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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex social...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department, with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The naturalisation application from the person referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department, with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. It will be submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I can confirm the documents referred to by the Deputy have been received by the Citizenship Division in my Department and have been associated with the application for naturalisation. The Citizenship Division have advised me that they will make direct contact with the applicant in due course. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department does not hold data in the manner requested by the Deputy . However, I can advise that any person, who is the subject of a Deportation Order, can apply to the Minister, under section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have their Deportation Order revoked. Any such request should be founded on new information or changed circumstances which were not raised, when...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department has responsibility for immigration-related matters, including the entry and residence conditions of non-EEA students. My Department engages with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, among other key sectorial stakeholders, in this area. A Stamp 2 immigration permission is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: Recently published records of unidentified remains have been made public as part of the annual returns reported by coroners to the Minister. It is important to note that this should not be viewed as being a complete list of all Unidentified Remains which may lie within the state. The data will be subject to amendment as additional information may emerge over the coming months and years. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Engagements (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I can inform the Deputy that there are currently no plans to invite the United States National Security Advisor to Ireland before year end. As the Deputy will appreciate, Ireland and the United States of America have a strong record of cooperation in relation to justice and security matters. Meetings between relevant officeholders take place from time to time and officials liaise with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to ensuring An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to deliver a modern, fit-for-purpose, policing service. Budget 2023 provides funding of €2.14 billion for An Garda Síochána, of which €10m has been allocated for investment in the Garda fleet. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Schemes (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy notes, the position in regard to applications of this nature is set out in the Policy Document for Non-EEA Family Reunification,which is available on my Department's website. The policy, which was last amended in 2016, is currently under review. The policy document sets out the rationale for applying resource requirements as part of the overall assessment of whether to approve...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I would like to specify to the Deputy that the figures provided below should be considered indicative only. There are approximately 10,000 PhD enrolments at present in Ireland. Approximately 6,000 of these are in receipt of a stipend – either from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) or the Irish Research Council (IRC), other public funders such as Teagasc or the Health Research Board...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 934, 935, 936, 937 and 938 together. I thank the Deputy for raising matters in relation to the cost of supporting students with tuition fees and other higher education costs. I am acutely conscious of the challenges facing students and the need for the progressive implementation of measures to address cost as a barrier to education. I also recognise that costs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: In advance of Budget 2024 this autumn, and as I did last year, I will be publishing an options paper which will set out various possible measures to address the cost of education. I am doing this in order to facilitate public discussion on the various choices available to amend student supports. I will have regard to these options, including any options on increasing maintenance grants, when...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the cost of living response in Budget 2023 included, for the 2022/23 academic year, a once off reduction of €1,000 in the student contribution payable by free fees eligible undergraduate students. Separately I was pleased to secure Government agreement to the introduction of a permanent new rate of student contribution support through SUSI from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: In advance of Budget 2024 this autumn, and as I did last year, I will be publishing an options paper which will set out various possible measures to address the cost of education. I am doing this in order to facilitate public discussion on the various choices available to amend student supports. I will have regard to these options, including any options on increasing maintenance grants, when...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: In advance of Budget 2024 this autumn, and as I did last year, I will be publishing an options paper which will set out various possible measures to address the cost of education. I am doing this in order to facilitate public discussion on the various choices available to amend student supports. I will have regard to these options, including any options on increasing maintenance grants, when...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) is one of the pathways to study undergraduate medicine. Graduate entry courses require applicants to hold a level 8 qualification prior to entry and completion of a graduate entry medicine degree confers a further level 8 qualification. As the Deputy will be aware, the Free Fees Initiative (FFI) provides tuition fee funding for eligible first time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: On May 4th 2022, the Government published Funding the Future, as part of the policy response to the independent report “Increasing the Sustainability of Higher and Further Education in Ireland”, a comprehensive economic evaluation of the various funding options presented in the Cassells Expert Group Report (2016). Funding the Futureidentifies that a mixed model be adopted as the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: In advance of Budget 2024 this autumn, and as I did last year, I will be publishing an options paper which will set out various possible measures to address the cost of education. I am doing this in order to facilitate public discussion on the various choices available to amend student supports. I will have regard to these options, including any options on increasing maintenance grants, when...