Results 10,841-10,860 of 15,638 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy received their naturalisation certificate on 8 June 2007. Citizenship Division of my Department has not received any recent correspondence from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum Campaigns (20 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: As set out in my response to Parliamentary Question 255 dated February 14, 2024, all recipients of grants from my Department, including Non Government Organisations (NGOs) are bound by a signed grant agreement which specifies the purpose of the grant. These grants do not provide funding for NGOs to campaign in referenda. The Department undertakes a number of checks to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: My Department is acutely aware of the grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza and is working closely with colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure a coordinated national response to this volatile and evolving situation. This includes working with the recently evacuated Irish citizens and their families who may require visa assistance. In line with the confidentiality provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (‘MUDs Act’) facilitates the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (‘OMCs’). Well-functioning OMCs are key to maintaining and sustaining higher-density residential developments, such as apartments. It is important to note that it is the owners of the apartments or residential units in a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. This application was received 5 July 2023. Clarification was requested in relation to details provided on the application. Citizenship Division has received this clarification and processing of the application has resumed. I understand the extended wait times can be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Unfortunately, the information was not received in time. I will contact the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: As I have indicated previously, I intend to make no further comment on the matter until the case is finalised and sentencing completed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: An Garda Síochána has oversight of the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for non-EU/EEA/UK nationals residing outside of the Dublin area. I have no role in regard to the scheduling of these appointments. The waiting time for appointments outside of Dublin is dependent on the demand for registrations in each office, and fluctuates based on seasonal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Garda authorities that there is no structured field in the PULSE system that will identify that an arrest was specifically arising from road closures in a particular location. An arrest will generally be associated with a crime incident, which in turn will have an associated location. The Garda authorities further advise that there were 28 arrests recorded since 1...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: Community safety is a top priority for my Department and everyone has the right to be safe and feel safe in their communities. Community CCTV plays a vital role in achieving this goal. As the Deputy may be aware, since 2017 my Department has administered a grant-aid scheme supporting groups wishing to establish a community-based CCTV system in their area. The CCTV grant scheme was extended in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: From the outset I would like to assure the Deputy that the development of a substantial new Garda station and facilities on Dublin City Council lands at the corner of the R139 and the Malahide Road at Northern Cross is considered a strategic priority project by An Garda Síochána, and has the full support of Government. The Office of Public Works (OPW) are leading on this project...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: One of the overarching goals of the Zero Tolerance Strategy to address domestic, sexual and gender based violence (DSGBV), is ensuring that everyone who needs a refuge space will get one, and Government has committed to working with the sector to double the number of refuge spaces over the lifetime of the strategy, bringing it to 280 by the end of 2026. The Government agreed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Substance Misuse (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Government’s approach to the misuse of drugs is set out in Ireland’s National Drug Strategy, ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery’. This is a health-led approach to drug and alcohol use in Ireland, and it represents a whole-of-Government response to reduce demand and associated harms. The Government is also committed to limiting access to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: In 2022, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Department of Health and my Department introduced changes to the working arrangements and immigration permissions for non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHD). These changes were intended to be beneficial to doctors who require such permissions and who have made an enormous contribution to the Irish health service. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: In 2024, I have provided a budget allocation of over €2.35 billion to An Garda Síochána. This is a 25% increase on 2020 and will allow for the sustained recruitment of between 800 to 1,000 new Garda recruits in 2024. At the end of December last, there were just under 14,000 Gardaí. While this reflects a decrease over the course of the pandemic, it represents an increase...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Coroners (Amendment) Act 2024, which the President signed into law on 16 February, is intended to ensure continuity of coroner services in the Dublin district. The Dublin district had been operating on the basis of temporary provisions not suited to the needs of a bust office or the development of a high quality service into the future. More broadly, I am committed to bringing proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Investigations (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The sudden loss of Shane O'Farrell at such a young age, with his whole life ahead of him is a desperate tragedy for all those who knew and loved him and one, which will always be an immense source of grief in their lives. The report of Judge Gerard Haughton arising from the Scoping Exercise into the circumstances surrounding the death of Shane O'Farrell, aged 23 in August 2011 was published...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I acknowledge the Deputy’s ongoing interest in this work. It is generally recognised that prostitution is inherently exploitative of vulnerable persons, mainly women and girls, and that many people are forced into prostitution through trafficking, drug addiction, homelessness and poverty. A key purpose for the 2017 Sexual Offences Act was to provide additional protection to persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the training and education of the solicitor profession is the statutory function of the Law Society of Ireland under the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008. I have no role in that process. I am, however, aware that the number of solicitors in Ireland has grown significantly in recent years with 23,323 solicitors on the Roll of Solicitors maintained by the Law Society in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to fight crime. An Garda Síochána has been allocated unprecedented funding of over €2.35 billion for 2024, a 25% increase since 2020 allowing for the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff. As the Deputy is aware, it is the responsibility of Garda management to...