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- Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Probate Applications (25 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to reduce delays in the Probate Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/23]
- Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Probate Applications (25 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I appreciate that the probate process involves a series of administrative steps, which includes the submission of documents, the verification of assets and the assessment of tax obligations. Unfortunately, however, there are undue delays in the Probate Office, which is causing difficulty and anxiety for applicants, especially those who are dealing with a deceased person's estate. What plans...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests joining us this morning. I will start by focusing on the recent fines imposed on airlines as a result of the lack of documentation checks carried out prior to arrivals in the State. The Immigration Act allows the Department to penalise airlines with a fine of up to €1,500. This week, the Business Postprovided details of over 958 such fines issued by the Garda to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Which of the airlines are the biggest offenders?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: What are the main reasons for the increase in the number of individuals arriving without any documentation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Does the Department have figures for the number of individuals who have arrived without documentation in Irish airports?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Yes. If the Department also has details of the airlines that are the biggest culprits in relation to failures of documentation checks, that would be very useful.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: We all understand there is a greater movement of people across Europe and across the world generally but I am trying to establish what is the highest incident rate in relation to the point of entry here into Ireland that the Department sees.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: On the checks that we do, how many individuals have been refused entry or have been deported in recent times?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Can those who travel without documentation remain in the State through the international protection system?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: On the figures Mr. O'Sullivan quoted there, how many of the 4,968 have remained in the State through the international protection system?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: In relation to the countries and the cities where we have a high frequency of inbound flights into Ireland, which countries and cities are of concern to the Department of Justice in relation to these undocumented?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Has the Department, in effect, no remit in terms of the allocation of resources across each of the airports?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Has there been an additional allocation of resources to combat this challenge?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: That is correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Has the Department increased budgets around the deployment of these specialists?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Okay. I will move on to the second item around the immigrant investor programme. Ms McPhillips stated in her opening statement that the programme has made a really valuable contribution attracting inward investment and job creation. It has made an enormous contribution across many community-led projects across the country. As Ms McPhillips can imagine, the Government decision to close...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: The question I am asking is what were the risks around the decision to close the programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: Were any of the approved applications later rescinded by the Department on review?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Alan Dillon: If they were initially approved, would the Department subsequently have rejected any applications on further review?