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

Helen McEntee: I will try my best to respond to many of the points that have been made. First, I will touch on an area Senator Ward focused on, namely the purpose and intention behind this Bill. One of the key elements of reform is the fact that any individual, be he or she a sitting barrister, solicitor, legal academic or a sitting judge, would go through the same process. I appreciate it is a departure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The State is required to examine applications for international protection by anyone who is at the borders of the State or is in the State and indicates they wish to make an application. This is in accordance with our obligations under international and EU asylum law, which does not allow any Member State to place a cap on the numbers of persons who may apply for international protection. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). The Programme for Government contains a commitment to conduct a review of the existing management company...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the management and administration of Garda business, including the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. The Commissioner is also responsible for all internal Garda HR matters. As Minister I play no role in these independent functions. To be of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together. I can advise the Deputy that when issued with a deportation order, the person concerned is required to remove themselves from the State. Many people comply with this and leave the country, without notifying the immigration authorities that they have done so. However where a person does not voluntarily return to their own country, Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150, 151, 153 and 154 together. Currently, section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that an application for a certificate of naturalisation may be made on behalf of a minor born in the State. One of the conditions for naturalisation is that the person who makes the application on the minor’s behalf, must be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, when the Government formed we committed in the Programme for Government to create new pathways for long-term undocumented people and their dependents who must meet specified criteria to regularise their immigration status. I launched the scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants earlier this year for a 6 month period and the scheme closed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation under the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements, not only within the State but also at European Union, as well as international level. It is therefore important that appropriate procedures are in place to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: For the period referred to by the Deputy, a total of six revocations have taken place arising from voluntary revocation or information coming to light regarding identity. A Committee of Enquiry into Revocations has been established to consider individual cases under the Act and make recommendations to me for final decision. There have been seven hearings by the Committee of Enquiry into...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Oct 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 this Act. Following the Supreme Court judgment in Pourgholami v Minister for Justice and Equality, a Single Person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to compile this information in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly with the information requested, when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Statelessness results from the complex interaction of many legal and other factors. There is no specific determination process for recognition of stateless persons in Ireland; claims of statelessness can arise at any point in the immigration and protection processes and the numbers involved are very low. My Department deals with such cases without recourse to a determination of their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (26 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department received 1,105 family reunification applications for 3,117 family members under the International Protection Act 2015 between 1 January 2021 and 24 October 2022. The table below gives the number of applications received, including the number of family members encompassed in those applications, broken down by year. Year No. of Applications No. of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (27 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order. Any person who is the subject of a Deportation Order can apply, under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have their Deportation Order revoked. That position applies equally to deportation orders made under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and under section 51 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (27 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 11 March 2005. Representations were received from the person concerned, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked. Following detailed consideration of the information submitted in support of the request, the Deportation Order was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department 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. It is recognised that all applicants for family reunification would wish to have a decision on their application made without delay. However, the nature of the process is such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that the person referred to by the Deputy is currently on a Stamp 4 permission. It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Immigration Office 4 weeks before the expiration of their immigration permission. A Stamp 4 immigration permission provides that the holder can reside and work in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions, and are not required...

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

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is operationally responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel and vehicles among the various Garda Divisions. I am assured that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review. I am advised that this is considered in the context of crime trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (27 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the State has a duty to protect its borders and to ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State. This is a fundamental exercise of State sovereignty, which is necessary to protect the security of the State and to prevent illegal immigration. The exercise of powers in this area is at all times subject to the law and to respect for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vacant Properties (27 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Agency Vacant Buildings Derelict Buildings Location Irish Prison Service 2 Cork and Dublin Department of Justice 0 0 Probation Service 1 Cork I wish to further advise the Deputy that...