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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial System (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the restricting of a person’s liberty is a serious issue, given the Constitutional presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. While the State’s bail laws do provide for the refusal of bail in certain circumstances, the presiding judge is entirely independent in the exercise of their judicial functions and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport. Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an Immigration Officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted entry to the State. An Immigration Officer will have regard to the following matters in making a decision on whether to grant entry to the state...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the Probate Office is an office of the High Court. Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in its functions. Probate functions are also carried out by County Registrars at District Probate Registries in 14 provincial court offices, who are also independent in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to ensuring that there is strong, visible policing in local communities. The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of in excess of €2 billion in Budget 2022. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 528 and 555 together. I acknowledge the concerns raised regarding the law governing the selection of jurors for the Stardust Inquests and the appropriate supports that may need to be put in place should the inquests extend over a period of months.   I made a commitment to consider if legislative amendments might be appropriate in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy currently holds a Stamp 2 immigration permission. The application number supplied by the Deputy relates to an extension of student conditions requested over a year ago. That application was subsequently approved and the person's student permission was extended to 31 May 2022. The conditions of the extension were outlined in a letter from my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am conscious of the distress caused to the Tuohey family as they await the conclusion of the Inquiry relating to the investigations into the death of Shane. As the Deputy may be aware, retired District Court Judge, Michael Coghlan was appointed on 11 January 2022 to complete the work of the Inquiry. While the Inquiry remains independent of me as Minister, I have assured Judge...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, continues to be processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, and 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 certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As of 23 May 2022, my Department has received 4,703 applications in respect of 5,943 applicants to the scheme for the Regularisation of Long-Term Undocumented Migrants. At the outset, my Department committed to making the online application process as simple and as straightforward as possible.  As a result of this, permission letters have been arriving in homes across the country...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The persons referred to by the Deputy created online Short Stay 'C' visa applications on 23 February 2022. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were received on 13 March 2022. These visa applications were received in my Department's Dublin Visa Office for further processing on 11 April 2022. Processing of these applications is ongoing at present.  As each application is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that the current total capacity of Irish Prisons is 4,375.  On the 16 May 2022, there was a total of 4,022 prisoners in custody, of which 161 were female and 3,861 were male.  I can further inform the Deputy that the most recent statistical snapshot available (30 April 2022) indicates that there were 3,982 prisoners in custody of which 3,389 were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have contacted the Garda authorities to provide the information sought by the Deputy. 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: Courts Service (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Courts Service that from the period 1 January 2022 to 30 April 2022 inclusive, a total of €487,490.72 was received by the Courts through contributions to the Court Poor-Box. The Deputy may wish to note that an in-depth analysis of the Poor-Box is completed annually (listed by both court office and by receiving charity) and this information is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: To better inform further discussion on parental alienation, my Department arranged for research to be carried out last year. The aims of the research included: - Identify the various definitions and characteristics of parental alienation being used internationally; - Investigate what is known about the prevalence of this issue (in Ireland or internationally) through examination of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Government Communications (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The contact details for my office and the office of the Minister of State, James Browne T.D., are as follows: Minister for Justice: minister@justice.ie Minister of State: mos@justice.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 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 (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. In addition, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Under this legislation, 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: An Garda Síochána (24 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 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...