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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Ireland has opted in to the EU Asylum and Migration Pact, which will introduce a more comprehensive, streamlined, and efficient approach to asylum and migration. The State has engaged with the EU Commission to define and agree priorities for Ireland’s National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum to be delivered in line with the June 2026 timeline set....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Temporary Protection Directive has been extended until March 2026 at a meeting of the European Council in June 2024, thereby providing certainty for beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who can continue to avail of the protections that the Directive provides during this time. Consideration as to the arrangements to be put in place following the expiry of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2025 (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 to 257, inclusive, together. As requested by the Deputy, the measures specified in page 126 relating to the impact of Budget 2025 across the Justice sector are set out in the table below. Vote New Measures Pay Deal Impact Carryover Measures Other ELS Measures Contingency Reserve Current Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi on 04 October 2023. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant at that time. An appeal of this decision was received in the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi on 20 November 2023. Due to an administrative error the applicant was previously advised that the appeal was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that all Certificates of Naturalisation for the attendees of the recent citizenship ceremonies held last month 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 certificates being received and this is very much regretted. My Department has recently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below. 2020 2021 2022 Afghanistan 111 163 250 Algeria 67 60 81 Egypt 138 185 322 Iran (Islamic Republic Of) 57 57 94 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: An application for permission to remain in the State by the person referred to by the Deputy has been received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department. This application continues to be processed, however, I have been informed that a decision will issue shortly. The division endeavours to process applications as quickly as possible, however, processing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities, and strengthening An Garda Síochána is at the core of that. We will continue to provide An Garda Síochána with the resources it needs to ensure communities around Ireland are safe and feel safe, including to invest in recruitment, in equipment and technology and in buildings. This is reflected in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities, and strengthening An Garda Síochána, including the Garda Reserve, is at the core of that. We will continue to provide An Garda Síochána with the resources it needs to ensure communities around Ireland are safe and this is reflected in the unprecedented allocation of over €2.48 billion to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is the accounting officer of An Garda Síochána and is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including human resource matters such as the recruitment of civilian staff. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am assured that Garda management keeps the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Ensuring front-line Gardaí are equipped with body-worn cameras has been a priority for me and I am glad to say that the body-worn cameras proof of concept (POC) project has now been rolled out to front-line Gardaí across five Garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, Limerick and Waterford. Using technology to enhance policing services is part of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Protecting our citizens is much wider than policing, and I want to empower communities to have a say in matters relating to their own safety. It is important to note that the new approach to community safety is a whole of Government approach. Local Community Safety Partnerships which are being established under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, will operate at local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (17 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: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (17 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, and will contact him when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act came into force in 2021. The purpose of the Act is to consolidate and simplify the law relating to perjury and related offences and to update certain penalties accordingly. The Act provides a clear, statutory definition of perjury and enables the offence and related offences, including false statements on oath, false statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Enterprise Sector (17 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: Visa Agreements (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, with effect from 10 July 2024 Irish visa requirements were applied to nationals of South Africa. Irish visa requirements are kept under ongoing review, having regard to the need to ensure that effective immigration controls are in place whilst also facilitating those who wish to travel to Ireland for the purposes of a visit, to work, to study or to join family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for international protection has been made in the State. If a person is in the international protection process, there is a legal requirement under the International Protection Act 2015 to maintain full confidentiality at all times. Therefore the Department is unable to publish any information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 1 immigration permission valid until 08 April 2025 and has no pending application with the Immigration Service of my Department. It is open to any person to apply for a change of immigration status if they meet the criteria for doing so. Detailed information on how to change immigration status is available at: . Queries in relation...