Results 1-20 of 225 for immigration speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...not separate the request if circumstances are much the same. We are providing €1.4 million in funding through the emigrant support programme and some of that is being used to assist people with immigration law problems in the United States. For example, additional funding is now being made available to the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers to produce a fact sheet to ensure...

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: ...an emigrant nation having contributed to populations around the world from the United States to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and so on. Ireland is, and always has been, a country of immigrants be they Celts, Normans, Vikings or English people. There is no aboriginal, normal, ethnic-Irish race. Migration has been and will continue to be the natural course of human...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): EU Meetings (24 Oct 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...and Northern Ireland that will then click in. These have been objectives from day one. No one in any European capital doubts the solidity of our position in this regard. With regard to immigration, it is important to make a distinction. It is not a black and white distinction but there is a distinction between illegal immigration on the one hand and legal immigration on the other...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Work Permits (22 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: In order to work in the State all non-EEA nationals require a valid employment permit or relevant immigration permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality which allows them to reside and work in the State without the requirement for an employment permit. The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that on 4th September 2020 a Critical Skills Employment Permit issued...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 May 2019)

Leo Varadkar: On 16 April last, I met with a delegation of nine from the US House of Representatives, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We had a broad-ranging discussion covering Brexit and Northern Ireland, US Immigration Reform and Ireland-US bilateral relations. Speaker Pelosi, Congressman Neal and the other members of the delegation were unwavering in their support for peace in Northern Ireland, and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...this measure. Unfortunately, it does not come as a huge surprise. The Deputy may recall that part of the argument in favour of Brexit was about controlling UK borders and reducing and stopping immigration from the EU. This is part of the outworking of that. It may be the case that some people who voted for Brexit did not realise that, but it is part of the outworking of Brexit that the...

Undocumented Irish in the United States: Motion (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Leo Varadkar: ...identified as an area for potential all-Ireland co-operation, deserving inputs from the Government of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Executive. Since the defeat of the McCain-Kennedy Bill on immigration reform, it has been clear that a bilateral agreement between the United States and Ireland is the only way forward in our efforts to resolve this issue and to set the tens of thousands...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (12 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...last met on 21 October and is scheduled to meet again before the year end. The committee covers issues relating to health and Sláintecare, education, children, equality, social inclusion; immigration; Irish language, arts and culture; and continued improvements and reform of public services. While the committee covers a broad range of areas and topics, its overarching aim is to...

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: ...entitled to a higher education grant. Aside from the injustice, the absurdity of it is difficult to understand. Can that be addressed in the Bill? I have had experience of a particular group of immigrants who have come here as nurses to work in accident and emergency departments or as midwives to work in, say, the National Maternity Hospital and people who have come to work in...

Road Transport Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2011)

Leo Varadkar: ...'s office. It is an additional one in the category of serious offences and relates to trafficking for the purposes of sexual or other exploitation. Offences relating to trafficking of illegal immigrants are already included in subsection (e) but this includes human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Where any person has been convicted of this offence, this amendment will allow me to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (7 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...CRO requires that applicants who are not EEA or Swiss nationals must provide a copy of their current Irish Residency Permit. In light of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the immigration service of the Department of Justice and Equality announced that all Irish Residency Permits due to expire between 20/03/2020 and 20/05/2020 were automatically renewed for a period of...

Written Answers — Identification Cards: Identification Cards (5 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will require legal non-EU immigrants and their children to carry biometric identification cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3247/08]

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: On what basis must immigrants produce the card on demand?

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Is there nothing in this Bill that requires a garda or immigration official to have some basis for requesting the presentation of that identification card? Can they demand a card of a person they think looks a bit foreign?

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (2 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if estimates have been made of the number of illegal immigrants here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33156/08]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (9 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 to regain their Garda national immigration bureau stamp four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6327/10]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (27 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Garda National Immigration Bureau card for the person concerned issued on 16/08/2016. As full Jobseeker’s Allowance has been in payment from 07/09/2016, arrears will issue to the person concerned covering the period 16/08/2016 to 06/09/2016. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (12 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's Private Members' Bill proposes an amendment to the Immigration Acts, which fall under the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality. However, the Bill does have implications for my department in terms of transport and tourism. Given that the Bill was only been published on the 5th of July, I have not yet had the opportunity to consider those implications fully.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (17 Nov 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...April 2020, to 10,400 in the year to April 2021, while increasing to 31,600 in the year to April. No similar age breakdown of migration is available by nationality, but the overall levels of emigration and immigration of Irish nationals have been stable each year since 2018, with immigration levels exceeding emigration. In that five year period, the immigration or return of Irish...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Mar 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way the Immigration and Residency Bill will affect Irish citizens with non-EEA spouses with regard to notification or permission to marry, recognition of foreign marriages and the right of non-EEA spouses to enter, live, work, study or carry out business in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter....