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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 707 and 708 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I have no role in the administration of immigration matters of any other jurisdiction. Any queries relating to immigration matters in another jurisdiction should be addressed to the immigration authorities of that jurisdiction. I note the content of the referred to briefing document, which is addressed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department's Registration Office in Burgh Quay has requested information from the person concerned. Once the information requested has been received the issue of a refund will be examined further. 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 INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (21 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the matter raised by the Deputy is being investigated under the Civil Service Disciplinary Code.It would not be appropriate to comment further on an ongoing internal disciplinary matter. I am also advised that information on the disciplinary process is readily available to all staff of the Prison Service through their Human...

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Acting Chair for the opportunity to address the House on the actions my Department has taken, as well as my forthcoming plans, in respect of insurance reform. Insurance reform is a key priority for this Government, as we clearly heard from the Minister of State. It is reflected in the programme for Government, the Government’s action plan for insurance reform, and in my...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senators for facilitating this motion today. Yesterday, the Government approved my request to seek its approval to opt in to this EU Commission proposal for a directive combating violence against women and domestic violence. The Dáil passed its motion on this matter yesterday evening. The political guidelines presented by the President of the Commission, Ursula von der...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank Senators for the, I think, unanimous support for this motion. I appreciate there was short notice or a short timeframe but that is the way the opt-in motions work. It is important we send a very strong message not just nationally on what we are doing but also on an EU level and internationally that we will not tolerate any form of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. 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 and renewals for customers outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy refers to Operation Denton, which is an ongoing UK independent analytical review into the activities of what was known as the Glenanne Gang in Northern Ireland. Operation Denton forms part of the work of the Kenova Investigation Team with regard to a series of Northern Ireland legacy cases. An Garda Síochána is committed to cooperating to the greatest extent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 163 together. The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2022 of over €2 billion. As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes the deployment of Garda members throughout the State. The table below, which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Community Gardaí assigned to Wicklow...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Coroners Service comprises of a network of coroners located in districts throughout the country. Coroners are independent quasi-judicial office holders whose core function is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. My Department does not have a role in directing the work of coroners or in individual death investigation cases. The exercise...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred by the Deputy to is the subject of a Deportation Order. Any person that is the subject of a Deportation Order can make an application under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have their Deportation Order revoked. To be successful, any request would need to be founded on new information or changed circumstances which were not put forward or were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (22 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: At the outset, I want to record my sympathy for all those affected by issues arising from CervicalCheck. I have previously met with the 221+ Patient Support Groups and they explained their concerns to me in relation to a number of matters, including issues raised by the Morrissey v HSE case relating to the Civil Liability Act 1961. In the Morrissey v HSE case, the Supreme Court held that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: To respect applicant confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether or not an application for international protection has been made in the State. The person referred to by the Deputy, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as appropriate,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385, 386 and 393 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 an employment permit under the system operated by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy previously held a permission to be in the State, which was  extended as part of the Covid related emergency temporary extension of permissions to 31 May 2022. It is open to the person concerned to write to Unit 2 in the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department to request a change of status by email or post at the contact details...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2022 of over €2 billion. As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, unfortunately this was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy again once the information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Jun 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...