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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The table, furnished to me by the Courts Service, shows the number of persons by District Court Area, where their offence for speeding was struck out/dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box in each of the years 2016 to 2021. I am advised by the Courts Service that if there was no order made by the Judge to strike out/dismiss following a payment to the poor box...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 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 and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware the Office of the Inspector of Prisons is a statutory body, independent in how it carries out its work, set up under the Prisons Act 2007. The Inspector's key role is to carry out regular inspections of prisons and the Inspector plays a vital role in ensuring effective independent oversight of our prison system. For the years 2016 to 2019 there were no prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to ‘modernising our licensing laws and application processes’ and my Justice Plan 2021 committed to reviewing and modernising alcohol licensing. In addition, the issue of outdated alcohol licensing legislation was a key challenge identified by stakeholders in the published report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce. I intend to modernise...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that EU citizens do not require a visa to travel to Ireland and may reside freely in any EU Member State. Furthermore, EEA and Swiss nationals are not required to register with immigration authorities. Not all non-EEA nationals are visa required. A full list of visa required and non-visa required countries can be found on my Department's website at:...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 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 not an amnesty. It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for people who are undocumented in the State to make an application to regularise their position, where they meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy and is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. The Citizenship Division of my Department will contact the person concerned in the coming days. The granting of Irish citizenship through...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: United Nations (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is a comprehensive anti-corruption convention, covering a wide range of offences, including domestic and foreign bribery, embezzlement, trading in influence, as well as the concealment and laundering of the proceeds of corruption. Ireland ratified the Convention in November 2011 and the Government is fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 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 Units. 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: Financial Irregularities (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of designated persons in respect of their anti-money laundering (AML) obligations lies with the relevant competent authorities for such persons, as set out in section 60 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, as amended. On 20 July 2021, the European Commission proposed a...

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

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the period 2010 to 2021 is provided in the table below. The information in relation to January 2022 is unavailable at present, however, it will be collated shortly as part of the monthly snapshot and once available it will be provided to the Deputy. Year Number of females committed under sentence (excluding fines)...

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

Helen McEntee: In 2016, the Irish Prison Service replaced the Anti-Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Bullying Policy 2007 policy with the Dignity at Work policy 2015. This policy aims to promote respect, dignity, safety, and equality in the workplace. Every employee has a right to work in an environment free of any form of bullying, harassment or sexual harassment and every employee has a duty to behave...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is an independent law officer under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (as amended) and I have no role in the Office of the DPP and I am unable to comment on whether or not the DPP provides information on prosecutions. Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Ireland signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism in October 2008. The purpose of the Convention is to further increase the effectiveness of existing international action in the fight against terrorism. Specifically, it provides for the creation of offences relating to public provocation to commit terrorist offences and recruitment and training for terrorism....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Tagging (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to obtain the information requested by the Deputy in the time permitted. Relevant information has been sought and I will send it to the Deputy directly when it has been compiled.

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

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the tables below. Table 1 provides the number of committals to the Irish Prison Service for the period 2010 – 2022 broken down by male and female. Table 2 provides the daily average population for the period 2010 to 2021 broken down by male and female. The Prison Service does not record information on persons incarcerated for...

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

Helen McEntee: Last July, my colleague Minister Humphreys wrote to all coroners, seeking details of all human remains within their district dating back no more than seventy years. All coronial districts have now furnished this information to my Department. A new question has also been added to the annual statistical returns form this year, as provided for under Section 55 of the Coroners Acts, 1962...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the construction of the new women's prison forms part of a major redevelopment project currently underway at Limerick Prison. The contract for this project was awarded in February 2019 with the construction element currently anticipated to be completed in the second quarter of this year. This will be followed by the installation and commissioning of the various...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: Details of Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts for which a commencement order has yet to be signed in my Department are provided in the table below, along with he reason for any delay and when commencement orders will be signed. Relevant Act Details Reason for not having been commenced When commencement order will be signed ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.