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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Unfortunately, it has not been possible to collate the statistics requested by the Deputy within the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Support Services (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: To better inform further discussion on parental alienation, my Department arranged for research to be carried out. Following a competitive tender process in May, research commenced on this important work in June. The aims of the research include to: - Identify the various definitions and characteristics of parental alienation being used internationally. - Investigate what is known...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources, including all Garda stations. Further, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 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, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Development Projects (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, Budget 2022 provides for the establishment of the new Community Safety Innovation Fund. It is intended that this fund will support investment in projects which will improve community safety. The fund, which is expected to grow in the coming years, will have an initial outlay in 2022 of €2m. It is important to note that the assets seized by the Criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware from replies to his previous questions on funding, my Department provides funding to promote and assist the development of specific support services to victims of crime within the criminal justice system, which of course includes victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. While there are a number of organisations funded that specialise in supporting victims...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information concerned from An Garda Síochána but did not receive it in time. I will write to the Deputy with the information when I have received it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996. The Bureau has staff drawn from An Garda Síochána, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners (including Customs), the Department of Social Protection and my Department. The Bureau’s remit is to target assets, wherever situated,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 to 204, inclusive, together. A breakdown of the capital expenditure allocation for 2022 for the Justice, Garda, Prisons and Courts votes is outlined in tabular form below. Justice (Vote 24) Area of Expenditure Amount €0000 Additional Information ICT 5,350 Mainly relates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (16 Feb 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: Ministerial Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that there are two civilian drivers in my Department. The payroll costs of those drivers in 2020 and 2021 are set out in the table below. 2020 2021 Grand Total Grand Total €125,750.14 €74,963.08 €200,713.22 As I hope the Deputy will appreciate, for policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: House Sales (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the provision of property services to consumers in Ireland is subject to a detailed legislative framework of licensing, regulation, monitoring and enforcement, under the Property Services Regulation Act 2011. The Act also established the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA), a statutory regulatory body specifically tasked with responsibility for licensing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under the Companies Acts, the members of which are the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in July 2020 my Department contracted an independent expert to undertake the review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act. As part of the review, an online public consultation was opened and contributions were received from a broad range of organisations with different perspectives. The review will consider all aspects outlined in the Terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 580 together. Officials from my Department are among those who were interviewed by the organisation that prepared the report referred to by the Deputy. It is generally recognised that prostitution is inherently exploitative of vulnerable persons, mainly women and girls, and that many people are forced into prostitution through trafficking,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558 to 559, inclusive, together. The Travel Document Unit in my Department processes travel documents for people who are deemed to be refugees under the 1951 United Nations Convention. This Unit also processes a separate travel document for programme refugees and beneficiaries of other humanitarian and family reunification programmes. While travel...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: According to my Department’s records, 209 Peace Commissioners were appointed in the period since 1 July 2020 (41 from 1 July 2020 to year end, 167 in 2021 and 1 to date to 10 February this year). A list of the appointees, by county and Garda sub-district, is provided separately. The Roll of Peace Commissioners maintained by the Department does not record age on appointment which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Common Travel Area (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Under Section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004, any person entering the State at Dublin Airport or at any other port of entry to the State, must be in possession of a valid passport or other equivalent document, issued by or on behalf of an authority recognised by the Government, which establishes his or her identity and nationality to the satisfaction of an immigration officer. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to obtain the information requested by the Deputy in the timeframe permitted. One this information is received I will write to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (15 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: In Parliamentary Question No. 510 for answer on 25 January 2022, you requested information on my Department's total capital and current expenditure budget for 2021 and 2022 for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Unfortunately, at that time, I was not in a position to provide the information within the timeframe permitted but I am happy to be able to provide it to you now. As I know...