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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (23 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: It is important and I express my gratitude to the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter as it holds significant importance in Mayo. The multi-annual rural water programme is a crucial initiative that focuses on improving water quality in rural areas and ensuring access to clean and reliable drinking water for rural communities. Looking ahead to the future, the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (23 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I appreciate that the Minister of State is filling in for the Minister responsible for this area and I appreciate the response he read out. From discussions with Mayo County Council, I understand that both the local authority and many group water schemes are ready and waiting to act on requests for submissions for new water connections. The Minister of State outlined the additional...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I want to address a deeply concerning situation affecting Mayo under the Housing for All programme. We find ourselves still in a perplexing predicament where we have no targets set for affordable housing schemes for the county. Recently, the local authority undertook an external affordability exercise for Westport, which resulted in the Department's approval of 13 affordable housing units...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [21548/23]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I wish to bring to the attention of the Taoiseach a response I received from the chief superintendent for the Mayo, Roscommon and Longford division regarding concerns I raised in respect of the lack of a senior ranking officer at superintendent level at the divisional headquarters in Castlebar Garda station. The response I received lacks credibility and is inconsistent with the presence of...
- 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...