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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2022 of over €2 billion. This includes funding for the recruitment of up to an additional 800 Garda members and up to 400 Garda staff. It should be noted that many of the Garda members to be recruited will be drawn from the recent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The new Garda Operating Model seeks to reflect and address the realities of modern-day policing by providing more front-line Gardaí, increased Garda visibility, and a wider range of policing services for people in their local area. The Model will increase community engagement and access to a wider range of specialist services across the country. It development and design flow from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Central Authority for Child Abduction is located within my Department. The Central Authority can only assist on cases where children have been removed from this jurisdiction to a country that is a bilateral partner to the 1980 Hague Convention, that is, where their accession is accepted by this jurisdiction. My officials are dealing with the case referred to by the Deputy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted on Prison Officers provides for compensation in respect of personal injuries criminally inflicted on prison officers in the course of duty. The Scheme is administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, which is independent in the matter of individual decisions on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme Humanitarian Admission Programme (IHAP) was announced in May 2018. The processing of applications made under the IHAP programme is the only element of the IRPP that remains under my Department's remit following the transfer of this function to the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth on 14 October 2020 The programme allowed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In 2014, Ireland introduced a Syrian Humanitarian Admission Programme (SHAP). The SHAP offered naturalised Irish citizens of Syrian birth and Syrian nationals already legally resident in Ireland an opportunity to make an application for vulnerable close family members to join them in Ireland for up to two years under a sponsorship programme. This Programme was an additional initiative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: In response to the most recent crisis in Afghanistan, the Government introduced an immigration programme specifically for Afghan nationals. It offers temporary Irish residence to people whose freedom or safety is at risk, whether resident in Afghanistan or in certain neighbouring countries having fled from Afghanistan since 1 August 2021, and who have close family members in Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Once a non EEA national reaches 16 years of age while resident in the State, they are required to attend at their local immigration office to register their permission and to receive an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card in their own right. The person referred to by the Deputy can write to Unit 4 in the Residence Division of my Department to request the permission letter by email or post at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy I am committed to tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) in all its forms, and to ensuring that people, particularly women and vulnerable people, feel safe and are safe where they live, work and socialise. The prioritisation of this hugely important work is evident in the policy and legislative developments implemented by this Government and those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (24 Mar 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 me and 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: 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, drug addiction, homelessness and poverty. My Department provides funding to Ruhama, an organisation that provides supports to people who are exiting prostitution. During the Covid pandemic my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyberbullying Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I'd like to thank the Deputy for raising this issue and reaffirm my commitment to tackling all forms of harassment, whether committed online or offline. The legislation under my remit covering offences relating to “cyber-harassment” within this jurisdiction is, in the main, contained in Coco’s Law, otherwise known as the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including human resourcing matters. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am advised by the Garda authorities that, at present, exit interviews are undertaken on an informal basis within An Garda Síochána. I am further advised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am informed that the independent review of the voluntary mess committees in prisons is nearing completion. However, pending completion of the review by the independent reviewer, I am not able to provide a specific timeline for publication, but it is expected to be shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 3 immigration permission, which is valid until 24 September 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. This service enables up to date...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: A proposal to grant the application of a certificate of naturalisation in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy was issued by my Department on 21 March 2022. This is subject to the completion and submission of the Declaration of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the Stateand the statutory fee and other required documents. Upon receipt of this, the application will be finalised....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 Mar 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the visa applications referred to were granted on 13 December 2021. It is important to note that any non EU/EEA nationals who wish to remain for longer than 90 days must register with their local immigration office and apply for further permission to remain before their initial permission to remain expires. Full details of the Registration process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the citizenship application of the person referred to was approved and their Certificate of Naturalisation was issued by my Department on 2 February 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As advised to the Deputy in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 3 February 2022, the citizenship application of the person referred to was approved and their Certificate of Naturalisation was issued by my Department 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...