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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána including decisions on the recruitment and deployment of personnel and resources. I, as Minister, have no direct role in such matters. I have further requested information from the Garda Commissioner in relation to this matter and will write to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: Parliamentary Question 712 of 29 September 2020 refers to the estimated cost to have 15,420 sworn Gardaí by the end of 2021; and the estimated cost for same to be increased to 16,200 by the end of 2022. I can confirm that a substantive response to Parliamentary Question 712 of 29 September 2020 was issued to the Deputy on 30 October 2020. A copy is attached for convenience. To be of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Feb 2021)

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, and 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I recognise 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 virus. All...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: There are a number of avenues available to public representatives to raise matters with me or directly with officials of my department in respect of individual immigration queries. The Oireachtas Mail facility (INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie) has been specifically established for this purpose and is available to Members of the Oireachtas and MEPs who were elected in the State. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Relations (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have not yet spoken to the Australian Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, since my appointment as Minister for Justice in June 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management of An Garda Síochána, including the deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. However I am informed by Garda authorities that there are two trucks, listed as 'Others' in the table below, currently assigned to the Garda Water Unit Fleet. These trucks...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Feb 2021)

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 to the Garda fleet. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: There are currently seven overseas Visa Offices in addition to the Visa Office in Dublin. These are located in Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi. Additionally, the Department of Foreign Affairs processes certain visa applications in Irish Embassies abroad under delegated sanction from my Department. The tables below set out the number of visa applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: It is clear to me that the effect of Section 252 of the Children Act 2001, as recently ruled by the Court of Appeal ruling in DPP v. E.C. and Media Outlet, is having a profoundly negative impact on grieving parents who are unable to remember their deceased children’s names or legacies in public. Being unable to speak publicly about how they want their children to be remembered is wrong...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: An application for a renewal of an Atypical Working Scheme visa on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy was received by my department on 12 June 2020. To date, the application fee of €250.00 has not been received. The requirement for this fee is legislated under Statutory Instrument No. 324 of 2013. No application can be deemed to be accepted until this fee has been paid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 629 and 688 together. Coroners are statutory officers exercising quasi-judicial functions, in relation to which they are completely independent. It is a matter for individual Coroners how to conduct any death investigation or inquest in accordance with their statutory functions. Individual families may wish to contact the relevant coroner for further details....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the information requested but unfortunately, the report could not be furnished in the time provided. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Síochána (Admissions & Appointments) Regulations, 2013 and Statutory Instrument 470/2013 govern entry to An Garda Síochána. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, a person is only eligible to apply for admission as a trainee where, on the closing date specified in the advertisement for the competition for the vacancy to which the admission...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Suicide (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 648 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the issue of assisted dying is a very complex issue which gives rise to medical, ethical and moral issues, as well as criminal justice and constitutional issues. The issues fall within the remit of both the Departments of Justice and Health. The Bill as originally proposed is now subject to pre-committee...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy refers to correspondence concerning a series of ongoing independent UK police investigations or reviews into Northern Ireland legacy cases that are collectively described as the Kenova cases and are headed up by former Chief Constable Jon Boutcher. The Deputy will appreciate that the manner in which these police investigations and reviews are pursued is entirely a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I recognise the crucial role healthcare 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 played a vital part in preventing the spread of Covid-19. All applications for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including the allocation of Garda resources in respect of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no direct role in these decisions. As the Deputy will appreciate, difficulties in relation to the execution of warrants, including bench...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 8 December 2020 refers to the number of learner drivers detected driving while unaccompanied under the Clancy Amendment law since 22 December 2018; the number that had their vehicles seized for driving unaccompanied; and the number that were issued with a fixed charge notice for driving unaccompanied. As you may recall, the information you requested could not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018, known as the Clancy Amendment, seeks to penalise car owners who knowingly allow their vehicles to be used by an unaccompanied learner driver. The law allows the owners of these vehicles to be fined and gives Gardaí the power to seize their cars if being driven by unaccompanied drivers. I am informed by the Garda...