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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I will clarify that for the Deputy 100%.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: We have engaged with the Garda on this matter. Following our most recent engagement, we asked if further legislative provisions are needed and the Garda authorities have assured us that the Sex Offenders Act 2001 is clear that it is an offence for offenders to change their names without notifying the Garda. If they are giving their personal details, including their names and addresses, on a...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: What is the Deputy proposing in that regard, separate to what is contained in this amendment? The amendment requires a report to be placed before the Dáil within six months of the passing of the Act. The Garda has said that what is in place is strong enough. We cannot prevent people from changing their names when they have served their time because that is what applies in other types...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I cannot accept the amendment as proposed. We are both saying the information is there. If people change their names, that is registered on the court website and if they do not notify the Garda, they are in breach of their obligations. Perhaps there is a way outside the legislation for that notification to apply. I do not know if that is possible. As it currently stands, I cannot accept...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank Deputy Naughten. I flag now that I will be bringing further amendments on Report Stage, including to revise the text of subsection 7B of the principal Act regarding the extension of the time between notifications. Under subsection 7A, the amendment would clarify that a member of An Garda Síochána, not below the rank of inspector, may specify a period of more or less than...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in these independent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 20 February 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 4 March 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 16  February 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Family Reunification Unit of my Department issued a letter to the person concerned on 26 April 2022 to allow them renew their registration with their local immigration office. On receipt of the letter, they should make the arrangements to complete their registration. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that an application for a Stamp 4 permission from the person referred to by the Deputy has been approved. They can expect to receive their new Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card within the next 10 working days. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy lodged a review application in respect of their EU Treaty Rights application decision on 28 September 2021. This application is currently under consideration. Applications are dealt with in strict chronological order, and a decision will issue to the applicant in due course.  Although it is not possible at the present time to provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The applications for naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy, continue to be 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 in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Health leads on Government policy in the area of drugs, and this policy is guided by the national drugs and alcohol strategy "Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025". This strategy represents a whole-of-government response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, while the Data Protection Commission comes under the aegis of my Department in respect of the provision of funding and resources, the Commission itself, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, is completely independent in the performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers. It does not report to my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department has not revoked or cancelled any Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) permissions to date. However, the Deputy may be interested to know that there are significant withdrawal rates during the application process, with over 350 applications withdrawn to date. Some of these prospective investors may have withdrawn their application because they are no longer interested in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. It is carried out by An Garda Síochána in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012-2016. I am sure the Deputy will appreciate the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in these independent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to ‘modernising our licensing laws and application processes, and my Justice Plan 2022 commits to publishing and enacting new laws to update and modernise licensing laws. I am delivering on that commitment by preparing Heads of a General Scheme of a Sale of Alcohol Bill. The objective of the proposed Bill is to repeal the Licensing Acts 1833 to...