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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused on 05 October 2022. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant at that time.  To date no appeal of this decision has been received by the Visa Office. An appeal must be submitted within 2 months of the date on the letter of refusal. All visa applicants are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: 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 establishment of any operational policing units within the Gardaí. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I want to say at the outset that acts of violence...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 837, 838 and 852 together. I can confirm that my Department and the bodies, agencies and offices under its aegis have reviewed their portfolio of buildings. Details in relation to all unoccupied buildings have been provided to the Department of Housing in relation to Ukraine and to the Department of the Taoiseach and the Land Development Agency in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I receive regular updates on crime rates from the Commissioner. However, as the Deputy will also be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is Ireland's national statistical office and is the body with responsibility for publishing all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought information from the Garda authorities in order to answer the Deputy's question, however this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy again when the information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that an application for a Stamp 4 permission from the person referred to by the Deputy was approved on 26 May 2022 and is valid until 26 May 2023. An IRP card was issued to the address on file for the applicant. Their new address, as provided by the Deputy, has now been recorded and a new IRP card has been issued. The person concerned can expect to receive their new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Director of Public Prosecutions is the agency responsible for the prosecution of crime in Ireland. As Minister for Justice, I have no role in such matters. As the Deputy will also be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As committed to in my Justice Plan 2022, I recently announced a comprehensive review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme, for the first time in its more than 40-year history. The scheme provides legal aid and advice to people of limited means in civil disputes, including in family law. The Review Group is being chaired by a former Chief Justice, with expert membership drawn from those who work...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (8 Nov 2022)

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: Asylum Seekers (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The information sought by the Deputy with regard to the breakdown of cases by gender and age (whether the person is an adult or a minor) can be found in the attached tables. This is based on the age of the applicant at the reference period sought.  As the Deputy will appreciate, the State has a duty to protect its borders and to ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The implementation of Zero Tolerance, our third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, has been a priority for me since it was published earlier this year.  It is an ambitious five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept DSGBV or the attitudes which underpin it. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, management of the courts, including 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.  As Minister, I have no role in these matters, it is the function of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (8 Nov 2022)

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: Swimming Pools (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the management and administration of Garda business is under the remit of the Garda Commissioner under the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended). The Commissioner is also the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote under Section 43 of the Act and is duly responsible for the economy and the efficiency of the Garda Síochána in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 permission, which expires on 26 February 2023. It is open to the person concerned to contact the Registration Office of my Department before the expiration of their immigration permission in order to renew their permission. Since 20 July 2020 all renewals for the Dublin area are being processed online at: inisonline.jahs.ie ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: Officials working in the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) Unit of my Department have reviewed the applications of the persons concerned and have confirmed that the decisions as issued were correct. However I can confirm, that new applications from the person's details supplied have been received by my Department and are being processed in line with the schemes published criteria. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 07 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: Immigration Status (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. The Deputy will appreciate that the processing of these registrations is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána.  In December 2021, I announced that customers renewing their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 permission, which expires on 20 July 2025. On 17 December 2021, I announced the final temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions to 31 May 2022. This extension applied to permissions that were due to expire between 15 January 2022 and 31 May 2022, and included permissions that had already been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Prison Service has continued to unwind Covid-19 restrictions throughout 2022, with most restrictions lifted at this stage and normal service provision in operation across the Prison Estate subject to available resources.  The Irish Prison Service is currently working towards the resumption of weekly physical visits on a trial basis by the end...