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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (6 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the development and implementation of road traffic legislation and policy, including the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, and the promotion and advancement of road safety, falls within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport. An Garda Síochána plays a vital role in enforcing road traffic law and in making our roads safer for all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 625 together. The main scheme for the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants opened for applications on 31 January 2022. The separate strand for international protection applicants who have been in the asylum process for a minimum of two years opened a week later on 7 February 2022. There has been a very positive level of engagement with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Online Safety (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions set out in Article 8 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), countries within the EU are directed to set a minimum age at which online service providers, including social media companies, can rely on a child’s consent to process their personal information data. This is an EU wide instrument and Member States, including Ireland, cannot deviate from its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-custodial penalties, particularly supervised community sanctions, play a significant and important role in addressing criminality, reducing reoffending and providing a degree of protection to the public. This is supported by Central Statistics Office figures on recidivism. As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill 2014 seeks to update the Probation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Non-custodial penalties, particularly supervised community sanctions, play a significant and important role in addressing criminality, reducing reoffending and providing a degree of protection to the public. This is supported by Central Statistics Office figures on recidivism. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government 2020 contains a broad range of policies and proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the number of people in custody varies over time. The Irish Prison Service carries out cell occupancy census at regular intervals and the data from the latest published cell occupancy census carried out by the Service indicates that 54% of prisoners in custody are accommodated in single cell accommodation. The provision of single cell accommodation for all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Addressing the mental health challenges of those interacting with the Criminal Justice System is a major challenge and while there are no easy fixes, the Government is determined to make sure that the right help and support is available for those who need it. As the Deputy may be aware, considerable progress has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to consider the mental...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have suspended the re-entry visa programme for minors under the age of 16 years currently residing in Ireland until 31 May 2022. This is in line with the temporary extension of immigration permissions that I announced in December that permits people who held a valid permission to be in the State in March 2020 to remain until 31 May 2022, even if their Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Provided that they are are not an Irish citizen, a dependent child under 18 years of age will be deemed to be included in the application of whichever parent presents to the International Protection Office (IPO) of my Department with the child. This presumption applies whether or not the child was present in the State at the time the parent’s application was made. Therefore, if a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business. This includes all operational policing decisions regarding needs of the Garda fleet. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. Budget 2022 provides €12m for investment in the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I would like to assure the Deputy that both Commissioner Harris and I are committed to combatting all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and to ensuring that An Garda Síochána is resourced to provide support to victims of this terrible crime. As I am sure the Deputy is aware, the national roll out of Divisional Protective Service Units (DPSUs) was an action under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, 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: An Garda Síochána (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes the allocation and distribution of resources. As Minister, I have no role in the matter. I am advised by the Garda authorities that a total of 4875 mobility devices have been issued to frontline personnel in An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: 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. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The resources provided by the Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of over €2...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Addressing the mental health challenges of those interacting with the criminal justice system is a major challenge and while there are no easy fixes, this Government is determined to make sure that the right help and support is available for those that need it. As the Deputy may be aware, considerable progress has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to consider the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, 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: An Garda Síochána (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, 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: Naturalisation Applications (5 Apr 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. My officials have recently written to the applicant advising them of the current status of their application. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 609, 610 and 631 together. The Office of the Inspector of Prisons was established under the Prisons Act 2007 and is independent in how it carries out its functions. The Inspector's key role is to carry out regular inspections of prisons. There are currently 3 reports submitted to me by the Inspector of Prisons which relate to Mountjoy Women’s...