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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing, controlling and generally carrying on the business of An Garda Síochána including the recruitment and training of Garda members, Garda reserves and Garda staff. Established in 2006, the Garda Reserve represents a real opportunity for...

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

Helen McEntee: Appointment to the ranks referred to by the Deputy is governed by legislation, with appointments to the ranks of Superintendent, Chief Superintendent, and Assistant Commissioner open to members of An Garda Síochána and to officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland with suitable experience. Appointment to the position of Deputy Commissioner is by way of open competition. I...

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

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558 and 559 together. As the Deputy may be aware, Government approved publication of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 on 4 August this year. This important legislation will make provision for Garda powers to use modern digital technology including body worn cameras, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and CCTV. Work is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Single Person Committee (SPC) process was established by My Department to aid in the consideration of naturalisation applications where concerns of a national security nature have been raised. The Single Person Committee (SPC) examines these cases and reports to me with a recommendation to: - Release the relevant information - Partially release the information - Not release the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Nov 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. The 1956 Act as amended does not provide for an appeals mechanism for the refusal of an application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants closed on 31 July 2022 and the online application process for the scheme has now closed and no further applications will be accepted. This was a once in a generation scheme, designed to give long-term undocumented people without a current immigration permission to remain in the State, the chance to regularise their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 Nov 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: Control of Firearms (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I understand the Deputy is referring to the proposed new section 3DA of the Firearms Act 1925, which was approved as a new section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 at Committee Stage in the Dáil on 8 November 2022. The proposed new section 3DA (2) of the Firearms Act 1925 provides that on the day that is three months after the relevant date, any firearm...

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

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 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 direct role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 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. This includes the distribution of resources across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The Commissioner is also responsible for compiling the annual report under the Act and submitting the report to the independent Policing Authority for their consideration. The Policing Authority has recently...

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

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána. Regrettably this information was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy again once it is to hand.

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

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that the Commissioner is responsible for all decisions related to the Garda Estate and that such works are progressed by the Office of Public Works in close cooperation with the Garda authorities. I welcome the recent announcement by the Garda Commissioner that Laytown Garda Station will be redeveloped as part of the forthcoming Garda Capital plan.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme Humanitarian Admission Programme (IHAP) was announced in May 2018. The processing of applications made under the IHAP programme is the only element of the IRPP that remains under my Department's remit following the transfer of this function to the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth on 14 October 2020. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The citizenship application of the person referred to by the Deputy was approved and their Certificate of Naturalisation will be awarded at one of the next in-person citizenship ceremonies being held by my Department, on the 5th and 6th of December 2022, in the Killarney Convention Centre (Gleneagle Hotel). Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As Minister for Justice, I am acutely aware of the effect that crime and anti-social behaviour can have on the quality of life for all communities. The government are committed to taking action to tackle anti-social behaviour. This includes: - Giving An Garda Síochána additional tools and technology to fight crime in a digital era by introducing legislation to provide for body...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: There would have to be a direction. We can come back to the Deputy on that.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 15: In page 22, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 12 of Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 44.Section 12(2)(c) of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 is amended by the deletion of the words “the act constitutes an offence under the law of the place where it was done and”.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 17: In page 5, lines 8 to 10, to delete all words from and including “to” in line 8 down to and including “stalking;” in line 10 and substitute the following: “to provide for offences relating to non-fatal strangulation, non-fatal suffocation, harassment and stalking and for those purposes and other purposes to amend the Non-Fatal...