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

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department, with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course.  Applications are processed in chronological order by date received. Due to the high volume of...

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

Helen McEntee: Ireland supports the entry of migrants through a number of legal pathways, to facilitate legal migration into the State.  Further details of the legal pathways available can be found on the Immigration Service website at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/, which may be of use to the person concerned in determining which permission or visa category would be most relevant to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware it is generally recognised that non-custodial penalties, particularly supervised community sanctions, play a significant and important role in addressing criminality, reducing reoffending and providing a degree of protection to the public. This is supported by Central Statistics Office figures on recidivism.   Non-custodial sentences, which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 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: Visa Applications (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that my officials have conducted a search of the AVATS visa application system for records of any visa applications associated with the passport numbers provided.   An employment visa application was created, using the first passport number, on the 20 August 2022. Supporting documentation was received on the 8 of September 2022 and the application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, this includes the allocation of resources and personnel. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the total number of Gardaí as of 31 August 2022 was 14,283. The table...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Budget allocation for 2023, announced earlier this week, increases funding to An Garda Síochána by over €78 million, bringing the total allocation for next year to €2.14 billion. This unprecedented amount will fund the recruitment of up to 1,000 new Garda recruits as well as over 400 Garda staff. I am informed by the Garda authorities that at the end of August this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 7 June 2022, and continues to be processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course.  The person named by the Deputy would have held a permission in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Where a person was previously granted a Stamp 2 Immigration permission, in line with the Graduate Programme criteria applying at the time, then the period of residence on that Stamp 2 permission was considered reckonable for the purposes of making an application for Citizenship and any such application received was accepted and processed in line with the 1956 Act as amended. My...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Development Projects (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The development of the Community Safety Innovation Fund is a key commitment under Justice Plan 2022 which will have a significant impact on the development of community safety projects throughout the country.   As the Deputy will be aware, my Department opened applications for the new Community Safety Innovation Fund on 11 April 2022. The new fund will use money seized from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As I am sure the Deputy is aware, coroners are independent statutory officers exercising quasi-judicial functions, which neither I nor my Department have any role in. Responsibility for the provision of pathology and histopathology services nationwide lies with the Health Service Executive or the individual hospital concerned.  Coroners throughout the country work closely with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that no domestic flights were taken by Ministers, Ministers of State or Department staff in the period specified. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Protected Disclosures Act was enacted in 2014 to allow employees to bring alleged wrongdoing to the attention of the appropriate authorities. The Act also affords very important protections to persons making protected disclosures. I am sure that the Deputy will appreciate therefore that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on nor confirm the existence...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am aware of the reported presence of the so-called ‘Fuzhou Police Oversees Station’ in this jurisdiction. I understand that the matter has been raised with the Embassy of China by officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and inquiries are ongoing in this regard. Officials in my Department will continue to liaise with the Department of Foreign Affairs in addressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Oct 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...