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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, the Private Security Authority, an independent body under the aegis of my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for licensing and regulating the private security industry in Ireland.   The Private Security Services (Amendment) Act 2021, the most recent primary legislation relating to the private security industry, was signed into law by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, the Private Security Authority (PSA), an independent body under the aegis of my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for licensing and regulating the private security industry in Ireland.  The PSA regulates both contractors and employees across a range of sectors in the security industry. I am informed by the PSA that at the end of March 2023...

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

Simon Harris: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. The Courts Service Act 1998 sets out the nature of the relationship between the Courts Service and the County Registrar. The post of County Registrar is a statutory officer appointed by the Government, with a number of...

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).   Persons who wish to enter the State under visitor conditions may be granted permission for a maximum period of up to 90 days on any one visit. Under the...

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

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended). This includes the allocation of resources and deployment of Garda members throughout the State. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. However, I am informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Paramilitary Groups (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will appreciate that the dissident paramilitary groups which continue in their efforts to undermine peace on our island will, by their very nature,  operate behind a veil of secrecy and it is therefore not possible to provide an accurate estimate of their wealth at any time.  It is however long recognised that there are inextricable links between organised crime and...

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 and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria for naturalisation can only be...

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

Simon Harris: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that, as provided for in legislation and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform circulars, abatement shall apply where a public service pensioner is re-appointed to the public service.   Abatement ensures that the pension(s) which the public service pensioner, including retired prison officers, receives, when combined with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 980, 987 and 988 together. As the Deputy will be aware, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: I can advise the Deputy that Ireland is not a member of Frontex.   As an EU Member State, Ireland is invited to participate at the Frontex Management Board in a non-voting capacity and can, should it wish to do so, seek to participate in certain training and joint operations co-ordinated by Frontex on behalf of EU Member States. Ireland is a member of Europol, the European Union...

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...