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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 537, 540 and 541 together. A review of the Atypical Working Scheme for non-EEA fishers was recently carried out by officials from my Department, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. As part of its work, the Review Group consulted with various stakeholders involved in the scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that since 2011, a total of 13,151 deportation orders have been made by my Department under Section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). When issued with a deportation order, the person concerned is required to remove themselves from the State. Many people comply with this and leave the country, without notifying the immigration authorities that they have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Under Budget 2023 I have secured an extra €9m, which represents a 22pc increase, for combatting domestic, sexual and gender based violence. This record level of funding will also support the implementation of Zero Tolerance, our Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, which I launched in June. This additional €9 million includes increased funding...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Irish Prison Service but 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: Prison Service (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 543 and 544 together. I can advise the Deputy that Section 17(3) of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914, commonly known as the consolidated committal order, determines the prison to which a prisoner can be committed. This order currently determines that only male persons committed to prison on remand, pending trial or sentence by the Special Criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 545 and 546 together. As the Deputy will be aware the Irish Prison Service has set out ambitious plans to modernise the prison estate in successive Strategic Plans. The Government has provided significant capital funding to the Irish Prison Service in order to enhance the existing prison infrastructure, eliminate the practice known as slopping out and to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy. Regretfully, this information was not available in time but I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Funding (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that none of the capital works projects funded by my Department received EU funding in the years specified.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy. Regretfully, this information was not available in time but I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 16 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: An Garda Síochána (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy. Regretfully, this was not available in time but I will write to the Deputy again once the information is at hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Judicial Planning Working Group, was established in April 2021 in line with commitments in the Programme for Government and the Justice Plan 2021 to “Establish a working group to consider the number of and type of judges required to ensure the efficient administration of justice over the next five years”. To help inform the work of this Group, the OECD have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of Way (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: Public rights of way do not fall within my remit as Minister for Justice. In the main, they fall under the remit of local authorities. Under the Roads Act 1993, it is the responsibility of local authorities to protect the public's right to access public rights of way in each local authority area. As regards the private rights of way that are known as prescriptive rights of way - the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 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 decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. The Government is committed to ensuring that An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the development and implementation of road traffic legislation and policy, including the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, and the promotion and advancement of road safety, falls within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport. An Garda Síochána plays a vital role in enforcing road traffic law and in making our roads safer for all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (4 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: The requirement for a re-entry visa for children under 16 remains suspended until further notice. The suspension of the re-entry visa requirement for children under 16 was introduced to minimise or avoid potential disruption to customers and their travel plans should any delays in processing occur. Children under 16 who are currently residing in the State and who following a trip abroad wish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that my officials have conducted a search of the AVATS visa application system for records of any visa applications associated with the passport numbers provided.   An employment visa application was created, using the first passport number, on the 20 August 2022. Supporting documentation was received on the 8 of September 2022 and the application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 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, this includes the allocation of resources and personnel. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the total number of Gardaí as of 31 August 2022 was 14,283. The table...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Budget allocation for 2023, announced earlier this week, increases funding to An Garda Síochána by over €78 million, bringing the total allocation for next year to €2.14 billion. This unprecedented amount will fund the recruitment of up to 1,000 new Garda recruits as well as over 400 Garda staff. I am informed by the Garda authorities that at the end of August this...