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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2024)
Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their continued investment in the sports capital programme. Their indication that they will open this funding scheme in the first half of this year is very positive news. I know of the important role sport plays in people's lives in Mayo. We cannot but invest in facilities. In Castlebar, we are very fortunate that we have the sports complex...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: Where is the Department with the process of evaluation now? When does it see the programme itself being wound down? How many applications are still being evaluated? Concerns were raised previously about the number of applicants from China. Is that still a concern?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: There is a process for further information to be supplied.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: That is good to hear because I am sure every constituency has applicants who are currently in the system. It is important that there is continuous engagement and not a cliff-edge with regard to the winding down of this programme. I will move on to visa applications. In 2023, the Department received more than166,000 applications, which is a 22% increase from 2022. Some 158 of these...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: The processing time is a frustration. Constituents come to us looking for clarity on timelines. Does the Department have key performance indicators in its assessment? Are its timelines realistic? Are they clearly communicated to those who are actually in the application system?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: Is that shared with the applicants?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: A key feature of the Department of Justice has been the International Protection Office. How has the demand on services in that area impacted the Department's budgetary forecasting and staffing ratio in order to implement the accelerated procedures and cut down the processing times?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: How can the Department jump from 22 to 26 months in early 2022 to less than 60 days?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: How many applicants would be greater than 22 or 24 months?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: What is the average for those in between in order to be processed? Mr. Dixon is saying that over 700 are-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: Regarding refusals, what is the Department's follow up when an order has been issued to an applicant? How does the Department execute that order?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: In terms of the refusal and the deportation order.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: Who follows up on the deportation order?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: How many deportation orders are issued?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: What checks and balances does the Department take to ensure that those people have actually left the country?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: There have been recent reports that the Department is chartering planes to support the deportation orders. Is this correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: I thank the witnesses for joining us today. I have a deep appreciation for all they are doing in the Department of Justice and the Irish Prison Service. It is not an easy job. I am sure the demands have increased tenfold in the last number of years. It is great to have them here. I will look for clarification on some matters. I firstly want to focus on the immigrant investor...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: Has the Department increased its staffing for visa applications?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: Could Mr. Dixon put a figure on it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Alan Dillon: Could I get some detail about that?