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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A spent conviction, sometimes referred to as an expungement, is a conviction that, when it meets certain criteria, does not legally have to be disclosed in certain circumstances, e.g. when a person is seeking employment, returning to education or to be Garda vetted. This does not equate to a situation where the criminal record is “wiped clean”. The record of the spent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 581 and 582 together. Based on legal advice received by the Department from the Office of the Attorney General, it is not proposed to publish, at this time, a three day monitoring report or a section 31(2) report received from the Inspector of Prisons in relation to the Dóchas Centre in August 2021 and February 2022 respectively. The Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a designated Access Officer as required by Section 26 (2) of the Disability Act 2005. Details for the Access Officer, including contact information, are published on the Department's page of the gov.ie website at this link: gov.ie - Access Officer (www.gov.ie) Visitors to my Department's offices who request accessibility assistance can make contact with the Access Officer...

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

Heather Humphreys: I condemn, in the strongest possible way, any attacks made on members of An Garda Síochána and other front-line services. We are all immensely grateful to members of our police service for their outstanding dedication and commitment to serving the public and for the important role that they play in our society. Attacks on members of An Garda Síochána not only injure the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: 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: Immigration Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The General Scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants closed on 31 July 2022. This once in a generation scheme was designed to give long-term undocumented people without a current permission to remain in the State, the chance to regularise their status, access the labour market and begin their path to citizenship. My Department recorded 6,548 applications in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware, particularly in the current economic climate, of the financial pressures that non-EEA nationals in the State are under. The standard fee of €300 payable by an applicant is designed to reflect the effort and cost involved in processing registrations and the cost of issuing an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card. The Registration Office of my Department also provides an online...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy, there has been no change in the application process in relation to family members of Irish nationals living in Russia, that would like to join their family here. Individuals who are from a country that are visa-required to travel to Ireland will still need to apply for a visa to travel to the State. It remains the case that Russian nationals are visa required and must...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: One of the overarching goals of the Zero Tolerance policy to address Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence is to ensure that everyone who needs a refuge space will get one, and I am committed to working with my Government colleagues and those working in the sector to achieve this. In line with the priority which this government is attaching to tackling domestic, sexual and gender based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: One of the overarching goals of the Zero Tolerance policy to address Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence is to ensure that everyone who needs a refuge space will get one, and I am committed to working with my Government colleagues and those working in the sector to achieve this. In line with the priority which this government is attaching to tackling domestic, sexual and gender based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: To date, the Single Process Committee has considered the following number of reports: - 3 x applications referred to SPC (2 of which have been reviewed with a report submitted to me and 1 application is currently pending). - 4 x applications were submitted to SPC but have subsequently been withdrawn. Given the small number of cases and in order to protect the identity of the individuals...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 to 595, inclusive, together. When applying for any type of visa, including Type "C" Performance Visas, an applicant must submit their current passport, which must be valid for at least 6 months after the date the applicant plans to leave Ireland. The applicant must also submit a photocopy of each page from all previous passports where available. As part...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland has become a more diverse and welcoming country in recent decades. I strongly condemn the actions of the small minority of people who subject others to abuse or attack resulting from their own prejudice. These types of attacks cannot, and will not, be tolerated. Minister McEntee recently published a Bill to update laws criminalising hate speech and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that the correspondence referred to has been responded to.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: On 25 February, I announced the immediate lifting of visa requirements for Ukrainian nationals. Any Ukrainian national in Ireland that wishes to leave and return to this jurisdiction may do so without the need to obtain a visa. If the person referenced has applied for and been granted Temporary Protection in this State then they should be in procession of a letter confirming same and should...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: It is important to note that cleaning and security services provided to my Department are charged for on an hourly basis. It is therefore not possible to outline the number of operatives assigned to a site, as this is a matter for the service providers and will vary, depending on the hours required. The table below outlines the weekly number of hours provided for cleaning services by company...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will appreciate that it is not the practice to comment on the details of protection arrangements for office holders. I can confirm to the Deputy that the circumstances outlined in the Deputy’s question have not arisen in my Department. I am not in a position to respond in relation to the status of employees in other Government Departments.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Land Issues (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am delighted to say that yesterday I launched Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors, the new National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027, which was an action under Our Rural Future. This Strategy was developed in collaboration with Comhairle na Tuaithe and is collaborative cross-Government, stakeholder-led strategy. It reflects the views of stakeholders, the public and the whole of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Fishing Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as trails, walkways, cycleways, blueways and bridleways in rural areas. Under the 2020 Scheme, Inland Fisheries Ireland was awarded funding of €500,000 for four outdoor recreational project initiatives to help improve existing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: This year's CLÁR programme was launched in February with a total budget of €7 million. This represents an increase of €1.5 million on the budget for the 2021 CLÁR programme. The measures funded under CLÁR 2022 were: - Measure 1: Developing Community Facilities and Amenities - Measure 2: Mobility, Cancer Care and Community First Responders Transport -...