Results 1-20 of 20 for immigration speaker:Martin Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (2 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: 203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision on an immigration appeal for a family reunification of a child (details supplied) with their mother will be decided on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19939/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...i. I am referring to the attitude towards people of colour or people from different ethnic backgrounds, be they passengers or workers. This is a societal issue that we need to address. The antagonism towards immigrant workers and others from abroad is something that we need to correct quickly. It is out of control. The witnesses will find general support for their proposal from this...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...people coming from countries outside of Europe seeking international protection. These two groups are the main focus of people's attention when it comes to what are often genuine concerns around immigration. Those fleeing war in Ukraine must be supported in every way possible. However, the Government's two-tier system, put in place by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, has caused concerns...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...employment sectors have been dealing with for years. This atmosphere has been generated by an organised group with a specific fascist agenda. It has most recently focused on male asylum seekers and immigrants as being dangerous and to be feared. This, unfortunately, has gained traction in many places. Let us not forget that it is a very short distance from fear to hatred and then on to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: ..., I note at the end of Dr. Mbugua's presentation there is a reference to trafficked women and girls being used for sexual exploitation. What impact does that have on many people who would not have immigration status here? Basically, they are here illegally and that is being used as a means of coercion or control. Is there a fear in that community or among those groups of people who...

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...Bill highlights to me, especially in light of my having engaged with stakeholders on this topic, that increased and specialised training is needed for those working on the front line in the naturalisation and immigration services. It is important that those dealing with applications, interviews, background checks and so on be aware of the signs they need to look out for, whether in regard...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship received by Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service monthly in each of the years from 2016 to 2020; the length of time it took to process these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be provided to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in order to process applications for citizenship in a more timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (18 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: ...and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the INIS registration offices in Dublin and regionally are currently closed for first-time registration (details supplied); the reason immigration registration offices are closed and are not deemed to be an essential public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37327/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: 670. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the form of immigration permission usually issued to the holder of an intra-company transfer employment permit; if time spent on that permission is reckonable residence for long-term residence or naturalisation applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36568/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: 682. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the form of immigration permission that is usually issued to the holder of an intra-company transfer employment permit; and if time spent on that permission is reckonable residence for long-term residence or naturalisation applications. [36999/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Engagement with the Minister for Justice (6 Oct 2020)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the Minister and I thank her for her opening statement. The issues of immigration, family law, etc., are complex within one state and even more so when taken into a separate state. I come across many people living in the Border area where we have situations in which children are separated between parents. In other words, they are living in separate jurisdictions and different...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the backlog of applications for visas and work and residency permits with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22989/20]

Racism Affecting Ethnic Minorities in Ireland: Statements (12 Dec 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...the communities because the locals know they are coming on a permanent basis. They are different from the asylum seekers, who are not coming on a permanent basis. Migrant workers, or migrant immigrants, were mentioned by other Members. I have two nephews, both of the same age, 18. Both are the sons of economic migrants. One is the son of an economic migrant who lives in a little...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...students studying here on courses of more than one academic year are considered not ordinarily resident in the State for the purposes of the Health Insurance Acts. Because the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service requires these students to hold medical insurance, if either the HIA decision stands or the relevant legislation is not amended, then these students will be compelled to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda National Immigration Bureau (20 Nov 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...that is as hard as possible. There is an onus on all of us to ensure that does not succeed and that we do not allow that to happen. Nobody is suggesting that there should be open borders or that immigrants should flow into the country freely. We all understand that. We are on an island and anyone who comes to the island must go through an airport or sea port and there are checks in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...was the last to die and watched 38 die before them". This is an unimaginable horror. We have our own tragic history in this country in that regard. The owners of coffin ships exploited Irish immigrants by cramming them into holds and under decks. Today, shipping containers and lorries are the coffin ships of the 21st century. It highlights the human tragedy of displacement and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...that will be needed to deliver this. This particularly applies to something that most colleagues deal with in their local areas: a particular garda in each division dealing with people looking for immigration stamps and so on. All of that will now be moved elsewhere, which will free up resources within An Garda Síochána. If that work is moved to other agencies, have they been...

Fourth Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: ..., made fools of and were maligned in the community. My mother often talks about how, when she went and worked in England, she met them in the dance halls. They were equal there as with all Irish immigrants but it is the first place that they found equality. Many of those young men grew up and have a very bitter attitude towards the country that they came from. I know many in my...

Other Questions: Insurance Costs (23 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that returned emigrants and immigrants are not discriminated against in the provision of car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17511/16]