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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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: Penal reform is a priority issue for me as the Minister for Justice and Equality and is reflected in the current Programme for Government. As the Deputy may be aware, the Implementation Oversight Group chaired by Professor Mary Rogan was set up in 2015 to drive and monitor implementation of the 43 recommendations of the Penal Policy Review Group and since that time, the group has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (23 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: Crime Prevention (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 to 172, inclusive, together. I can inform the Deputy that An Garda Síochána are currently operating an Assaults in Public Reduction Strategy 2019-2021, which is targeted at tackling all types of assaults in public. This national strategy is informed by a pro-arrest, early-investigation and proactive high-visibility approach to assault reduction....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (23 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Stamp 2 permission issued to the person concerned was due to expire on 30 September 2020, and has been automatically renewed to 20 January 2021, by the temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions that I announced on 18 September 2020. The person concerned may apply to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation for an employment permit while in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: 1970 Arms Crisis (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Arms Trial, along with the controversy surrounding it, is an important part of the past and is particularly important to the families involved, as the Deputy outlined, occurring as it did against a backdrop of civil disturbance in the North on an unparalleled scale. While we are now, thankfully, in a different space, we are in a period of genuine hope that is based more on constructive...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: 1970 Arms Crisis (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for submitting this matter for debate. I understand, of course, that it is of particular importance to the families of those involved. The period in 1970, and the arguments surrounding the Arms Trial, was an important time in our history, the repercussions of which continue to reverberate to this day. It was one of the most significant political controversies in the...

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I thank all the Deputies who spoke for their contributions this evening. Although I cannot support the Sinn Féin motion, I think we agree on several important issues. Most of us agree that this is not just an issue that impacts on a certain area in Dublin; this is an issue that affects communities in towns and villages and in our rural communities. I can attest to that as somebody who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 627 together. I have requested information from An Garda Síochána on the matter requested by the Deputy and will write directly to the Deputy when it is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: Last December, a second phase of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was announced giving a commitment to welcome a further 2,900 refugees between this year and 2023, through a combination of resettlement and community sponsorship. In terms of resettlements, 650 refugees will be resettled this year, 700 next year, 750 in 2022 and 800 in 2023. The arrivals for the first two years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Immigration Service of my Department is currently processing approximately 16,000 applications submitted by persons seeking to renew their immigration registration. Significant demand accumulated during the four months that the Registration Office was closed due to COVID-19. To assist in addressing this demand, a new online system for the renewal of Registrations in the Dublin area was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Immigration Service of my Department is constantly reviewing its capacity and providing additional resources as required to enable the efficient processing of applications for immigration permissions in the State and the registration and renewal of those permissions. Significant demand accumulated during the four months that the Registration Office of the Immigration Service of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: Last week, I announced a further temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions to 20 January 2021. This applies to permissions that are due to expire between 20 September 2020 and 20 January 2021, and to the same three primary categories of persons as before: 1.Those who are renewing their permission; 2.Those awaiting a first registration; and 3.Those who are in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to end the current system of Direct Provision within the lifetime of the Government and to replace it with a new international protection accommodation policy, centred on a not-for-profit approach. Last year, Dr Catherine Day was asked to bring together an expert group with representation from asylum seekers and NGOs to examine best...