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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...documentation, can the visa application be processed further. The summary sheet and supporting documentation has not been received by the relevant office to date. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMOireachtasMail@justice.ie which has been specifically established for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10099/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that a Danish marriage certificate is not acceptable as proof of marriage for immigration purposes; the reason that applicants are not advised of this prior to their appointment at their local immigration office; and if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied). [10190/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Jackie Cahill: ...English language students in Limerick to apply for a Stamp 2 Visa, considering such a system operates in other cities in Ireland, and considering that waiting times for in-person appointments in the Immigration Office in Limerick have increased dramatically since 2022 and urgent action is required to tackle this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10278/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...a year to processing over 20,000 applications. This 66% increase in processing has been achieved through digitising and streamlining processes. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. Processing times and decisions at the Dublin Visa Office can be checked at the following link which is updated each Tuesday: www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/ Processing times can change during the year, for example before holiday periods or for study applications prior to a new college year. A decision will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will appreciate that the establishment of a person’s identity and nationality is an important feature of our immigration processes. The Border Management Unit (BMU) and the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) are working closely with airlines on a range of measures to ensure that passengers have the appropriate travel documentation when boarding. Immigration officials...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

...country and the resources are available to ensure everyone has what is necessary. The narrative coming from the Government, especially since January 2024, focused on getting tough and cracking down on immigration, followed by a rowing back in the context of policies supporting people seeking asylum. It has been reported that there are empty beds in the asylum system, while people seeking...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: ..., the Legislature will continue to retain its entitlements. The Deputy asked why the Oireachtas was not trusted. Every year, the Oireachtas is entitled to set rational social welfare, taxation and immigration policies in pursuit of the common good. We retain that right in this House.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (29 Feb 2024)

John Brady: We need a fair, efficient and enforced immigration system. On the Government's watch, it has failed on all three of those counts and probably no more so than with the failure to tackle the issue of direct provision in a policy that was laid out in 2020. There has been some chatter and commentary about a revision of the ending of direct relation. In November, it was said that a memorandum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...and permission applications are processed in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification which may be accessed at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Policy-do cument-on-Non-EEA-family-reunification.pdf While every effort is made to process applications as soon as possible, processing times will vary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (29 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...a exhaustive list of the grounds on which an application for Irish citizenship may be submitted on behalf of a child. Detailed information on how to apply for naturalisation is available on my Department's Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (29 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage them to contact the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) or their local immigration office and to take all appropriate steps to regularise their status. Any application submitted should explain their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...of my Department continues to communicate regularly with all applicants to keep them informed as to updates on processing times and arrangements. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie , which has been specifically established for this purpose. This...

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Neale Richmond: ...Ultimately, the Deputy and I, and I would actually argue everyone in this Chamber, knows well what it was like to grow up in an Ireland where nobody wanted to come to live. We did not have large-scale immigration. People did not want to come here because we did not have the economy, the society or the infrastructure to attract them. This situation has now changed and changed for the...

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Carol Nolan: ..., they are absolutely disgusted by the arrogance they see and by RTÉ's arrogance. For some bizarre reason RTÉ feels it has a right to our trust; it does not. Its coverage of everything, from climate to immigration to the impact of Government policies on rural Ireland, has been absolutely woeful and unbalanced. Independent media has stepped up to the mark and has shown more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Dessie Ellis: ...to which I referred? Do we have a vision of the future and what is needed? I am curious about that and how it is judged. I am also curious about the issue of language. In recent years, many immigrants have come in. There are people with disabilities in immigrant communities. How does the NCSE deal with that? Does it add an extra burden? Does it cause extra problems? I have not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (28 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the avenues a person with a three-month visa who has arrived in Ireland from Gaza can now use to apply for citizenship in Ireland whose close family member holds a work visa permit in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9469/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...from children’s schools (if applicable).This evidence along with an appropriate cover letter should be addressed to: Change of Status Section Unit C – Domestic Residence and Permissions Division Immigration Service Delivery Department of Justice 13-14 Burgh Quay Dublin 2 DO2 XK70 If the Deputy could inform me through IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Dr. Rosemarie Watson: Yes. Numbers usually increase a little bit with immigration. There are increased numbers where there is intermarriage among cousins, etc., but our numbers have been fairly steady and are comparable with other countries. About one in 16,000 births will be affected by EB.