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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (8 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is unable to publish any information that would identify any person as being an international protection applicant. This is a separate matter to the law dealing with data protection matters more generally. My officials and I are legally obliged, under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, to ensure that the identity of any person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tax Collection (8 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Over 33,000 international protection applicants are accommodated in over 320 IPAS Accommodation Centres nationwide. IPAS accommodation centres are a mix of State-owned centres, long-term centres and emergency international protection accommodation centres. Due to the significant shortages of available accommodation and increased demand over recent years, the Department's International...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (8 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is unable to publish any information that would identify any person as being an international protection applicant. This is a separate matter to the law dealing with data protection matters more generally. My officials and I are legally obliged, under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, to ensure that the identity of any person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (8 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on 11 February 2024. Supporting documentation was received in the Karachi office on 23 February 2024. The application was received in the Dublin Visa Office on 23 February 2024 where it awaits examination and processing. My Department's business target for join family visa applications is 12 months, however, some...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I understand that extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants and I want to assure anyone who has made an application for a visa that my Department is doing everything possible to progress these applications as quickly as possible. In 2024, approximately 201,000 visa applications, of all types, were received by the Visa Division of my Department. This reflects an increase of 21%,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (8 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can assure the Deputy that Ireland remains fully committed to ratification of the Council of Europe ‘Budapest’ Convention on Cybercrime. The Convention is divided into three main sections: criminalisation of listed offences; measures for the gathering of evidence in relation to the listed offences and from computer systems generally; and international cooperation. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the amounts owed to An Garda Síochána for policing of non-public duty events for 2022 to 28 April 2025 are listed in the table below. Information supplied is operational and subject to change. YEAR AMOUNT 2022 €420,949 2023 €423,125 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 309 together. In the interest of transparency, information in relation to the allocation of Gardaí by Division and Station and Probationer allocation is publicly available and can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-polic e-service-some-facts-and-figures/. To be of assistance I have provided the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Responsibilities (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Niall Collins T.D. has been appointed Minister of State at my Department with special responsibility for International Law, Law Reform and Youth Justice and Colm Brophy T.D. has been appointed Minister of State at my Department with special responsibility for Migration. Delivering on the commitments laid out in the Programme for Government is a priority for me and my colleagues, Ministers of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 314 together. The Programme for Government includes a number of commitments that are being progressed and will lead to changes in the structure and responsibilities of my Department. On May 1, responsibility for International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) transferred to my Department from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: My Department's Community Engagement Team (CET) was established in late 2023 to engage directly with elected representatives, local authorities, NGOs, Community Fora, local services, An Garda Síochána and other, in advance of opening accommodation centres for people seeking international protection. The purpose of the team is to improve the flow of information about new and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Providing reception conditions – accommodation and other basic supports – to international protection (IP) applicants is a requirement of Irish and EU law and is also part of our humanitarian duty to provide shelter to people fleeing war and persecution in their home country. The State is currently accommodating over 33,000 people who have applied for IP in Ireland, about...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can assure the Deputy that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible. I understand that extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants, however, Citizenship Division have taken a significant number of steps to speed up the process for applicants. These included introducing an online digital application,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, provides that a deportation order may be revoked. My Department receives submissions from people seeking that this provision be invoked. In assessing such submissions consideration is given to whether there is compelling new information or material changes in circumstances which were not previously put forward, nor capable of being put...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: An Garda Síochána have committed to delivering a system which will enable the public to report and upload video footage via on online Portal, and such a system would include video from road users regarding road traffic offences. This will require the development of a Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) to store, manage and process any footage received. This system is also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can inform the Deputy that the issues raised in the correspondence are being dealt with and my officials will engage directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: While I cannot comment on individual cases, I will provide details of some of the measures the Government is taking to protect the safety and wellbeing of prison staff. Any act of violence against prison staff is unacceptable. Any criminal act carried out within Irish prisons, including an assault on a staff member, is reported to An Garda Síochána for investigation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. Applications for naturalisation are processed in chronological order and unfortunately cannot be expedited due to the intended purpose of naturalisation. I understand the extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants, particularly considering the current processing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cycling Policy (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I fully support the uptake of the Cycle to Work Scheme by staff in my Department and its aegis bodies. My Department has been awarded the Smarter Travel Mark by the National Transport Authority, demonstrating our commitment to promoting walking, cycling, public transport usage and carpooling and by implementing measures that facilitate, support and encourage sustainable travel options for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána. This was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.