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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: In relation to making a visa application to travel to Ireland, a visa required national that wishes to enter the State and remain for up to 90 days must have a Type C Short Stay Visa. A visa required national that wishes to reside in the State for longer than 90 days must have a Type D Long Stay Visa. Any person that wishes to make a visa application must do so online at: ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I wish to inform the Deputy that a decision in relation to the person's residency in the State will issue to the person concerned by registered post shortly. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of my Department that this application for naturalisation continues to be processed and that correspondence has recently issued to the applicant referred to by the Deputy. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017 introduced two new offences - paying for sexual activity with a prostitute and paying for sexual activity with a trafficked person. It also removed those who offer their services as a prostitute from the existing offences of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution and increased the penalty provided for in section 11 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa applications you refer to were refused. Letters issued to the applicants on 9 September 2022 outline the reasons for these refusals. An appeals process, which is free of charge, is available which allows applicants, in the event of a refusal of the application at first instance, to address the factors...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: When applying for a visa, an applicant must submit their current passport and this must be valid for at least 6 months after the date the applicant plans to leave Ireland. The visa office will also require a photocopy of each page from all previous passports where available. The application will be delayed if the applicant does not provide copies of all previous passports available. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am informed by my officials in the Prison Service that the total number of prisoners in custody on Monday 24th October, 2022 was 4,266 compared with a bed capacity of 4,471. This represents an occupancy level of 96%. As the Deputy will be aware the Government has made available significant capital funding to the Irish Prison Service in order to enhance the existing prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of Garda resources between the various Garda Divisions. As Minister I have no role in this matter. I can assure the Deputy however that the Government is committed to ensuring An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs. The tables...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, however, the 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: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information required from An Garda Síochána, and will revert to the Deputy when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information required from An Garda Síochána, and will revert to the Deputy when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 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 purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I can however assure the Deputy that the Government is committed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I understand that Parliamentary Question No. 1442 of 8 September 2022 asks when the next recruitment campaign for the Garda band will commence. As the Deputy is aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including all matters relating to the Garda Band. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I understand that no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Since 1st January 2018, my Department has had direct responsibility for providing financial and administrative support to the Dublin District Coroner’s Office. The Coroner Service comprises the network of coroners located in districts throughout the country. As I am sure the Deputy is aware, coroners are independent statutory officers exercising quasi-judicial functions, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 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 purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I can however assure the Deputy that the Government is committed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised that a new Garda Capital Works Building Plan has been the subject of extensive collaboration between OPW and An Garda Síochána and it is expected that it will be finalised shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Human trafficking is an exploitive crime that preys on the vulnerable and I have been clear that there is no place for it in our society. Significant progress was made in the past 12 months in relation to a number of initiatives, particularly in relation to the revised National Referral Mechanism (NRM), and the development of a new Action Plan on Human Trafficking, which I expect to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-EEA family members or dependents of UK nationals continue to hold the same residence rights to live, work or study in Ireland, if they resided here at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. Non-EEA family members or dependents of UK nationals were required to exchange their valid Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card for a new one stating that they benefit from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 8 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....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: An application for the person referred to by the Deputy has been received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions division of my Department and a decision will issue shortly. 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...