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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (15 Dec 2020)

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 and configuration of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that preventing young people from becoming involved in criminality, and diverting children away from criminal activity when they have already become involved, are key priorities for me as Minister for Justice. This is reflected in the new Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, which contains a number of commitments in this regard. I am informed that there are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Dec 2020)

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: Private Security Authority (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, the Private Security Authority is an important independent agency under the aegis of my Department, which is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the private security industry. The Authority is responsible for a broad remit ranging from cash in transit, to the security personnel you see in many businesses, to locksmiths, alarm installation and monitoring...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 30 July 2019. 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: Citizenship Applications (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 18 September 2017. I understand that this application is currently in the latter stage of processing 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Dec 2020)

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, I have no direct...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under the Companies Acts, the members of which are the owners of residential...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) provides non-EEA nationals with a number of options to invest in Ireland, and successful applicants are granted a permission to reside in Ireland for a fixed period, which is renewable. Project applications are assessed by an Evaluation Committee, composed of senior civil and public servants from relevant Irish Government Departments and State Agencies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Dec 2020)

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. I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that the National Negotiation Unit (NNU) has a panel of trained Garda Negotiators spread across the State as an on-call resource. These negotiators can be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

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 have advised me that an assessment of all courtrooms...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 15 April 2019. 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: Wards of Court (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The High Court has jurisdiction in wards of court matters and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made regarding the variations you have raised. The Courts Service has informed me that the figure of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: Non-EEA family members or dependents of UK nationals will continue to hold the same residence rights to live, work or study in Ireland, from 31 December 2020 if they reside here at the end of the transition period and continue to do so. My Department is putting arrangements in place for those people who come from a country outside the EU (non-EEA), and are a family member or dependent of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The applicant referred to by the Deputy created an online application for Long Stay Join Family (Irish National sponsor) visas on 25 July 2020. The application was received in the Dublin Visa Office for further processing on 6 October 2020. The application is currently awaiting comprehensive examination. In accordance with the provisions of the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Voluntary Repatriation Schemes (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: Any third country national who has no basis to remain in the State can seek to return voluntarily to their country of origin. That option is made formally available in the context of persons issued with a notification of intention to deport, under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), and persons who have had their international protection and permission to remain claims refused...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Collection (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: With regard to the Criminal Assets Bureau, I can inform the Deputy that under section 8 of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act, Bureau officers retain the powers and duties conferred upon them by membership of their parent organisations. Bureau Officers include members of An Garda Síochána who are assigned to the Bureau. I am advised that all applications made by An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Collection (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I can advise that the Deputy that the Data Protection Commission has confirmed that it is not an authorised body for the purposes of making requests under Section 6 of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Collection (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I am informed by An Garda Síochána that the breakdown requested by the Deputy with regard to the information provided in response to PQ No. of 754 of 24 November 2020 is not available. I am advised that the available information as set out below cannot be disaggregated by reference to the number of requests made under the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 by any one...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and I am informed by An Garda Síochána that a query was run against the PULSE database on 10 December to identify any object of sub-type ‘knife’ linked as...