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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: There is a coordinated whole-of-Government response to support people arriving in Ireland who have fled the violence in Ukraine. Government Departments and services are working together to implement Ireland's commitments under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC), which has been activated for the first time to grant temporary protection to displaced persons from Ukraine. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including the allocation of Garda resources in respect of identified operational demands.  As Minister, I have no direct role in these decisions.   As the Deputy will appreciate, difficulties in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Radon Gas Levels (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that my Department is aware of its responsibilities as an employer under Article 66 of S.I. 30 of 2019 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, with regard to radon levels in the workplace. I am informed that my Department has identified one office which is situated in a high radon area, and arrangements have been made for radon testing to be carried out....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Extensions of immigration and international protection permissions have been provided by successive Ministers for Justice since the beginning of the pandemic, full details of which can be found on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/news-and-updates/. Each of the extensions provided were applied to all valid permissions that were due to expire in a stated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy created an online Join Family (Irish national spouse) visa application on 3 January 2022. Supporting documentation was received in the Ankara Visa Office on 10 January 2022. Long Stay Join Family visa applications are processed in accordance with the guidelines set out in my Department's Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification, which can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As previously advised to the Deputy, 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. They were advised to make the arrangements to complete their registration upon receipt of the letter.  Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware there are two categories of legal aid; civil legal aid and criminal legal aid.  The provision of civil legal aid in the State is delivered by the Legal Aid Board pursuant to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2017. The Board operates 30 full time law centres and a number of part time law centres in Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Justice Plan 2022 commits to the publication of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill, previously called the Garda Síochána (Digital Recordings) Bill. This important legislation will make provision for Garda powers to use modern digital technology including body worn cameras, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and CCTV. As the Deputy may be aware, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 20 June 2002. Representations were received on their behalf pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order.  Following the consideration of those representations, a decision was taken that the Deportation Order should be affirmed and this decision...

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

Helen McEntee: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended.  All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed in line with the eligibility criteria as set out under the Irish Naturalisation and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Each application is assessed individually in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. It is open to the persons concerned to contact their local Immigration Office. From the details provided by the Deputy, one of the dependent children would appear to be aged 14 years and, consequently, there is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: Coroners are independent quasi-judicial officials whose function under the Coroners Acts 1962-2020 is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can issue. My Department has no role in directing the work of coroners during their death investigation, which may culminate in an inquest. Coroners endeavour, as far as possible, to show great sensitivities towards...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together. I can inform the Deputy, that the person referred to attended my Department's Registration Office on 26 May 2022, and was advised that the office was unable to register their permission at that time due to a query regarding the marriage certificate.  The person was informed that they must submit an application to my Department's...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “ “TFEU” means the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;”. The amendments are mainly technical. I will go through them as quickly as I can. Amendment No. 2 inserts a new definition in the section. This is the interpretation section, which sets out the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Amendments Nos. 4 and 9 propose to completely remove the English language title of the commission and the office from the Bill. Given the fact that the Bill is entirely in English, it would be out of step with the Bill as presented in the English language. As to section 8, the amendment refers to the name of the commission in the Irish language only. The section Deputy is referring to in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The challenge with regard to amendment No. 5, where we are talking about the nine members of the council, four of whom are lay members and four Judiciary, with the Attorney General as a non-voting member, is that there are three ex officiomembers - the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, and the President of the Court of Appeal, and these alternate depending on which judge is appointed to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: My concerns are the same as in the previous areas. I do not think the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin's, Bill would apply to this, separate to the fact it is not commenced. I would have the same concerns if that had been the case. While there is the requirement for balance between gender, diversity and the Irish language, we have tried to set it out such that somebody is appointed based...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: My concern is it is an essential skill, rather than a desirable one. You would not preclude anyone from applying but, by making sure they had to have Irish, you are potentially excluding many people by making it mandatory.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The two-year review will look at the judges appointed and the requirement around diversity, gender and Irish language. The specifics around the establishment of the commission dealing directly with the Minister, Deputy Martin's, Bill is for a date after that is commenced. It will look at things after that is commenced.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Is the intention of the reference in amendment No. 12 to the commission conforming to these objectives with regard to all three names? The intention is that the applicants are based on merit but they would have to include somebody with a proficiency in the Irish language and somebody with a diverse background and alternate between male and female each time. This is very specific,...