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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department, with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 to 109, inclusive, together. 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 resources. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 111 together. 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 enforcement of traffic legislation and the recording of traffic offences. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am advised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: 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 members of the Houses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Garda authorities that request from the authorities, including the French authorities, are regularly discussed with An Garda Síochána. Such requests often involve a temporary assignment of a very small number of Gardaí to work in assisting Irish nationals visiting certain tourists areas during the summer, including France. I understand the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be 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 all operational policing matters. As Minister, I play no role in these independent functions. Where it is proposed by the Garda Commissioner to deploy Garda members abroad, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, and will contact him again when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), including all operational policing matters. I am advised by An Garda Síochána that foreign police organisations have been given permission to operate in Ireland only in specific circumstances,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: Tackling domestic violence and supporting vulnerable victims are priorities for Government, for the Department of Justice, and for the Garda Commissioner. It is recognised that, historically, people may not have felt able to come forward to report domestic violence, for fear of retribution or indeed because they did not have confidence that the system would support and protect them. An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware. 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 members...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Counter-Terrorism (31 May 2023)

Helen McEntee: Under the Offences Against the State Act 1939, the State's primary counter-terrorism legislation, there are two means by which an organisation may be proscribed as unlawful for the purposes of that Act. Firstly, an organisation which engages in any of the activities specified in section 18 of the 1939 Act is declared to be an unlawful organisation for the purposes of that Act. No further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (6 Dec 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy may be aware that an all-of-Government implementation plan to progress the recommendations in the Hamilton Review into Economic Crime was published last year. This sets out 22 actions to enhance enforcement and prevention capacity in this area. Five actions have already been completed in full, and a number of others have been significantly advanced. For example: - the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (6 Dec 2022)

Helen McEntee: International standards in respect of anti-money laundering are set and monitored by the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF). FATF is an inter-governmental body with 39 members, including Ireland, and a large number of observers and associate members. Over 200 countries commit to implementing their standards.  As the Deputy will be aware, EU standards generally reflect those of FATF and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (24 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287, 288, 289, 290 and 291 together. As the Deputy will be aware, action 2.5.2 under the Zero Tolerance Strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence commits to a “complete examination of the potential application of an approach on the lines of Operation Encompass in an Irish context”. My Department is engaging with the Departments of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: Stamp 0 permissions are registered for 1 year at first time registration and at each subsequent renewal. In 2021, Stamp 0 renewals accounted for 0.31% of all renewals processed in the state. Extending validity periods of this stamp category would have marginal impact on the processing of renewals across all stamp categories. A Stamp 0 is provided to persons who are - retiring to or live in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: It is not immediately clear from the Deputy’s question as to whether the person concerned holds the status of refugee or that of a discretionary permission to remain in the State, having first been refused international protection. In the event that the person concerned has been declared to be a refugee, then my Department would not require that person to engage with the consular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Grant Payments (24 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that no funding or grants were returned to my Department or unspent by any local authority in the time specified. The Deputy may wish to note that figures for 2022 are not available until end of year financial reports are completed. As the Deputy may be aware, a number of functions in my Department were transferred to the Department of Children, Equality,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (24 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have no role in the making of court orders in relation to family law proceedings. This is a function of the courts, which are, subject to the Constitution and the law, independent in the performance of their functions. Where a party to family law proceedings is dissatisfied with the outcome of the proceedings, it is open to that party to appeal the decision. The purpose of the in-camera...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (24 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, last week I published the first National Family Justice Strategy and secured Government approval for the Family Court Bill 2022, which will be published in the coming days. These initiatives will help reform how our family justice system operates, to make it more efficient, more user-friendly and – where possible – less adversarial, leading to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department, with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers...