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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: The State Claims Agency (SCA) manages personal injury and third-party property damage claims against the State and State authorities, including An Garda Síochána. The SCA also manages claims for legal costs against the State and State authorities. Each claim is assessed on its own merits by the State Claims Agency. As the Deputy will appreciate, I have no remit over the agency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: For the information of the Deputy, the four remaining articles of the Budapest Convention to be addressed are Articles 20, 21, 33 and 34. These concern the real-time collection of traffic data, interception of content data and the mutual legal assistance provisions around both. It is my intention to address these four articles via forthcoming legislation which will overhaul the legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: For the information of the Deputy, the four remaining articles of the Budapest Convention to be addressed are Articles 20, 21, 33 and 34. These concern the real-time collection of traffic data, interception of content data and the mutual legal assistance provisions around both. It is my intention to address these four articles via forthcoming legislation which will overhaul the legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is unable to publish any information that would identify any person as being an international protection applicant. This is a separate matter to the law dealing with data protection matters more generally. My officials and I are legally obliged, under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, to ensure that the identity of any person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. I understand the extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants. I want to assure anyone who has an application for naturalisation submitted that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is the accounting officer for the Garda Vote and is responsible for the economy and the efficiency of the Garda Síochána in using its resources. The Commissioner is also responsible, under Section 26 of the Act, for the management and administration of Garda business,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I would like to inform the Deputy that waiving the registration fee is not possible in the situation outlined. It is only under certain circumstances that an applicant is exempt from the registration fee, which I have listed below: Under 18 at the time of registration A spouse, widow or widower of an Irish citizen A civil partner or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen A spouse...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the deployment of personnel and as Minister I have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this deployment under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of available resources. I am advised by the Commissioner that Garda Juvenile Liaison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 743 and 744 together. As the Deputy will be aware, a further record-breaking increase in funding for An Garda Síochána was allocated in Budget 2025. The allocation for An Garda Síochána now stands at €2.48 billion, and has increased by 27% since 2020. This funding will support the recruitment of new Garda members, Garda staff and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 745 and 746 together. I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 747 and 808 together. 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: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the deployment of Garda members throughout the State. I am informed by the Garda authorities that a distribution model is used which takes into account all relevant factors including population, crime trends and the policing needs of each individual Division. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that personnel...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Addiction Treatment Services (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: My Department is fully committed to helping to significantly reduce the harms caused to families and communities by illicit drug use. The three main outcomes we are seeking to achieve in this area are tackling organised crime, ensuring that we minimise the harms caused to those with addiction issues, and diverting people from involvement in crime and illicit drug related activity. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, a review of minimum sentences was carried out by my Department in accordance section 29 of the Judicial Council Act 2019. The resulting report, which was laid before the Oireachtas in May 2024, recommended the repeal of statutory provisions which provide that persons sentenced to the presumptive minimum term of imprisonment for various offences are ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy in aware, in July 2023, a Prison Overcrowding Response Group was established, composed of officials from the Department of Justice and representatives from relevant agencies, to consider measures to address capacity issues in the prison estate. A number of actions recommended by the Group are being implemented. These actions include developing new, innovative responses to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Driver Licences (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise that the person cited by the Deputy has a stamp 4 permission granted until 04 June 2025. The person referred to by the Deputy can renew their immigration permission online with the Registration Office of my Department. All renewals are being processed using the online portal which can be access at the following link: inisonline.jahs.ie Any person who has an immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: At the outset, it is important to note that, as Minister, I do not comment on individual IIP applications. 6 individual REIT Investor applications were approved in the period from 2016-2020. Given the small number of applicants involved, my Department is not in a position to provide a further breakdown of these applications as the publication of such information may allow for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: At the outset, it is important to note that, as Minister, I do not comment on individual Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) applications. The 'applicant' in the IIP process is the investor and not the project owner. The State has no responsibility for the performance of an investment under the Programme; these are a private matter between the investor and the project owner. It is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that Government is committed to the continued investment in the prison estate, to ensure that it is modern, fit-for-purpose and has the capacity to accommodate those committed to prison. In recent years, the prison estate has been increased by in excess of 200 additional spaces through the reopening of the refurbished Training Unit in Mountjoy, the opening of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on 23 June 2024. Supporting documentation was received in the New Delhi Visa Office on 10 July 2024 where it awaits examination and processing. It is not possible to give a definitive date as to when this application will be finalised. All applications are processed in chronological order, based on date order of receipt....