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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (24 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Government commits in the Programme for Government to reviewing the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 and to broaden the range of convictions that are considered spent. As part of this review process, a public consultation on spent convictions was launched in October 2020. I can confirm that certain offences relating to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy was the holder of a valid immigration permission in the State until 21 October 2016. My Department wrote to the person concerned on 25 October 2016 and again on 1 September 2020 advising that all applications for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish citizen child from a non-EEA parent must be submitted using the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I condemn the recent incidents that have occurred around the country in the strongest possible terms. My thoughts are with the victims of these attacks. As the Deputy will appreciate, sentencing is a matter solely within the discretion of the trial judge, having regard to the circumstances of the case and of the accused and subject to any limits as may be prescribed by law for a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (24 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy to provide this information as soon as it is available.

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Yes. The events of the past week have rightly caused anger and disgust across our Continent and across the world. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign state, is unprovoked, illegal, a blatant disregard of international law and, most importantly, it shows a blatant disregard for the sanctity of human life. It is the act of an autocratic and dangerous bully with no regard for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff.   Budget 2022 provides for the recruitment up to 800 new Garda recruits and up to 400 Garda staff in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the vision of the Outlook Programme is to promote the rehabilitation and re-integration of women leaving prison or on Probation Service supervision who have accommodation needs and require structured community  supports.  The Programme, which is run in joint partnership with the Probation Service and managed by Focus Ireland, supports women serving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In early 2021, my Department received a report of concerns regarding the financial management and governance of funding provided by my Department to the organisation in question.  The concerns were also reported to the Charities Regulator at the same time.  My officials treated these concerns with the utmost seriousness and alerted An Garda Síochána who confirmed the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I have requested the relevant information from An Garda Síochána, but as the request covers an expansive stretch of time of 5...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including Garda operations aimed at preventing and detecting crime. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. Since 2010, An Garda Síochána has contributed to making our roads safer through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the enforcement of road traffic legislation. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The below table, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, provides a yearly breakdown per Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Any non-EEA national who wishes to engage in work in the State must request permission to do so prior to undertaking their travel to the State.  Under the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS), an immigration permission can be sought for a period of between 15 and 90 days on the basis of work to be undertaken in that time. The terms and conditions of the Scheme, including the application process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

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: Immigration Status (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme opened for applications on 31 January 2022. Applications will be accepted for six months until 31 July 2022, when the scheme will close. The scheme is open to those who do not have a current permission to reside in the State and will enable eligible applicants to remain and reside in the State and to regularise their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Equality (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department is strongly committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices. As an employer, the Department is guided by the Civil Service Diversity Policy and its obligations under equality legislation, particularly the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015, which outlaw discrimination in a wide range of employment and employment-related areas, including recruitment and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted to my Department on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In replying to this question, it is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme. The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme opened for applications on 31 January 2022. Applications will be accepted for six months until 31 July 2022, when the scheme will close. The scheme is only open to those who do not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, enhanced background check requirements are now in place for persons working in restricted areas in airports in line with updated European regulatory requirements. The measure is aimed at mitigating the potential threats to civil aviation from terrorism and to protect civil aviation from risk of unlawful interference. I can inform...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (1 Mar 2022)

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 Garda training. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the HGV training course is considered to be a specialised programme and is only...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (1 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána.  Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands.  This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As...