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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 is valid until 14 July 2023. Therefore, there is no further requirement on them to regularise their permission until that date. The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme which opened for applications on the 31 January 2022 is only open to those who do not have a current permission to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation 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 10 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: Naturalisation Applications (3 Feb 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. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights...

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 19 July 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. This...

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

Helen McEntee: The immigration case of the person concerned was finalised by my Department on 29 October 2019. Leave to remain in the State was refused and a Deportation Order was made. That Order was served on the person concerned by registered post dated 10 January 2020, which was sent to their last notified address. This communication was also copied to their legal representative on the same date. ...

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

Helen McEntee: The citizenship application of the person referred to by the Deputy was approved and their Certificate of Naturalisation was issued on 26 June 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: Residency Permits (3 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Following an application to the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department, the person referred to by the Deputy was granted a Stamp 4 immigration permission, which is valid until 17 December 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...

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

Helen McEntee: The Citizenship Division of my Department have on a number of occasions attempted to contact the person referred to by the Deputy, regarding their application. The correspondence has been returned by An Post. So their application for naturalisation can continue to be processed, they must notify my Department of their current address via the required form, which is available on my...

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

Helen McEntee: Human trafficking is a heinous crime based on deception and exploitation of vulnerable people. Combatting it is, and will continue to be, a priority for this Government. An Garda Síochána has committed significant resources to the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking in Ireland. A specialised Garda Unit, the Human Trafficking Investigation and Co-ordination Unit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: All appeals are processed in chronological order, based on date order of receipt. While every effort is made to process appeals as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume and complexity of applications, the possible need for my Department's Immigration Service to investigate, inquire into, or seek further information, and the resources available. Therefore, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will note that the number of prisoners granted temporary release decreased significantly from 2016 due to the implementation of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014, which came into operation in January 2016.  The Act provides the court with a number of alternatives orders (recovery order, attachment of earnings order, community service order) that it can make before the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on my Department's immigration service delivery over the last two years. Measures introduced to support public health guidelines have unavoidably led to a reduction in processing capacity across all areas at certain times. My Department constantly manages and reviews the allocation of resources to ensure that they are optimised to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that while the Inspector of Prisons Thematic Inspection Report for Limerick Prison did not state that sanitary products were not available for women in prison, it did record some negative experiences by some women in relation to the range of products available in Limerick Prison. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that a range of period products are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that privacy is afforded to all prisoners in all prisons for various activities, where appropriate, including the placing of phone calls to family and friends and contact with their children. In addition, there are family rooms available for physical visits in all prison and video phones are available in private areas that are readily available to facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that LGBT+ awareness training is provided to Recruit Prison Officers and also forms part of the continuous professional development of staff.  Training is provided by the Prison Service College, by way of awareness-raising from a holistic equality, diversity and inclusion perspective. The table below provides details of the training to Recruit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 120 together. The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below. The Irish Prison Service committed in its strategic plan to the elimination of the practice referred colloquially as ‘slopping out’, through the provision of in cell sanitation in the older parts of the prison estate where that practice remains. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Firstly, I would like to apologise to the Deputy for the delay in responding to her correspondence. I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family concerned for the loss of their loved one in such tragic circumstances. I intend to seek a report from An Garda Síochána on the matter concerned and will reply to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme 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 reside in the State and will enable eligible applicants to remain and reside in the State and to regularise their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As outlined to the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 511 of 25 January 2022, I have been advised by An Garda Síochána that it is not possible to provide the information sought by the Deputy.  As stated, Garda members may be assigned to several investigations at one time and members do not have a system that allows for them to account for man hours...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that in-cell technology utilised in the Irish Prison Service, aside from telephones, includes the use of restricted mobile devices, such as laptops and tablets. The Prison Service Psychology Service piloted the use of a restricted mobile device in-cell to conduct individual appointments with a psychologist where clinically necessary during Covid 19. As a result of...