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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of Garda resources between the various Garda Divisions. As Minister I have no role in this matter. I can assure the Deputy however that the Government is committed to ensuring An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs. The tables...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, however, the 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 (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information required from An Garda Síochána, and will revert to the Deputy when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information required from An Garda Síochána, and will revert to the Deputy when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 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, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I can however assure the Deputy that the Government is committed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I understand that Parliamentary Question No. 1442 of 8 September 2022 asks when the next recruitment campaign for the Garda band will commence. As the Deputy is aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including all matters relating to the Garda Band. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I understand that no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Since 1st January 2018, my Department has had direct responsibility for providing financial and administrative support to the Dublin District Coroner’s Office. The Coroner Service comprises the network of coroners located in districts throughout the country. As I am sure the Deputy is aware, coroners are independent statutory officers exercising quasi-judicial functions, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 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, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I can however assure the Deputy that the Government is committed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised that a new Garda Capital Works Building Plan has been the subject of extensive collaboration between OPW and An Garda Síochána and it is expected that it will be finalised shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Human trafficking is an exploitive crime that preys on the vulnerable and I have been clear that there is no place for it in our society. Significant progress was made in the past 12 months in relation to a number of initiatives, particularly in relation to the revised National Referral Mechanism (NRM), and the development of a new Action Plan on Human Trafficking, which I expect to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-EEA family members or dependents of UK nationals continue to hold the same residence rights to live, work or study in Ireland, if they resided here at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. Non-EEA family members or dependents of UK nationals were required to exchange their valid Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card for a new one stating that they benefit from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 8 March 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. The processing times of applications will vary depending on the complexity of the application....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: An application for the person referred to by the Deputy has been received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions division of my Department and a decision will issue shortly. 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 been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Where a person has received documentation or can otherwise support their claim as having been born in Ireland to an Irish citizen parent, that person is entitled to Irish citizenship from birth, whether or not he or she was subsequently adopted. Additionally, a person born outside the island of Ireland can also become an Irish citizen if one of their parents was an Irish citizen at the time...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I apologise for not being here last night. I appreciate the opportunity to resume the debate where we left it last week. I thank Senator Ward for tabling amendment No. 19, which seeks to amend section 13. The Senator's amendment provides for similar matters concerning lay expertise and knowledge in an amended subsection (4). This version simply provides for a reordering of the four...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I appreciate that the amendment does not propose to change the substance of the Bill.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: For the reasons I have outlined, we have tried to keep the criteria as broad as possible to ensure that persons who see that their area of expertise is not included will not feel they are excluded and cannot apply, whether that is environmental law or another area. I would argue that there is a huge focus on and need to have expertise in the area of family law, which raises the question of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: This amendment seeks to add an extra layer. Section 21 already provides that "The Government may remove a lay member from office [on] one or more of the grounds specified". There is a requirement for a resolution to be passed by each House of the Oireachtas, including the Seanad, before that is done. This additional safeguard is already in the Bill. I think that adding the committee on...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I appreciate where Senator Hoey is coming from in outlining this issue. However, I share Senator McDowell's concerns. The amendment proposes to insert: "references to the improvement of diversity shall be construed to include improvement of representation of persons or classes...". How could that be done without having to ask each individual applicant in the interview process about his or...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The answer is "Yes". We are setting out a clear process that will apply to every individual regardless of whether he or she is a sitting judge or a solicitor or barrister applying for the first time. Everyone will come through the same process. I appreciate that the Constitution sets out that the Government appoints judges. That is why I am not recommending that one name be put forward to...