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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can assure the Deputy that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible. Given the importance of citizenship, robust and comprehensive checks must take place on each application. Unfortunately, some international checks can take a considerable amount of time and these are largely out of the control of my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can assure the Deputy that I am fully committed to ensuring that Ireland’s International Protection system is robust and rules based, and that our borders are protected. As part of this, my Department ensures that international protection applications are dealt with fairly and efficiently within the framework of Ireland's international obligations. The International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The discount rate is the rate used by the courts in cases involving catastrophic injuries to determine the size of a lump sum award necessary to compensate a person for future loss. At present, the discount rate, as determined by the High Court and the Court of Appeal in the Russell vs. HSE case, stands at 1% for future care costs and 1.5% for other economic or pecuniary losses. Following on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Survivors of catastrophic injuries deserve compensation that is both fair and adequate to meet their treatment needs. Periodic Payment Orders (PPOs) are an alternative to lump sum awards as a method of paying such compensation to catastrophically injured people. Instead of receiving compensation in one tranche a payment is made annually on an agreed date. The annual payment amount is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (7 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Information recorded by An Garda Síochána in this regard is not stored in a manner which allows detailed data to be extracted along the lines sought by the Deputy. I have asked that my Department engage with the Garda National Immigration Bureau to assess whether a process to allow for the extraction of this information can be put in place; subject to the completion of that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The number of naturalisation applications received by my Department from US nationals in 2023 was 613, and in 2024 it was 783; statistics for 2025 are not yet available. All applications for a certificate of naturalisation are assessed individually in accordance with the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Applicants are required to have 5 years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Thank you for your question, Deputy. A response will be provided directly to you in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) provides accommodation and other basic supports to people applying for international protection in Ireland. This is part of EU and Irish law. IPAS currently provides accommodation for over 33,000 people, and 9,000 of these are children with their families. IPAS has 325 accommodation centres across the country, based in every county....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The IPAS Community Engagement Team (CET) was established in late 2023 to engage directly with elected representatives, local authorities, NGOs, Community Fora, local services, An Garda Síochána and other, in advance of opening accommodation centres for people seeking international protection. The purpose of the team is to improve the flow of information about new and existing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Schemes (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The State is currently accommodating over 33,000 people in over 320 International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres around the country, and about 9,000 of residents are children with their families. With pressure on accommodation availability, it is not possible for IPAS to facilitate residents in term of preference or flexibility on accommodation location. While we aim...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: My Department is working with communities all over Ireland to source and provide accommodation for people applying for international protection. Over the last two years, emergency centres have been opened in all parts of the country. Providing reception conditions to international protection applicants is part of Irish and EU law and is also part of our humanitarian duty to provide shelter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: In the time available it has not been possible to compile up-to-date information in the format requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a central priority for me that our immigration laws are robust and enforced. The enforcement aspects of our laws, including deportation orders, are an essential requirement for the system to work effectively and to ensure that our people have confidence in the application of our laws in this area. If a person does not have permission to be in the State a notification of intention to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a central priority for me that our immigration laws are robust and enforced. The enforcement aspects of our laws, including deportation orders, are an essential requirement for the system to work effectively and to ensure that our people have confidence in the application of our laws in this area. Last year, 1,116 people departed from the State under various mechanisms (i.e. enforced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I understand the Deputy has clarified with my Department that he is seeking the number of immigration officers working in the Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department and the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). The BMU is responsible for frontline Immigration at Dublin Airport only. Other airports and other ports of entry are the responsibility of the GNIB. I can advise the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can inform the Deputy that a non-EEA national may apply for residency in the State on the basis that they are the parent to an Irish or EU citizen child. If a visa required non-EEA national wishes to move to Ireland and is the parent of an Irish or EU citizen child, they must apply for, and be granted a visa prior to travel. This application must be made from outside the State. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I can inform the Deputy that a De facto partnership is where a non-EEA national is in a long-term relationship but is not married to, or in a civil partnership, with the sponsor. If a non-EEA national wishes to move to Ireland as a de facto partner, they must apply from outside the State and be granted permission prior to travel. Visa required nationals will need to apply for a Join...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The table below shows the number of Stamp 4 immigration permissions registered with the Registration Office of my Department from 2020 to 2024. The figures relate to both first-time registrations and renewals processed in a calendar year. Data for 2025 is not yet available. Year Stamp 4 2020 38,736 2021 47,110 ...