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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy can be found in the attached spreadsheet. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the legislation. There are no provisions to apply different criteria depending on the nationality of the applicant or the length of time they have resided in the state. All applicants are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The decision to temporarily cease accepting new visa/preclearance applications, with the exception of Priority or Emergency applications, applies to all countries and has been in place since 29 January 2021. Applications that were received prior to 29 January 2021, will continue to be processed. However, unless the application meets the Emergency or Priority criteria, a visa or preclearance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to applications for permission under the Zambrano judgment (related to decisions under a scheme whereby a non-EEA national who is the biological parent of a minor dependent Irish Citizen Child living in Ireland, can be granted residency rights in Ireland) is not readily available for the entire period in question. Collating this information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: On 24 December 2020, the EU and UK negotiating teams reached agreement in principle on a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which came into effect from the end of the transition period, 31 December 2020. The Agreement includes cooperation on law enforcement and criminal justice. In particular, the EU and the UK have agreed to establish a new framework for law enforcement and judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I am advised that the detailed breakdown of information requested by the Deputy is not available due to the manner in which information in relation to the grant of criminal legal aid is compiled by the Courts Service.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. As Minister, I have no direct role in such decisions. The Deputy may wish to note that, earlier this year, 72 Garda Reserves attested upon completion of their training. Members of the Reserve already work...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made regarding insolvency cases in the Circuit Court. The number of Judges assigned to each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: As part of Government efforts to tackle the pandemic, on 27 January 2021, I signed an Order that imposes new visa requirements on passport holders from a number of South American countries and South Africa. In addition to the new requirements, the Immigration Service of my department also took the decision to temporarily cease accepting new visa/preclearance applications with the exception of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 18 September 2018. This application is currently being 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 as expeditiously as possible. If any further documentation is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. Furthermore, the scheduling of individual court cases and the allocation of court business are entirely matters for the Presidents of the Courts and the presiding judges who are, under the Constitution, independent in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Due to the public health restrictions currently in place under Level 5 of the Government's Framework for Restrictive Measures in Response to Covid-19, the Registration Office in Burgh Quay has been closed since 23 December 2020, until further notice. The ability to register an immigration permission in person, for those living in Dublin, is unfortunately not possible until the Registration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including recruitment and human resources matters, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. As the Deputy will appreciate, recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1405 to 1407, inclusive, together. The International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) is a statutorily independent body and exercises a quasi-judicial function under the International Protection Act 2015. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy I have had enquiries made and I am informed by the Tribunal that between November 2020 and 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, An Garda Síochána is responsible for policing the public health regulations made under the Health Act 1947. As Minister, I have no direct role in these operational matters, which are the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner and his management team. I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána has been receiving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government's response to the Covid pandemic is led by my colleague, the Minister for Health. Minister Donnelly has made a number of regulations as part of the public health response to the pandemic under the Health Act 1947 (as amended), including a number of penal provisions which are designated as fixed charge offences. I can confirm, however, that there is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: While the Minister for Health has primary responsibility for our overall national COVID strategy, I am happy to supply the following information about the current guidance developed by the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) in this regard. The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) is the independent statutory body established under the Property Services (Regulation) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: Due to the public health restrictions currently in place under Level 5 of the Government's Framework for Restrictive Measures in Response to Covid-19, the Registration Office in Burgh Quay has been closed since 23 December 2020, until further notice. To ensure that people do not fall out of permission during the Covid-19 pandemic, seven automatic extensions of immigration permissions have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Archives (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that my Department has conducted a search for records relating to the person referred to by the Deputy. These searches identified a single file opened in 1940 and closed in 1942, the file title records the same name as the person referred to but a different address to that supplied. In 2012, my Department transferred this file with certain individual records...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. Protecting and supporting victims of crime for the duration of their journey through the criminal justice system is a priority for me. In the recently launched Justice Plan 2021, I have committed to ‘Strengthening community safety, reduce reoffending, support victims and combat domestic sexual and gender based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: The visa application for the person referred to by the Deputy was created online on 4 July 2020. A decision on the application will issue once the current Covid-19 travel restrictions have been lifted. By notice dated 29 January 2021, on the Immigration Service website, applications which were received prior to that date will continue to be processed. However, unless the application meets...