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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There is no more important garda than the community garda in breaking down antisocial behaviour, fostering relationships, breaking down intergenerational distrust and breaking down the distrust that young people and migrant communities tend to have of An Garda Síochána. The Policing Authority spoke today about cuts in community policing. The Minister of State cannot provide me...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I fully agree with the Deputy. I spoke with communities in Dublin recently about ensuring consistency in who their community gardaí are, as there can be a high turnover due to gardaí moving on. We do not see the same level of turnover among juvenile liaison officers, who view their role as a longer term position. This issue can be examined to ensure consistency. The Deputy is...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Apr 2024)

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne - To discuss the future expansion of the medical cannabis access programme. Deputy Pauline Tully - To discuss the delay in honouring the pay deal with section 39 organisations. Deputy Gary Gannon - To discuss...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed) (23 Apr 2024)

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

International Protection

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the latest departmental activities in the management of international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17721/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Will the Minister provide an update on the latest departmental activities in the management of international protection and make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: My Department has taken a significant number of measures to increase the capacity of the international protection system. Reforms to this process will continue this year and beyond. In November 2022, I introduced an accelerated procedure for international protection applicants from designated safe countries of origin. This now applies to ten countries, with Botswana and Algeria added...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Following criticism, we have seen an increase in recent months in the Department’s activity in terms of deportation orders and so on. However, the extent of the flow of asylum seekers into Ireland, the majority of whom have previously successfully crossed the EU’s external borders elsewhere, is by no means clear. The State’s capacity to respond effectively could be...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: I will continue to be clear that this pact is not being forced on anyone. It was first presented in 2016, with a second iteration in 2020. During every stage of the debate, be it in the European Parliament, the European Council, the committee of justice or the European affairs ministers Council, which I was a member of a number of years ago, opportunities were available to Members of this...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: It is clear that the Government is hellbent on opting in with no discussion. It took eight years to come up with the pact and the Minister is telling Deputies that we had ample opportunity in that time to come up with solutions, questions, Topical Issues or whatever. The Government is hellbent on ignoring the Irish people. It got its message from them loud and clear in the referendum, so...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The people did vote for this. They voted for it in the form of the Lisbon treaty.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: They did not vote for this.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: The treaty clearly sets out that migration is an EU competence. What we fought for was the option to opt in. The only obligation from a constitutional perspective is that both Houses agree this. That is exactly what we are doing. To be clear, nothing is being forced upon us. We are deciding to opt into a set of measures that we are already a member of. We have been part of a common...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Questions Nos. 13 to 20, inclusive, taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Law Cases (23 Apr 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for outlining the situation. Having dealt with many people who have been involved in various cases, as he will have done as well, I know that many sensitive matters will be discussed at those courts. The courts already recognise that in the way they schedule cases for different times, yet situations nonetheless arise on the day whereby one party will be on one...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Law Cases (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter relating to dedicated family law courts. He is certainly correct in that family law deals with very sensitive issues, often involving children or strenuous circumstances of extreme stress, and people deserve privacy, which in turn provides people with dignity in dealing with their very sensitive matters of family breakdown. That is why we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Law Cases (23 Apr 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State. I might briefly move to the issue of the Circuit Court, where, for example, divorce proceedings are heard and where there tends to be some time spent waiting for those hearings to be held. Some of that might be down to adjournments but, despite that, people still often have to wait a considerable number of years for the case to go through. Having a dedicated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Law Cases (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: This matter is one of many reforms being carried out by the Government, not least in the context of family law at the Circuit Court. There will be a family circuit court to deal with those special circumstances in proceedings that might make them more appropriate to be dealt with separately, and we will certainly aim to ensure that, in those circumstances where there might be a reduced...