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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware the legal basis for extradition in this State up to 2004 was provided for solely by way of the Extradition Act, 1965. Since 2004, surrenders of persons between the Member States of the European Union have operated on the basis of the European Arrest Warrant Act, 2003 which came into effect on 1 January 2004. Extraditions from non-EU States have remained under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware decisions relating to detention in prison and bail fall within the remit of the Courts and this includes detentions ordered in proceedings relevant to European Arrest Warrant requests. As Minister for Justice, I have no function in this area. As of 25 November 2020, the latest date for which information is available, there are no persons in custody whose...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in, or influence over, the processing of extradition or European Arrest Warrant (EAW) requests in other jurisdictions and that therefore I cannot give a definitive answer to the question he has raised. What I can say is that, based on information available to the Irish Central Authority for extradition, there are four known cases involving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: On 18 September 2020, I announced that immigration permissions which expire between 20 September 2020 and 20 January 2021 are automatically renewed to 20 January 2021. The renewal of permission is on the same basis as the existing permission and the same conditions attach. Working Holiday Authorisations are included in this notice. Working Holiday Authorisations, employment permits and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and the time required to compile it would be unduly onerous and would require a disproportionate amount of resources to generate a response. As the Deputy will be aware, the restrictions imposed on foot of the COVID-19 pandemic have had the effect of curtailing the numbers of people...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (1 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: Citizenship Applications (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 to 593, inclusive, together. Entitlement to Irish citizenship is governed by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The Act distinguishes between the entitlement to citizenship by birth and descent and to the acquisition of citizenship through the naturalisation process. Following a referendum of the Irish people, the 27th amendment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality published its report on Reform of the Family Law System last year. This report contains many recommendations on a broad range of issues in the area of family law, including one that consideration be given as to whether our laws should be amended to take into account of situations where one parent is wrongfully influencing their child or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: Under normal circumstances, passports are returned approximately 10 days after their receipt. However, the current limits on staff attendance in the office due to COVID-19 restrictions have resulted in delays in the return of some passports. Unfortunately it is not possible to give a current average timeframe for the return of a passport submitted with a citizenship application. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Correspondence (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that the individual in question contacted my Department on the afternoon of Tuesday 24th November. Officials from my Department have requested information from An Garda Síochána with regard to this query. A response will issue to the individual in question once this information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Internal Audits (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that the report of the Audit referred to will be finalised shortly. It is important to note that my Department provides, and will continue to provide, funding to support various rural crime prevention initiatives. The Deputy may wish to further note the work of the National Rural Safety Forum which brings together An Garda Síochána, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Homeless Accommodation (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: My Department has no responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services, which is a statutory function of local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, continues to be processed. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600 to 602, inclusive, together. I can advise the Deputy that as of 27 November 2020, the Irish Prison Service (IPS) Victim Liaison Service has 394 active victim liaison cases of prisoners currently in custody or released on license in the community under supervision. Of these 394 victim liaison cases, there are 539 registered victims as some prisoners have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: As I understand the Deputy's question, he is seeking information on repeat offences committed by an offender against a previous victim in circumstances where the victim may not have been notified of release. I am informed that statistics on any such occurrences are not retained by the Irish Prison Service. As the Deputy may be aware, there is a process whereby the Irish Prison Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated. Due to the extensive work involved in gathering this information, this exercise may take some time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available, in line with standing orders.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána as well as the allocation and distribution of resources. This includes responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members and members of the Garda Reserve. As Minister, I have no responsibility in these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person concerned has permission to remain in the State, on immigration stamp 1 conditions, without a requirement to obtain an employment permit, up to 20 January 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 as the person’s...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme Humanitarian Admission Programme (IHAP) was announced in May 2018 as part of the Government's plan to realise the full commitment of 4,000 persons agreed under the first phase of the IRPP in September 2015. The programme allows holders of an international protection status in Ireland, (i.e. refugees with Convention or Programme Refugee status), holders...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: The International Protection Act 2015, brought about significant reforms to our international protection process. The most significant of these was the introduction of a single application procedure. By replacing the previous multi-layered and sequential process, the single application procedure brings certainty at a much earlier stage to those who qualify for international protection. In...