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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: An independent study has been commissioned by the Department into familicide and domestic homicide reviews. This independent specialist research has consulted with a wide range of stakeholders including State agencies, family members of victims and non-governmental organisations, with a view to making recommendations in relation to their application in this jurisdiction. The Advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Last year Government approved proposals to revise the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) to make it easier for victims of trafficking to come forward, be identified and access advice, accommodation and support. The revised NRM will provide for all agencies, both State and civil society, to co-operate, share information about potential victims, identify those victims and facilitate their access...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 Apr 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for a EU1 - Residence card with the EU Treaty Rights Division of my Department on 13 August 2021. Processing of this application is ongoing at present.  As each application is examined under it's own merits, it is not possible to give an exact time-frame for its completion.  However, the person concerned can be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1238 and 1239 together. I have not been able to access the required information from An Garda Síochána within the timeframe allotted to answer these questions. I will revert to the Deputy when it is available. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1240, 1284 and 1300 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) was established as a cross Departmental response to address the matter of non-EEA workers on certain categories of vessels in the Irish fishing fleet, who are not currently eligible for permission under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's employment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy currently holds a Stamp 1 immigration permission, without a requirement to obtain an employment permit. This has been extended until 31 May 2022, under the automatic extension of immigration permissions I announced on 17 December 2021. All permissions have been extended on the same terms and conditions as the permission already held. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Government will continue to work with our EU counterparts on any further EU-wide measures that might be required to assist the people of Ukraine.  The mandate of the European Network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes is to ensure perpetrators do not attain impunity within the Member States. The Secretariat of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 1 February 2019. However, they made a request on 23 October 2020, under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have that Order revoked and this will be considered as soon as possible.  All applications are examined on a case by case basis, on the documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department's Registration Office in Burgh Quay is responsible for registering immigration permissions for customers residing in the Dublin area only. First time registrations outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. The allocation of appointments with GNIB is a matter for An Garda Síochána. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that any person who has fled Yemen, or any other country, in genuine search of safety and support, will find it in Ireland. I am aware of the grave humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Processing of international protection applications from Yemeni nationals are already prioritised, in accordance with the approach to prioritisation of cases agreed with UNHCR Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that I am very conscious of the valuable role played by community CCTV schemes around the country in providing important reassurance to local communities and helping people to feel safer in their neighbourhoods. It is a priority of my Department to ensure that local groups are supported in their essential contributions to their local CCTV schemes, whilst ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, neither I nor my Department has any role in the administration of the immigration arrangements of any other jurisdiction, including the UK. It is open to any person to leave the State. However, they should check with the authorities of their intended destination if they are subject to any specific immigration requirements.  In the circumstances outlined by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) provides the Minister for Justice with the power to make a Deportation Order and also sets out the categories of person in respect of whom such an Order can be made.  Any written representations submitted in respect of the making of a Deportation Order, as well as all other information and documentation on file, is considered under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Coroners are independent quasi-judicial officers and are responsible for their own records. Neither I nor my Department have any role in individual death investigation cases. However, in accordance with the requirements of Section 55 of the Coroners Acts 1962 – 2020, every coroner must provide me with the following information on or before 1 February each year in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) is an independent body responsible for the regulation of the legal professions under the provisions of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. Its functions include the establishment and maintenance of the roll of practising barristers in accordance with Part 9 of the 2015 Act. To be of assistance to the Deputy, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Legal Aid Board is the statutory, independent body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to persons of modest means in the State, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996, as amended.  Since the enactment of the 1995 Act, the associated Regulations relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, I am currently leading work on a new whole of Government strategy to combat domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. This new plan will have a particular focus on prevention, and on ensuring victims are better supported. It will set an overall goal of zero tolerance in our society of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. The strategy has been developed in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1253, 1264 and 1274 together. I wish to advise the Deputies that there are currently 74 officials availing of secondment arrangements into and out of my Department in total. Included in this figure are 5 officials who are assigned as Seconded National Experts to the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament in Brussels. The salary of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is available.