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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 308 together. I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Unfortunately the information has not been received on time. I will contact the Deputy directly once the information is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 21 May 2024 refers to the current ages of each of the Garda Prisoner Transport Carriers in the Garda fleet. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 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 vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. The unprecedented allocation of over €2.35...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 21 May 2024 refers to the number of e-bikes seized by Gardaí within the Kildare division in 2023 and to date in 2024. As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including all operational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested from the Garda authorities, and will contact the Deputy again when this is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 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 vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. The unprecedented allocation of over €2.35...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 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 Garda business, including for the allocation of Garda members and staff to a given unit. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: 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: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: 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: Domestic Violence (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: One of the key actions of the Third National Strategy is doubling the number of refuge spaces over the lifetime of the Strategy to 280 refuge spaces. As the Deputy is aware, prior to the establishment of Cuan on 1 January 2024, a Steering Committee for Inter-Departmental Group proposals was set up to manage and oversee progress on the delivery of additional refuge units. This Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Undefined (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Citizenship Division of my Department have advised that a 28 day extension will be granted to the person referred to by the Deputy to produce the requested documents in support of their application for Naturalisation. If the applicant requires additional time to obtain the requested documents, they can contact the Citizenship Division directly to request same at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Jul 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. For various reasons, including population growth, an increase in the numbers of judges and the increased size of the Garda workforce, numbers in custody have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service has held exploratory talks with the Department of Defence on the potential use of the Curragh Camp Military Prison. The Service has engaged technical consultants to undertake a conditional survey and examination of the fabric of the buildings to identify any essential works which would be required to allow the prison to be used as a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: Officials in the Irish Prison Service are civil servants and fall under the same regulations as general civil servants regarding dismissals. The dismissal of an employee from the Irish Prison Service is decided by the Appropriate Authority as outlined in the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Act 2005; which amended the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956. The identity of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) was established under the Prisons Act 2007 and is independent in how it carries out its functions. The Inspector's role is to carry out regular inspections of prisons. The Inspector's three day monitoring report of the Dóchas Centre, conducted in April and May 2020, was received in my office in August 2020, and it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: The persons referred to by the Deputy have no valid immigration permission to remain in the State. Change of Status applications from the persons concerned were received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department on 28 February 2024 and continue to be processed by my Department. To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. The Citizenship Division have advised that they requested further documentation from the applicant on 24 June 2024. Once these documents are received, the application will progress to the eVetting stage of the Naturalisation process. I understand the extended wait times...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, my Department is leading a programme of family justice reform set out in the first Family Justice Strategy 2022-2025. The Strategy outlines the steps needed to create a more efficient and user-friendly family court system that puts the family and children at the centre of its work. A key component of the Strategy is the enactment of a Family Courts Bill which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: Community safety is a top priority for my Department and everyone has the right to be safe and feel safe in their communities. Community CCTV plays a vital role in achieving this goal. As the Deputy may be aware, since 2017 my Department has administered a grant-aid scheme supporting groups wishing to establish a community-based CCTV system in their area. The CCTV grant scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: One of the key actions of the Third National Strategy is doubling the number of refuge spaces available during the lifetime of the Strategy to 280 refuge spaces. As the Deputy is aware, prior to the establishment of Cuan on 1 January 2024, a Steering Committee for Inter-Departmental Group proposals was set up to manage and oversee progress on the delivery of additional refuge units. ...