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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dissident Republican Activity (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 787 to 790, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will appreciate, protecting the State and the people from terrorism is one of the highest priorities for the Government and for me as Minister for Justice. The level of threat is kept under constant and active review by An Garda Síochána. With regard to the threat from paramilitary groups,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 791 and 792 together. It has not been possible to obtain the information requested by the Deputy in the time permitted. The 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: Judicial Appointments (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that the President of the High Court has requested the appointment of a number of additional judges to the High Court. This would require enactment of new legislation to increase the cap on judicial numbers, and is currently under consideration in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In considering increasing the number of additional judges...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: To assist the Deputy, I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the number of recorded incidents of dangerous driving recorded on PULSE for each of the years 2019, 2020 and up to and including 25 March 2021. As with all Roads Policing offence data, the reduced number of incidents reported in 2020 and to date in 2021 need to be interpreted in light of reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistics agency, is responsible for the publication of official Recorded Crime Statistics and they publish quarterly publications which contain details on criminal incidents by crime type, including sexual offences. They also have a specific publication on Victims & Offenders which contains more detail on victims of sexual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 797, 804 and 839 together. 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 which were received prior to 29 January 2021, will continue to be processed. However, unless the application meets...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (31 Mar 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. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has advised me of the following. Sheriffs (or County Registrars acting as Sheriffs) are officers of the Court and are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not been made aware of any instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (31 Mar 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: Residency Permits (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 27 May 2019. However, they have made a request, under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have that Order revoked and this will be considered as soon as possible. The decision will be that the existing Deportation Order will be either ‘affirmed’ or ‘revoked’. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 27 May 2019. However, they have made a request, under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have that Order revoked and this will be considered as soon as possible. The decision will be that the existing Deportation Order will be either ‘affirmed’ or ‘revoked’. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, 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. This includes the provision of information on the courts system. To be of assistance, I made enquiries with the Courts Service, who have informed me that statistics relevant to information on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: Citizenship ceremonies fulfil two purposes, firstly as a celebration of the end of the citizenship journey; and secondly to complete some necessary security checks, including spot checks of the identity documents of applicants to maintain the integrity of the naturalisation process. These identity checks require access to individual application files and specialist software. Staff in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Dublin III Regulation ((EU) No. 604/2013) sets out the criteria for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection and provides for the applicant to be transferred to that Member State. Following the end of the Brexit transition period, the Dublin Regulation no longer applies to the return of applicants for international protection who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure their optimum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (31 Mar 2021)

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. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes the allocation of vehicles among the various Garda divisions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Under this legislation, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (31 Mar 2021)

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. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes the allocation of vehicles among the various Garda divisions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have been advised by an Garda Síochána that, following a search of the PULSE database, the total count of unique charges and summonses whereby the associated legislative act was the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 is as follows: 2020 2021* Total Number of...