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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (10 Feb 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 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 that they are currently in the process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (10 Feb 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. In addition, 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 vehicles. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that, following the consideration of the relevant case under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the Deportation Order referred to was formally revoked on 22 January 2021. This decision was notified to the relevant parties by letter dated 26 January 2021. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: For reasons of maintaining full confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State. An applicant for such protection status, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. If any further documentation is required, it will be requested from the applicant in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 675 and 676 together. I am informed that funding in Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), North Central Division for Garda Youth Diversion Projects and activities has increased from €566,236 in 2018 to an allocation of €1.2m in 2021. Alongside this increase in funding, the currently funded projects are being provided with increased staffing and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 677 and 678 together. I know the Deputy will appreciate that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. In accordance with this principle, the court is required to impose a sentence which is proportionate not only to the crime but to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management of An Garda Síochána, including matters relating to cooperation with law enforcement in other jurisdictions. As Minister, I do not have direct responsibility for such arrangements. However I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána have not experienced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: Following a number of initial discussions on our shared concern about recent serious crime incidents, particularly in Dublin, I met with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to further discuss the issue last week. The Commissioner confirmed that An Garda Síochána has a comprehensive policing plan in place in Dublin’s north inner city and we also discussed what more can be done to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I understand that a request to withdraw the visa application referred to by the Deputy was received by the Immigration Service of my Department on 4 February 2021. A response was issued on 9 February 2021, which advised the correct procedure for withdrawing an application and that the applicant would be welcome to submit a future application at their discretion. Queries in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the newly designed community intervention programme, based on the research of the Greentown Project, will offer new hope and opportunities for children caught up in serious and prolific crime. This new evidence-informed model will be trialed on a pilot basis in two communities over a period of three years, and each will be overseen by a local advisory committee...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, confirmed Covid-19 incident figures (powers used/breaches of regulations) are crime incidents in which files are prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in order to charge or summons. I am informed by the Garda authorities that due to the substantial checking and reviews undertaken on these incidents prior to publication, there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Data (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 684 to 686, inclusive, together. I have requested the figures sought by the Deputy from the Courts Service and I will write to the Deputy once the information has been submitted, collated and verified.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (10 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including the allocation of Garda resources, in light of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in these matters. In addition to supporting the pubic health regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, Gardaí have...

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

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of Garda resources.  I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in light of operational demand, to ensure their optimum use. I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (4 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I have requested information from the Garda Commissioner in relation to this matter but it was unfortunately not possible to compile it in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly with the information requested, when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (4 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, a retired Judge, Gerard Haughton, is currently conducting the scoping exercise into the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of the late Shane O'Farrell. Judge Haughton furnished an interim report to my predecessor in November 2019. In his interim report, the Judge stated that he would not restrict or limit Shane's family in their submissions to...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, retirement of members of An Garda Síochána is governed by law, which sets the mandatory retirement age for all members at 60 years of age. Members of An Garda Síochána who joined prior to 1 April 2004 may retire on full pension at 50 years of age once they have served at least 30 years and those who joined on or after 1 April 2004 may retire on full...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (4 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that staff can express an interest in moving to other areas of the Department and this is taken into consideration when filling vacancies. Mobility for Department of Justice staff to agencies under the remit of the Department such as An Garda Síochána, Courts Service, Legal Aid Board, etc. can be applied for through Peoplepoint (the human...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (4 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: I am unable to go in to detail in relation to this case out of respect for the person concerned but I can say that the Pensions Administration area of my Department, having been made aware of the personal circumstances in this case, has recently been in direct correspondence with a direct relative of the person concerned. My officials will give further consideration to the...