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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the rollout of community CCTV schemes across the country has benefitted many communities, helping people to feel safer in their local areas. It is a priority for my Department to ensure that community groups continue to be supported in their valued contributions to their local CCTV schemes whilst ensuring sufficient, proportionate oversight of data protection statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. The Commissioner is also responsible for determining the deployment of An Garda Síochána throughout the State under the Act and, as Minister, I play no role in these independent functions. The budget...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Forcible Entry Act 1381 was retained in Section 2, Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 and was subsequently retained in Section 2(2)(b) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2009. Consequently the Forcible Entry Act 1381 remains on the Statute Book.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that vetting applications are an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. Neither I, as Minister, nor my Department have any role in the processing of individual vetting applications. As the Deputy may be aware, the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, provides for certain convictions to become spent once 7 years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 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 in line with the eligibility criteria set out in that Act. Each application is assessed individually and a determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The immigration case of the person concerned was considered under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), which resulted in a Deportation Order being made in respect of them on 24 February 2020. Notification of that Order was issued by registered post dated 19 August 2020. That communication also advised the person concerned of the requirement that they present to the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 29 September 2017, requiring them to remove themselves from the State and to remain outside the State. Notification of that Order was issued by registered post-dated 6 October 2017. That communication also advised the person concerned of the requirement that they present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: From the details supplied by the Deputy, the persons referred to may wish to consider making an application to the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme, which opened for applications on 31 January 2022. Applications will be accepted for six months until 31 July 2022, when the scheme will close. The scheme is only open to those who do not have a current permission to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 immigration permission, which has been extended until 31 May 2022, in line with 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 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 are processed in line with the eligibility criteria set out under that Act. Each application is assessed individually and a determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Applications for naturalisation received by my Department are processed in chronological order. The application for the person referred to by the Deputy will be registered in the coming weeks. Following initial assessment of the application, an application reference number will be issued by my Department. My Department is taking a number of steps to speed up the processing of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Applications for naturalisation received by my Department are processed in chronological order. The application for the person referred to by the Deputy will be registered in the coming weeks. Following initial assessment of the application, an application reference number will be issued by my Department. My Department is taking a number of steps to speed up the processing of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: This 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. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Applications for naturalisation received by my Department are processed in chronological order. The application for the person referred to by the Deputy will be registered in the coming weeks. Following initial assessment of the application, an application reference number will be issued by my Department. My Department is taking a number of steps to speed up the processing of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The citizenship application of the person referred to by the Deputy was approved and their Certificate of Naturalisation issued on 18 January 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 at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The citizenship application of the person referred to by the Deputy was approved and their Certificate of Naturalisation issued on 6 December 2021. 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 at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: This 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. A letter requesting further documentation was sent to the applicant's solicitor by my Department on 28 January 2022. Upon receipt of a response and the documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: This 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. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: This 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. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: An EU Treaty Rights review application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 5 February 2020. This review is in respect of a decision made in January 2020 to revoke their residence card as a family member of an EU citizen. While this review is underway, the person concerned has been granted temporary permission to reside in the State. As a determination has not yet been...