Results 1-20 of 29 for immigration speaker:Seán Kyne

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...matters. It is hugely important that we have comfort going forward. While we cannot change what happened last Thursday, we must ensure there is adequate intelligence and adequate information gathering and monitoring of social media activity to know if something like this is going to happen.In this case, the individuals were deemed to be far right and anti-immigrant, but some people will...

Seanad: Private Nursing Home Sector: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...of all the carers, many of whom came from outside of this country, who are looking after our loved ones. It is important that we acknowledge that because some people have different views about immigration, but when they come to a stage where they need to be cared for they might have a different attitude given the great care and love that immigrants provide in our nursing homes. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...on our Covid-19 laws and not everyone was happy with them. I am sure not everybody in Canada was happy with their Covid laws but it is a democratic country. It is very welcoming to Irish and other immigrants from around the world. If there are specific genuine issues the Senator has, and she mentioned a man from Connemara which sparked my interest, I suggest she raises those concerns...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...the booster campaign. We can be very proud as a nation of the high uptake of the vaccine here, comparing it internationally. Hot spots are being looked at in some areas where there may be a high immigrant population that may not have the language skills to know about the vaccine and its availability. Information is being provided in different languages to ensure that people know about...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...was undertaken to identify gaps in services. As others have referenced, among 18 organisations, €445,000 is being allocated to Victim Support at Court, Lifeline Inishowen, Longford Women's Link, the Immigrant Council of Ireland and Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. The extra funding is being provided this year, and is separate from budget 2022 in which increased funding was also...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: ...so important given the constant toing and froing of people north, south, east and west for work reasons, thereby continuing a long tradition of movement of citizens between both countries. Under the immigration heading, I am pleased that UK citizens will receive special status following Brexit. At the same time, provisions are being made to continue the process of extradition since the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2020)

Seán Kyne: ...were forced to stop in long lines as they tried to approach the Eurotunnel entrance. There have been warnings of queues of up to 7,000 lorries post Brexit. The French were rehearsing post-Brexit immigration procedures. The UK is used as a land bridge and it is now clear that, deal or no deal, there will be queues and delays in places such as the Eurotunnel approach. As we look at the...

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Seán Kyne: ...homes for more people. Growth in the sector has been driven by a range of factors, including a reducing reliance on home ownership as a tenure of choice, as well as demographic factors, including immigrant migration from elsewhere in the European Union, decreasing household size and increasing rates of new household formation. The rental sector still needs to develop and mature to...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Seán Kyne: ...impacts of a return of Border controls, which would be unimaginable. Coming from Galway, I live far enough away not to have the experience some other Members had with the Border. While some would say, including the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, that there will be no return of such Border posts, can they say that conclusively? With such a focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Numbers (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 436. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a recent policy change concerning the naturalisation and immigration service's policy toward retirees from outside the European Union, including the replacement of a Stamp 3 with a Stamp 0; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34506/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...saying about the situation? Mr. Rakowski mentioned the Schengen situation but what do ordinary Polish people think of the crisis? Is there a view that Poland needs to do more or is there an anti-immigrant feeling there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Luxembourg's Presidency Priorities: Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ireland (8 Jul 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...referenced the current situation in the Mediterranean, which perhaps forms part of the non-routine matters for the Luxembourg Presidency about which he spoke, and also managing migration, immigration and asylum policy. As there appears to be no end to the flow of migrants from various parts of Africa and neighbouring regions, what in the ambassador's view can be done? We are all aware of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...stakeholders. The recommendations were published in June, there is a budget in October. Is the Minister of State advocating a post-budget debate to see that the recommendations are implemented? On immigration, I commend the action of the Government, the Minister for Defence and others in this area. Ireland plans to take more migrants than the quota recommended. If the quota system...

Other Questions: Immigration Policy (26 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: This question relates to the ongoing crisis in the Mediterranean concerning persons who are seeking to enter the European Union and the Minister's plans to assist in resettling immigrants and tackling those engaged in the exploitation and trafficking of vulnerable persons. I appreciate that there is a large crossover with the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which deals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Migration Policy and Current Situation in Mediterranean Sea: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...and the resulting movement of people. However, we cannot have an open-door migration policy. Mr. Sutherland referred to the UK and UKIP and the other extreme right-wing parties which are using immigration as a means to stir up fears. They talk about the shortage of housing because immigrants are being housed or the shortage of jobs because immigrants are getting jobs. We see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...these lines. Would such a scenario hasten the break-up of the Union? In light of our meetings last week, three issues keep arising: loss of sovereignty, on which Sir William has a strong view; immigration and the free movement of people, which I believe he mentioned; and bureaucracy, red tape and so on. Various facets of Sir William's party have different problems with these issues....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...from both sides of the House of Commons. They touched on a number of issues that were of concern to them or to other people in their parties. They spoke about issues such as loss of sovereignty, immigration and free movement. The question of bureaucracy within the EU was raised in relation to procurement. Red tape is a concern. Like Senator Hayden, I would like to know whether these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Joe Durkan. The United Kingdom has a long history of immigration. Obviously, many Irish people have gone there to live and work. Has it tended to differentiate between immigration from the countries of the British Commonwealth and that from other European Union member states? Have studies been carried out of the economics of migration? In that context, I recall a recent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (15 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact the new proposed international protection bill, which will introduce a single application process for seeking asylum will have on the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1404/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement Strategy: Centre for European Policy Studies (13 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: ...in view of the economic difficulties we have had in many countries in the past number of years? Is that leading to more concerns within the west? We have seen the issues that arose when the embargo on immigration from Bulgaria and Romania was lifted on 1 January this year. It was suggested that there would be an influx or a flood of migrants coming to work in the UK, in particular. I...