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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I wish to bring to the attention of the Taoiseach a worrying trend that has come to my attention and give one example of it. It concerns a young man from the Indian subcontinent who travelled to the United Kingdom on a valid student visa issued by the UK Government. That visa allows him to work for ten hours a week only. He obviously hoped to work much more....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of farm plan scheme applications that were received in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20210/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of farm plan scheme applications that were approved in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20211/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of farm plan scheme participants who had planners appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20212/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of farm plan scheme participants who had plans in place by the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20213/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of 2023 applicants to the farm plan scheme who received a payment in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average payment made in 2023 to all farm plan scheme participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20215/24]

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

Michael McNamara: 336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number that were in the international protection system awaiting either a decision on their international protection application or their application for leave to remain; the number that had been granted status either international protection or leave to remain; the number that had received a deportation order; the number...

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

Michael McNamara: 337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of international protection applicants who were living outside direct provision in private-rented accommodation at the end of March 2024. [20274/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 427. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who were in IPAS-provided accommodation at the end of March 2024; the number that were persons in respect of whom the IPAS has been informed that they have been refused international protection and leave to remain but have not received a deportation order. [20272/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 428. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants who were awaiting an offer of IPAS-provided accommodation at the end of March 2024. [20273/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 462. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will expedite a residential service for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20592/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: In March, the High Court struck down returns to the UK. The judgment states that in October 2021: the UK authorities advised that the Applicant had been convicted on an offence [...] in the UK and was in consequence registered as a sex offender. It appears that this information had been redacted by reason of data protection concerns before being placed on [his] immigration file. It...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: Do you have confidence in the Department?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: Do you have confidence in the Department?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: This is Harry Whelehan territory.

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

Michael McNamara: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants for international protection that have made an application for international Protection and have not yet been issued with a decision. [20013/24]

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

Michael McNamara: 212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants for international protection that have lodged an appeal against their decision from the IPO and have not yet been issued with a decision. [20014/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: I listened carefully to what the Taoiseach said earlier. He told Deputy McDonald about the importance of this State being able to frame its own migration policy. He told Deputy Bacik about how important the open border with Northern Ireland remains. That is exactly what the Irish people voted for in the Lisbon treaty when we had an opt-out on the asylum area. Some aspects of the migration...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Michael McNamara: Last week, we heard the chilling words of Aoife Johnston's mother, "we told her she would be looked after, but she wasn't. We told her she was in the best place". That has destroyed what little confidence there was in the mid-west in the accident and emergency unit. We are good at addressing the injustices of 40 or 50 years ago in this House. That is absolutely necessary and I commend the...