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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, members of the judiciary are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the constitution and the law. In accordance with this principle, the court is required to impose a sentence which is proportionate not only to the crime, but to the individual offender, in that process identifying...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, provides for certain convictions to become spent once 7 years have passed since the date of conviction. In general, and in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the following convictions may become spent: 1. All convictions in the District Court for motoring offences which are more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Prison Service must accept into custody all people 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. Where the number of people in custody exceeds the maximum capacity in any prison, the Irish Prison Service make every effort to deal with this through a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Funding (21 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: I refer to the Deputy's question as to whether or not An Garda Síochána or the Department of Justice has made funding applications for projects under the EU Anti-Fraud Programme in 2023 and to-date in 2024. At the time, I contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy. Regrettably, this information was not available in time. I am now advised that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Year Income 2022 58,162,220 2023 71,012,700 To end February 2024 11,887,500 The following applicants are exempted from the fee if they are: Under 18 at the time of registration A spouse, widow or widower of an Irish citizen...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including all matters relating to the recruitment, training and appointment of its members. This responsibility extends to members of the Garda Band. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (21 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants scheme provides an appeals process for unsuccessful applicants. The table below details the appeal applications received to date. No. of appeals received 1,005 No. of successful appeals 36 No. of unsuccessful appeals 699 No. of...

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

Helen McEntee: Community policing is at the heart of An Garda Síochána, and all Gardaí have a role to play in community policing in the course of carrying out their duties. Community policing is also fundamental to the new Garda Operating Model which is currently being rolled out across the country, and is fully commenced in ten Garda divisions. The new model will provide more frontline...

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

Helen McEntee: An application for permission to remain in the State based on parentage of an Irish Citizen Child (ICCA) was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 07 September 2023 and continues to be examined by my Department. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order. My Department endeavours to process all applications as quickly as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: Spiking is a serious offence with potentially devastating effects on victims. It is already a crime under section 12 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, which provides offence of administering a substance capable of interfering with the victim’s bodily functions. Where spiking is committed with intent to commit a further offence (such as sexual assault or theft),...

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

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 all decisions related to the Garda Estate. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I can, however, assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to building stronger, safer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (21 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: On 28 December 1972, bombs exploded in three border towns, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Belturbet, Co. Cavan and Pettigo, Co. Donegal. The perpetrators of these bombings demonstrated a callous disregard for human life. Many people were injured and the bomb in Belturbet took the lives of two innocent young people. The bombings were fully investigated by An Garda Síochána at the time...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (21 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced the Ballymun Implementation Board, with former Dublin GAA CEO John Costello as Chair, last month. As has already been announced, the Board will be hosted by Dublin City Council, and will include local representatives from the relevant agencies. A list of these agencies was published as part of the announcement of the Board on the Government website:...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those set down to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Justice Minister for Social...

EU Police Co-operation: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

EU Police Co-operation: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank Deputies for their contributions. Many topics were raised but specifically with regard to the regulation, the timing between St. Patrick's Day and Easter meant we were a little tight for time on this. I appreciate that it is always better to be able to come forward as soon as possible. As I said at the end of my initial contribution, the overall objective of the regulation is to...

Seanad: EU Regulations (Police Co-operation on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings): Motion (11 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank the House for facilitating this motion today. I welcome the opportunity to address the Seanad on Ireland's opt-in to a new EU proposal for a regulation on enhancing police co-operation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol's support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending...

Seanad: EU Regulations (Police Co-operation on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings): Motion (11 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Senator will have an opportunity in the coming weeks when the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 comes before the House. More broadly, I thank colleagues for their support of this motion in order that we can opt-in at the earliest stage. When we opt-in early, it means we can shape the regulation and we can be as involved from the earliest stage possible. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 815 and 872 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the current maximum retirement age of 60 for Prison Officers and members of An Garda Síochána is set out in Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 and the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 and in related secondary legislation. ...