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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (21 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I am informed that the seizure and detention provisions of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2016 can only be invoked by the Chief Bureau Officer and Bureau Officers appointed pursuant to sections 7 and 8 respectively of the of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 (as amended). The Criminal Assets Bureau is a separate statutory body independent of the Garda Síochána and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: A person who is in a long-term relationship with an Irish citizen may be eligible to apply for De Facto Partnership permission to remain in the State. In order to apply for De Facto Partnership immigration permission, a non EEA national (the Applicant) who wishes to remain the State and is in a relationship with an Irish National or an Irish Resident (the Sponsor) must be in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Immigration Service of my Department started a limited resumption of visa services from 22 June 2020. During this initial resumption phase, it has only been accepting Long Stay “D” visa applications, including Study, as well as those identified under the Immigration Service's current criteria as Emergency/Priority visas. While we are again accepting long stay visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: In December 2018, the Government published A Policing Service for our Future– the 4-year Plan (2019-2022) to implement the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) – The Future of Policing in Ireland. In that context, the Government approved the development of the General Scheme of the Policing and Community Safety Bill. The Bill will provide for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (21 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister I have no direct role in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: In response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and all other applicable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: On the 28 April 2020 my Department agreed to undertake, on behalf of the health authorities, the collection of public health passenger locator forms on a temporary administrative basis. The Border Management Unit (BMU) collect these forms at Dublin Airport, which is the principal route through which people enter the State. While the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) manage the...

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

Helen McEntee: The person to whom the Deputy refers was granted, on 2 June 2020, a temporary permission of two months to reside in the State under Stamp 4 conditions. I have today announced that immigration permissions, due to expire between 20 July and 20 August 2020, will be automatically extended for one month. Therefore the person referred to will now have their permission automatically extended until...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the law now stands, a mother is entitled to paid maternity leave of up to 26 weeks, and up to a further 16 weeks of unpaid leave. Two weeks must be taken before the baby is due, and at least four weeks must be taken after the birth. Any amendment to the legislation governing the provision of maternity leave, which falls under my responsibility, would require primary legislation. As such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 is being reviewed this year. This review arises under the provisions of the Act itself, and will include an assessment of the impact of the Act on the welfare of those who engage in sexual activity for payment. I recently announced the launch of this review, which will be conducted by Maura Butler as the independent expert. The Terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, a review of Ireland’s anti-fraud and anti-corruption structures, chaired by the former DPP Mr James Hamilton, is currently examining the effectiveness of the State’s procedural, legislative and resourcing frameworks for the investigation, prosecution and prevention of fraud and corruption offences. I am advised that the Hamilton Review Group is currently...

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

Helen McEntee: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to on the 29 May 2019. This application 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 as expeditiously as possible It is not possible to provide a...

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

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda powers in response to the Covid -19 pandemic were provided for under section 31A of the Health Act 1947, as inserted by the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 and brought temporarily into effect through subsequent regulations – the Health Act, 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Support Services (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: Parental alienation has been described as a situation when a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent. The issue of parental alienation is highly complex and I am aware that some professionals advocate for the classification of parental alienation as a clinical disorder affecting children,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: 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 trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the Deputy’s leadership, in his term as Minister of State in my Department, in guiding the development of the new Youth Justice Strategy with the support of an expert Steering Group. As the Deputy is aware, work to develop a new Youth Justice Strategy is a very important element in the State’s policy response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that the Immigration Service Delivery function of my Department has received a number of endowment applications under the Immigrant Investor Programme for the organisation referred to by the Deputy. The project was recently assessed by the Independent Evaluation Committee and a decision is expected to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. First and in relation to Council Framework Decision 2008/829/JHA on the cross-border recognition of decisions on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention, I can inform the Deputy that transposition is well advanced through the drafting and publication of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: I regret that it will not be possible to provide the data the Deputy has requested. I am informed by the Courts Service that the ability to pull together data for this PQ is dependent upon being able to isolate animal theft in their records over any other type of theft. For other offences, this is possible because the offence type has a specific code on An Garda Síochána's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jul 2020)

Helen McEntee: In order to take up employment in the State, a person must be in possession of a valid employment permit or a valid green card from the Employment Permit Section of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. All non-EEA nationals who are already lawfully resident in the State and hold a valid Certificate of Registration - i.e. an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) or a GNIB Card - with...