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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (26 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Multi-Unit Developments (MUDs) Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments, and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). As regards the establishment of a Regulator for OMCs, it should be noted that OMCs are already...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy has been approved. A request for final documentation and a Certificate fee will issue directly to the applicant. Once submitted and accepted, they will be added to the queue for an upcoming Citizenship Ceremony. Candidates will be required to produce identity documents on the day for verification purposes, for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (26 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to ensuring that the prison system is safe, humane and has sufficient space to accommodate those committed to prison by the courts, while also focusing on rehabilitation. The Irish Prison Service continues to engage with my Department to progress plans to bring on stream accommodation for over 1,100 prisoners between 2024 and 2030. The investment required is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (26 Jun 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 the enforcement of road traffic legislation. The Commissioner is also responsible for procurement and related contract management. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (26 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am conscious of the recent 50th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974. As discussed last week with the Deputy, it is a matter of deep regret that, to date, no person has held responsible for these terrible attacks. The Garda investigation files into these bombings and the murders that took place remain open. Any new evidence that comes to light, from whatever source,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government 2020 contains a broad range of commitments that represent a coherent approach to enhancing and sustaining a safe, secure and inclusive Ireland. My Department remains steadfast in its efforts to deliver on the commitments laid out in the Programme over its lifetime. The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, provides for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy, if a parent or guardian wishes for a non-EEA student to take up residence in Ireland to attend a primary or secondary school, they must: Register the child in an appropriate private fee paying school Pay the appropriate school fees before their arrival in Ireland In the case of a boarding school student, they must provide a letter from the school confirming that it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Judiciary are independent in their functions subject only to the constitution and the law, and this of course includes determining what sentence is handed down in any case. The constitutionally protected separation of powers is a corner stone of our systems of criminal justice and of democracy and something that no elected official can interfere with. When...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, over 10,000 people were naturalised at the Citizenship Ceremonies held across June 2024. I can advise the Deputy that all Certificates of Naturalisation for the attendees of these ceremonies are currently in the process of being printed and will be issued via registered post. I am aware that following some previous ceremonies there were delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Community Return Scheme is an incentivised early release scheme, co-managed by the Irish Prison Service and the Probation Service, whereby people can be approved for reviewable temporary release coupled with a requirement to complete community service work in a supervised group setting under the supervision of the Probation Service. Decisions regarding temporary release to take part in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, all judges are independent in the exercise of their judicial functions and subject in those functions only to the Constitution and the law. As the Deputy will also be aware, it is open to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to appeal any sentence that, in the opinion of the DPP, is unduly lenient. The DPP is fully independent in her functions under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 Jun 2024)

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 and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. It is open to anyone to make an application for citizenship once they meet the criteria as set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that on 26th June 2024, there were 12 people held in prison custody solely on a remand or trial warrant for between two and three years, three and four years, four and five years and five years plus. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Years held on Remand/Trial Total 5 years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: Road safety is a shared responsibility, and while led by the Department of Transport, it is one which is taken very seriously across Government. We have all been shocked by the loss of life on our roads, and concerned by the worrying increase in road fatalities after many years of progress in making our roads safer. I continue to engage with colleagues across Government to ensure that every...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that the Government is determined to tackle anti-social behaviour and its causes. A number of priority actions are contained in the Programme for Government to reduce instances of such behaviour and help people to be safe and feel safe in their local communities. We are committed to tackling the scourge of anti-social behaviour and crime to build safer streets and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to has made a request to have their deportation order revoked, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). This request was received on the 26 March 2024 and will be considered as soon as it is possible to do so. The decision to ensue from the consideration of this request will be that the existing deportation orders will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that EU Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 applied the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive to persons displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including persons recognised as refugees in Ukraine. At a meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers on 13 June 2024, political agreement was reached to extend the Temporary Protection Directive until March 2026....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that, from the information provided, the application referred to is not matter for my Department. Citizenship applications made through the Foreign Births Register are a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs, as the Foreign Births Register is the responsibility of and is maintained by that Department. More information is available from the Department of...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Bill. I take the opportunity to thank Senators for their contributions on this Bill last week during Second and subsequent Stages. No amendments were made to the published Bill on Committee Stage in the Seanad. The Bill introduces a number of important reforms in the law across a broad...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I apologise. It should have been here. One example of where a prosecution might be sought in this regard is where an airline allows someone who requires a visa for Ireland to board a flight to Ireland without the required visa. This Bill amends the maximum fine increasing it from €3,000 to a Class A fine which has a maximum of €5,000. This more closely aligns the fines...