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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 17 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. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: Statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to identify applicants for a certificate of naturalisation by Irish association as required by the Deputy, however, I am informed by my officials that there are currently 311 Irish association cases under active consideration. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The core mission of my Department is to work for a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland as set out in our Statement of Strategy 2021-2023. Blended Working is a key part of our vision to build a more dynamic, agile and responsive organisation by supporting new ways of working, in terms of where, when and how we work, while sustaining strong standards of performance and high levels of productivity....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: 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. 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 independent functions. I am assured, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (14 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, including operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no direct role. The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of bench warrants outstanding in the Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy may wish to note that ‘Prison Nurses’ have been employed by the Irish Prison Service since 2012, following the restructuring of nursing in the Irish Prison Service as a result of the Haddington Road Agreement. Prior to 2012, the Irish Prison Service employed the grade of ‘Nurse Officer’. The information requested by the Deputy, for both Prison Nurses and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 11 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. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that the information relating to the number of prisoners who died in the State in each of the last ten years and to date in 2022 is provided in the tables below. As previously advised, the Irish Prison Service does not record the cause of death where the death occurred while the prisoner was outside the prison either on temporary release, renewable temporary release,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to ‘recognise the domestic and international importance of data protection in Ireland’ and states that the Government ‘will ensure that Ireland delivers on its responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation’. In line with this commitment, on 27 July, I announced that the Government had approved commencement of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to ‘recognise the domestic and international importance of data protection in Ireland’ and states that the Government ‘will ensure that Ireland delivers on its responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation’. The Government is very conscious of the commitment to deliver effective data protection regulation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2023 (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Government's budgetary strategy has been outlined in the Summer Economic Statement, which is published on gov.ie, and all matters in relation to additional funding proposals are being considered within the parameters set out. The budgetary process is currently underway and Estimates for all votes will be published on Budget Day.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The rules applying to beneficiaries of critical skills and general work permit holders is determined by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and at present I am not aware of any plans by that Department to amend the rules attaching to those granted a general employment permit. As the Deputy will be aware, a spouse/de facto partner of a critical skills employment permit holder...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that on 22 April 2022, I announced the extension of the 5-year multi entry short-stay visa option to all visa-required countries. The availability of 5-year multi entry short stay visas to eligible applicants from all visa required countries is a very positive measure. It will enable people who visit Ireland regularly, for business or family reasons in particular,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The applications for naturalisation from the people referred to by the Deputy, continue to be processed by my Department with a view to establishing whether the applicants meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 16 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. Each application received is assessed individually in accordance with the published criteria, available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, an independent study has been commissioned by the Department into familicide and domestic homicide reviews. This independent research, initially led by Norah Gibbons until her untimely passing in 2020, has involved consultations with a wide range of stakeholders including family members of victims, State agencies and non-governmental organisations, with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: An application for a Irish Citizen Child (ICCA) was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 16 November 2020 and continues to be processed. My Department endeavours to process all applications as quickly as possible, however, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hands, individual circumstances, the complexity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 to 449, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) was established as a cross Departmental response to address the matter of non-EEA workers on certain categories of vessels in the Irish fishing fleet, who are not currently eligible for an employment permit under the system operated by the Department of Enterprise, Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 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, including operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no direct role. The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of Gardaí recorded as sustaining an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy created on-line Employment visa application on 3 June 2022. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were applied on 25 August 2022 in the Manila visa office. The application is currently awaiting comprehensive examination but the vast majority of applications of this nature are currently processed within 8 weeks. The processing times for visa...