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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has no role in the management of accommodation for international protection applicants. I can, however, assure the Deputy that the establishment of a person’s identity and nationality is an important feature of the immigration process in general. When it comes to international protection applicants, each person that enters the process is...

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

Helen McEntee: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in New Delhi on 30 May 2024. 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 launched on 22 July 2024. It is not possible to give a definitive date as to when this appeal will be finalised. All applications are processed in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: Community safety is about people being safe and, importantly, feeling safe in their own communities. At the heart of this policy is the principle that every community has the right to be and feel safe in order to thrive and flourish. Our approach to community safety is a whole-of-government one. We want to bring the relevant social service providers, including the Gardaí, together with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Legal Aid Board is the statutory, independent, body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to persons of modest means in the State, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996, as amended. Section 3(3) of the 1995 Act provides that the Board...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illicit Trade (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: 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: Illicit Trade (5 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Revenue Commissioners are responsible for tackling the production and sale of illegal tobacco products in the State. Revenue Commissioners are under the responsibility of the Minister of Finance; as Minister for Justice I have no role in this matter. I can assure the Deputy that targeting the work of organised crime groups who inflict intimidation, violence...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Nov 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 31 October 2024. I can advise the Deputy that on 31 October 2024, there were 97 individuals over the age of 70 in custody across the prison estate.

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

Helen McEntee: 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: As the Deputy will be aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including Garda resources. This includes the allocation of Garda members to a given Division, District or Station across the State. As Minister, I have no role in this process and cannot seek to direct the Commissioner in relation to same. I am informed...

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

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that a foreign marriage certificate may be submitted to my Department for consideration in support of applications for visas to join family members in Ireland. If the certificate is in a foreign language, an official translation or a translation from a recognised translation agency should be provided. The visa application referred to by the Deputy was created on 26...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government agreed to close the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) to further applications from 15 February 2023. The Immigrant Investor Programme was established over a decade ago during a time of unprecedented economic difficulty to stimulate investment in Ireland that would be of strategic and public benefit to the State. Since its inception, the...

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

Helen McEntee: 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: As you 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 Human Resourcing matters. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I can, however, assure you that the Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities and a strengthened,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Nov 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. On 1st November 2024, there were 5,064 people in custody with 257 people sleeping on mattress on the floor.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (7 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on 17 July 2024. Supporting documentation was received in the New Delhi Visa Office on 26 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....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 289 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Nov 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. There are no provisions for the spouse or partner of an Irish citizen to acquire Irish citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: I would like to inform the Deputy that in just over two years, the Citizenship Division of my Department has gone from processing around 12,000 applications a year to processing over 20,000 applications in 2023, and has already made more than 28,000 decisions to date in 2024. Citizenship Division have taken a significant number of steps to speed up the process for applicants. These included...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (7 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: My thoughts are with the victims, their families and loved ones, and the wider community of Creeslough that were affected by the terrible tragedy that happened two years ago. I had the privilege of meeting families last week along with Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister Charlie McConalogue, where I heard the personal stories of the families who have lost loved ones, and others affected by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (7 Nov 2024)

Helen McEntee: Road safety is a shared responsibility that this Government takes very seriously. Successful road safety strategies require us to consider a number of matters that together can make our roads safer: technology, road design, driver behaviour and education, severity of penalties, speed limits and funding. And of course, where all else fails, enforcement. Road traffic legislation is...