can investigate the matter further. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of emerging crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The figures sought by the Deputy for the full years 2015 to 2019 inclusive are set out in the table below. -Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total Deportation Orders effected 251 428 140 163 298 1,280 Discretionary permission to remain granted 1338 573...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tax Code (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: Part 15 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 provides for a redress scheme for opposite-sex and same-sex cohabiting couples who are not married or registered in a civil partnership as the case may be. This redress scheme may be activated at the end of a relationship, whether by break-up or death, and allows a financially dependent cohabitant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health and Safety Inspections (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Legal Aid Board provides legal advice and aid under the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996-2017. The Board delivers these services through directly employed solicitors in its network of law centres around the country and through private solicitors from its private practitioner panels. Section 3(3) of the Act provides that the Board shall, subject to the...

Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The last seven months has been a challenging time for everyone. We have all been asked to play our part, to stay apart, to wear masks, to wash our hands and to isolate when we display symptoms. Covid-19 continues to have significant impacts on all of us, and on children, as 1 million of them go back to school this month, and working parents. Many families are experiencing significant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: It is the policy of the Visa Division of the Immigration Service of my Department to return certain original documents, such as birth certificates, once copied. Due to the passage of time, and in line with the data retention policy, copies of documents submitted with a visa application in 2005 would have been confidentially disposed of by now. A person making an application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 provides for two weeks of parent’s leave and benefit for all new parents in employment or self-employment in respect of children born or placed for adoption on or after 1 November 2019. This is to facilitate parents in spending more time with their children in their critical first year of life. The Government is currently considering...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: 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 owners of residential...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: Penal reform is a priority issue for me as the Minister for Justice and Equality and is reflected in the current Programme for Government. As the Deputy may be aware, the Implementation Oversight Group chaired by Professor Mary Rogan was set up in 2015 to drive and monitor implementation of the 43 recommendations of the Penal Policy Review Group and since that time, the group has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I have requested information from the Courts and the Probation Service on the matter requested by the Deputy. This information is currently being compiled and verified and I will write directly to the Deputy when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 to 172, inclusive, together. I can inform the Deputy that An Garda Síochána are currently operating an Assaults in Public Reduction Strategy 2019-2021, which is targeted at tackling all types of assaults in public. This national strategy is informed by a pro-arrest, early-investigation and proactive high-visibility approach to assault reduction....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Stamp 2 permission issued to the person concerned was due to expire on 30 September 2020, and has been automatically renewed to 20 January 2021, by the temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions that I announced on 18 September 2020. The person concerned may apply to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation for an employment permit while in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Services Provision (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to the rigorous implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025: Ambition, Goals, Commitments, which was agreed by Government and published in January 2020. The Roadmap contains a specific target for the reduction of the ‘At Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion’ (AROPE) rate for people with a disability to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my officials and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Sep 2020)

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. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for residence in this State as a family member of an EU citizen was submitted by the person concerned on 12 September 2019 under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 and EU Directive 2004/38/EC. This application is still under consideration. To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I have requested information from the Courts and the Probation Service on the matter requested by the Deputy. This information is currently being compiled and verified and I will write directly to the Deputy when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: There are currently 43 international protection accommodation centres operating in 21 counties across the county. One centre is located in Co. Meath; the Mosney Accommodation Centre at Julianstown, Co. Meath. I have arranged to have the contact details of the centre forwarded to the Deputy directly. Part of the Mosney Accommodation Centre also operates as an Emergency Reception and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 25 August 2017, and, therefore, does not meet the requirements to qualify for a certificate of naturalisation. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned requesting that the Deportation Order made in respect of them be revoked, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the...