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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made regarding court hearings. The Courts Service has informed me that they are compiling the requested data. However, it is not possible for the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made regarding court hearings. The Courts Service has informed me that they are compiling the requested data. However, it is not possible for the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made regarding the up-to-date statistics on domestic violence cases issued in the Dublin District Court from 1 April 2020 to 1 April 2021 compared to the same...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to conducting an audit of how responsibility for Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (DSGBV) is segmented across different government agencies and this important commitment is reiterated in the Justice Plan 2021 The audit has been undertaken by external consultants Mary Higgins and Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop in consultation with relevant NGOs and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1463 and 1464 together. I have established a Programme Board in my Department to oversee the implementation of recommendations of the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process, as appropriate and as relevant to my Department’s areas of responsibility. This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1465 to 1472, inclusive, together. The International Protection Office (IPO) of the Immigration Service of my Department is absolutely committed to ensuring that all applicants have an equal opportunity to present their case, while adhering to measures to ensure the safety of all participants. Staff in the IPO have worked both onsite and remotely throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources, including deployment of personnel. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am assured however 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: Garda Data (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (21 Apr 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 of Garda vehicles. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Immigration Service of my Department has no record of any pending application from the person referred to by the Deputy. In general, students have no rights to family reunification and will not be permitted to be accompanied or joined by their children or their spouse/civil partner or defacto partner. Any spouse, civil partner, defacto partner or children will be considered as applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Birth Registration (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Entitlement to Irish citizenship is determined by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended, under which Irish citizenship may be obtained by birth, by descent, or by naturalisation. The requirements for foreign births registration are set out in section 27 of the Act, and are administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs. That Department manages the application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1479, 1480 and 1481 together. The processing of citizenship applications has had a number of challenges over the past two years. A legal challenge was taken in the High Court by an applicant who was refused a certificate of naturalisation due to his absences from the State during the last year continuous prior to the date of his application. The outcome of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1482 and 1442 together. Due to the public health restrictions currently in place under Level 5 of the Government's Framework for Restrictive Measures in Response to Covid-19, the Registration Office in Burgh Quay has been closed since 23 December 2020, until further notice. To ensure that people do not fall out of permission during the Covid-19 pandemic, seven...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have just published the Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021, following approval by Government. This legislation will allow the Government to bring the regulation and licensing of security personnel assisting those enforcing court orders for evictions and repossessions within the remit of the Private Security Authority(PSA). The Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Divorce Process (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986 governs the recognition of foreign divorces granted on or after the coming into operation of the Act on 2 October 1986. Section 5 of the 1986 Act provides that a foreign divorce may only be recognised in Ireland if it was granted in the country where either spouse was domiciled on the date the divorce proceedings were instituted. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Ireland intends to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICED) as soon as practicable. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is likely that legislation will be required to fully ratify the Convention. In the meantime, there are a number of measures in place which protect persons against unlawful detention. These include: ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy on 28 March 2019. These applications are currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. The granting of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1487, 1488 and 1489 together. I can inform the Deputy that significant progress has been made in recent years with the development of the National DNA Database to assist in the identification of human remains. The Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 commenced on 20 November 2015, provided for the establishment of a DNA...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 4 March 2016. 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...