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- Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Work Permits (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Deputy for his question. As he mentioned, legal migration plays an essential and very positive role in Ireland's society and economy. Legal pathways are vital to addressing labour shortages in the economy. I have been working closely with the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to ensure that Ireland's legal employment pathways are efficient and as convenient as...
- Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Work Permits (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Brophy: To give the Deputy an idea of what the next steps are, an implementation team has been established, chaired jointly with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, which will commence implementation of the single permit model. The adoption of the single permit approach is expected to be done by 2027. The programme will be delivered on a phased basis. The new application platform...
- Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Work Permits (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Brophy: There is an ongoing process in the Department to reach out to try to simplify and put the application process in place. The answer to the Deputy's question is "Yes". By 2027, it will be a complete one-stop-shop and the process will be coming. That is the target date we are working towards for the completion of the process. In the intervening period, my counterpart in the Department of...
- European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Brophy: I will begin by reiterating that it is a central priority of the Government that our immigration laws are robust and that they are enforced. Ireland is committed to the continued advancement of the common European asylum system to ensure a consistent, fair and sustainable asylum procedure at all times, not just at times of migratory pressure. Such a system demands a sharing of...
- European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Brophy: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...
- European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (3 Jul 2025)
Colm Brophy: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...