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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Multi-Unit Developments (MUDs) Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments, and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). Well-functioning OMCs are key to maintaining and sustaining higher-density residential developments, such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463 and 470 together. I am deeply conscious of how important the granting of naturalisation is to all of those who apply for it. I understand that extended wait times can be frustrating and disruptive 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464 and 469 together. 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, including all human resource matters and recruitment. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. However, to be of assistance I sought the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: It is a priority for my Department to ensure that the courts are resourced to administer justice efficiently and effectively. To ensure the sufficient resourcing of all courts, Government committed to a historic increase in the number of judges in February 2023, following the publication of the Judicial Planning Working Group report. The current legislative provision is for 197 judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (23 Apr 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: At the outset I would like to assure the Deputy that tackling drug dealing and associated criminal activity, including by organised crime groups, is a top priority for An Garda Síochána and this Government. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management of Garda resources, including the assignment of Garda members to a given area or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: Various rehabilitative options are made available to all prisoners, including first time offenders. I can assure the Deputy that all services are available to this cohort of people. These include integrated sentence management, education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, offence related treatment, psychological, addiction counselling, welfare, employment, resettlement and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The unprecedented allocation of over €2.35 billion for 2024 to An Garda Síochána demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensuring An Garda Síochána has provision for the equipment, technology, facilities, fleet and personnel it needs to carry out its vital policing work. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for all operational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The coroners service comprises the 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 quasi-judicial office holders whose core function is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths. I recognise the significance and sensitivity of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: Under the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 230 of 2018), persons are eligible to apply for labour market access permission if: - They are an international protection applicant; and - They have waited at least 5 months from their “Application Received” date for their first instance recommendation; and - They are cooperating with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 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: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: 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, including the distribution of Garda members between the different Garda units and Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. Information in relation to the allocation of Gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Freedom of Speech (18 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill will legislate against hate crimes for the first time in Irish law and bring us into line with our European counterparts. It will also update our existing incitement to hatred laws dating from 1989 to ensure compliance with EU law and to better reflect modern methods of communicating. In doing so, it will update...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (18 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended). This includes resource management for the service. I am informed by the Garda authorities that they can confirm that GDPR was not, at any point, a factor when responding to the Deputy's previous...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (18 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I understand that officials in the Family Reunification Unit of my Department have issued correspondence by email and post directly to the solicitor of the applicant referred to by the Deputy on 17 April 2024. The Family Reunification Unit will continue to engage with the applicant and their solicitor on this matter. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases...

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

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 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: Family Reunification (18 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The current immigration arrangements for family reunification are set out in the Policy Document for Non-EEA Family Reunification, which is available on my Department's website. The policy document sets out the rationale for applying resource requirements as part of the overall assessment of whether to approve an application for family reunification. In general, Healthcare assistants are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (18 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that my Department takes all necessary steps to manage the international protection process efficiently and effectively, while ensuring the integrity of those processes is maintained at all times. Making sure that applications are processed quickly means those who need our protection are given the opportunity to re-build their life in Ireland in a timely manner. It also means...