Results 361-380 of 1,038,540 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:David Stanton OR speaker:Cormac Devlin)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)
James Browne: As the Deputies will be fully aware, the Garda Commissioner is independent in terms of deployment of members of An Garda Síochána right across the country, and deploys them where he feels they are best deployed. Garda transfers, again, are an internal matter for the Garda Commissioner and An Garda Síochána. On what Deputy Stanton has raised, I fully agree with him. That...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)
Questions Nos. 10 and 11 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)
Drug Dealing
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline Government plans to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug dealing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38177/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I am going to ask about the plans to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug dealing, and if the Minister could make a statement on the matter. On the television and on the beat, in any town or village across Ireland, everyone can see with their own eyes the issues that impact greatly. I am talking about everything from organised crime right down to the vulnerable people who are used, and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: I agree that the impact organised crime and those involved in organised crime can have on our communities is devastating. They intimidate and inflict violence and misery on all parts of our community. It is a top priority for me, my Government and this Department to take swift action supported by and supporting the Garda Commissioner and his team. This includes increasing the maximum...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Go raibh maith agat. I am not going to disagree with anything the Minister has said, other than that the problem is so big and we need a hell of a lot more. I welcome the work that is done by the Garda, the huge operations they have put in play. At times they have put considerable players out of action, even on a town level. Unfortunately, sometimes that takes three or four years to work...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Visa Applications
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
David Stanton: 9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken by her Department to ensure the quicker processing of visa preclearance applications and associated appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38096/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
David Stanton: I ask the Minister about the measures being taken by her Department to ensure the quicker processing of visa preclearance applications and associated appeals. The office is doing great work in most areas, but there are one or two areas where I think there is a bit of slippage. Has the Minister looked at this and can further improvements be made?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: As the Deputy rightly said, a great deal of work is being done but we can always improve the service overall and the timelines for people. We are responding and trying to make these changes while at the same time seeing an increase in the number of applications overall. In 2023, we had over 166,000 visa applications submitted and approximately 140,000 of those were granted. These figures...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister for her response. Can the Minister tell me now or perhaps later how many visa applications of various types are currently in the queue? The Minister may not have this information now but perhaps she might have it later. I am also aware that the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious in Ireland has some concerns about how its procedure is working and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: To the latter question, as the Deputy rightly said, last May I jointly announced with my colleague, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Peter Burke, that a project to adopt the single permit to work and live in Ireland would be developed. There is a two-stream process now. The outcome of this initiative will streamline this process for applicants coming to Ireland to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister for committing to meet the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious in Ireland because it is concerned about some of the issues it is encountering. I am sure they can be resolved with the very efficient officials speedily and efficiently. Are there different processing times in the different embassies across the world regarding visa applications and has...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: Depending on the country, there are differences in the numbers of applications and ways in which embassies in the original countries are operating. While I do not have the exact times, I can tell the Deputy that the top ten nationalities in terms of the short-stay visa grants are India, China, Turkey, Pakistan, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, the Philippines, Egypt, Colombia and Saudi...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: One of the important ways we will do this is through investment in technology.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are way over time.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: We have already seen the investment in the normal visa structures but also in the international protection system and how this has allowed us to process many more applications.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)
An Garda Síochána