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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (2 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person that the Deputy is referring to should contact their local immigration office who will advise on the necessary steps to regularise their permission to be in the State. The Deputy hasn't provided any specific information in relation to the person so it is not possible to give any substantive guidance. Once a person has reached the age of 16 years of age, they are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (2 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The overall objective of the Department is to have recommendations made on international protection applications as soon as possible. This ensures that those who are found to be in need of protection from the State can receive it quickly and begin rebuilding their lives here with a sense of safety and security. At all times, people seeking international protection in Ireland can do so without...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy 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 through naturalisation is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: On Friday 25 February, I announced the immediate lifting of visa requirements between Ukraine and Ireland. This will streamline and support the swift exit of both the Ukrainian family members of Irish citizens, and the family members of people from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland. It will also apply as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians travelling to Ireland and is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (3 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: On Friday the 25th of February I announced the immediate lifting of visa requirements between Ukraine and Ireland. This will streamline and support the swift exit of both the Ukrainian family members of Irish citizens, and the family members of people from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland. It will apply as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians travelling to Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (3 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I introduced the immediate lifting of visa requirements between Ukraine and Ireland as an emergency measure which came into effect on 25 February.  This will streamline and support the swift exit of both the Ukrainian family members of Irish citizens, and the family members of people from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland. It will apply as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 and 314 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda powers in response to the Covid -19 pandemic were provided for under section 31A of the Health Act 1947, as inserted by the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 and brought temporarily into effect through subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (3 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: On the 25th of February I announced the immediate lifting of visa requirements between Ukraine and Ireland.  This will streamline and support the swift exit of both the Ukrainian family members of Irish citizens, and the family members of people from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland. It will apply as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians travelling to Ireland. The Statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, disciplinary matters within An Garda Síochána are governed by the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) and the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations 2007, as amended by the Garda Síochána (Discipline) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, and are a matter for the Garda Commissioner. As Minister, I have no role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (3 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on automated data exchange for police cooperation (“Prüm II”), Council Decisions 2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA, and Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, 2019/817 and 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council in December 2021. At this...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I start by wishing everyone, particularly my female colleagues, a happy International Women's Day. Over the past ten days or so, the images reaching us of the devastation from Ukraine have been shocking and almost incomprehensible. One of the dangers for us, at this remove, is that we become inured to the violence and suffering, that the repetition and relentlessness of these images and...

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating the motion. I also thank the House. Yesterday, the Government approved my request to seek the House's approval to opt-in to this EU Commission proposal. The proposal seeks to extend the list of EU crimes under Article 83 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, TFEU, to include hate crime and hate speech by way of Council...

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Copies were left outside.

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank all colleagues for their contributions and broad support for the motion. I said a lot in my introductory remarks but will make a few points that reflect so much of what has been said in the debate. First, there are people living in this country who are afraid. They are afraid to leave their houses, go on public transport and live their lives the way I and others here do. That...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity to invest in Ireland. Key to the programme is that the investments are beneficial for Ireland, generate or sustain employment and are generally in the public interest. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: On Friday the 25thof February I announced the immediate lifting of visa requirements between Ukraine and Ireland. This will streamline and support the swift exit of both the Ukrainian family members of Irish citizens, and the family members of people from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland. It will apply as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians travelling to Ireland. The Statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: On 25 February, I announced the immediate lifting of visa requirements between Ukraine and Ireland. This has streamlined and supported the swift exit of both the Ukrainian family members of Irish citizens, and the family members of people from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland. It applies as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians travelling to Ireland and is a humanitarian...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the distribution and management of Garda resources between the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I am assured that the Garda authorities keep this distribution under constant review, to ensure the optimum use of available Garda members. The budget provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that there are currently 1580 members of staff employed by my Department. Currently the highest paid salary in my Department is €205,199.00 for the grade of Secretary General and the second highest paid salary is €187,578.00 for the grade of Deputy Secretary. The various grades of staff employed by my Department are set out in the table below...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Minister for Justice under Section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924. The Office of Peace Commissioner is an honorary appointment and Peace Commissioners receive no remuneration or compensation by way of fees or expenses for their services. An application for appointment may be made by a person on their own behalf or a nomination for appointment may...