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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy created an online Visit visa application on 30 November 2021. Visa applicants in Nigeria are required to provide biometrics as part of the application process. To submit an application, the person concerned needs to book an appointment with VFS in either Abuja or Lagos to have their fingerprints taken and to submit their supporting documents. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: There is a coordinated whole-of-Government response to support people arriving in Ireland who have fled the violence in Ukraine. Government Departments and services are working together to implement Ireland's commitments under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC), which has been activated for the first time to grant temporary protection to displaced persons from Ukraine. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 773 and 777 together. The EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC) establishes the minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons from third countries who are unable to return to their country of origin. It can only activated in specific circumstances by an EU Council Decision. Section 60 of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Under Section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004, any person entering the State at Dublin Airport or at any other port of entry to the State, must 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 776 and 781 together. The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the State. The programme provides investors with the opportunity to invest in Ireland. Key to the programme is that the investments are beneficial for Ireland, generate or sustain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy holds a Stamp 4 permission, which has been extended until 31 May 2022, under the final automatic extension of immigration permissions I announced on 17 December 2021. All permissions are extended on the same terms and conditions to the permission already held. It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Immigration Office before 31 May 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Family Reunification Unit of my Department received a letter dated 28 February 2022, on 4 March 2022, from the person referred to by the Deputy. The Unit will shortly be in touch with the person concerned to request the supporting documentation referred to in the letter, but which was not submitted, and to request additional information. On receipt of the requested information the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána. however it was not received in time. I will write to the Deputy with the information when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced in April 2012 to encourage inward investment and create business and employment opportunities in the State. The IIP provides investors with the opportunity to invest in Ireland. Key to the IIP is that the investments are beneficial for Ireland, generate or sustain employment and are generally in the public interest. To date, more than...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Afghan Admission Programme closed to applications on 11 March 2022. All applications are now being reviewed by my Department, in line with the published criteria for the Programme. At this early stage of the examination process, it is not possible to determine how many may be deemed eligible or ineligible under the Programme. I can confirm that approximately 500 applications have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an Immigration Officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted leave to land and thus gain entry to the State. Each person who has been refused leave to land in the State is assessed on their own merits, taking all relevant information into consideration at that time. The grounds on which an Immigration Officer may refuse entry...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: When a non-EEA national enters the State and intends to stay for more than 90 days, they must register their immigration permission. First time registrations outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. The allocation of appointments with GNIB is a matter for An Garda Síochána. The Registration Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department does not hold information or statistics regarding the numbers of Ukrainian nationals that have been provided with accommodation or other supports on a county by county basis. As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the accommodation system and material supports for Ukrainian persons seeking protection are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (23 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for a EU1 - Residence card with the EU Treaty Rights Division of my Department on 17 October 2019. Processing of this application is ongoing with a decision expected to issue on this application within the next few weeks. The decision will be communicated in writing to the person concerned. Queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (23 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has had a total of eleven supply agreements with the company named to provide either translation or interpretation services, at a total cost of €6,294,250 from 2011 to date in 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the identification, tracing, freezing, and ultimate confiscation of criminal assets does not rest with a single organisation in Ireland and is spread across a number of different agencies and statutory bodies, not all of which are the responsibility of my Department. These include An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. The Deputy will appreciate that the processing of these registrations is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. The Garda authorities have advised me that in 2021 between Navan and Trim...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network. The Deputy will appreciate that the processing of these registrations is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána. The Garda authorities have advised me that in 2021, in Ashbourne immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy are currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as soon as possible. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour...