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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (6 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Immigration permissions are normally renewed on an annual basis. However, there are a range of permissions that are renewed for 2, 3 or 5 years at a time. Further information is available on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arr ived-in-ireland/long-term-residency/ The operation of permissions, including their length, is kept...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (6 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in March 2022 and 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (6 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department's records confirm that the person referred to by the Deputy has been granted a permission that is considered as reckonable for the purpose of making an application for citizenship. The Immigration permission granted also provides that the holder can work without an employment permit and set up a trade or business in the State for a specified period, subject to condition and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the applications referred to were created on the 6 September 2022. The applications and supporting documentation were received in the New Delhi visa office on 23 September 2022 and the 26 September 2022 where they currently await examination and processing. It is not possible to give a definitive date as to when these applications will be finalised. All...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that there is no current application for citizenship for the person details supplied by the Deputy. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will 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 Síochána, which includes the deployment and rostering of staff. As Minister, I have no role in the management of these functions, nor have I had any engagement with the Garda Associations in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: On the resourcing of An Garda Síochána, it is a matter for the Commissioner as to where they go. My role is to make sure the Commissioner has as many gardaí as possible to be able to allocate into the different regions. We have about 460 that will either come into or leave Templemore this year. With the new recruitment campaign, the intention and the funding that was...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Tá an-bhrón orm ach beidh mé ag caint i mBéarla, if that is okay. I thank Senator Clfford-Lee for raising this important matter today and for giving me the opportunity to provide clarity on some issues. I reassure her that we are on track, progressing and going through the stages. As the Senator has rightly outlined, funding of €100 million was allocated, so we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Once the process continues as I have outlined, which means the design stage is approved and it goes through planning with no complications or issues - obviously we cannot predict how that will go but I assume there will not be any objections - and once the exact costing for this is agreed and it goes to tender, then we will be moving into ground and getting things moving. The year 2026 is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Yes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I may ask for a little more time but I will go through things as quickly as I can. I am pleased to be in the House today to present the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022, which provides for fundamental reform of the judicial appointments process. We have a strong record of judicial excellence and independence. We are well served by the Judiciary and it is important to acknowledge...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am not either.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank all of the Senators present and those who have left for their contributions to this Second Stage debate. The Bill is an important part of my own justice plan, is part of the overall programme for Government and is part of the overall mission to build stronger and safer communities, which includes reform of the courts. It is a key element of the democratic charter of the State....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 275, 276 and 285 together. Security services were provided by the company referenced at what was then known as the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and is now the International Protection Appeals Tribunal which is located at Hanover Street, Dublin 2. Services were provided from 30th May, 2016 to 2nd June, 2017 at a total cost of €60,176.25 (inclusive of 23% VAT).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Given the nature of blended working and the flexibility it provides to staff it is not possible to provide data to the Deputy on the numbers of those working remotely on a part-time or full-time basis in specific locations including Co. Clare. For the Deputy's information, my Department’s Blended Working Policy was launched in May 2022 and the application process for blended...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that healthcare teams are provided in all prisons and have primary responsibility for the provision of a comprehensive healthcare and emergency medical service. Healthcare teams comprise of prison doctors and prison nurses and are supported in most areas by in reach service providers. Healthcare services in prisons aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Change of Status application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Domestic Residence division of my Department continues to be processed. While every effort is made to process applications as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume and complexity of applications. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that decisions regarding the grant or refusal of employment visas are made in a number of Immigration Service Delivery Visa Offices and at Embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs which process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from my Department. Every effort is made to process applications as quickly as possible. Processing times inevitably...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that non-EEA Nationals, whether visa required or not, may visit the State for up to a maximum of 90 days. The 90 day limit is the typical period for a short stay permission within the European Union. The 90 day limit is not arbitrary but is linked with the provisions in the Immigration Act 2004, which requires any persons residing in the State for more than 90 days to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (5 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which is given the force of law in the State by the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967, places on the receiving State a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of a diplomatic mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity. An...