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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: It is being removed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: What is the Senator afraid of?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: God help my two boys-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am trying to gather my thoughts. Again I need to go back to what we are trying to achieve. What is the objective of the legislation? This is not a gender recognition Bill. The pages and pages Senator Keogan read from whoever sent them to her could perhaps be kept for a gender recognition (amendment) Bill. It has no relevance to what we are talking about. I will never apologise for...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: What is wrong with the definition here? I genuinely do not understand what people are concerned about.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Sorry, I will talk through the Chair.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: We are trying to set out a gender definition that ensures nobody is left out. We are making sure those who are most vulnerable are protected under this legislation. It is for the purpose of this legislation. The various-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Various Bills are amended, whether with regard to assault; non-fatal offences against the person; assault causing harm; assault causing serious harm; threats to kill; coercion; harassment; endangerment; damaging property; threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour; distribution or display in a public place of material which is threatening, abusive or insulting; entering a building with an...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are technical amendments to reflect in the Long Title of the Bill amendments made to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023 on Committee Stage in the Seanad.

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: As indicated on Committee Stage, I am introducing amendment No. 3 to amend section 39. This is to provide greater clarity and certainty to those involved in family law proceedings, including legal practitioners, regarding the initiation of family law proceedings in the family law court divisions. As I stated on Committee Stage, the extension of concurrent jurisdiction to include the family...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Amendment No. 4 is a technical amendment to enable section 69, as amended by amendment No. 5, to be moved from Part 7 to Part 8. With regard to amendment No. 5, Senators will recall that, on Committee Stage, I indicated that I was examining what is now section 69 with the intention of introducing an amendment to the section on Report Stage. Senators will be aware this section provides...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Cases (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that my Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. My Department complies fully with data breach reporting requirements. Securing and managing personal data in accordance with the GDPR principles is a priority and is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Travel (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a snapshot analysis of the prison population is conducted on the last day of each month. The most recent analysis was conducted on 30 September 2024 and it is this analysis which has been used to provide the information requested by the Deputy. On the 30 September 2024, the total number of people in custody was 4,975. Of these, 3,333...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: One of the overarching goals of Zero Tolerance, the Third National Strategy on DSGBV, which I published in June 2022, is to ensure that everyone who needs a refuge space will get one and under the strategy we have committed to doubling the number of refuge units across the country. This represents the fastest ever expansion of refuge accommodation in this country. To accelerate the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 to 182, inclusive, together. The prevention, detection and prosecution of the abhorrent crime of human trafficking is a priority for me as Minister for Justice and for this Government. A number of significant measures have been taken to combat human trafficking, to create a more victim-centred approach to identifying and supporting victims, and to...