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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The immigration permission for the person referred to by the Deputy has expired. If a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission I encourage them to contact the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) or their local immigration office and to take all appropriate steps to regularise their status. Any application submitted should explain their current...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (15 Feb 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 all operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no role in how An Garda Síochána investigates any criminal activity or collects evidence. I am informed by Garda...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The amendment tabled by Deputies Daly and Ward seeks to commit the Government to bring forward legislation to reform the Coroners Acts having regard to recommendations in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice report on the examination of the operation of the Coroner Service published in February 2023. I express my appreciation for the recommendations made by the committee. I do not...

Transfer of Passenger Name Record Data: Motions (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Transfer of Passenger Name Record Data: Motions (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Transfer of Passenger Name Record Data: Motions (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank colleagues for their support for all three motions. It is desirable that we would avail of the opt-in, that we would do so within the time period and that we would send a very strong signal that we want to participate and share this information with the three countries we have mentioned, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. In recent years, we have done everything we can to opt into...

Transfer of Passenger Name Record Data: Motions (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: Yes. My sincere apologies.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to be here today to speak on Second Stage of the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024. As the Senators have set out, this is a short Bill that seeks to amend section 33 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 to make provision for an indictable offence under that section. It will make the breach of an order a hybrid offence which could be triable either summarily or on indictment,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, which is on all our minds at the moment. I will start with a positive: all communities across the country have been extremely welcoming and supportive of the large number of people who have come to this country seeking protection and shelter. That will continue. While people have a right to protest, which we should always protect, people do...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: While I cannot speak for the Commissioner, I know that he was referring in his statements to the fact that we cannot link every attack to the same group of people or individuals. There was an incident recently when a vacant building that had nothing to do with any type of accommodation for anyone was set alight. We are talking about acts of criminality. The individuals are criminals, not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol intends to modernise our existing licensing laws in line with the expectations and needs of today’s society, and to encourage the development of a modern and diverse night-time economy. The proposed legislation endeavours to strike a balance between maintaining strict controls and safeguards in relation to the sale of alcohol, while providing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. This application was received by my Department on 8 August 2023. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to say that the next Citizenship Ceremonies will take place on Monday 26 February 2024 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Invitations to successful applicants will be begin to issue shortly. Information on Citizenship Ceremonies is available on my Department’s website here: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/citizenship- ceremonies/. All invitees attending...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Feb 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: Referendum Campaigns (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: In general, it is the role of the Electoral Commission, which is independent, to prepare impartial and unbiased information about the proposals in the upcoming referenda on Article 41.1.1 and Articles 42.2.1 and 42.2.2 of the Constitution and make that information available to the public. The Department of the Taoiseach has issued guidance to all Departments on the implications of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware as Minister for Justice, I have no role in the exercise of Probate functions. The Probate Office is an office of the High Court, and management of the courts is the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. Probate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024 is an urgent measure intended to ensure continuity of Coroner service in the Dublin district. More broadly, I am committed to bringing proposals to Government in relation to overall reform of the coroner service later this year. Section 2 of the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024 provides that the Minister for Justice, with the consent of the Minister for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: It is about 34%.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (13 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: Under Zero Tolerance - Ireland's Third National Strategy on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, action 2.5.2 commits to a “complete examination of the potential application of an approach on the lines of Operation Encompass in an Irish context”. I can advise the Deputy that my Department has engaged with the Department of Education, the Department of Children, Equality,...