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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the information sought by the Deputy and I will contact him directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the information sought by the Deputy and I will contact him directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation.  I am informed that work on Garda construction projects had ceased as a result of the measures announced by Government to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Powers (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Transport has primary responsibility for road traffic legislation and for bringing forward any new legislative provisions which would seek to deliver on the commitments on quad bikes and scramblers contained in the new Programme for Government - Our Shared Future. More broadly, the Deputy will be aware of the commitment in the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: Regulation of the processing of personal data for advertising, marketing and profiling purposes takes place under the “legitimate interests” ground in Article 6.1(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Court of Justice has already addressed the issue of whether national law could impose additional conditions on processing carried on under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I understand that a Community Policing Forum (CPF) operated in the north inner city between 1999 and 2019, and that the Forum was funded through the Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force, but that that funding ceased in May 2019.  The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Health has overall responsibility for the Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces. A core element of the CPF...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Services Provision (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to the rigorous implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025: Ambition, Goals, Commitments, which was agreed by Government and published in January 2020. The Roadmap contains a specific target for the reduction of the ‘At Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion’ (AROPE) rate for people with a disability to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my officials and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for residence in this State as a family member of an EU citizen was submitted by the person concerned on 12 September 2019 under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 and EU Directive 2004/38/EC. This application is still under consideration. To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I have requested information from the Courts and the Probation Service on the matter requested by the Deputy. This information is currently being compiled and verified and I will write directly to the Deputy when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: There are currently 43 international protection accommodation centres operating in 21 counties across the county. One centre is located in Co. Meath; the Mosney Accommodation Centre at Julianstown, Co. Meath. I have arranged to have the contact details of the centre forwarded to the Deputy directly. Part of the Mosney Accommodation Centre also operates as an Emergency Reception and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 25 August 2017, and, therefore, does not meet the requirements to qualify for a certificate of naturalisation. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned requesting that the Deportation Order made in respect of them be revoked, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: In April 2019, as an exceptional measure, the person referred to was granted a further period of permission (10 months), subject to certain conditions. They were advised of this by letter dated 2 April 2019, and informed that this permission could not be extended by local immigration. They were further advised to contact the Immigration Service of my Department a few weeks prior to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The case of the person concerned was recently considered under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the result of which is that the individual is the subject of a Deportation Order, which was signed on 24 February 2020. Notification of the Order was issued by registered post to the individual and their Solicitor on 19 August 2020. The person concerned was requested to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (24 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: In order to maintain 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 international protection status, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly,...

Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The last seven months has been a challenging time for everyone. We have all been asked to play our part, to stay apart, to wear masks, to wash our hands and to isolate when we display symptoms. Covid-19 continues to have significant impacts on all of us, and on children, as 1 million of them go back to school this month, and working parents. Many families are experiencing significant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: It is the policy of the Visa Division of the Immigration Service of my Department to return certain original documents, such as birth certificates, once copied. Due to the passage of time, and in line with the data retention policy, copies of documents submitted with a visa application in 2005 would have been confidentially disposed of by now. A person making an application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 provides for two weeks of parent’s leave and benefit for all new parents in employment or self-employment in respect of children born or placed for adoption on or after 1 November 2019. This is to facilitate parents in spending more time with their children in their critical first year of life. The Government is currently considering...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (23 Sep 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...