Results 1-20 of 141 for immigration speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...) - Current (in date) National ID card for EU citizens other than Ireland or UK - Current (in date) Irish or UK Drivers Licence or Irish Driver Learner Permit - Current (in date) Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Card or Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card - Emergency Photo ID produced by the Department. - Garda ID Age Card If a claimant holds an SSC but does not have...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Members' time to bring forward their own propositions. Many things are considered at the Business Committee, as we know, and the Chief Whip has given a commitment to have a balanced debate on immigration in the new year, so that will be organised.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy cannot blame the Government for people carrying out violent actions. She should not conflate the two issues of housing and immigration. Ukrainians and international protection applicants are being moved mainly into hotels and large-scale types of accommodation. They are not taking homes from Irish people. If that is the line the Deputy is trying to peddle, she is going down a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy is going down a dangerous road. The rise of far right ideology and anti-immigration sentiment in Ireland is worrying. It is something we have seen in other countries for many years but it had not been an issue here. Unfortunately, that has changed but when you look ahead to 2024 the world is becoming a scary place. When we look at what is going on in Gaza, at Putin's war in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...is acceptable) - Current (in date) National ID card for EU citizens other than Ireland - Current (in date) Irish or UK Drivers Licence or Irish Driver Learner Permit - Current (in date) Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Card or Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card - Emergency Photo ID produced by the Department. - Garda ID Age Card If a claimant holds an SSC but does not have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...a more flexible visa package for Colombian citizens visiting Ireland. In general, the decision to impose a visa requirement is based on a variety of factors including the risk of irregular immigration, public policy and security, tourism and trade and the Common Travel Area. While there is no immediate proposal to lift the visa requirement on Colombia, this matter is being kept under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Applications for the renewal of immigration permissions are dealt with by the Registration Unit of my Department in chronological order that they are received. The current processing times for online renewals is 6 weeks. The online renewal facility was launched in July 2020 to process renewals and there has been approximately 186,000 registrations renewed online since the facility was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by the Immigration Service Delivery unit (ISD) of my Department that the person concerned was the holder of an immigration permission valid until 19 February 2019. Unit 1 of Domestic Residence and Permissions division granted the person a permission to remain as an exceptional measure on two separate occasions up to 19 February 2019. However, that permission to remain in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: All non-EEA persons over the age of 16 are required by Section 9 of the Immigration Act 2004, as amended, to register their permission to be in the State and are issued with an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) Card which displays details of the permission granted, the conditions attaching and the expiry date of the permission. The period of permission in the majority of cases is for a period of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...holiday purposes. Detailed information on Irish citizenship and the naturalisation process, along with the relevant application forms and guidance notes, is available on my Department's Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...396 applications were ineligible. If a person did not meet the terms of the published scheme or did not apply and remains resident in the State without permission I encourage them to contact the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) of my Department or their local immigration office and take all appropriate steps to regularise their status. Any application submitted should explain their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has a stamp 3 immigration permission to remain in the State until 16 July 2025. As the person concerned is a minor, they and their parent may attend at their local immigration office to request a change of permission. Any request for a change of immigration permission should be supported with all relevant documentation. My Department's Registration Office in Burgh Quay is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...a more flexible visa package for Colombian citizens visiting Ireland. In general, the decision to impose a visa requirement is based on a variety of factors including the risk of irregular immigration, public policy and security, tourism and trade and the Common Travel Area. While there is no immediate proposal to lift the visa requirement on Colombia, this matter is being kept under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...in finalising their applications. The persons referred to by the Deputy will be notified as soon as a decision has been reached by a Visa Officer. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), which has been specifically established for this purpose. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Improve access to justice and modernise the courts system - Strengthen community safety, reduce reoffending, support victims and combat domestic, sexual and gender based violence - Deliver a fair immigration system for a digital age - Accelerate innovation, digital transformation and climate action across the justice sector Under Justice Plan 2022, I am progressing a suite of policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...citizenship decisions, which is the highest number of decisions made since 2015, and reflects positively the significant changes undertaken to date. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...including 2,549 decisions on minor applications. This is a 18% increase on the 11,512 issued in 2021. The Justice Plan for 2022 commits to developing a fully digital, customer-centric immigration service and to enhance the efficiency of our immigration system. Significant changes have been introduced for customers regarding the number of proofs required to establish their identity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...where there is an existing deportation order will require additional processing. Each application received is assessed individually in accordance with the published criteria, available on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Undocumen ted-Policy-Scheme-January-2022.pdf. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to by the Deputy submitted an online application for a renewal of their Stamp 1 immigration permission to the Registration Office of my Department on 10 July 2022 and included supporting documentation for same. On the 11 July 2022, the applicant received a permission letter from the Domestic Residence and Permissions division of my Department granting them a change of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...where there is an existing deportation order will require additional processing. Each application received is assessed individually in accordance with the published criteria, available on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Undocumen ted-Policy-Scheme-January-2022.pdf . If an applicant is unsuccessful for this scheme, they have the...