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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: My Department has created a new website to provide a detailed overview of the International Protection process in Ireland which can be accessed at: www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/304ba-international-protection/ This site also provides detailed statistics and metrics in relation to processing of applications for protection. These statistics will be published on a monthly basis....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, for reasons of maintaining full confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for international protection has been made in the State. An applicant for such protection status, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476, 477 and 484 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, I cannot comment on individual cases, however I can advise the Deputy that the Community Return Scheme is an incentivised early release scheme co-managed by the Irish Prison Service and the Probation Service whereby prisoners can be approved for reviewable temporary release coupled with a requirement to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 and 479 together. The International Protection Act 2015, at section 11, provides the conditions under which a person issued with a subsidiary protection declaration can be deemed to have ceased to be eligible for that status. I can advise the Deputy that there has been no cases where a person has had their subsidiary protection ceased due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As part of delivering on the actions contained in the Zero Tolerance Strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, I will bring forward a number of significant pieces of legislation in the coming weeks and months. This includes the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 which will update sexual offences legislation. Provisions in the Bill will update the law...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: An Irish Residence Permit card ( IRP card ) is normally issued following the successful registration or renewal of an applicants immigration permission. The below table details the number of IRP cards issued nationwide for the period January 2022 and to end of May 2023. It should be noted that not all registrations result in the issuing of an IRP card, and some cards are issued more than...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I want to emphasise that community policing is at the heart of An Garda Síochána, and that all Gardaí have a role to play in community policing in the course of carrying out their duties. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including the distribution of Garda members between the different...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, since 2017, my Department has administered a grant aid scheme supporting groups wishing to establish a community-based CCTV system in their area. The CCTV grant scheme was extended in 2019 to cover not only new CCTV systems but to also provide funding for the extension or upgrade of existing CCTV systems which are incomplete or obsolete. Applicants may now also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 and 486 together. The State has a duty to protect its borders and following examination, ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State. This is a fundamental exercise of State sovereignty, which is necessary to protect the security of the State and to prevent illegal immigration. The exercise of powers in this area is at all times...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: The State has a duty to protect its borders and following examination, ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State. This is a fundamental exercise of State sovereignty, which is necessary to protect the security of the State and to prevent illegal immigration. The exercise of powers in this area is at all times subject to the law and to respect for individual rights. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I am advised that the conveyancing system allows purchasers of second hand houses to enquire as to the nature, quality and condition of a property prior to purchase. Detailed written queries and replies about the property (‘Requisitions on Title’) are exchanged between the vendor’s solicitor and the purchaser’s solicitor before the sale is completed, and the vendor...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: Immigration officials of my Department have checked their records and advised that they cannot locate any applications for the person, details supplied by the Deputy. However, if the Deputy can provide any additional information via my Department's Oireachtas mail facility, I will arrange for a further response to the Deputy. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this really important matter today. I would like to extend my sympathies to the family of Aaron Keating and anybody who has been affected by knife crime. Any kind of death is devastating but when somebody is murdered in this way, it has a ripple effect throughout the entire community. It is important to note, and the Senator touched on this, that for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I will touch on a few points there. The length of time An Garda Síochána can hold a person in respect of knife crime is going to change in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill going through the Houses and which I hope will be enacted before the summer recess. The Senator mentioned the expert forum on antisocial behaviour. A piece of work is being done through the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government commits in the Programme for Government to reviewing the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 and to broaden the range of convictions that are considered spent. As part of this review process, a public consultation on spent convictions was launched by my Department in October 2020. Bespoke research on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are no commercial agencies, bodies or offices under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy created on-line Join Family visa application on 18 November 2022. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were then received on 21 November 2022 in the Manila visa office. The visa application was then forwarded to the Dublin Visa Office for further processing. I can advise the Deputy that Long Stay Join Family visa applications are processed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: The issue as to whether the new guidelines will apply retrospectively to Section 16 applications on hand is under active consideration. Given the complexities of the issues involved and the absolute discretion afforded to the Minister in the Citizenship Act, it is imperative that the necessary time is spent to ensure the guidelines are both clear and comprehensive. Work is ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (22 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria for naturalisation can only be...