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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the naturalisation application from the person referred to was approved by my Department, and a certificate of naturalisation issued to the applicant on 8 March 2022. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: , which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the naturalisation application from the person referred to has been approved by my Department. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. Officials in Citizenship Division have advised that they have not requested a copy of the passport of the person concerned. They have, however, requested an updated email address, so that the person cited can commence eVetting. The applicant should contact Citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: The persons referred to by the Deputy both held a Stamp 4 immigration permission, which expired on 20 July 2023 and 25 July 2023 respectively. Online registration renewal applications were submitted on 15 July 2023. Further documentation was requested from the persons concerned. However, the renewal has remained pending as no further documentation was provided. Registration Office...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: Immigration officials of my Department have checked their records and have advised that they cannot locate any application for the person referred to by the Deputy. If the Deputy can provide any additional information, I will arrange for a further response to issue to the Deputy. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the amendments are grouped, I have a more general response. Amendment No. 50 relates to section 72. It sets out the standard terms under which the Commissioner is required to appear before the committees. Amendment No. 51 is similar and sets out the terms under which the Commissioner is required to appear before a committee other than the public accounts committee. Amendment No. 66...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: This amendment concerns section 75 of Bill, which sets out the functions of the audit committee of the proposed new Garda board. Its purpose is to align the provisions in subsections (1)(c) and (2)(b) with those in subsection (1)(a) with regard to what matters the audit committee will provide advice on. As currently drafted, the committee will advise the Garda Commissioner on governance and...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senator. I do not accept amendment No. 54 because the number and nature of something is inherent to statistics and statistical information. I do not want to duplicate what is already encompassed within the term in this Bill. It is the case that the number and nature of offences will be taken on board and captured. On amendment No. 55, the general terms used in this provision...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senator for outlining the proposed amendment. The objective is to expand the code of conduct - to not just look at the code of conduct but at what happens if somebody breaches it. I understand the reasoning behind it. However, it would be better for it to be taken into consideration as part of the regulations specific to what happens next. Section 257 provides for the making...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: I agree with what the Senator is trying to achieve here but it is covered in what we already have. Subsection (3) provides for actions by the appointed person, that is, the person who has been appointed to undertake the special inquiry. Where there has been an inexcusable delay or some sort of delay on the part of the person who is supposed to comply with the direction, the appointed person...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: Section 101 provides that the Garda Commissioner is liable to an action for damages in respect of damage resulting from an actionable wrong committed by a member of An Garda Síochána acting in the course of performing the member's functions. It restates section 48 of the 2005 Act, subject to amendment, to substitute the Garda Commissioner for the State. The section confirms the...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: If someone is on the way from a station to respond to a burglary, that occurs in the course of his or her duties or as part of the Garda function. That is not the case where the garda is not working or on the roster and takes a Garda car and something happens. Where it is within the remit of An Garda Síochána, the Garda Commissioner has a role. However, if a member heads off...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: That is only where the member is not working. If a member is in a Garda car but not working, the liability lies with the individual member, but if the garda is working and in a Garda car, whether driving to an event-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: Yes, absolutely. The liability falls under the Commissioner.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: This section is very much connected with the following sections in which provision is made for the membership and overall role of the community safety partnerships. The purpose of this section is to set out what is meant by public service bodies. They include An Garda Síochána, local authorities, the Probation Service, the HSE and Tusla. There is nothing in the later sections to...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: While the regulations are not finalised, what is being worked through at the moment is a proposal that there would be 30 members of each community safety partnership, 20 of whom would be from specific designated bodies, including elected members of the local authority, the HSE, Tusla, An Garda Síochána and the local authorities themselves. There will also be a representative from...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: I could propose that I come back on this. I know I cannot come back specific to today, but this will relate to the regulations. There is nothing in the next section, section 104, to prevent me from adding this to the list of public service bodies for the purpose of section 3 in setting out the regulations. While the intention is not specifically to name drug and alcohol task forces as one...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: It will be.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: It will be but it will not be specific because every county has different organisations and different groups. We could not list them and say, "X organisation must be on all them." There might not be such an organisation in every county. It is a membership of 30 and at least five of those will be designated for community alone, so-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: It is for the purpose of this section only and just to name the statutory organisations. We refer to partnerships in the next section.