Results 1-10 of 10 for immigration speaker:Imelda Munster
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)
Imelda Munster: I raise the issue of the problems caused by the Government's policy of privatising immigration and impact it has on communities, services and people seeking international protection. Not once were public representatives, the TDs, in Drogheda contacted in advance of that contract being signed to ask for our opinions or how it would impact our town. It was only after the contract was signed...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: I want to touch on the immigrant investor programme, or cash for visas or golden visas as it was more widely known. It is fair to say it was controversial from the very start. It is also fair to say there were some benefits for community-led projects in particular. My question is about oversight and transparency. The Department was tasked with approving the scheme and with oversight of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: I am going back to the immigrant investor programme. To be honest, I find it very difficult to believe that you are not across the serious issues I flagged up relating to the scheme. It is in all of the media and has been flagged up in the public domain.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020) Imelda Munster: ...to land. The figures are quite scary. Is Ireland the only country in western Europe that imprisons people who are refused entry? Are we the only country in western Europe that has no proper immigration detention centre?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020) Imelda Munster: Why is that? It causes severe distress for people. It is shameful that we do not have a proper immigration detention facility.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020) Imelda Munster: The Department has made no effort, however, to ensure that we have a proper immigration detention centre?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020) Imelda Munster: The Garda has stated it is not a dedicated immigration centre but a fully operational Garda station.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020) Imelda Munster: There is nothing. There is no proper immigration detention centre in this country.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Immigration Controls (6 Mar 2019)
Imelda Munster: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all persons arriving in airports here on a domestic flight must go through immigration control despite the fact that they are travelling within the State; and his plans to remove this requirement. [11024/19]
- EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)
Imelda Munster: ...over three years ago by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, under pressure from the likes of Nigel Farage and the hard right-wing of his Tory party. He said at the time that unprecedented levels of immigration were "undermining support for the EU" in Britain. There were also issues for the Tories surrounding welfare payments to migrants, closer EU co-operation and increasing...