Results 521-540 of 10,013 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Bail Supervision Scheme (BSS) offers courts an alternative option to remanding a young person to detention by providing them the possibility of granting bail with intensive supervision supports. The scheme both reduces the need for remand places and also provides an opportunity to focus on developing successful community resources designed to prevent young people from engaging in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Probation Service delivers restorative justice directly, and through several community-based organisations that receive referrals at specific points in the criminal justice process. I am advised the Probation Service provides funding to five community-based organisations to provide dedicated restorative justice programmes. The funding provided to these organisations in 2024 for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 and 451 together. The Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) are a fundamental support to the operation of the statutory Garda Youth Diversion Programme and provide a vital ingredient in enhancing community policing partnerships. YDPs are community based, multi-agency youth crime prevention initiatives which primarily seek to divert young people who have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on 13 May 2024. Supporting documentation was received in the Dublin Visa Office on 11 June 2024 where it awaits examination and processing. My Departments business target for join family visa applications is 12 months. It must be made clear that these are business targets for the immigration service. The business target...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Guardian Status (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: On 1 April 2025, I secured Government approval for the referral of the Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, and for the formal drafting of a Bill once pre-legislative scrutiny is complete. The General Scheme has been published and is available on Gov.ie: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice/press-releases/minister-...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: In the interest of transparency, information in relation to the allocation of Gardaí by Division, Station and rank, including for each Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), is publicly available and can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-polic e-service-some-facts-and-figures/ The Deputy should access the file...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 465 together. The Legal Aid Board is the statutory, independent body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to persons of modest means, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2021. Section 3(3) of the 1995 Act states that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: My Department aims to process all types of join family visas applications within 12 months. This business target reflects the detailed and often complex assessment that is required to be carried out in relation to applications for family reunification. I can assure the Deputy the majority of join family visas receive a first instance decision within the 12-month business target; in 2024 the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on 09 October 2024. The application and supporting documentation was received in the Tokyo office on 08 November 2024. The application was received in the Dublin Visa Office on 15 November 2024 where it awaits examination and processing. My Departments business target for join family visa applications is 12 months. It must...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: In the time available it has not been possible to compile up-to-date information in the format requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a central priority for myself, my Department and this Government that our immigration laws are robust and enforced. To be granted temporary protection, Ukrainian nationals must meet the criteria set out in the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC). Temporary protection in Ireland applies to the following groups of people who have had to flee Ukraine due to the invasion by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 and 461 together. The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department is responsible for frontline Immigration at Dublin Airport. Other airports and other ports of entry are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). When a non-EEA national presents at border control, an Immigration Officer must determine whether that person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: In a criminal trial, all relevant evidence must be disclosed to the defence. The Supreme Court has held that “the prosecution are under a duty to disclose to the defence any material which may be relevant to the case, which could either help the defence or damage the prosecution, and that if there is such material which is in their possession, they are under a constitutional duty to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can inform the Deputy that the renewal application from the person referred to was refused on 26 February 2025 as their employment permit application has not yet been processed by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It is open to the person concerned to reapply once their new employment permit has issued. All applications for renewals of immigration permissions are being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Community Safety Fund is an important part of my overall objective to build stronger and safer communities. It takes the money seized from criminals and puts it directly back into community safety initiatives. Investing this money back into the community is a tangible way of showing that there can be a direct link between the activities of law enforcement and building stronger, safer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It has not been possible to gather the required information in the available time. I will write to the Deputy when the information is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am committed to combatting all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. 'Zero Tolerance,' the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV), set out an ambitious five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept DSGBV or the attitudes which underpin these crimes. An Garda Síochána and my Department are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am committed to combatting all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. 'Zero Tolerance,' the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV), set out an ambitious five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept DSGBV or the attitudes which underpin these crimes. An Garda Síochána and my Department are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The rate of development in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools is unprecedented. A whole of Government approach is required to address the AI challenges effectively and harness the AI opportunities. My Department has engaged, and continues to engage, with counterparts across other Departments on digital matters, including AI. The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (29 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Offences against the State Acts have served the State well and fulfil a vital role in our criminal justice system. The Government this week noted my acceptance in principle of the recommendations of the majority report of the Independent Review Group and my intention to return to Government with detailed proposals. Accepting the recommendations of the majority report sets a clear...