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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy cannot blame the Government for people carrying out violent actions. She should not conflate the two issues of housing and immigration. Ukrainians and international protection applicants are being moved mainly into hotels and large-scale types of accommodation. They are not taking homes from Irish people. If that is the line the Deputy is trying to peddle, she is going down a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...have very recently lifted the visa requirement on Colombia for short visits and that this arrangement also applies in the Schengen area. The Deputy will also be aware that both the UK and Schengen States intend to introduce in the near future an Electronic Travel Authorisation System for certain non-visa required countries. It is the case that Colombia remains on the list of visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Applications for the renewal of immigration permissions are dealt with by the Registration Unit of my Department in chronological order that they are received. The current processing times for online renewals is 6 weeks. The online renewal facility was launched in July 2020 to process renewals and there has been approximately 186,000 registrations renewed online since the facility was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by the Immigration Service Delivery unit (ISD) of my Department that the person concerned was the holder of an immigration permission valid until 19 February 2019. Unit 1 of Domestic Residence and Permissions division granted the person a permission to remain as an exceptional measure on two separate occasions up to 19 February 2019. However, that permission to remain in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: All non-EEA persons over the age of 16 are required by Section 9 of the Immigration Act 2004, as amended, to register their permission to be in the State and are issued with an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) Card which displays details of the permission granted, the conditions attaching and the expiry date of the permission. The period of permission in the majority of cases is for a period of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received. Applicants are required to have 5 years reckonable residence in the state prior to making an application, except for spouses of Irish nationals where the requirement is 3 years. In both cases, the final 12 months must be continuous residence in the State with up...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...scheme opened on the 31 January 2022 and closed on 31 July 2022. This once in a generation scheme was designed to give long-term undocumented people without a current permission to remain in the State, the chance to regularise their status, access the labour market and begin their path to citizenship. The criteria for the scheme was designed in line with the Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has a stamp 3 immigration permission to remain in the State until 16 July 2025. As the person concerned is a minor, they and their parent may attend at their local immigration office to request a change of permission. Any request for a change of immigration permission should be supported with all relevant documentation. My Department's Registration Office in Burgh Quay is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...have very recently lifted the visa requirement on Colombia for short visits and that this arrangement also applies in the Schengen area. The Deputy will also be aware that both the UK and Schengen States intend to introduce in the near future an Electronic Travel Authorisation System for certain non-visa required countries. It is the case that Colombia remains on the list of visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. Applications are processed in chronological order by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...where there is an existing deportation order will require additional processing. Each application received is assessed individually in accordance with the published criteria, available on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Undocumen ted-Policy-Scheme-January-2022.pdf . If an applicant is unsuccessful for this scheme, they have the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...of Long Term Undocumented Migrants closed on 31 July 2022. This once in a generation scheme was designed to give long-term undocumented people without a current permission to remain in the State, the chance to regularise their status, access the labour market and begin their path to citizenship. My Department had significant engagement with the NGOs in this sector before and during the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...same, the application will be processed further. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. It is recognised that all applicants for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fishing Industry (8 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...that a number of agencies will become competent authorities for the identification of victims of human trafficking. These include the Workplace Relations Commission, as well as the Department of Social Protection, the Department of Justice Immigration Services, the HSE, Tusla and International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS). Some NGOs will also be designated as ‘trusted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (8 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...not possible for a person to combine periods spent documented and periods spent undocumented to qualify under the Regularisation Scheme. Where a person is refused under the Regularisation Scheme, other immigration avenues can be explored. If a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission I encourage them to contact Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) or their local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...;review of the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) for non-EEA fishers has been published on my Department's website. Details of how the AWS for SeaFishers currently operates is also available at www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/wh at-are-my-work-visa-options/applying-for-a-long-stay-employm ent-visa/atypical-working-scheme/. One of the key recommendations of the Review...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...have very recently lifted the visa requirement on Colombia for short visits and that this arrangement also applies in the Schengen area. The Deputy will also be aware that both the UK and Schengen States intend to introduce in the near future an Electronic Travel Authorisation System for certain non-visa required countries. It is the case that Colombia remains on the list of visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...may be aware, for reasons of maintaining full confidentiality, it is not my Department's practice to comment on whether an application for asylum or subsidiary protection has been made in the State. An applicant for such protection status, or their legal representative, should contact either the International Protection Office (IPO) or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT)...