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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Oct 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Marriage to an Irish national does not automatically confer on a non-EEA spouse the right to enter or remain in the State. All foreign nationals arriving in the State must present to an immigration officer at the port of entry. The immigration officer has the power under section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004 to grant permission to enter the State. The spouse of an Irish national who is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (9 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: It would not be appropriate for me to go into the details of the case referred to by the Deputy. I can say however, that the person concerned was refused permission to enter the State on 2 May 2018 and left the State on the same day. He is not the subject of an Irish Deportation Order.  The following matters pertain in all cases where a person is refused permission to enter the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (11 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...case referred to by the Deputy. However, I am satisfied that the appropriate procedures and processes were followed in this case and that the person in question was correctly refused entry to the State. Subsequently, as an exceptional measure, she was given a limited permission to remain. The following matters pertain in all cases where a person is refused permission to enter the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The situation under current immigration legislation is that a non-EEA person under the age of 16 years is not required to obtain permission to remain in the State or register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. In general, persons under the age of 16 years are, for the purpose of their immigration status, dependent on the status of their parent or other guardian. The current practice...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda National Immigration Bureau (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, every State has a duty to protect its own security and prevent illegal immigration, human trafficking and other organised crime activity. The Border with Northern Ireland is somewhat unique as it is a jurisdictional border between the two states where the common travel area also exists, in other words, where Irish and British citizens are entitled to travel...

Written Answers — Airport Security: Airport Security (27 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Immigration legislation does not provide for immigration controls on persons travelling by air within the State nor is there any intention of imposing such controls on persons who so travel. However, I understand that the configuration of disembarkation arrangements in the State's airports generally does not provide for a separation of passengers disembarking from domestic flights and other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland operates an immigration system with various legal pathways open to persons to enter and remain in the State in accordance with national immigration legislation. The purpose for which someone intends to reside in the State normally determines his or her immigration status and the attendant conditions are reflected in the type of immigration stamp provided.  I have, since...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport. Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an Immigration Officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted entry to the State. An Immigration Officer will have regard to the following matters in making a decision on whether to grant entry to the state...

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: Immigration Status (7 Mar 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 — Immigration Procedures: Immigration Procedures (6 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The airports listed below have been prescribed by Ministerial order (SI 57 of 2004 Immigration Act 2004 (Approved Ports) Regulations) as approved ports for non-nationals (other than seamen) arriving by sea or air from outside the State pursuant to Section 6(2) and 20 of the Immigration Act 2004: Carrickfinn Airport; Cobh; Connaught Airport; Cork; Cork Airport; Dublin; Dublin Airport; Dun...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (7 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 111 and 138 together. Persons who avail of the US preclearance facilities in the State do so voluntarily as provided for in the Aviation (Preclearance) Act 2009 and decisions taken by the US authorities at US preclearance facilities in the State on clearance to board US bound aircraft are taken solely by the US authorities. The matter has been...

Written Answers — Immigration Policy: Immigration Policy (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish immigration system facilitates migration to the State having regard to a number of factors including the economic and social needs of the State and its residents. Where a need is identified the immigration authorities can, and do, respond to facilitate such migration in an orderly and proper manner and in conformity with normal immigration controls. I am aware that volunteers with...

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: Further to my Reply to Question No. 121 on Thursday 23 November 2006, I am advised by An Garda Síochána of the following details. In performing his or her functions under the Immigration Act, 2004, an Immigration Officer is obliged, pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Act, 2004, to have regard to all the circumstances of the non-national concerned made known to the officer, or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Airport Security (27 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The requirements for any citizen entering the State at Dublin Airport or any other port of entry to the State is that he or she be in possession of a valid passport or other equivalent document, issued by or on behalf of an authority recognised by the Government, which establishes his or her identity and nationality to the satisfaction of an immigration officer. This requirement does not...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In 2011, the number of persons removed from the State on foot of Deportation Orders made under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 was 280. These persons included those whose applications for asylum were refused as well as those who were in breach of the provisions of immigration legislation. In addition during 2011, just under 3,700 refusals of entry into the State for one or more reason...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: I can advise you that the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) of my Department does not issue individual immigration permission letters to persons who have a permission to be in the State. However, any person who has an immigration permission must have an in date Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card, which can be presented and accepted as proof of entitlement to be in the State and the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: Section 6 of the Immigration Act, 2004 states that a non-national coming by sea or air from outside the State shall not, without the consent of the Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform, land elsewhere than at an approved port. A non-national who lands in the State in contravention of the said section of the Act of 2004, is deemed to be a non-national who has been refused a permission...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (2 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: Immigration officials of my Department have checked their records and advised that they cannot locate any applications for the person cited in the details supplied by the Deputy. However, if the Deputy can provide any additional information via my Department's Oireachtas mail facility, I will arrange for a further response to the Deputy. If the person concerned is present in the State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department. This decision was relayed to the person concerned by letter dated 06 September 2023. As such, the person concerned has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State. It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains...