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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I have requested the relevant information from An Garda Síochána, but as the request covers an expansive stretch of time of 10...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that this Government is deeply committed to tackling sexual violence and sexual crime in all its forms. Working to ensure that victims feel empowered to report sexual crimes and that when they do, they are fully supported at every stage of their interaction with our justice system, has been a priority for me as Minister for Justice. Building the confidence of victims...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. This includes the provision of information on the courts system. To be of assistance, I have made enquiries with the Courts Service on the number of persons convicted of rape or sexual assault...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. On foot of the Deputy's question, contact was made with An Garda Síochána to seek the specific information sought and it is presented in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, however, this was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produce these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and make regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics, including recorded...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produce these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and make regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics, including recorded...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produce statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and make regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics, including recorded and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: The holder of a Stamp 3 immigration permission has permission to stay in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions. These conditions do not permit the holder to work or engage in any business, trade or profession, unless they have applied for and been granted a work permit by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (DETE). In these circumstances, they would need to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: If a person is an elderly relative of a non-EU/EEA or non-Swiss citizen and they wish to join their family member in Ireland, it may be open to them to apply for permission to reside under Stamp 0 conditions.  Stamp 0 may only be granted if they can prove that their relative, in Ireland, can support them financially and otherwise. The financial requirements to allow a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department's overall objective is to have decisions made on applications from people seeking international protection as quickly as possible. This ensures that those who are found to be in need of protection in Ireland can receive it quickly and begin rebuilding their lives here with a sense of safety and security.  However, efforts to improve processing times have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: I fully appreciate the concerns which members of the public have with regard to anti-social behaviour and criminal activity on public transport. It is essential that the public both feel safe and are safe while making use of transport services. As the Deputy may be aware, Garda management engages extensively with transport operators - including the National Transport Authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on my Department's immigration service delivery.  In line with public health advice, my Department has implemented a suite of measures to help reduce the spread of the virus. This has unavoidably led to a reduction in processing capacity across many business areas. However, it is important to say that applications have continued to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to say that considerable progress has been made on meeting the Programme for Government commitment to establish a high-level cross Departmental and cross agency taskforce to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those imprisoned, and primary care support on release.  Last April, the Minister for Health and I, together with Minister of State Frank Feighan and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: From the details supplied by Deputy, it is unfortunately not possible to determine the nationality of the non-EEA spouse referred to. Any person that is unsure as to whether they require a visa/preclearance to enter Ireland can check their nationality on the list available on my Department's immigration website (www.irishimmigration.ie) to determine if they need to apply for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1322, 1323 and 1325 together. I can advise the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will be providing the number of civil service workers in County Clare in their response to this question and this will include civil servants in justice sector agencies other than An Garda Síochána. The table below sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: As you will be aware, I am committed to undertaking a review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme and my Department is currently working to finalise the mode and terms of reference of the review. As part of the review process, it is intended that there will be significant consultation to ensure that the insights of a range of stakeholders regarding the operation of the scheme – and how...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: Records are not ordinarily maintained by my Department in a format that identifies whether or not an applicant for family reunification is in a same-sex marriage. However, following a manual search of family reunification records, I can confirm that no application has been identified where a same-sex couple has been approved for family reunification under Section 56 of the International...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (16 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (MUD Act) 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). OMCs are companies registered under the Companies Acts, the members of which are the owners of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: It is important to state that detention for immigration reasons only arises when all other possible options have been considered. In the case of persons refused leave to land to enter the State, arrangements are madeby the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to return them to their point of embarkation at the earliest opportunity, which may take a number of days. Arrangements for...