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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources.  As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters.  I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of emerging crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Citizenship Division of the Immigration Service Delivery function of my Department requested further documentation from the person concerned on 31 August 2020. On receipt of the requested documentation, the application for naturalisation will be fully considered with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 1 February 2019. The effect of a Deportation Order is that the person named on the Order is legally obliged to leave the State and to remain outside of the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Representations were received on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 20 June 2002, and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned pursuant to Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. Following the consideration of those representations, a decision was taken that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Direct Provision system has provided accommodation, food, healthcare and other essential needs for more than 65,000 people since its inception some twenty years ago. While it ensures that these basic needs are met, the intervening years have shown that people claiming international protection need a system that is responsive to their individual needs and that fully respects...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996.  The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: For clarity, I wish to inform the House that it is not the case that there are more than 4,000 Gardaí currently off duty due to injuries received in the course of their work. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the most recent figure, as of August 2020, is 155 Gardaí. As the Deputy will be aware, in May 2017, the Government published the General Scheme of the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184, 190 and 192 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions.  As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter.  Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources. Further, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are therefore progressed by the Garda authorities working in close...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that Irish Prison records indicate that over the past 7 years 61 persons are deemed to have absconded, and that 8 remain unlawfully at large. The Irish Prison Service defines an absconder as a prisoner who leaves an Open Centre without the relevant approval. Year  Number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Balance (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and operation of An Garda Síochána, including matters of personnel and Human Resources policy. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters, however I fully support the Commissioner and his management team in their efforts to strengthen and diversify An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the operation and allocation of resources within An Garda Síochána are matters for the Commissioner and his management team. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I am assured by the Commissioner that the allocation of resources is kept under constant review to respond to emerging crime trends. An Garda Síochána are of course...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, staff in the Immigration Service Delivery function of my Department have had limited access to their offices and to the relevant case files until recently. However, it is expected that the person concerned should receive a determination on their travel document application in the coming days. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 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. Documentation requested from the person concerned on 13 June 2020, has yet to be received. The granting of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 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 Applications (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The person concerned was granted a Certificate of Naturalisation at a citizenship ceremony held in Killarney on 9 December 2019. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (9 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Burgh Quay Registration Office for the Dublin area reopened on 20 July 2020. To protect the safety of staff and applicants and comply with social distancing and public health guidelines, it has been necessary to reduce capacity. The Public Office is now accepting applications for first time registrations on an appointment only basis. Priority for appointment allocation was given...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (9 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: 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 developed and launched on 20 July, enabling applicants to safely engage with the Registration Office without the need to attend in person at Burgh Quay. My Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The restrictions attendant to the current COVID-19 pandemic have regrettably resulted in significant challenges to the delivery of normal services within the Immigration Service Delivery function of my Department. Currently there are approximately 21,000 applications on hand, at various stages within the system, ranging from those just received by the Citizenship Division to those where a...