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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: 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. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. On foot of the Deputy's question, contact was made with An Garda Síochána to seek the specific information sought. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics. The CSO also continues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The role of the Psychology Service in the Irish Prison Service is to deliver, develop and manage an integrated mental health and criminogenic needs assessment and treatment service for people in custody, in line with service plans and objectives, and within established professional standards, guidelines and policy. I am informed that the Irish Prison Service currently employ various...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Engagements (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, notwithstanding any extraordinary meetings that may be held from time to time, there are six Justice and Home Affairs Councils scheduled every year. The Minister for Justice regularly engages with counterparts in the margins of these meetings where brief informal discussions may take place in relation to issues of relevance. In addition to these informal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy that the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill is currently being drafted and I hope to be in a position to publish it next year. As the Deputy may be aware the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing recommended the codification of police powers, supported by statutory codes of practice, for the purposes of clarity and transparency. The Bill will fulfil...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 574 together. As the Deputy may be aware, since April 2012 all deaths in custody are subject to an independent investigation by the Inspector of Prisons. Following this investigation, the Inspector of Prisons Office makes recommendations for improvement where appropriate. These recommendations are forwarded to the Prison Service for their attention...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to ensuring An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to deliver a modern, fit-for-purpose, policing service. Budget 2023 provides funding of €2.14 billion for An Garda Síochána, of which I am informed that €10m has been allocated for investment in the Garda fleet. As the Deputy will be aware, under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill which was approved by Government on 22 November 2022 provides for the substantial reform of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission having regard to the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI). As part of that reform the Ombudsman Commission is to be renamed Oifig an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Irish Prison Service stopped receiving property at prison entrances as an infection control measure. Property was only received by post which allowed for it to be quarantined for a suitable period of time. While this had an impact on families it was a necessary measure at the time in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A spent conviction, sometimes referred to as an expungement, is a conviction that, when it meets certain criteria, does not legally have to be disclosed in certain circumstances, e.g. when a person is seeking employment, returning to education or to be Garda vetted. This does not equate to a situation where the criminal record is “wiped clean”. The record of the spent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 581 and 582 together. Based on legal advice received by the Department from the Office of the Attorney General, it is not proposed to publish, at this time, a three day monitoring report or a section 31(2) report received from the Inspector of Prisons in relation to the Dóchas Centre in August 2021 and February 2022 respectively. The Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a designated Access Officer as required by Section 26 (2) of the Disability Act 2005. Details for the Access Officer, including contact information, are published on the Department's page of the gov.ie website at this link: gov.ie - Access Officer (www.gov.ie) Visitors to my Department's offices who request accessibility assistance can make contact with the Access Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I condemn, in the strongest possible way, any attacks made on members of An Garda Síochána and other front-line services. We are all immensely grateful to members of our police service for their outstanding dedication and commitment to serving the public and for the important role that they play in our society. Attacks on members of An Garda Síochána not only injure the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government commits to ‘recognise the domestic and international importance of data protection in Ireland’ and states that the Government ‘will ensure that Ireland delivers on its responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation’. The Government is very conscious of the commitment to deliver effective data protection regulation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The General Scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants closed on 31 July 2022. This once in a generation scheme was designed to give long-term undocumented people without a current permission to remain in the State, the chance to regularise their status, access the labour market and begin their path to citizenship. My Department recorded 6,548 applications in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware, particularly in the current economic climate, of the financial pressures that non-EEA nationals in the State are under. The standard fee of €300 payable by an applicant is designed to reflect the effort and cost involved in processing registrations and the cost of issuing an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card. The Registration Office of my Department also provides an online...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy, there has been no change in the application process in relation to family members of Irish nationals living in Russia, that would like to join their family here. Individuals who are from a country that are visa-required to travel to Ireland will still need to apply for a visa to travel to the State. It remains the case that Russian nationals are visa required and must...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: One of the overarching goals of the Zero Tolerance policy to address Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence is to ensure that everyone who needs a refuge space will get one, and I am committed to working with my Government colleagues and those working in the sector to achieve this. In line with the priority which this government is attaching to tackling domestic, sexual and gender based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: One of the overarching goals of the Zero Tolerance policy to address Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence is to ensure that everyone who needs a refuge space will get one, and I am committed to working with my Government colleagues and those working in the sector to achieve this. In line with the priority which this government is attaching to tackling domestic, sexual and gender based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: To date, the Single Process Committee has considered the following number of reports: - 3 x applications referred to SPC (2 of which have been reviewed with a report submitted to me and 1 application is currently pending). - 4 x applications were submitted to SPC but have subsequently been withdrawn. Given the small number of cases and in order to protect the identity of the individuals...