Results 1-20 of 179 for immigration speaker:Richard Bruton

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

Richard Bruton: ...that is clearly behind some of this is not developed. We need to ask why some young people get so riled up by what is happening here and if we can respond. We need to reassure people from the immigrant communities, who are so important, that we are on their side and will protect them. This is a time for cool heads and looking to have a real, honest debate about how we can protect our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: 797. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the security checks that are carried out on international applicants immigrating to Ireland; whether the Irish Immigration Service carries out criminal record checks on people arriving from other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47466/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Sporting And Recreational Events) Bill 2020: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Richard Bruton: ...to apply this and get some type of agreement from the Minister that they will opt out? My final question is on the effectiveness of enforcement. It is widely alleged that appointments with the immigration service are being auctioned on line and it seems to persist. I am sure it is already unlawful, but enforcement appears to be difficult against online operations such as this. What...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Supports (7 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: In Ireland all immigrant children, including children in direct provision, can access first and second level education in a manner similar to Irish nationals. Back to school supports that are available to eligible families come under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These supports include the Back to School Clothing and Footwear...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...competency in Irish, because he or she speaks Irish outside of the school, should get priority access to a Gaelscoil, it cannot be rooted in the parents or something that would perhaps exclude an immigrant parent, people who did not have certain opportunities or broken families. That was the context. It was not being used in the context of any denigration of people. I am sure I may have...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...ensure a child of a family in which Irish is the normal spoken word has access to a Gaelscoil and a Gaelcholáiste, we cannot create something that is seen as another form of discrimination. Someone who is of immigrant parents, a broken home or a non-traditional home is discriminated by the provision, and we cannot do that. I hope we will be able to accommodate the aim. I welcome the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools Closures (26 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...the ILEP (Interim List of Eligible Programmes) and the provider’s compliance with the criteria for inclusion on the ILEP. A listing on the ILEP is required for a provider to enrol students requiring immigration permissions. Following the outturn of this inspection, the Department of Justice and Equality, in consultation with the Department of Education and Skills, took the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (19 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...of Justice and Equality related to the listing of its programmes on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP). A listing on the ILEP is required for a provider to enrol students requiring immigration permissions. On 9thFebruary 2018, following the outturn of this inspection and an assessment of the provider’s non-compliance with the criteria for inclusion on the ILEP, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Supports (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: In December 2017 I launched 'Languages Connect', Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026. One of the aims of the strategy is to support the languages of immigrant communities in Ireland, including the Lithuanian community. Sustaining the language capacity of these speakers will support the growth of language competencies which is sought by this Strategy. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...are set out in section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations 2017. To qualify for a student grant, it is the candidate's nationality or his/her immigration status in the State that determines whether or not he/she meets the nationality requirement outlined in the Act and Regulations. Possession of a 'stamp 4' does not automatically satisfy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...Act, 2011 removed the Board's power to accept late applications. The  legislation removing the Board's power to consider late applications also required the Board to advertise this fact.  Given Ireland's pattern of immigration to the UK, the Board advertised in the Daily Mail and the Sun in the UK.  The Board also wrote to all solicitors on record and placed a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...relating to the following: - Permanent change in reckonable income; - Number of dependent children residing in the household; - Commencement of an approved course; - Normal residence; - Nationality or immigration status; - Change of course or institution. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant on the grounds of his/her initial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...schools are typically registered for business purposes as private limited companies and do not come under the remit of my Department.  The Deputy may be aware that a series of reforms to the student immigration system for international education have been implemented, in line with the Government decision of 19 May 2015.  As part of these reforms all English language schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...closed for new applications since January 2014 and it continues to operate on a voluntary, contractual basis for existing members. The Deputy may be aware that a series of reforms to the student immigration system for international education have been implemented by the Department of Justice and Equality in association with my Department, in line with the Government decision of 19thMay...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: In line with the Government decision of 19 May 2015 a series of reforms to the student immigration system for international education have been implemented. These reforms include the introduction of a restricted list of education programmes considered to justify the granting of permission to non-EEA students to live and work in Ireland (known as the Interim List of Eligible Programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...responsible for compliance with all statutory requirements of an employer and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing shall be solely responsible in law for the employment, remuneration, taxes, and immigration and work permits of all personnel retained for the purposes of complying with their contract. There has been no security or cleaning contract cancelled since October...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (28 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...Institutions in the UK and those planning to do so in the coming years, the UK Government have outlined that the EU referendum outcome and the triggering of Article 50 will not lead to any immediate change to the immigration status of current EU students, including those that are on courses in this academic year (2016–17).  It has also been outlined in separate statements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Modern Language Teaching (24 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The publication of an ambitious ten-year Foreign Language Strategy is a key commitment in my Department's Action Plan for Education and is a priority issue for me.  The Strategy will include the following goals: - Introduction of Mandarin Chinese as a Leaving Certificate cu rricular subject. Together with other measures, this will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...closing date, regarding one or more of the following: - Reckonable income; - Number of dependent children; - Relevant persons commencing an approved course; - Normal residence; - Nationality or immigration status; and/or - Change of course or institution. 3. The applicant experienced extenuating circumstances that adversely affected her ability to make an application prior to the online...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...Institutions in the UK and those planning to do so in the coming years, the UK Government have outlined that the EU referendum outcome and the triggering of Article 50 will not lead to any immediate change to the immigration status of current EU students, including those that are on courses in this academic year (2016–17).  It has also been outlined in separate statements...