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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
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Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...scare the population and create fear. This has been the case in my constituency, and in others. In Moville in County Donegal, for example, we have had a situation where proposed accommodation for immigrants was fire-bombed. Proposed accommodation was also fire-bombed in Rooskey in County Roscommon, on Achill Island in County Mayo and in parts of County Galway. As well as that, in this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (22 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department can facilitate a change of immigration status from stamp 2 to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8588/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...to conclusions on the basis of false information or false evidence. I might be igniting something here that should not be ignited, but one example relates to the objections to people who are immigrants or refugees in various locations throughout the country. That should not be happening at all. It is absolutely disgraceful. As for suggesting there is not a benefit, there is a benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an audit of vacant publicly owned buildings has been carried out or can be carried out, with a view to providing emergency housing for local people and immigrants who may have a need for the urgent availability for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department can encourage the return of Irish immigrants currently based abroad, with a view to meeting workplace requirements for extra staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31961/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...a system that let me know at a glance when and to whom the letter was written, the number of times the person was reminded and the result. Up until a few years ago, a coded number was used in the immigration system. It is now known as a legacy number. It has been discontinued. There is now a different code. It is not possible for me or any other public representative to understand...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an audit of vacant publicly owned buildings has been carried out or can be carried out with a view to providing emergency housing for local people and immigrants who may have a need for the urgent availability for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12224/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (15 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on his recent discussions with EU colleagues in regard to the European immigration crisis with particular reference to ensuring the integrity of the system. [7399/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child Protection (9 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: This particular question raises the issue of support for the protection of children in all circumstances, whether in the settled or immigration community or the courts. We have a duty to protect all children.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: My last comment is simply this. We should not forget so easily that, as a race, we were immigrants and asylum seekers, both economic and otherwise, for a long time. We must confront the hatemongers who are now in our society using the situation to generate fear and resentment.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...homeless in our society. We must recognise that it is easy to blame the Government for everything. The Government did not start the war in Ukraine or in the various other countries from whence immigrants are coming at present. It is also important that we recognise that to shoehorn people in on top of society in inadequate accommodation is a recipe for disaster. We must ensure that at...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (31 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has had interaction with his European colleagues in regard to the various trouble spots affecting Europe, and the wider global security, safety, immigration and other issues that might present a threat to peace and stability. [60888/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...be a sense that having legal access to the service is one thing but that it cannot be accessed by dint of protest by a person or persons unknown. Other speakers have brought this up in relation to immigrants and other issues. I hope that this does not bring specific attention to protestors who want to make the legislation unworkable. I appreciate the work that is being done by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (13 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department can encourage the return of Irish immigrants currently based abroad with a view to meeting the workplace shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62312/22]

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: ...Departments need to work together on this. They are doing so, which is good to see. We need to pay careful attention to issues regarding the welfare of children, both domestically and on the immigration side. Very often, children who come before the courts find themselves in a vulnerable position even after the courts have reached a decision. That is not supposed to happen but it does....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (29 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which work continues in upgrading the status of undocumented immigrants or immigrants whose permission to remain has expired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16716/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Growth (2 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which fuel and energy shortages and immigrants who might be in a position to join the workforce early if admitted is likely to affect economic growth here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 889. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of a case pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41862/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to ascertain the extent of the time taken to process applications for visas, whether they be work visas or immigration requirements, in the immigration section of the Department, given the importance of the need to facilitate the economic recovery that will follow the pandemic.

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...serious problem and we would. If we did not have to rely on that, however, house prices would be much lower. I will digress for a minute. I thought this was the saddest story I came across in recent times. An immigrant returned home from abroad with a good job and profession. That person arrived here, took time to settle down and then decided to apply for a local authority loan. The...