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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...better. Basically, we want to ensure that people can look in their area when something is broken in their house and find someone who can help. There has been a loss of skills. A lot of our immigrants from eastern Europe and Ukraine are filling in the gaps as shoemakers, working in repair shops, etc. There is now a really good scheme to train people to fix kitchen appliances which was...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Family Reunification (8 Nov 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...Minister and her Department officials understand that this is also a difficult situation for our Palestinian community and their loved ones. They would like to assure the Senator that all current immigration avenues remain open for new applications to the Department, including visa and family reunification applications, which will be processed speedily. In relation to the...

Seanad: National Parks: Special Educational Needs (23 May 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...will not affect existing projects or individuals already approved. Detailed communications, including an updated frequently asked questions document, will continue to be provided through the immigration service delivery website, www.irishimmigration.ie, on the arrangements applicable to the closure and winding down of the programme.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Students (5 Jul 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...Minister is aware that this is an issue on which he is engaged. She, too, is keen to see a resolution to the matter as soon as possible. By way of background, the Senator will be aware that many immigration permissions include the condition that the permission holder must have private health insurance; this does not just apply to international students. The rationale for this is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I will talk about the cost first. The project is split between different Departments. The Department of Justice is in charge of the immigration desks in the airports, the Department of Transport runs the ports and the airports, the Department of Health is producing the vaccination data and the Department of Foreign Affairs has an interest in any kind of foreign travel. Then there is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...where a person gets the electronic passenger locator form or at online check-in. The worst case would be where everybody is being checked at the destination country and lines are building up at immigration. The intention is that everybody will be checked pre-departure but there will only be spot checks at the immigration desk at the destination airport. Those are the two lines of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...shows on screen is the same as the printed information on the sheet of paper. There are no extra data there. They are all encoded in the QR code. The Department of Justice developed this app for its immigration staff, and I believe it is the same app that is used by the carriers where they choose to use it. It is an Android app. It is not available in an app store and it must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...were vaccinated or tested and it would take a long time to validate them. The idea of the QR code is that it can be quickly scanned and it goes red or green. There will only be spot-checks at immigration. We do not want unsafe crowds developing in the airports so that is part of the reason as well. It is all focused on efficiency. The Senator is right that the only way to do this is...