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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 immigration permission, which has been extended until 31 May 2022, under the automatic extension of immigration permissions I announced on 17 December 2021. All permissions are extended on the same terms and conditions to the permission already held. It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Immigration Office before 31...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application for the person referred to was granted on appeal on 4 May 2022, and the visa sticker was issued on 10 May 2022. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 611 together. The visa applications for the persons referred to by the Deputy were refused by the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi on 15 February 2020. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time. An appeal of this decision was made on 24 February 2022. The appeals were examined in detail and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 605 and 606 together. A review of sentence calculations and procedures was undertaken throughout the prison estate at the end of January 2021 following the early release of a prisoner from Midlands Prison in December 2020. The purpose of the review was to provide assurance on the accuracy of sentence calculation for those in custody. In tandem with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 608 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: Registration Certificate (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-EEA family members or dependents of UK nationals continue to hold the same residence rights to live, work or study in Ireland, if they resided here at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. It is estimated that approximately 6,000 non-EEA nationals resident in Ireland may apply for a new residence document under the Withdrawal Agreement as family members of UK nationals....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has made an application for permanent residence in the State. This application was received by the EU Treaty Rights Division of my Department on 25 January 2022. The entitlements under Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move freely and reside within the European Union ceased to apply to family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: 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 the development of operational protocols. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. As the Deputy will appreciate, every member of An Garda Síochána is committed to reducing the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Stormont House Agreement, concluded by the two Governments and the Northern Ireland Parties in December 2014, provides for a framework of measures to address the legacy of troubles-related violence in Northern Ireland. The framework of measures agreed include the establishment of the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval (ICIR). The ICIR is to be an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. On the 2 December 2021, I announced that customers renewing their immigration permission were no longer required to submit their passport to have an immigration permission attached. While having an in-date...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615, 616 and 618 together. Since the onset of the pandemic, immigration permissions have been extended nine times, which means that people who held a valid permission to be in the State in March 2020 are legally permitted to remain until 31 May 2022. At this time, I have no plans to issue an extension beyond 31 May 2022. Dublin based customers who are seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: There are seven overseas visa offices that process appeals for short stay “C” visas. Appeals are also processed in the Dublin Visa Office of my Department. The Dublin Visa Office is currently processing appeals for short stay visit visas received, in Dublin, on 16 May 2022. Processing times for the other visa offices can be found on my Department's immigration website...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: All successful applicants under the scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants will be granted an immigration permission. Successful applicants over the age of 16 years will be required to register that permission, in person, to receive their Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card. When attending the immigration registration office to register their permission, they must...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: Since I lifted the visa requirements for those entering Ireland from Ukraine on 25 February, some 30,597 people have entered Ireland from Ukraine and my Department has already processed more than 30,576 temporary protection permissions. People who are from a country that is visa-required, will still need to apply for a visa to travel to the State. These visa applications are accepted through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Service continually monitors the staffing requirements and vacancies that arise as a result of multiple factors including mobility, promotions and retirements, and recruitment campaigns are put in place as required. Specialised posts such as Prison Doctors, Psychologists, Professional Accountant Grade II, technical grades such as Engineer Grade I and Quantity Surveyor and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, under section 87(4) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the remit of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) extends to investigating complaints of a criminal or non-criminal nature against former members of An Garda Síochána. This is subject to the complaint meeting admissibility requirements with regard to time limits which may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity to invest in Ireland. Key to the programme is that the investments are beneficial for Ireland, generate or sustain employment and are generally in the public interest. To date,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Dublin and Monaghan bombings were horrific atrocities. They represented the largest loss of life on a single day in the Troubles, with many more injured and countless families affected. Despite the passage of 48 years, the tragedy and loss are as stark today as they were on this date in 1974. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the role of An Garda Síochána to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. The Commissioner is also responsible for the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff...