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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy 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 privilege and an honour which confers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. I have been informed by An Garda Síochána that there is currently a 12-week waiting time for customers seeking an appointment at Henry Street Immigration Office. There continues to be significant pressure on immigration services in the Limerick Division, as reflected in the table below. Registration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As provided for in the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021 - 2030, the new Cork County Garda Divisional Headquarters in Macroom, Co. Cork and the new Garda Station in Clonmel are to be built as part of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) along with the Family Law Court in Hammond Lane, Dublin 7. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: The Legal Aid Board is the statutory body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to persons of modest means in the State, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 to 2021. Section 3(3) of the Act provides that the Board shall, subject to the provisions of the Act, be independent in the exercise of its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána and will contact the Deputy again when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Defibrillators Provision (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy. Regrettably this information was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy again once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will recall, I sought the information requested from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact the Deputy again once the information was to hand. In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána and I have no direct role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy. Regrettably this information was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy again once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes the management of the Garda Fleet. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government 2020 contains a broad range of policies and proposals that represent a coherent approach to enhancing and sustaining a more just and safe society, with a specific commitment to review policy options for prison and penal reform. In respect of delivering on this commitment, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government commits in the Programme for Government to reviewing the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 and to broaden the range of convictions that are considered spent. As part of this review process, a public consultation on spent convictions was launched in October 2020. Bespoke research on the approach to spent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) are community-based, multi-agency crime prevention initiatives which seek to divert young people who have become involved in crime or anti-social behaviour, and to support wider preventative work in the community and with families at risk. YDPs act as a vital support to the statutory Garda Youth Diversion Programme and have a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parole Boards (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy may be aware, the Parole Board was established as a statutory body under the Parole Act 2019 on 31 July 2021, replacing the former Interim Board which had been in place since 2001. At present, the provisions of the Parole Act 2019 apply to those serving a sentence of imprisonment for life. To date, no regulations have been made pursuant to s. 24(3) of the Parole Act 2019 to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: Immigration officials conduct passport checks on arrival to ensure passengers are properly documented in accordance with Section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004. Valid travel documentation is required by carriers for boarding a flight to Ireland. However, some passengers are arriving at passport control without documents. My Department’s Border Management Unit and the GNIB are working...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I thank the members of the committee and appreciate them giving me this time today. I have circulated my script so I will be quite brief in order to engage. I am seeking the committee's approval for the Revised Estimates for the Justice Vote group to provide for much-needed investment across our sector. The Estimates provide for a gross expenditure of over €3.4 billion across the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: I definitely will not comment on that. I thank colleagues for the questions. Deputies Kenny, Ó Ríordáin, Smyth and Farrell raised the issue of Garda numbers and recruitment. Recruitment and the growth of numbers in An Garda Síochána is a top priority for the Government, the Department of Justice, and the Garda Commissioner. As recently as Friday, I met the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: Will the Deputy remind me of the specific station?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: While it is an operational matter, that is not to say a Member of Dáil Éireann should not be able to get information about that. I see it on a pipeline of projects and I see funding allocated against it. Perhaps I can get a detailed note for the Deputy on timelines.