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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (28 Jan 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together. The average length of time in 2020, between receipt of a completed De Facto Partnership Immigration Permission application and the issuing of a decision on the application was six months. De Facto Partnership applications are being accepted and processed and have been throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These applications are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Jan 2021)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that detention for immigration reasons only arises when all other possible options have been considered. In the case of persons refused leave to land to enter the State, arrangements are madeby the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to return them to their point of embarkation at the earliest opportunity, which may take a number of days. All refusal of leave to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (28 Jan 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, Section 29 of the Judicial Council Act 2019 was commenced on 16 December 2019. Section 29 provides that a review of enactments which provide for the imposition of minimum sentences for offences will be commenced not later than 2 years after the coming into operation of the section. It is expected that this review will be undertaken in the coming months and that a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 and 552 together. The Minister for Health is primarily responsible for our overall national COVID-19 strategy.  The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) is the statutory body established under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, with responsibility to licence and regulate property services providers (auctioneers, estate agents,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I recognise and acknowledge the crucial role frontline workers are continuing to play in responding to the threat of COVID-19. They work in a challenging environment and deal with vulnerable people on a daily basis. Their exceptional commitment has been particularly clear throughout the pandemic, during which they have been playing a key role in preventing the spread of the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The immigration case of the person concerned was finalised by the Immigration Service of my Department on 29 October 2019. Leave to remain in the State was refused and a Deportation Order was made. That Order was served on the person concerned by registered post dated 10 January 2020, which was sent to their last notified address. This communication was also copied to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Tests (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 556 together. From midnight on 15 January 2021, all passengers arriving into Ireland by air or ferry are required to produce evidence of a negative/not detected RT-PCR Covid-19 test, taken up to 72 hours prior to arrival. Regulations under the Health Act 1947 underpin these new requirements. Under these Regulations, passengers are legally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the OPW. Further, the allocation of Garda resources and personnel are purely operational matters for the Commissioner. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licences (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: There is a commitment in the Programme for Government to modernise our licensing laws and application processes and this is under consideration in my department. I understand the concerns that people have in relation to the purchase for delivery of alcohol products and I am very conscious of the detrimental effects of alcohol dependency on families and society. While there is no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have requested a Garda report on the figures requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy once the report is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 561 and 562 together. I have requested a Garda report on the figures requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy once the report is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563 and 564 together. I have requested a Garda report on the figures requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy once the report is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for policing the current public health regulations rests with the Garda Commissioner. Further, responsibility for the legislation underpinning the public health response lies with my colleague, the Minister for Health. An Garda Síochána continue to use the 'Four E's' approach in line with their strong tradition of community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters relating to the training available to members.  As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Control of Horses Act 1996 and the Animal Health and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not appropriate for me to comment on individual cases or in any detail on security matters.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 25 July 2017. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Coroner is an independent quasi-judicial officer and it is a matter for him how to conduct any death investigation or inquest in accordance with his statutory functions, on the basis of the information made available to him and having regard to the circumstances of the death concerned. As Minister, I have no role in the coronial inquest process as set out in the Coroner Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Court of Justice Rulings (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: In respect of matters which are the responsibility of the Department of Justice, the European Commission referred Ireland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in relation to two infringement cases on 3 December 2020.  These are in respect of: - Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Tests (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 593 together. From midnight on 15 January 2021, all passengers arriving into Ireland by air or ferry are required to produce evidence of a negative/not detected RT-PCR Covid-19 test, taken up to 72 hours prior to arrival. Regulations under the Health Act 1947 underpin these new requirements. Under these Regulations, passengers are legally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain in the State, on immigration Stamp 1 conditions, without a requirement to obtain an employment permit, up to 20 April 2021. This is as a result of the temporary extensions of permissions that I and my predecessor have announced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The automatic extension of permission is on the same basis...