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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (10 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Service is committed to the provision of safe, secure and humane custody for people who are sent to prison in this State.   I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that there is a standard operational procedure in place to ensure that upon committal, all offenders are assessed and accommodated appropriately according to their needs and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (10 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: Prisoner care and rehabilitation is a core aim of the Irish Prison Service.  The Service tries to achieve a balanced approach in the effective performance of its care and custody functions. It seeks to manage sentences in a way which encourages and supports prisoners in their efforts to live law abiding and purposeful lives on release. I understand that a wide range of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (10 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367 and 368 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Prison Service operates as an executive office within the Department of Justice and Equality. It is headed by a Director General supported by five Directors.   The allocation of staffing across the prison estate is based on the security and operational needs of each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána including decisions on the deployment of personnel.  I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.  Garda management keeps this deployment under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (10 Dec 2020)

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.  Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands.  This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána including case management and allocation. I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Authorities.  I will respond to the Deputy in writing when the information is provided to me.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Historical Investigation Unit structure, as proposed in the Stormont House Agreement, was specific to Northern Ireland. In this jurisdiction the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, under the command of the Assistant Commissioner for Organised and Serious Crime, holds a national investigative remit and is specialised in the area of major crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was established as a statutorily independent body, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. I have no role or function in the processing or management of complaints which are made to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) for investigation. GSOC's main area of responsibility is to deal with complaints concerning Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The report referred to by the Deputy makes a number of recommendations on addressing the legacy of the troubles in Northern Ireland. By their nature, many of these recommendations apply only to that jurisdiction and are recommendations to the UK Government. The Deputy draws particular attention to Recommendation 12 and 47. Recommendation 12 concerns access to justice to allow all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: There are two application processes administered by the Immigration Service of my Department that may enable persons of Irish descent who wish to retire in Ireland to do so. These are an application for naturalisation on the basis of Irish descent or association, and an application for a Stamp 0. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I am aware of the correspondence referred to by the Deputy. I can confirm that my office issued a response to the correspondent by email on Tuesday, 8th December 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The specific directions given to GNIB offices in relation to the granting of immigration permissions are contained in the decision letters issued by the Immigration Service of my Department to successful applicants. The decision letters state that a person may be granted permission to remain for a set time period, for example, 12 months from the date of the letter. Persons are required...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (15 Dec 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the new Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, commits to the rapid implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) and to the introduction of the Policing and Community Safety Bill to redefine the functions of An Garda Síochána and their oversight. Work on the General Scheme of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the provisions of the Offences Against the State legislation were the subject of comprehensive independent review in the period 2001-2002 when the Hederman Committee carried out its work. My predecessor committed to a review of the provisions of the legislation during a debate on the renewal of certain provisions of the Offences Against the State (amendment)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 6 February 2020. 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. If any further documentation is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible 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 that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 22 March 2018. 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. If any further documentation is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have requested information from the Garda Commissioner in relation to this matter and will write to the Deputy directly with the information requested, when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. In addition, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles. As...