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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: An Garda Síochána has been allocated an unprecedented budget of €1.952 billion for 2021. The significant level of funding provided over recent years is enabling sustained, ongoing recruitment of Garda members and staff. As a result, there are now approximately 14,600 Garda members and over 3,000 Garda staff nationwide. The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I am informed by the Garda authorities that statistics relating to Garda response times for emergency call-outs throughout the country are not readily available. In addition, I understand that compiling the relevant figures would require a significant amount of resources which are required for other Garda purposes. The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Garda authorities that is not possible to provide the number of LPSV licences that have been revoked permanently and or cancelled, as the information requested is not available in an easily accessible format. I am informed that hard copies of these licenses are held by each Garda division as there is no general database of LPSV licences. With regard to the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 665 and 666 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government commits to the rapid implementation of the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI). Our aim is to deliver a new approach to policing and community safety, increasing police visibility in communities and focusing on preventing crime and harm, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information sought by the Deputy across the Justice Vote Group for 2018 and 2019 is included, where applicable, within the Statement on Internal Financial Control, provided by the respective Accounting Officers, in the Appropriation Accounts for 2018 and 2019 published by Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and that can be accessed here: 2018 -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: Since my appointment as Minister for Justice, I have not had any meetings with the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG), nor has my colleague the Minister of State James Browne T.D. Furthermore, I am not aware of any meetings between my officials in the Department of Justice and the ISAG.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that as of 1 March 2021, there have been 97 confirmed prisoner cases of Covid-19 in our prisons. Of these cases, 44 were community based infections, which were detected during the committal testing process. The Deputy will also be aware that since October 2020 there have been 9 confirmed Covid-19 outbreaks within our prisons resulting in 53 confirmed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The publication of the independent research on Familicide and Domestic Homicide Reviews is an important commitment under Justice Plan 2021, our plan to build a justice system that works for everyone. This independent study commissioned by my Department is looking at international best practice in the conduct of domestic homicide reviews with a view to making recommendations in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Hickson Commission is tasked with the investigation of the extent to which a number of organisations, including State bodies and individuals, were aware of the activities of Bill Kenneally and whether they failed to take appropriate action. Retired Judge Mr Justice Barry Hickson is the sole member of the Commission. He is supported by two senior and two...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 672 and 675 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Hickson Commission is tasked with the investigation of the extent to which a number of organisations, including State bodies, and individuals were aware of the activities of Bill Kenneally and whether they failed to take appropriate action. The work of the Commission is at an investigative phase....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy within the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy to provide this information as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Hickson Commission is an independent body and I, as Minister for Justice, have no role in the conduct of its investigation. I am informed by my officials that, in May 2019, having been made aware of the loss of the USB stick containing personal data in relation to the Hickson Commission, my Department notified the Office of the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I refer the Deputy to the Questions 729, 730 and 731, which I responded to on 24 February 2021. This position which I have set out below is as previously outlined in my answer to those questions. The Private Security Authority (PSA), established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the private security industry in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: I am informed by the Detective Chief Superintendent of the Garda National Immigration Bureau that the person concerned received their Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card on 27 February 2021, at their local Immigration Office. 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: Garda National Immigration Bureau (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The management and administration of the Immigration Office in the Tullamore District is the responsibility of An Garda Síochána. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have made enquiries with the Commissioner and received the following update. As a result of a recent competition, a member was appointed as Immigration Officer in the Tullamore District on Monday 1...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda National Immigration Bureau (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: An Garda Síochána has been allocated an unprecedented budget of €1.952 billion for 2021. The significant level of funding provided over recent years is enabling sustained, ongoing recruitment of Garda members and staff. As a result, there are now approximately 14,600 Garda members and over 3,000 Garda staff nationwide. The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána and deployment of resources. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions, including Roads Policing Units. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: As part of Government efforts to tackle the pandemic, visa requirements have been introduced for passport holders from a number of South American countries and South Africa. The Order and the associated measures came into effect at midnight on 27 January 2021. The Immigration Service of my Department has also temporarily ceased accepting new visa/preclearance applications, with effect from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am advised by the Garda authorities that members of An Garda Síochána receive training in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (3 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: An Garda Síochána has been allocated an unprecedented budget of €1.952 billion for 2021. The significant level of funding provided over recent years is enabling sustained, ongoing recruitment of Garda members and staff. As a result, there are now approximately 14,600 Garda members and over 3,000 Garda staff nationwide. The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner...