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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of my Department that correspondence dated 17 April 2023 has issued directly to the person referred to by the Deputy, regarding their application for Naturalisation. I am deeply conscious of how important the granting of naturalisation is to those who apply for it. For a broad range of reasons, some cases will take longer than others to process. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other ports of entry are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).    The Border Management Unit and the GNIB work closely with airlines on a range of measures to ensure that passengers possess correct documentation when boarding...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 in line with the eligibility criteria as set out under the Irish Naturalisation and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Each application is assessed individually in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 1G immigration permission until 20 December 2023. A Stamp 1G indicates that a person has permission to look for employment in the State under the Third Level Graduate Programme. When an applicant has completed their studies in Ireland and gained an award at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) or above, that person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Regulations (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The retention of drone footage, where it includes personal data, is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The Data Protection Commission has published helpful guidance on drone use which can be found at the following web address: www.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/guidance-on-the-use-of -drones

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is 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), which includes the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. As Minister I play no role in these independent functions.  Section 15 (1D) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: An application by the person concerned for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants scheme was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 15 February 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. The processing times of applications will vary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants scheme opened on 31 January 2022 and closed on 31 July 2022. This once in a generation scheme was designed to give long-term undocumented persons, without a current permission to remain in the State, the opportunity to regularise their status, access the labour market and begin their path to citizenship. In total, 6,548 applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Committees (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The Deputy may be aware that the Department of Health leads on Government policy in the area of drugs, and this policy is guided by the national drugs and alcohol strategy "Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - a health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025". This strategy represents a whole-of-Government response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Committees (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: In June of last year the Government launched Zero Tolerance, the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. In line with the priority which we are attaching to tackling domestic, sexual and gender based violence, we will double the number of refuge spaces over the lifetime of the strategy, bringing it to over 280. This will be the fastest ever expansion of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is the body established by law to investigate complaints against members of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no role in any GSOC investigation. I am advised by GSOC that due to the nature of their recording of investigations it is not possible to extract a specific figure for the number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 for all operational policing decisions. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. Operation Citizen was commenced with a view to assuring people that Dublin City is safe...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána is very clear on its position in relation to racist abuse or other types of hate crimes. They will not be tolerated. Garda policy states: “Reports of hate crimes or hate incidents will be recorded and investigated as appropriate, where it is perceived that the perpetrator’s hostility or prejudice against any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: While it would not be appropriate for me to comment on any individual case, I can advise the Deputy more generally, that the Probation Service supervises all individuals subject to post release supervision where that order is imposed by the Court. Post release supervision orders start on the expiration date of the custodial part of the individual’s sentence. Sometimes the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: I wish to advise the Deputy that the amounts paid by my Department to the organisations in question in the years outlined are listed below. Year Totals (€) 2010 2,430.00 2011 5,490.00 2012 3,965.00 2013 3,000.00 2014 5,000.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The immigration arrangements for circus performers referred to by the Deputy have been in place since 2007 and ensure that circus performers who are providing this service to an Irish based circus, with whom they do not have an employee relationship, can continue to do so. I can confirm that the current arrangements for circus performers will continue to operate for the 2023 season while the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is the independent body established by law to investigate complaints against members of An Garda Síochána. GSOC is completely independent in the exercise of its functions, and as Minister I have no role in any of GSOC's operations, including all HR matters. I am advised by GSOC that as civil...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: Among the key justice commitments in the Programme for Government is the commitment to, “enact a Family Court Bill to create a new dedicated Family Court within the existing court structure and provide for court procedures that support a less-adversarial resolution of disputes”. The Family Courts Bill 2022 was published last December and is currently progressing through the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am however assured that Garda management keeps the distribution...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: While the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including human resourcing matters, the Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to continue to provide a world class policing service. Since 2015, the Government has increased the budget for An Garda Síochána by...