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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Aid (3 Jul 2025)
Matt Carthy: I understand there are processes involved but this is three years in the making and now the Minister is talking about consultation processes. He must put himself in the shoes of those who want to secure a barring order or a civil protection order but currently cannot get legal representation. If they were listening to two politicians talk about process, the Minister can imagine the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2025)
Question No. 7 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Crime Prevention
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Burke: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action taken by his Department to monitor the progress of young people who leave the youth diversion programme after their supervision period ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36372/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Niall Collins: Our Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 is a whole-of-government plan that takes a strategic approach to all issues connected to children and young people at risk of coming into contact with the criminal justice system. The key principles of the strategy are linked to the standards endorsed by the international community to uphold children's rights and include early intervention and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Burke: I come from an area where I was involved in a youth project where young people would have dropped out of school. That is where the problems start arising. We worked very closely with the Garda where we had the young people on a training programme. The people we took in were over 15. It is important to note that in a lot of these cases there is no family support. This is what I am saying...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Niall Collins: I am grateful for the Deputy's insight and his sharing his experiences. If he has any suggestions, we will absolutely take them on board because we are always open to taking on board new and positive suggestions as regards updating or amending our strategy in this regard. I commented on our youth diversion projects but I want to comment on our plans to extend youth diversion programmes to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The work being done by all those people involved in the youth diversion programme is fantastic. They work very hard, also liaising with the Garda. That is what I have found in my experience of working with the local gardaí as regards trying to help people who have dropped out of the education system. One of the problems you find with the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for that. He has a particular interest as regards Cork. We have seen an increase in funding since 2022 and, specifically, an overall increase in funding for the Cork youth diversion projects in the order of €1.8 million. I have here a statement in tabular format detailing the increase in funding which I will have our officials forward on to the Deputy afterwards....
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Crime Prevention
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Erin McGreehan: 9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is taking to increase the staffing levels in the Criminal Assets Bureau to facilitate the increased detection of the proceeds of crime due to the reduction of the threshold from €13,000 to €5,000. [36379/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Jul 2025)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Deputy McGreehan for this timely question. The reason I say it is timely is that, as she is aware, last week marked the anniversary of the murder of Veronica Guerin, which, as the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, Deputy Maxwell, will be aware as well, had a transformative effect on the policing of Irish criminals. One of the consequences of her murder was that laws were changed whereby...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (3 Jul 2025)
Tom Brabazon: I warmly welcome the provision in the programme for Government for the construction of Thornton Hall and the additional places the Minister mentioned. The current prison population is 14% over capacity. The Irish Penal Reform Trust, IPRT, has expressed serious concern about the current situation. The Minister is doing his absolute best in that regard. I have concern about the appearance...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (3 Jul 2025)
Jim O'Callaghan: This is one area of the criminal justice system where there are capacity issues that need to be addressed fundamentally and rapidly. We invest huge resources in An Garda Síochána and the courts to ensure we get cases on for hearing in the criminal courts as quickly as possible. The whole system will not operate effectively if, at the end of those processes when a person has...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (3 Jul 2025)
Tom Brabazon: I warmly welcome the Minister's comments in relation to alternatives to custodial sentences and that he is reviewing the alternatives. Community service is something that could benefit society more widely.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (3 Jul 2025)
Jim O'Callaghan: I want the House to be aware that there are some very fine prisons in Ireland. We talked about Cork Prison. The new Cork Prison, which I have visited, is an excellent prison. Similarly, I have visited both the men's and women's prisons in Limerick. Huge investment went into them. The Irish Prison Service deserve to be commended on getting these prisons built on time and on budget. When...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (3 Jul 2025)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2025)
Naturalisation Applications
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2025)
Noel McCarthy: 6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of naturalisation applications received in each year from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the measures being taken by his Department to further reduce application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36655/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Brophy: Last week, I was delighted to attend the citizenship ceremonies, along with the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Collins. We welcomed more than 7,500 new Irish citizens. My Department is commitment to providing the best possible service to the customers of our citizenship division. We have taken significant steps to speed up the process for applicants. The...