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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I ask the select committee to note that I intend to bring forward Report Stage amendments on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality in order to provide for changes to the Immigration Act 2004 and the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000. These amendments are technical in nature and provide for urgent and much needed efficiencies in the operation of the immigration system.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: ...removals from the State in 2011, including those referred to by the Deputy. In 2011, the number of persons removed from the State on foot of Deportation Orders made under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 was 280. These persons included those whose applications for asylum were refused as well as those who were in breach of the provisions of immigration legislation. In addition...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004) See 3 other results from this debate

Mary Henry: I agree with the Minister on this occasion. However, a section of this exact type was included in the Immigration Act 2004, the Schedule to which refers to "delirium" and "hallucinations" at the port of entry. One would need to shape up and to look pretty normal. If such a provision was included in the Immigration Act, why is it not being included in this legislation? Why is there such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I can advise the Deputy that, a notification issued from the Immigration Service of my Department to the person concerned under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended).  The person concerned has not yet submitted any written representations in response. The position in the State of the person concerned will be decided by reference to the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (15 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Immigration Service of my Department advises that the statistical information sought by the Deputy is not available. When a new immigration record is being created, the Immigration Service does not, as a matter of course, record the relevant applicant’s place of birth. As a result, there is no available record of the number of children born in Ireland who are in any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: An Garda Síochána has oversight of the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for persons residing outside of the Dublin area. I have no role in regard to the scheduling of these appointments. The waiting time for appointments outside of Dublin is dependent on the demand for registrations in each office, and fluctuates based on seasonal demands and...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...long-term residency is as follows — people who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. I am informed by the Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (3 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Civil Registration function is a matter for my colleague the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that under the terms of the Civil Registration (Amendment Act) 2014, a statutory framework has been created where the INIS and the Garda National...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Feargal Quinn: As an employer over the years, I was always greatly satisfied when immigrants integrated well into our society. However, a number of immigrants do not integrate very well. Yesterday, the question of who has responsibility to help immigrants to integrate into our society cropped up at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs. It emerged that nobody has such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. Please be advised that all passport requests for applicants whose case is under consideration under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (12 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As set out in the Government's Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification, an immigration permission granted for the purposes of family reunification will be dependent on the continued residence status of the sponsor. In the event of the death of the sponsor, departure from the State of the sponsor, divorce or annulment of a civil partnership, the family member must notify my Department...

Written Answers — Citizenship Regulations: Citizenship Regulations (26 Jan 2005)

Michael McDowell: ...national does not grant any automatic right to residency in the State solely on that basis. Neither does it grant an automatic right to Irish citizenship following the coming into force of the Immigration and Citizenship Act 2001 which abolished the previous system of post-nuptual citizenship. The immigration division of my Department has growing experience of marriages being entered into...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: If a person is resident in the State without an immigration permission I would encourage them to contact their local immigration office or to write to Unit 2 Domestic Residence and Permissions division of my Department and to take all the appropriate steps to regularise their status. I have been informed that there is no immigration or Atypical Workers Scheme (AWS) for Seafishers application...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004) See 29 other results from this debate

John O'Donoghue: ——for the procession of asylum applications. This included the Immigration Act 1999, which introduced provisions for the effective processing of applications for refugee status; the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, a new independent statutory agency to decide on asylum applications; the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, a second independent statutory agency to decide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Immigrant Investor Programme and the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme were opened for applications in April 2012. Since then, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service have received 27 applications for the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme and 10 Applications for the Immigrant Investor Programme. Fourteen applications have been approved under the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: ..., in fairness to all other applicants, and take approximately 16 months to process. The resources allocated to process such applications are dependent on the prioritised work requirements of the immigration division of my Department at any one time, which is operating against a background of significant increases on demands for its services over a wide range of areas, including the type of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Immigration Controls (2 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I visited Washington D.C. over the period 17-19 June for various meetings on US immigration reform, which remains a key Government priority. My programme included separate discussions with Congressman Luis Gutierrez, Congressman Paul Ryan, Senator Pat Leahy, members of the Congressional Friends of Ireland group, House judiciary committee member Congressman Mark Amodei, Congressman Mario...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010) See 1 other result from this answer

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a number of initiatives are ongoing in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) and Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) in the areas of change management, business process improvement and electronic Government in line with the reports of the task force and the OECD. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (16 Dec 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I note that the parliamentary question response you refer to from my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality informed you that a decision letter from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service issued to the person mentioned on 16 February 2016. The Tánaiste’s response went on to inform you that the same person was informed of their options in January 2013 and in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (23 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland operates a very open immigration system with many legal pathways open to persons who apply to come here in accordance with the immigration laws in place in the State. The purpose for which someone intends to reside in the State determines their immigration status and the specific conditions attached to their permission is reflected in the type of immigration stamp provided.  ...