Results 161-180 of 308 for going forward speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...trafficking involved in prostitution here. At the time of its launch last year An Garda Síochána specifically recognised that a significant number of serious attacks on individuals involved in prostitution go unreported and they encouraged them to report all such attacks, so they can be investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. The Deputy may also wish to be aware...

Seanad: Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (10 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the House for facilitating the taking of his motion today. On Tuesday, the Government approved my request to seek the approval of the Houses of the Oireachtas to opt in to this EU Commission proposal. The proposal seeks to extend the list of EU crimes under Article 83 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, TFEU, to include hate crime and hate speech by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (10 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ....  As part of that Bill, it is intended to repeal Section 38 mentioned above and to replace it with new CCTV provisions that will address the Data Protection Commission’s concerns and ensure that CCTV legislation is fully GDPR compliant going forward.  The General Scheme of this Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill was approved by the Government and...

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...remarks but will make a few points that reflect so much of what has been said in the debate. First, there are people living in this country who are afraid. They are afraid to leave their houses, go on public transport and live their lives the way I and others here do. That might sound extreme or like I am exaggerating. Before we published the draft Bill, the hate crime Bill, there was...

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating the motion. I also thank the House. Yesterday, the Government approved my request to seek the House's approval to opt-in to this EU Commission proposal. The proposal seeks to extend the list of EU crimes under Article 83 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, TFEU, to include hate crime and hate speech by way of Council...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...requires a considerable amount of time to complete. At present information on ethnicity is not routinely collected as part of this process. However, the Irish Prison Service have advised me that going forward, where disclosed, the ethnicity of a prisoner on protection will be recorded in future iterations of the Census of Prison Population.  The next Census of Prison Population is...

Seanad: Coroners (Provision for Jury Selection) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank Senator Boylan for bringing forward the Bill. I join colleagues in welcoming family members to the Seanad. I acknowledge each and every one of them. I acknowledge what they have been through and continue to go through and I wish to say how sorry I am that after 41 years, we are still here. I acknowledge that 41 years ago, 48 young people went out on a night out, as we all have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (17 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am aware of reports of the nature referred to by the Deputy. I assure him that the matter is being taken very seriously and is under consideration by the Government. I cannot imagine the level of distress that somebody must feel, particularly a tenant, where people are in a vulnerable position or living on their own and find themselves not being able to pay their rent. On top of that,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (17 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy has outlined, there is a huge amount of work going into our housing plan. This has been identified as a gap and something we need to address. I assure the Deputy and colleagues here that we are working to try to address this and to bring forward proposals as quickly as we possibly can.

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: I join colleagues in thanking Senator Chambers on the passage of this Bill through the House. A great deal of effort has gone into developing it. I commend the Senator and also the co-sponsors of the Bill, Senators Fitzpatrick and McGreehan, on their work on it. I, too, want to acknowledge the outstanding work and extraordinary contributions of Eve McDowell and Una Ring, not only in their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (9 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...in this area. I am further advised that Courts Service local management have undertaken to review the use of this area and will contact Cork City Council with a view to exploring options going forward.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: "Yes" is the simple answer. The €1.1 million comes directly from Supporting the Victim's Journey and the recommendations in the Tom O'Malley report, which was published almost two years ago this summer. It is intended that victims who previously did not have access to or were not able to afford legal support going through the court process, would have access to that from the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...need to do here. We need to plan longer term. On the structure that currently exists, which we are very much working on it at the moment, it is a bottom-up approach. Organisations have to come forward. They have to be designated as an approved housing body. They have to apply through the capital assistance scheme, CAS, which is the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...manner with disclosers. The Prison Service has provided training to staff on Protected Disclosures and Dignity at Work policies and procedures and it is planned that further training will be provided going forward. Employees of the Prison Service are encouraged to avail of the support services available. These include the HR Governors and Staff Support Officers at the prison...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: The senseless killing of Ashling Murphy two weeks ago took a wonderful young woman from her family and from her wider community. It also led to an outpouring of grief the length and breadth of the country. In thinking of Ashling, we also remember Urantsetseg Tserendorj, Jastine Valdez, Ana Kriégel, Nadine Lott, and so many other women who have been, and are, victims of violence against...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...is no one person or one group, no one policy or one law, that will address this issue. It is about collectively, each and every one of us, working together in this House and in the Dáil. It is Government, all Departments, State agencies, the community and voluntary sector, and front-line workers, and each and every one of us. It is, at the crux of all of that, listening to victims,...

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...these difficult conversations. We must also maintain public awareness of the programmes we have at national level. This means ensuring that programmes like Still Here and the programmes we are going to run on consent are clear and visible and that people are aware of the challenges that we face. Protection also means ensuring that women take the difficult step to come forward. When...

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...supports are needed now as much as they were then. Deep-rooted misogynistic attitudes towards women and towards domestic abuse and sexual crime remain a blight on our society. As part of the Government plan to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in all its forms, my Department is leading on the development of the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and...