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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 111 together. 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 enforcement of traffic legislation and the recording of traffic offences. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am advised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (31 May 2023)

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: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Garda authorities that request from the authorities, including the French authorities, are regularly discussed with An Garda Síochána. Such requests often involve a temporary assignment of a very small number of Gardaí to work in assisting Irish nationals visiting certain tourists areas during the summer, including France. I understand the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

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 (as amended), which includes all operational policing matters. As Minister, I play no role in these independent functions. Where it is proposed by the Garda Commissioner to deploy Garda members abroad, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, and will contact him again when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), including all operational policing matters. I am advised by An Garda Síochána that foreign police organisations have been given permission to operate in Ireland only in specific circumstances,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: Tackling domestic violence and supporting vulnerable victims are priorities for Government, for the Department of Justice, and for the Garda Commissioner. It is recognised that, historically, people may not have felt able to come forward to report domestic violence, for fear of retribution or indeed because they did not have confidence that the system would support and protect them. An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Counter-Terrorism (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: Under the Offences Against the State Act 1939, the State's primary counter-terrorism legislation, there are two means by which an organisation may be proscribed as unlawful for the purposes of that Act. Firstly, an organisation which engages in any of the activities specified in section 18 of the 1939 Act is declared to be an unlawful organisation for the purposes of that Act. No further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: Work is underway to reform the current system whereby employment permits and immigration permissions are dealt with separately, with a view to improving the user experience and enhancing Ireland’s competitiveness in attracting skilled migrant workers. The Government agreed in principle late last year that a single application procedure for employment permits and immigration permissions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: It is important to clarify that criminal legal aid and civil legal aid are separate services. The courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of criminal legal aid on application by the defence in court. My Department has no role in the granting of criminal legal aid or in the appointment of legal practitioners to a case but is responsible for the payment of fees and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. Every person in Ireland deserves to feel safe and to be safe when they conduct their personal business online or over the phone, and so the practice of trying to trick people out of their personal information or hard-earned money is not tolerated. Combatting and preventing various types of fraudulent crime falls under the remit of several...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that at present, restorative justice is delivered by the Probation Service both pre-sentence and post-sentence; by An Garda Síochána, within the Garda Youth Diversion Programme; and by Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) that receive referrals at specific points in the criminal justice process. There are two projects in receipt of Probation Service funding...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (1 Jun 2023)

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: Prison Service (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, prison governors are required to accept into custody everyone committed to prison by the Courts. As such, the Irish Prison Service has no control over the numbers committed to custody at any given time. In addition to the numbers committed by the courts, other factors can impact on the spaces available on any given day. This includes cells being unavailable for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Psychology Service provides an integrated service to people in custody. Specifically, this means the Psychology Service is responsible for both mental health andcriminogenic (offence related) assessment and interventions. Irish Prison Service Psychologists are qualified mental health practitioners and the largest body of mental health professionals employed directly by the...