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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Diplomatic Representation (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which is given the force of law in the State by the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967, places on the receiving State a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of a diplomatic mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity. An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, on 14 October 2020, the Disability, Equality, Human Rights, Integration and Reception (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 came into operation. Under article 3(2)(a) of this Order, the functions vested in the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the co-ordination of Government policy in relation to Traveller...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I want to acknowledge the suffering of the families of all the victims of the Stardust tragedy and to commend them for their determination in keeping the memories of their loved ones alive in the years since. The role of my Department is to support the Senior Dublin Coroner, Dr. Myra Cullinane, who has been tasked with carrying out the inquests. The Coroner by law is fully independent in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy created an online study visa application on 4 November 2021. The supporting documentation and relevant fee were received on 8 November 2021 in the Ankara visa office.  Processing of this application is ongoing at present.  As each application is examined under its own merits, it is not possible to give an exact time-frame for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Mar 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: Prison Service (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that the statistics on the number of assaults reported  within the Irish Prison estate in the year 2021 are currently being reviewed and will be published on their website in due course.  The statistics will include prisoner on prisoner assaults and prisoner on staff assaults and will be broken...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that on 21st March 2022 there are 3,982 people in custody. The Deputy may wish to note that a full breakdown of the number of people currently in prison is included in the Daily Population figures which are published on the website of the Irish Prison Service – www.irishprisons.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Mar 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: An Garda Síochána (22 Mar 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: Visa Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I recognise the difficulties that Covid-19 has had on everyone in the country, including our international student population. From the outset of the pandemic, my Department and I have worked to provide assistance and assurance to people who use our immigration services. Since the pandemic was declared in March 2020, I have provided nine temporary extension of immigration and international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 746, 747, 748 and 749 together. Statistics are not compiled or maintained in the manner requested by the Deputy, i.e. whether an application was granted based on Irish Association by Descent or Ascent other than in the case of applications in respect of a minor of Irish descent or Irish associations or a refugee. The retrieval of the data requested would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Afghan Admission Programme enabled current or former Afghan nationals living legally in Ireland to apply to have their close family members, who are living in Afghanistan or who have recently fled to eligible territories bordering Afghanistan, to apply for temporary residence in Ireland. The eligible neighbouring countries are: Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: World Economic Forum (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that I received a meeting request from a representative of the World Economic Forum in November 2021. As the request was received at short notice, a meeting did not take place. Neither I nor officials from my Department have engaged in any other communication with the World Economic Forum or representatives of the World Economic Forum in the timeframe specified.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 752 and 753 together. As the Deputy is aware, the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC) has been activated for the first time in response to the Ukraine crisis. Ireland participates in this measure, which has been given legal effect under Section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015. Those eligible for Temporary Protection (granted initially...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy created an online Join Family (Non-EEA national) (spouse) visa application on 14 July 2021. The supporting documentation and relevant fee were subsequently received on 1 September 2021 in the Ankara visa office. The Visa Office in Turkey is experiencing an unprecedented number of applications at present. Notwithstanding this, the Visa Office continue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: For reasons of maintaining full confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for asylum or subsidiary 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 (IPAT) directly, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (22 Mar 2022)

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 individually in line with the eligibility criteria as set out under that Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) was established as a cross Departmental response to address the matter of non-EEA workers on certain categories of vessels in the Irish fishing fleet, who are not currently eligible for permission under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment employment permit system. The Scheme provided, for the first time, a framework...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Security (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 758 and 759 together. The Deputy will appreciate that, for sound reasons, it is not the practice to comment on security matters nor would it be in the public interest to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I was pleased to open the landmark Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme for applications on 31 January 2022 and applications will be accepted for six months until 31 July, when the scheme will close. This once-in-a-generation scheme is designed to give long-term undocumented people without a current permission to remain in the State, the chance to regularise their...