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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, Justice Plan 2022 commits to the publication of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill, previously called the Digital Recordings Bill. This important legislation will make provision for Garda powers to use modern digital technology including body worn cameras, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and CCTV, with a view to enactment by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: To deliver a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland, we must have a system that has all the necessary tools to ensure protection for all. The Programme for Government contains a broad range of policies and proposals that represent a coherent approach to enhancing and sustaining a more just and safe society. This includes a commitment to clarify and strengthen contempt of court sanctions for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As you may be aware, in February, Ministers O’Gorman and I welcomed the publication of the Tusla review of accommodation services for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. The review identifies priority areas where there is greatest urgency in achieving safe accommodation for victims of domestic violence and we will use the findings of this review as one of the ways...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 590 and 591 together. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including Garda training. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. The tables below, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, show the number of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Unfortunately this was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of Garda business under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended). The Commissioner is also responsible for the maintenance of Garda discipline under the Garda Discipline Regulations. As Minister, I play no role in internal discipline matters within An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: A person arriving in the State can seek to apply for international protection at a port of entry or at the offices of the International Protection Office (IPO). The immigration officer at the port of entry or the international protection officer at the IPO will refer a person to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, if they present with a date of birth which would make them under 18 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities.  Unfortunately this was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is received. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 597 together. The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated and verified and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.  

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the Performance Management and Development System implemented by the Irish Prison Service is the centrally agreed system for the Civil Service. The data on compliance from the Irish Prison Service evaluations under the Civil Service Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) is available on the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Irish Prison Service, however, the information was not available within the time permitted. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, last year I established an expert group to carry out an independent review of the Offences Against the State Acts. The Review Group is chaired by Mr Justice Michael Peart, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, and is tasked with examining all aspects of the Offences Against the State Acts having regard to the current threat posed by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Jury Service (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Jury Service (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together. Improving access to justice and modernisation of the courts system, including jury reform, is one of the overarching strategic goals of my Department over the next three years, and is a priority objective of my Justice Plan 2022. The Courts Service has already embarked on multi-year programme of modernisation to enhance the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 605 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the Garda estate. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The Deputy will also be aware that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Undefined (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I would like to again extend my deepest sympathies to all those impacted by this tragic event in Hartstown, and in particular to the Nkencho family. As the Deputy will be aware, the shooting of Mr George Nkencho is being fully investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which is the independent statutory body established to investigate such incidents. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2022 of over €2 billion. As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The issue of drug use continues to be a major challenge facing prisons systems across the globe.  Large proportions of the people who enter the criminal justice system and prison have a history of drug use. A 2014 study for the World Health Organisation estimated that half the prison population of the EU had a history of drug use and many of these people continue to use drugs while they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Irish Prison Service, however, 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: Human Rights (31 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Ireland has already signed and ratified the UN Convention Against Torture and has also signed, but is yet to ratify, the Optional Protocol to this Convention (OPCAT). As the Deputy is aware, Ireland’s commitment to ratifying the OPCAT is set out in the Programme for Government. The Protocol provides for the establishment of bodies known as National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM)...