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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am determined to overhaul the operation of the family justice system, to ensure we have a more efficient and user-friendly family court system that puts the family at the centre of its work. This is a key commitment in my Justice Plan 2022. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to enact a Family Court Bill to create a new dedicated Family Court within the existing court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the attached spreadsheet contains the current status, as of close of business 25 September 2022, of the applications referred to. These applications are processed by the Embassy of Ireland in Hanoi under delegated sanction from my Department. The applicants that have been refused should be advised that an appeals process, which is free of charge, is available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Death Certificates (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As I am sure the Deputy is aware, coroners are independent statutory officers exercising quasi-judicial functions. Neither I nor my Department have any role in individual cases relating to death investigation. However, to be of assistance, officials from my Department have made contact with the coroner concerned. The coroner has confirmed that she is still awaiting the results of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that at 31...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 to 391, inclusive, together. In response to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice remains focused on processing applications for family reunification made under all admission avenues, including the Afghan Admissions Programme for family members of Afghan nationals living in Ireland. A total of 528 applications have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with 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 made in light of identified operational demands. This includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Engagements (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that I did not meet with the New York State Attorney during my recent visit to New York.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am informed that the Garda Dog Unit (GDU) is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to ‘recognise the domestic and international importance of data protection in Ireland’ and states that the Government ‘will ensure that Ireland delivers on its responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation’. The Government is very conscious of the commitment to deliver effective data protection regulation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, I published a progress report from the Working Group to Examine the Disregard of Convictions for Certain Qualifying Offences Related to Consensual Sexual Activity between Men on Thursday, 5 May. The Victorian-era laws which were repealed by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 caused immeasurable harm to generations of gay and bisexual men, criminalising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Government commits in the Programme for Government to reviewing the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 and to broaden the range of convictions that are considered spent. As part of this review process, a public consultation on spent convictions was launched in October 2020. Bespoke research on the approach to spent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Stormont House Agreement, concluded by the two Governments and the Northern Ireland Parties in December 2014, provides for a framework of measures to address the legacy of troubles-related violence in Northern Ireland. The framework of measures agreed include the establishment of the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval (ICIR). Given the cross-border nature of the ICIR, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Appointments (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As mentioned in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1423 of 8 September 2022, each Council of Europe State Party must ensure that the national selection procedure leading to the nomination of candidates for GRETA is either in accordance with published national guidelines or is otherwise transparent and designed to lead to the nomination of the most qualified candidates. There are no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department conducts its operations in 10 buildings which are either State owned or rented or leased by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of my Department. As part of its overall commitment to energy saving and the climate agenda, steps have been taken to eliminate the use of non-essential lighting, where appropriate and safe to do so, such as switching off lighting used to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: It is open to the person concerned, who would already have been granted the Stamp 1G for a period of 2 years, to request an extension of their current immigration permission by writing to Unit 1, Domestic Residence and Permissions Division, Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, DO2 XK70 or by email to unit1residencedivision@justice.ie Any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: A schedule of the costs, and details of the person or body conducting the live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by my Department, and the scheduled completion date of each, are outlined in tabular form below. Study/Review/Research Scheduled Completion Date Cost Organisation/person Review on Digital Age...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation. This includes the deployment of Garda members throughout the State. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am however assured that Garda management keeps the...