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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Protecting our citizens is much wider than policing, and I want to empower communities to have a say in matters relating to their own safety. It is important to note that the new approach to community safety is a whole of Government approach. Local Community Safety Partnerships which are being established under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, will operate at local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: One of the overarching goals of Zero Tolerance, the Third National Strategy on DSGBV, which I published in June 2022, is to ensure that everyone who needs a refuge space will get one and under the strategy we have committed to doubling the number of refuge units across the country. This represents the fastest ever expansion of refuge accommodation in this country. To accelerate the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Community safety is a top priority for my Department and everyone has the right to be safe and feel safe in their communities. Community CCTV plays a vital role in achieving this goal. As the Deputy may be aware, since 2017 my Department has administered a grant-aid scheme supporting groups wishing to establish a community-based CCTV system in their area. The CCTV grant scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, and will contact him when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act came into force in 2021. The purpose of the Act is to consolidate and simplify the law relating to perjury and related offences and to update certain penalties accordingly. The Act provides a clear, statutory definition of perjury and enables the offence and related offences, including false statements on oath, false statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Enterprise Sector (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, with effect from 10 July 2024 Irish visa requirements were applied to nationals of South Africa. Irish visa requirements are kept under ongoing review, having regard to the need to ensure that effective immigration controls are in place whilst also facilitating those who wish to travel to Ireland for the purposes of a visit, to work, to study or to join family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for international protection has been made in the State. If a person is in the international protection process, there is a legal requirement under the International Protection Act 2015 to maintain full confidentiality at all times. Therefore the Department is unable to publish any information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 1 immigration permission valid until 08 April 2025 and has no pending application with the Immigration Service of my Department. It is open to any person to apply for a change of immigration status if they meet the criteria for doing so. Detailed information on how to change immigration status is available at: . Queries in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I have been informed that this case is currently before the courts and I cannot comment further.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Oct 2024)

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. It is open to anyone to make an application for citizenship once they meet the criteria as set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 immigration permission valid until 27 September 2027. A new Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card was posted to the address provided by the person concerned on their application to renew their residence permission. That address differs to the one provided by the Deputy. If the person concerned has not yet received their new IRP card, they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to is the subject of Deportation Order. A Deportation Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State. The enforcement of Deportation Orders is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Representations were received on their behalf requesting that the deportation order be revoked, pursuant to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy based on the information supplied, it has unfortunately not been possible to locate the application for the person referred to. Citizenship Division are currently registering applications received from May 2024. When an application is registered, a Personal ID and Citizenship application reference number is issued to the applicant. When an online application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: For reasons of maintaining 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 protection status, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) directly, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Citizenship Division of my Department has requested further documentation from the person cited by the Deputy. The person concerned has been given 28 days from the date of the letter to provide this information. On receipt, Citizenship Division will resume processing this application. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: All these amendments aim to do two things: first, to remove all the incitement to violence or hatred provisions from the Bill; and second, to deal with the consequential amendments arising from enactment of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023. I will deal with these separately and will start with the first tranche. As Senators are aware, the Bill originally aimed to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: Very briefly on this again, I will refer back to what exactly we are trying to achieve here. The amendments we are speaking to are technical in nature and remove quite a significant part of this legislation. I genuinely regret that this is where we are at now. For a lot of legislation, you will not always reach a consensus but for the most part, you need to have a consensus and that was...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: They are real crimes but these are real people who are more likely to be targeted because of the fact they are transgender. Senator Mullen's amendments and his objective here would mean that these people are not protected.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: I would like to hear from Senators throughout this debate. If the objective of this Bill relates to people who are targeted simply because of who they are - we can clearly see this, and the reason we have chosen these characteristics is because we know these people are more likely to be targeted - why would Senators not include in this Bill people who are more likely to be targeted than...