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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (25 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Irish Prison Psychology Service provides an integrated service to people in custody. Specifically, this means the Psychology Service is responsible for both mental health and criminogenic (offence related) assessment and interventions. Irish Prison Service Psychologists are qualified mental health practitioners and the largest body of mental health professionals employed directly by the...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I move: That Dáil Éireann: bearing in mind the serious allegations of discrimination, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the Defence Forces; noting the decision of Government, in January 2022, to establish an Independent Review Group (IRG) to examine such issues and provide recommendations and guidance to the Minister for Defence on measures and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (24 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Victorian-era laws that were repealed by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 caused immeasurable harm to generations of gay and bisexual men, criminalising and stigmatizing them simply because of their sexual orientation. I am deeply conscious that people who were criminalised by these laws, and their families, are hopeful that a disregard scheme can be put in place in the near...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...of the external body on a statutory basis. The general scheme has since been published on my Department’s website. In July 2023, the Government also approved the text of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. Part 4 of the Bill amends sections 169 and 192 of the Defence Act 1954 in line with a recommendation in the IRG report. These amendments will...

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Michael McDowell: ...of this amendment. Nothing could be further from the truth. I fully respect the personal lives and arrangements that everybody in this House has made. Nothing I say is intended to cause any offence or hurt to anybody. I would not do so willingly, and I do not think I am doing so at all. I was interested in what Senator Hoey said about the O'Meara case. The argument was made that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (18 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...solely a matter for the judge concerned based on the available facts. The Bail Act 1997, which followed a 1996 referendum on the matter, enables courts to refuse bail for a person charged with a serious offence to prevent the risk of another serious offence being committed while on bail. Since then, the State’s bail laws have been further strengthened, specifically by the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...the fundamental rights and freedoms of data subjects in respect of the processing of special category data. Special category data relates to data such as personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or data concerning health, while Article 10 data comprises personal data that relates to criminal convictions and offences. Amendment No. 6 will give effect to the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...from the Press Council's handbook that one of the clear principles on prejudice for its membership states, "[Newspapers and magazines] shall not publish material intended or likely to cause grave offence or stir up hatred against an individual or group on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, colour, ethnic origin, membership of the Travelling community, gender, sexual...

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

Helen McEntee: ...fight against racism, prejudice and bigotry, and strongly condemns the actions of those who abuse and attack others because of their own prejudices against a person’s religion, ethnic origins, sexual orientation or any other part of their identity as a human being. Ireland is a diverse and tolerant country, and such behaviour is not acceptable. There are no specific hate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (17 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...country that strives to facilitate full participation in society by all and endeavours to support and protect those who need it. The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 will reinforce the protections that already exist in law in the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 and extends the existing list of protected characteristics to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (17 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...x2019;s Day), having given full effect to all obligations required of it. This was achieved through the completion of an extensive action plan incorporated into the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV). This work included the enactment of a number of significant pieces of legislation required to give effect to the Convention in Irish law, including...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (17 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...given Gardaí the power to disclose information regarding a convicted sex offender to a third party in certain circumstances. An Garda Síochána has responsibility for monitoring those convicted of sexual offences who are subject to Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. The Garda National Protective Services Bureau have a dedicated unit, the Sex Offender Management and...

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

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that combatting all forms of domestic, sexual and gender based violence (DSGBV) is a priority for me and this is something that is considered in the context of talking forward all areas of my Departments work. This is reflected in an increase of €10m in Budget allocations in 2024 for this purpose and in the development of policy and legislation. In addition, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Jan 2024)

James Browne: ...-based interventions including on raising awareness of the dangers of carrying sharp weapons, as knife-crime does not simply derive from street violence, or from young offenders, and is also prevalent in domestic, sexual and gender-based violence situations. I can inform the Deputy that the knife crime sub-group last met on 19th December to outline new proposals to address knife crime....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (17 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Cian O'Callaghan: 1152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the appointment of a new lead researcher for the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017; if she will provide an estimated timeline for completion and publication of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1987/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...: - the introduction of gender pay gap reporting in 2022 under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. - the creation of Cuan, the new statutory agency dedicated to tackling and reducing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. - the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. - the introduction of paid Parent's Leave which will increase to nine weeks per child...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...to two years by the Family Law Act 2019. When our Constitution came into effect in 1937, the idea of two people of the same sex being permitted to marry was almost unthinkable. At that time, sexual activity between consenting male adults was a criminal offence and this regrettable situation remained until the enactment of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993. Even then, the...

Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2023: First Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: ...recognition certificate. The consequence of the Gender Recognition Act is that it allows male-born criminals to be placed in women's prisons. This has led to the incredible situation that people jailed for horrific sexual offences have been located in women's prisons. The most famous is Barbie Khardashian. Barbie Khardashian threatened to kill, rape and torture his mother....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Policies (14 Dec 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...to the Reserve Defence Forces (R5 and R7) and Boards of Survey (L7) have also been completed. 2023 saw the Civil Defence Act commencement and the amendments to sections 169 and 192 of the Defence Act 1954 prepared and included in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023; these amendments give effect to a recommendation of the Independent Review Group on Dignity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (14 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...national security and transform policing - Improve access to justice and modernise the courts system - Strengthen community safety, reduce reoffending, support victims and combat domestic, sexual and gender based violence - Deliver a fair immigration system for a digital age - Accelerate innovation, digital transformation and climate action across the justice sector Under Justice...