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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: An application for naturalisation in relation to the person referred to 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 in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The persons concerned are the subject of Deportation Orders, signed on 20 February 2019, requiring them to remove themselves from the State and to remain outside the State. The enforcement of Deportation Orders is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Representations have since been received on behalf of the persons concerned, requesting that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 21 July 2009 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State.  This Order requires the person to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State.  The enforcement of the Deportation Order is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Representations were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is governed by the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are processed and assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Act.   Statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to identify those applications where a certificate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy may appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána. This includes responsibility for the allocation of all Garda resources and as Minister I have no role in these matters. However Gardaí have informed me that the allocation of resources is kept under continuous review, in light...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fire Safety (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: It is important to be aware that fireworks, because they are explosives, are regulated under national and EU legislation and can only be imported into the country under licence and stored and sold in accordance with the explosives law. Ireland has particularly robust laws governing the importation and use of fireworks.  The Deputy may be aware fireworks are classified into four...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, fireworks, because they are explosives, are regulated under national and EU legislation and can only be imported into the country under licence and stored and sold in accordance with the explosives law. Ireland has particularly robust laws governing the importation and use of fireworks which the An Garda Síochána have the power to enforce under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware the importation of fireworks are controlled under law in the interests of safety and security. My Department issues licenses under the Explosives Act for the importation of all fireworks. However,  the more hazardous Category F2, F3 and F4 fireworks are restricted and these fireworks can only be used in organised displays conducted by professional and competent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána and this information is currently being collated and verified. I will write directly to the Deputy when this information is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy on the number and value of fireworks seized  from An Garda Síochána and the number of convictions from the Courts Service. This information is currently being collated and verified. I will write directly to the Deputy when this information is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware each year as we approach Halloween, my Department runs an annual awareness campaign highlighting the public safety aspects of the use of firework and the illegality of selling, igniting or throwing fireworks, as well as the penalties that these offences can attract. The campaigns in 2016 and 2017 were predominately newspaper based, however,  from 2018 onwards...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 118 together. In 2015, as part of Ireland's response to the migration crisis in central and southern Europe, the Government established the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). Under this programme, the Government committed to accepting up to 4,000 people into the State, primarily through a combination of the EU Relocation Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (16 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (15 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that 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. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (15 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: At the outset it is important to note that Ireland’s laws are already in line with the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (commonly referred to as the Lanzarote Convention). This was largely achieved by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. The 2017 Act brought in a new offence of accessing child...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (15 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: My Department has commissioned the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice and University College Dublin to carry out research on the question of adding a discriminatory ground of socio-economic status to the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 and the Equality Status Acts 2000-2015. The research involves: - A review of literature that analyses the inclusion of socio-economic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (15 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (15 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The transfer of functions between Departments is governed by the Ministers and Secretaries Acts 1924-2017, and will be determined by a Government decision and resulting Transfer of Functions Order. The implementation of the transfer of functions is also guided by the Transfer of Functions Guidelines and Best Practice Handbook developed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (15 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: There are a number of avenues available to public representatives to raise matters with me or directly with officials of my Department in respect of direct provision accommodation centres. Public representatives can make representations on behalf of a person or a group by writing to my office by post or by e-mail or by telephone. Contact details are available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 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...