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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...on the experience of staff and others working in the field, and based on the material gathered at interviews, is that most of those currently applying for the first time in the IPO have entered over the land border. Applicants are asked to outline their travel route at interview but, owing to the varied and unverifiable nature of those accounts, that information is not collated in a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (2 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ..., based on the experience of staff and others working in the field, and based on the material gathered at interviews, is that most of those applying for the first time in the IPO have entered over the land border. This is my Department’s operational assessment of the situation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (30 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an Immigration Officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted leave to land and gain entry to the State. In performing their duties, an Officer is required to consider all of the circumstances of the individual at the time of entry. Section 4(3) of that Act sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Union (30 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: My Department continues to put in place the necessary measures to ensure the full transposition, implementation and enforcement of EU law in Ireland, as appropriate. The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below. Regulations, Directives or other measures passed at European Union level Act / Statutory Instrument Council...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: If somebody is transiting through but has been identified and stopped at the border, there is the new screening process, which would apply to Schengen. For example, if the person landed in Paris, he or she would be checked and put on the system, so France would be designated as the first country.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (18 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...in this format since October 2021, hence the equivalent data for previous years is not available. The majority of those who present without appropriate documentation and are refused leave to land seek to enter the international protection process. It is also the case that some people with valid travel documents seek to enter the international protection process. It is a offence under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (18 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Protection Office where full applications are lodged, information provided by applicants in support of their application, including documents concerning their identity, and route travelled to Ireland are recorded as part of the applicants file, but are not stored in a manner which allows detailed data to be extracted in the manner sought by the Deputy. It is also the case that this data is...

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

Helen McEntee: From the outset I would like to assure the Deputy that the development of a substantial new Garda station and facilities on Dublin City Council lands at the corner of the R139 and the Malahide Road at Northern Cross is considered a strategic priority project by An Garda Síochána, and has the full support of Government. The Office of Public Works (OPW) are leading on this project...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (16 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...been made to conveyancing law in recent years as part of the Government’s ongoing drive to reform and ensure greater efficiency in our property law and conveyancing practices - for example, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Acts 2009 to 2021. In addition, the Tailte éireann Act 2022 consolidated the mandatory nationwide registration of property, along with property...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (16 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: .... I have asked my officials to refer this report to the Working Group as it may assist them in their work. My Department has led a number of reforms to conveyancing law in recent years including the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Acts 2009 to 2021. As part of its ongoing Modernisation Programme, the Courts Service is also working to digitally transform the way in which probate is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration (9 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...been made to conveyancing law in recent years as part of the Government’s ongoing drive to reform and ensure greater efficiency in our property law and conveyancing practices - for example, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Acts 2009 to 2021. In addition, the Tailte Éireann Act 2022 consolidated the mandatory nationwide registration of property, along with property...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...observed by licensees in the provision of property services. With regard to bids (offers) on properties offered for sale, the position is that in accordance with section 61 of the Act, where land (including residential property) is offered for sale other than by auction, a business (licensed property services employer or independent contractor) is required to retain a record for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...2004, for a non national to arrive in the state not in possession of a valid passport or equivalent document. The majority of those who present without appropriate documentation and are refused leave to land seek to enter the international protection process. It is also the case that some people with valid travel documents seek to enter the international protection process, hence the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: From the outset I would like to assure the Deputy that the development of a substantial new Garda station and facilities on Dublin City Council lands at the corner of the R139 and the Malahide Road at Northern Cross is considered a strategic priority project by An Garda Síochána, and has the full support of Government. The Office of Public Works (OPW) are leading on this project...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...levied with fines for over €1.4m in 2023 and over €1.1m in 2022 in this regard. My officials have begun a review into the current level of Carrier Liability fines. When a person is refused leave to land at Dublin airport, the Immigration Officer will arrange for the person to be referred to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) for removal from the State. The priority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (20 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...have been made to conveyancing law in recent years as part of the Government’s ongoing drive to reform and ensure greater efficiency in our property law and conveyancing practices - for example, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Acts 2009 to 2021. In addition, the Tailte Éireann Act 2022 consolidated the mandatory nationwide registration of property, along with property...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (20 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...application for international protection. This is in accordance with our obligations under international and EU asylum law. As the Deputy is aware, there are no physical border controls on the land border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is the case that maintaining an open border was a key priority for the Government during Brexit negotiations. Alongside the many thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (15 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...if required. While systems do not allow for the extraction of the precise data requested, it is the case that the majority of those who present without appropriate documentation and refused leave to land seek to enter the international protection process. It is also the case that some people with valid travel documents seek to enter the international protection process, hence the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (15 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand. Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an Immigration Officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted leave to land and gain entry to the State. In performing their duties, an Officer is required to consider all of the circumstances of the individual at the time of entry. Section 4(3) of that Act sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an Immigration Officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted leave to land and gain entry to the State. In performing their duties, an Officer is required to consider all of the circumstances of the individual at the time of entry. Section 4(3) of that Act sets out the full range of grounds on which a passenger may be refused....