Results 1-17 of 17 for immigration speaker:Pa Daly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Pa Daly: 816. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if guidelines for carriers under section 2, subsection (8) of the Immigration Act 2003 have been published, and if so, if she will provide a copy of same. [11810/24]

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: ...to bring a Memorandum to cabinet [to] opt in to the Pact ... The Minister of State said that will happen "soon". Does he have any idea when exactly that will be? This debate is interesting as it showcases the rules-based immigration system, with a clear criteria for those allowed to enter the State. We welcome that, primarily for the reasons I outlined relating to the work that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Immigration Support Services (22 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes that have been made to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, Oireachtas email address, and if representations from TDs about immigration and asylum issues will still be acknowledged and processed. [8129/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Immigration Support Services (22 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: I want to ask the Minister about the changes made recently to the INIS Oireachtas email address and whether any representations from TDs about immigration and asylum issues will be acknowledged and processed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Agreements (13 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details on each EU immigration-related policy that Ireland has opted into, including the dates when the Government decided to opt in or out and when the measure was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. [6553/24]

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

Pa Daly: The immigration, migration and asylum debate, like the system, often seems unclear, unfocused and even chaotic, and often sees more disinformation than almost any other issue in the public policy sphere, on common travel areas, EU travel zones, stamp 4, work visas, international protection and the Ukrainian scheme. It is also worth remembering that 100,000 people arrived in Ireland last year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: ...that this incident, or these incidents, could not have been anticipated. In his opening statement, though, he stated there was a series of protests in the last year or so and that they were anti-immigrant. I think the Commissioner accepts there had been a series of protests and 50 arrests have been made and files sent to the DPP. This was probably more than in any other year. I think...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: 428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether and which immigration permission temporary protection beneficiaries reside in the state under and how, following any cessation of the temporary protection directive, this would interact with the criteria and terms of stamp 4 permissions [52492/23]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: ...for trafficked persons to enter direct provision and that is why we are pressing the amendment. As regards amendment No. 16, which is in the name of Deputy Pringle, it allows access for an immigration permission for trafficked person because people who are trafficked are less likely to come forward as they fear deportation. We support that. I am sorry for jumping the gun on his amendment.

European Parliament Directive on Victims of Crime: Motion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: ...and discrimination have no place in our society. In this State, 39% of people described as "black" in news reports have indicated that someone made offensive or threatening comments to their child because of their ethnic or immigrant background. Some 55% of people of African descent here have reported racial discrimination over the last five years. This is up from 46% in 2016. Some 64%...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: ...previously stated that, for every one civilian staff member hired, one garda could be deployed back to front-line duties. That has not happened. I know there has been some movement in relation to immigration but there is much more that can be done and there are many more recommendations in the Commission for the Future of Policing in Ireland report. Sinn Féin made a submission...

European Union Directive: Motion (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: ...that may have to be made to it. Trafficking is ultimately a criminal economic market and, as the Minister of State said, it is an exploitative crime which destroys lives. With demand in Europe for immigration and asylum from the global south higher than ever, we cannot ignore these realities. It is notable, as was outlined in a recent article in the Associated Press, the traditional...

European Council Decision: Motion (28 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: ...and procedures open to it under EU judicial co-operation, and owing to its large size, large population and other factors, its police and security agencies rely on this information. In the area of immigration, there seem to be no lengths to which it will not go while crime and wrongdoing inside its borders have become more of a problem. We ourselves are also faced with a huge problem due...

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Pa Daly: ...Roy Jenkins, a Welshman, a British minister and a European Commissioner in the 1970s. He recognised that people in Britain had been constantly stimulated and jolted out of a natural island lethargy by a whole series of immigrations, similar to here. He said that in the 1970s, when Irish people were being picked upon, "a few people, whether out of political opportunism or personal...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (9 Feb 2023)

Pa Daly: ...homes? The White Paper mentioned six reception centres that would deal with people during their first four months in the country. Should this role be tied in with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service rather than having two separate Departments deal with people who make applications to be accommodated?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Pa Daly: ...a case for somebody when people are ready to go is July of next year, which might be too late. Can more judges be appointed if that is what needs to happen? On international protection and immigration programmes, we would be remiss if we did not mention the people who died in a boat in the channel last week. There are people who want to say this all the work of criminal gangs luring...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Pa Daly: ...Darren O'Rourke as cuireadh a thabhairt dom inniu. I will direct my questions to Mr. Mulhern. Everyone knows that Kerry Airport provides important business links, but also it is an important social link for immigrant communities, particularly in the greater London area, Birmingham, Manchester and Coventry. I would like to congratulate Mr. Mulhern on the work that he has done in the...