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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: INIS will meet the target but Mr. Kirrane does not know when that will be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: That would be great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: I want that. The Chairman had forgotten my other questions but I had not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: Excellent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: We succeeded in having an amendment to the legislation accepted, which provides that if the Minister makes a regulation to restrict this, the Houses of the Oireachtas will have the power to review that; we will have the power to correct that if we do not like it. Is it INIS's intention to restrict in that respect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: There will be some restriction. We know the upheaval this has caused in the UK.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: That is helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: I do not mean to be rude but I find that completely unacceptable, given the years of litigation around this matter. For Mr. Kirrane to say it is something he is looking at is no consolation to the people concerned. We are not going to get agreement on this and I would simply make that point. This is bizarre. It seems some of the reasons there are problems in the area is that we are being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: If it was, INIS would not have challenged their views in three separate courts, it would have just gone along with it. What did it keep challenging what they were saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: This involves hundreds of people, it is not an individual case in this category where they were timed out. I do not want a response to this point but I am making a plea to the service. I tabled a parliamentary question on this matter but it was not accepted. The service's website is diabolical. I have never in my life seen a website as bad. I had to deal with a visa application for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: Mr. Kirrane seems to be nodding his head in agreement with me. That is a step forward, which is great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: I thank Mr. Ward. That is an improvement on the response I got to a parliamentary question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: I am being worn down at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: The next one will be harder.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent GUE/NGL report into efforts by a company (details supplied) to avoid and evade tax across Europe by using Irish tax loopholes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30928/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the banks on negative equity trade-up mortgages in terms of increasing their availability for growing families. [30929/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the UNCERD recommendation in its third and fourth monitoring report (details supplied) has been implemented. [31184/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if members of An Garda Síochána receive dedicated training in dealing with racist crimes and anti-racist culture; if so, the stage of their careers at which they receive this training; if refresher training is obligatory for members; and if so, the regularity with which it must be undertaken. [31185/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (11 Jul 2018)

Clare Daly: 260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has a written diversity, equality and hate crime policy; and if so, if he will furnish a copy of same. [31231/18]