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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 189 together. The bombing of Belturbet on 28 December 1972 was an appalling and callous act of violence that claimed the lives of two innocent young people and injured others. The dreadful effects of this attack last to this day; the suffering of those who have lost what was most precious to them goes on. That the perpetrators of this atrocity have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, former Chief Constable Jon Boutcher heads up a series of ongoing independent UK police investigations and reviews into Northern Ireland legacy cases that are collectively described as the Kenova cases.  The Deputy will appreciate that the manner in which these police investigations and reviews are pursued is entirely a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (4 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources.  The allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demand.  This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions.  As Minister,...

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

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 and 552 together. The Minister for Health is primarily responsible for our overall national COVID-19 strategy.  The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) is the statutory body established under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, with responsibility to licence and regulate property services providers (auctioneers, estate agents,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I recognise and acknowledge the crucial role frontline workers are continuing to play in responding to the threat of COVID-19. They work in a challenging environment and deal with vulnerable people on a daily basis. Their exceptional commitment has been particularly clear throughout the pandemic, during which they have been playing a key role in preventing the spread of the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The immigration case of the person concerned was finalised by the Immigration Service of my Department on 29 October 2019. Leave to remain in the State was refused and a Deportation Order was made. That Order was served on the person concerned by registered post dated 10 January 2020, which was sent to their last notified address. This communication was also copied to...

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

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 556 together. From midnight on 15 January 2021, all passengers arriving into Ireland by air or ferry are required to produce evidence of a negative/not detected RT-PCR Covid-19 test, taken up to 72 hours prior to arrival. Regulations under the Health Act 1947 underpin these new requirements. Under these Regulations, passengers are legally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the OPW. Further, the allocation of Garda resources and personnel are purely operational matters for the Commissioner. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licences (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: There is a commitment in the Programme for Government to modernise our licensing laws and application processes and this is under consideration in my department. I understand the concerns that people have in relation to the purchase for delivery of alcohol products and I am very conscious of the detrimental effects of alcohol dependency on families and society. While there is no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have requested a Garda report on the figures requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy once the report is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 561 and 562 together. I have requested a Garda report on the figures requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy once the report is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563 and 564 together. I have requested a Garda report on the figures requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy once the report is received.

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for policing the current public health regulations rests with the Garda Commissioner. Further, responsibility for the legislation underpinning the public health response lies with my colleague, the Minister for Health. An Garda Síochána continue to use the 'Four E's' approach in line with their strong tradition of community...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters relating to the training available to members.  As Minister, I have no role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Control of Horses Act 1996 and the Animal Health and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not appropriate for me to comment on individual cases or in any detail on security matters.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 25 July 2017. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Coroner is an independent quasi-judicial officer and it is a matter for him how to conduct any death investigation or inquest in accordance with his statutory functions, on the basis of the information made available to him and having regard to the circumstances of the death concerned. As Minister, I have no role in the coronial inquest process as set out in the Coroner Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Court of Justice Rulings (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: In respect of matters which are the responsibility of the Department of Justice, the European Commission referred Ireland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in relation to two infringement cases on 3 December 2020.  These are in respect of: - Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the...

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

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 593 together. From midnight on 15 January 2021, all passengers arriving into Ireland by air or ferry are required to produce evidence of a negative/not detected RT-PCR Covid-19 test, taken up to 72 hours prior to arrival. Regulations under the Health Act 1947 underpin these new requirements. Under these Regulations, passengers are legally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain in the State, on immigration Stamp 1 conditions, without a requirement to obtain an employment permit, up to 20 April 2021. This is as a result of the temporary extensions of permissions that I and my predecessor have announced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The automatic extension of permission is on the same basis...