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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (19 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the visa application referred to was created on 1 May 2024. Supporting documentation was received in the New Delhi Visa Office on 8 May 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: Work Permits (19 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on 16 May 2024. Supporting documentation was received in the New Delhi Visa Office on 28 May 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. While...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (19 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: A central element of delivering on the Zero Tolerance goal of the Third National Strategy was the establishment of Cuan, the statutory domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) agency, at the start of this year. Cuan has a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the strategy across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex social issue. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (19 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities, including by progressing policies aimed at reducing offending, diverting people away from the criminal justice system, where appropriate, and by providing effective rehabilitation. The Programme for Government contains a broad range of policies and proposals that represent a coherent...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: That is not correct.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: That is a complete lie.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: No we are not.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: Lies.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I would not have done-----

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am not disputing that there is nothing that does not benefit us.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: It is a really important debate we are having today, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to outline the benefits of the migration and asylum pact and to outline once again and to stress that inward migration has been hugely positive for Ireland. It has provided significant benefits to our economy and to our society. We can all see this in our hospitals, in our nursing homes, in our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda equipment. As Minister I play no role in these independent functions. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: Parliamentary Question No. 444 of 14 May 2024 refers to the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to the Public Service Vehicle Inspector Unit within Westmeath Division. I can advise that a response issued to the Deputy on 21 May 2024. I have attached the reply for the Deputy's information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Jun 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 and my Department has been working hard to clear backlogs. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their application without delay. However, the nature...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested from the Garda Commissioner and I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: Road safety is a shared responsibility, and while led by the Department of Transport, it is one which is taken very seriously across Government. We have all been shocked by the recent loss of life on our roads, and concerned by the worrying increase in road fatalities after many years of progress in making our roads safer. I continue to engage with colleagues across Government, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Bodies (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: Earlier this month, I updated the Government of my intention to reform the carrier liability provisions of the Immigration Act 2003. I will shortly bring this legislation to the Oireachtas as part of a forthcoming Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, which is planned for enactment by the Summer recess. I am proposing to increase the fines on carriers from the current maximum of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: The coroners service comprises of a network of coroners located in districts throughout the country. All coronial districts, with the exception of Dublin, are the responsibility of the relevant Local Authority. Coroners are independent office holders whose core function is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. Neither I, as Minister, nor my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I understand that the Deputy has further clarified that the persons referred to have been granted Temporary Protection in the State. EU Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 applied the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive to persons displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including persons recognised as refugees in Ukraine. At a meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Jun 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to by the Deputy was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on 18 March 2024 which outlined the reasons for this refusal. The Dublin Visa Office have confirmed that a partial appeal was received on 7 May 2024, however, the appellant’s legal representative advised that further essential documentation, central to their...