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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 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: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána including the deployment and training of personnel. I have no direct role in these independent functions. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have been provided with the table below by the Garda authorities which provides the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. Budget 2022 will provide over €2 billion to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase and distribution of Garda resources, including Garda vehicles. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. I am advised however, that Garda management keeps the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I understand that there are currently no plans on the part of An Garda Síochána for the further expansion or widespread deployment of conductive electrical devices (CEDs, commonly referred to as tasers) within the organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 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 directly to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 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: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Government committed to introducing new pathways to status regularisation within 18 months of its formation. My Justice Plan 2021 contains a commitment to create new pathways for long-term undocumented people and their dependents who must meet specified criteria to regularise their status. The scheme will provide an opportunity for those who meet its criteria to remain and reside in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: Immigration registration for Dublin based customers at the Registration Office in Burgh Quay is carried out by my own Department. Currently, due to public health restrictions, for the safety of all our customers and staff, the office can only operate at 50% of our normal capacity. This means that we can register a maximum of 200 customers per day. My Department is currently examining plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 12 May 2021. 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. The granting of Irish citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I understand that the Deputy is referring to traditional seaweed harvesting rights based on long use, which constitute prescriptive profits à prendre within the meaning of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009. A profit à prendre is a private right of one person, exercised over land owned by another person or entity, to take a natural product of that land, such as wild...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I thank Deputy Kenny for raising this matter. I fully appreciate the concerns raised by people, including members of the public and those working in public transport systems and specifically those who must deal with antisocial behaviour and criminal activity. If we are honest, we have probably all seen videos and various recordings circulating throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: It goes without saying that whether it is people hopping on a bus to go to a local town, students going to college or somebody going to Dublin for a day out, there should not be an issue with people feeling unsafe on public transport. That is well understood within An Garda Síochána. The Garda have been proactive in recent times, with engagement not just within Dublin but in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: What is clear is that the Garda is very aware of the concerns. The sole objective in carrying out the work it has done and the engagement with the services is to ensure people travelling on public transport and those providing the service are safe. There has been engagement and pilot programmes in Dublin and this will reach to the regions. There is also engagement between the control...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Service has undertaken excellent work during this pandemic to prevent the spread of Covid-19. A wide range of measures was introduced to address the risks facing the service. The service is fortunate to have an executive clinical lead and a head of infection control in place. The excellent work of its teams is guided by the advice of the National Public Health Emergency...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have absolute confidence in the management and all the staff and teams working in our prisons. At every stage, they have tried to protect not only themselves but the prisoner population. As I said, for the most part of last year, there were no cases. As virus cases have increased in number, we have, as the Deputy noted, seen what is happening in the community being reflected in prisons....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: There have been hospitalisations in prisons in the same way that we have seen hospitalisations across the country due to Covid-19. Unfortunately, the Prison Service has not escaped that. The first death in custody was recorded in recent times and I know that was extremely distressing and upsetting for everybody working in the Prison Services. It was, however, the first death, which again...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the redeployment of gardaí and its staff. It also includes management of human resources and industrial relations matters and I do not play role a role in these matters. I want to be clear about what happened. The event did not take place in-person....