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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 internal HR management issues. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that 12 Gardaí have resigned in 2023 as of 31 January, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I have been informed by Garda authorities that there are no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: Last November, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and Minister of State for Law Reform James Browne announced the establishment of a new group to implement and co-ordinate supports for the Cherry Orchard community. Brendan Foster, a partner in Grant Thornton, former chair of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the current chair of the Cherry Orchard Development Group, is to head up the new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am however assured that Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I have requested an update on the work of Operation Préachán from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: Tackling drug dealing and associated criminal activity, including by organised crime groups and by members of the public who, through their drug taking fuel this illegal and very harmful trade, is a top priority for An Garda Síochána and the Government. The Government is committed to taking a number of direct actions to tackle this, including by:Increasing the maximum sentence for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are 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. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am however assured that Garda management keeps the distribution...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: At the outset I would like to assure the Deputy that tackling drug dealing and associated criminal activity is a top priority for An Garda Síochána and the Government. An Garda Síochána continues to target those involved in the sale and supply of illegal drugs including through Operation Tara which has a strong focus on tackling street-level dealing. I am advised by Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 to 511, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, I obtained approval from the Government to close the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) to further applications from 15 February 2023. The Immigrant Investor Programme was established over a decade ago during a time of unprecedented economic difficulty to stimulate investment in Ireland that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department did not engage any social media influencers, online personalities, television or radio personalities in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. I have sought the information from the agencies under the remit of my Department, however it has not been possible to collate complete information in the time allowed and I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: The Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill was formally published in January of 2023 and is based on the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) report. As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Commission recommended that Garda staff be recruited directly to An Garda Síochána, rather than the Civil Service. A central tenet of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware property marking is a process where a physical mark is made on a piece of property (eg bike, laptop, plant machinery, etc.) which is etched into the property. It is very difficult to remove and can be repeated a number of times on the one item. The mark is made by a specially-designed machine which embosses the property item with small dots in the pattern of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 25 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 depending on the complexity of the application, whether...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 04 March 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 depending on the complexity of the application, whether it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy, however, this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will respond to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will respond to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: Following Government approval in December last year, my Department has established an Inter-Departmental Working Group to prepare an implementation report for consideration by Government on the introduction of a single permit process for employment permit and immigration permissions, to streamline the processes for non-EEA nationals seeking employment in Ireland. The Inter Departmental...