# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 14 December, 2021
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
Priority for the scheme will go to the most vulnerable, like the elderly, women, girls and people with disabilities.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 30 November, 2021
# John Twiss
# John Twiss
An expert report found that John Twiss was wrongfully convicted for the murder of John Donovan.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Helen McEntee will address the annual delegate conference of the Garda Representative Association today.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 9 November, 2021
# Helen McEntee
# Helen McEntee
The Minister said she would support examining legislation to deal with protests outside politicians’ homes.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 8 November, 2021
# Agsi
# Agsi
The new Bill has already drawn criticism from Commissioner Drew Harris who declared some of it unconstitutional.
# Agsi
# Agsi
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors are set to hold their first conference since 2019.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 1 November, 2021
# Back To Work
# Back To Work
McEntee gave birth to a boy in April, becoming the first woman to have a baby while serving in Cabinet.
# helen-mcentee - Thursday 29 April, 2021
# New Arrival
# New Arrival
She is the first sitting minister to give birth.
# helen-mcentee - Sunday 25 April, 2021
# Prostitution
# Prostitution
It follows on from law changes introduced in 2017.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 20 April, 2021
# Courts
# Courts
Five additional judges will be appointed to the High Court in a bid to clear the backlog of cases.
# Private Security
# Private Security
The Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021 has been approved by Cabinet.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 19 April, 2021
McEntee said that the plan is being put in place to ensure those who engage in white-collar criminality are caught and punished.
# helen-mcentee - Friday 16 April, 2021
# Red List
A European Commission spokesperson suggested there are other ways to protect public health. Justice Minister Helen McEntee has defended legal advice over the measure, intended to prevent variants of concern. The Irish Government has ten days to reply to the Commission.
# Incitement To Hatred
# Incitement To Hatred
Minister McEntee said the constitutional rights of freedom of expression and of association will be respected in the new legislation.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 13 April, 2021
# Insurance
# Insurance
Cabinet signed off on the new guidelines last month.
# helen-mcentee - Saturday 10 April, 2021
# Kerry
# Kerry
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has written to the victim in the Conor Quaid trail but cannot meet her as an appeal has been lodged.
# helen-mcentee - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Fáilte
# Fáilte
Citizenship ceremonies have been temporarily replaced by signing a declaration of loyalty.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 23 March, 2021
# Naturalisation
# Naturalisation
Currently, children born in Ireland whose parents are not Irish citizens – and haven’t met residency requirements – must live here for at least five years before they can gain citizenship.
# helen-mcentee - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Women In Politics
# Women In Politics
This week saw the government announce Justice Helen McEntee will take six months of paid maternity leave, but the conversation has already turned to bigger questions.
# helen-mcentee - Thursday 11 March, 2021
# Maternity Leave
# Maternity Leave
Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon, the Taoiseach announced that the government would facilitate the minister’s maternity leave.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 9 March, 2021
# Injury Claims
# Injury Claims
Justice Minister Helen McEntee intends for the guidelines to take effect next month.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Bomb Threat
# Bomb Threat
McEntee is pregnant with her first child and is due in May
# Maternity Issue
# Maternity Issue
A Green Party councillor said today the lack of maternity leave is a “serious obstacle” for female politicians.
# helen-mcentee - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Maternity Leave
# Maternity Leave
Justice Minister Helen McEntee will become the first Cabinet minister to give birth while in office.
# helen-mcentee - Friday 5 March, 2021
# Legislation
# Legislation
The Bill has passed through all stages of the Seanad.
# helen-mcentee - Thursday 4 March, 2021
# Civil Liberties
# Civil Liberties
A group says the guidelines could address issues including the size of demonstrations and wearing face coverings.
# helen-mcentee - Sunday 28 February, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
“The problem is that a lot of this information is put up very quickly, a lot of this information is hidden.”
# helen-mcentee - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# State Pathologist
# State Pathologist
Dr Mulligan had served as acting chief State Pathologist following Professor Marie Cassidy’s retirement in 2018.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 22 February, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
The justice minister has said some of the current rules are decades old and need to be modernised.
# Justice Plan
# Justice Plan
The Justice Plan 2021 has over 200 actions which the minister said should be implemented in the next 12 months.
# helen-mcentee - Sunday 21 February, 2021
# Nightlife
# Nightlife
Minister Helen McEntee is set to unveil the plans later this week.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Offences Against The State Act
# Offences Against The State Act
Former Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan had previoulsy committed to the review of the laws.
# helen-mcentee - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Court Of Appeal
# Court Of Appeal
A Court of Appeal ruling has considerably changed certain long-standing practices with regards to reports of child murders.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 1 February, 2021
# Children's Act
# Children's Act
The ruling, which was given in October, means that children who are killed cannot be identified.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 18 January, 2021
# Citizens
# Citizens
4,000 people awaiting citizenship will be able to finish the process by the end of March.
# helen-mcentee - Friday 15 January, 2021
# New Baby
# New Baby
There are no legal provisions for TDs to take parental leave.
# helen-mcentee - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The minister confirmed the news on Twitter.
# helen-mcentee - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Gsoc
# Gsoc
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said the shooting of George Nkencho by gardaí is “extremely traumatic for everybody involved”.
# New Year's Eve
# New Year's Eve
Dr Tony Holohan said the current levels of transmission of Covid-19 are “simply unsustainable”.
# helen-mcentee - Monday 28 December, 2020
# Maternity Leave
# Maternity Leave
Many legal experts, however, believe that more practical solutions can be found.
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