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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: Receivership is dealt with under the Companies Act 2014, which falls under the remit of Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Legislation in the area of receivership is outside the remit of my Department and therefore I have no function in this matter. To be of assistance, I have sought the information from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment which I have sent to your...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Daylight Savings Time (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: Since 2001, summer time arrangements in the EU have been governed by EU Directive 2000/84/EC which sets out the obligation on all Member States to switch to summer time on the last Sunday of March and to switch back to their standard time (winter time) on the last Sunday of October. Following a resolution of the European Parliament in 2018, the European Commission proposed a change to this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of the Child (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 837 to 839, inclusive, together. The Government is firmly committed to ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023, which I published in July, will remove the final...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials in the Irish Prison Service have advised me that unfortunately it is not possible to retrieve the information sought as the systems used to record financial data do not include a search facility to allow the selection of a category of payees. Therefore, it would involve significant engagement and the manual examination of a considerable amount...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate complete information as requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that the number of WTE probation officers, by grade, employed by my Department in the years of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, is set out in the table below: Year Probation Officers Senior Probation Officers Assistant Principal Probation Officer Total 2020 (1 Jan – 31 Dec) 232 48 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate complete information as requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of my Department that correspondence issued to the applicant on 28 September 2023 confirming registration of their application and providing the Citizenship application reference number. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Service provides a health care service for prisoners with addictions in a structured, safe and professional way in line with international best practice. The Irish Prison Service continues to be committed to, and involved with, the National Drugs Strategy in partnership with community colleagues and organisations. It is the policy of the Irish Prison Service that, where a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that preventing the incursion of contraband items into prisons remains a major challenge. Irish Prison Service staff work tirelessly to take steps to reduce the flow of illicit substances into our prisons. Security measures to deter the introduction of dangerous contraband into prisons include: the installation of nets over exercise yards, vigilant observation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that preventing the incursion of contraband items into prisons remains a major challenge. Irish Prison Service staff work tirelessly to take steps to reduce the flow of substances of abuse into our prisons. Security measures to deter the obtrusion of dangerous contraband into prisons include: the installation of nets over exercise yards, vigilant observation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 849 and 850 together. I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Unfortunately it was not possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate complete information as requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy can appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes the training of Garda members and recruits. As Minister, I have no role in this matter. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that, currently, only Level 1 training is provided to trainees. As such, there have been zero Rescue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by Citizenship Division of the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) that the decision remains as stated in a letter dated 21 June 2021. There is no time limit within which an unsuccessful applicant can make a new naturalisation application, nor is there any limit on the number of applications made. Applicants are advised that in making any new application they should bear in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the Parole Board was established as a statutory body under the Parole Act 2019 on 31 July 2021, replacing the non-statutory Interim Parole Board which had been in place since 2001. At present, the provisions of the Parole Act 2019 apply to those serving a sentence of imprisonment for life. Section 24(3) of the Parole Act 2019 provides that the Minister may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Addiction Treatment Services (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Service provides a health care service for people with addictions on a structured, safe and professional basis in line with international best practice. The Irish Prison Service continues to be committed to, and involved with, the National Drugs Strategy in partnership with community colleagues and organisations. The recommendations of the Citizens Assembly on Drugs have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate complete information as requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of my Department that the Certificate of Naturalisation was issued to the address as provided by the applicant on the Form 6 they signed on the date of ceremony. As the applicant is no longer at that address it should therefore be returned undelivered by An Post, at which point Citizenship Division will re-issue the certificate to the new address provided.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 858 and 886 together. I am pleased to say that the next Citizenship Ceremonies will take place on 18 and 19 December 2023 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD). Seven Citizenship Ceremonies will be held across both of these dates. Invitations to successful applicants will be begin to issue shortly. Information on Citizenship Ceremonies is available on my...