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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 24 October 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: Visa Applications (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The visa sticker issued for the application referred to by the Deputy has a validity period from 21 October 2020 to 21 April 2021.In the normal course of events, the person concerned could travel to Ireland between the dates of validity, including the first and last dates on the visa, and travel outside of these dates would not be permitted. The travel restrictions and the measures...

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

Helen McEntee: The visa sticker issued for the application referred to by the Deputy has a validity period from 21 October 2020 to 21 April 2021.In the normal course of events, the person concerned could travel to Ireland between the dates of validity, including the first and last dates on the visa, and travel outside of these dates would not be permitted. The travel restrictions and the measures...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will understand, prior to making an appointment to the position of recruit prison officer, the Irish Prison Service is obliged to make such inquires as are deemed necessary to determine the suitability of candidates. Until all stages of the recruitment process have been fully completed, a final determination as to the success of any candidate cannot be made, nor can it be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 724, 728 and 730 together. The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the tables attached to this response. Statistics in respect of single adults, couples and couples with extended families are not readily available. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy we have provided the number of applicants who, at time of application, were over 18...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the tables attached to this response.The figures relate to the year in which the decision was made, not the year in which the application was made. Decisions on international protection are made by the Ministerial Decisions Unit (MDU) of my Department. MDU processes the recommendations received from the International Protection Office...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: There are two safe country concepts that can apply to applicants for international protection under EU law, namely Safe Country of Origin and Safe Third Country. Under section 72 of the International Protection Act 2015, and the International Protection Act 2015 (Safe Countries of Origin) Order 2018 (Statutory Instrument no 121 of 2018), the following countries were designated as safe...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that in line with the clear commitments that both I and the Taoiseach have given, the position remains that no further deportation orders are being enforced during the Covid-19 pandemic, except in circumstances where an individual may be a threat to national security, and whose presence in Ireland would be contrary to the public interest. The table below outlines the number of...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, Coroners are independent in the conduct of their functions and neither I nor my Department have any role in the scheduling of inquests. Most coroners hold inquests in local court houses, and as a result of Covid-19 restrictions, activity in these facilities has unfortunately been severely curtailed. The Coroners Society of Ireland agreed that all inquests...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: Ireland has opted-in to what is commonly referred to as the Dublin III Regulation (Regulation (EU) No. 604/2013). The Dublin Regulation sets out the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection made in one of the Member States. The European Union (Dublin System) Regulations 2018 (SI No. 62 of 2018) came...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising (10 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been working closely with all government departments to support the national COVID-19 effort. My Department has contributed to, and participated in, the large scale cross-Government communications programme which has been running since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has involved supporting and amplifying Government and public...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: On that issue, following on from the publication of the O'Malley report last year we have published an implementation plan, part of which is supporting a victim's journey. The key focus is to make sure that we support victims through what is an extremely difficult and traumatic experience, as outlined by the Deputy. There are a number of recommendations and actions, one of which is...

Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I apologise for not being here at the start of the debate; the previous Bill moved faster than I expected. I thank the Deputies for putting forward this amendment. This legislation is being introduced for a number of reasons, the first being to create greater efficiencies, particularly for jury trials. It is to create greater efficiencies in the swearing in of juries and the process and...

Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I again want to thank the Deputy for putting forward this amendment. I appreciate the spirit in which it has been tabled, but unfortunately because the amendment, as proposed, specifically relates to ensuring there are greater efficiencies and avoiding disruption, in a sense it ties the hands of the court, in particular where issues arise where there is an interest of justice that needs to...

Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I fully agree with most of the comments that have been made. There is significant value in keeping our legislation under review. It is a crucial part of the process in ensuring that the laws we implement will impact and work for citizens as we intend them to. Deputies will be aware of the long history of this Bill, which has been drafted in close consultation with a number of key specific...

Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I stress that I agree with all Deputies in this House on the need to review the way in which legislation is monitored, reviewed and managed after its enactment. Until that is done, however, it would be inappropriate to specify that a review be carried out after three years, as this amendment seeks to do. The example of the Children's Act 2001 has been used. If that Bill had been reviewed...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will start by thanking Senator McDowell and the other proposing Senators for introducing this Bill in the Seanad. It has now passed all Stages in the Seanad, with some Government amendments and with Government support. I acknowledge the Private Members' Bill proposed by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, which addresses the same issue, and I thank...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: A copy should have been given out.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 177 together. I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Irish Prison Service and will contact the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: An Garda Síochána has been allocated an unprecedented budget of €1.952 billion for 2021. This level of funding is enabling sustained, ongoing recruitment of Garda members and staff. As a result, there are now approximately 14,500 Garda members and over 3,100 Garda staff nationwide. The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the...