Results 141-160 of 6,764 for speaker:Michael McNamara

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: I am talking about Clare specifically.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: Are these single-income families?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: One of the key promises that the Government made in advance of the last election was around housing and its delivery. It would be churlish not to acknowledge that there has been a big increase in the amount of housing coming on board. I think we are at a 15-year high. Social housing is also being built, albeit not at the rate that the Government and I would like to see. However, there...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: There is a question mark over whether Covid held the Government back or whether the Government’s response to Covid and the regulations it introduced regarding house building specifically held the situation back. People could not put a roof on a house down a rural road without gardaí being called. It seemed ridiculous at the time, but I do not want to digress into that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay by her Department in the progression of a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3456/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (25 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 336. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what system is in place to verify that occupancy registers provided by providers of accommodation pursuant to the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 and centres accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection, are accurate. [3548/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (25 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 337. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what occupancy shortfall between actual occupancy and contracted capacity was reported in every month of 2023 in the registers provided by providers of accommodation pursuant to the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018.and centres accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection. [3554/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: One of the reasons put forward for replacing Article 41.2 of the Constitution is that it offers very little by way of concrete legal protection to women, as evidenced by the lack of reported cases where it was cited. I have learned, however, that cases have been taken against the State and that those cases were settled with confidentiality clauses in place in order to prevent them becoming a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: But you will get an answer to the question.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many files were prepared for the DPP in respect of suspected offences contrary to section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004 in 2023. [3209/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many prosecutions in respect of alleged offences contrary to section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004 in 2023. [3210/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many persons fingerprints were checked against the Schengen Information System in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3267/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how may "take back" requests pursuant to the Dublin III Regulation were made within time in 2023 to which no reply was received, to which member states the said requests were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3269/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (23 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 621. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for rehab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2782/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: There were 13 last year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: In 2023, 3,285 people presented at Dublin Airport without valid travel documents. In 2022, the figure was 4,968. Under section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004, it is an offence to embark in Ireland without valid travel documents. This appears to me to be a strict liability offence. It does not really matter what someone's intention is or what the reasons are, it is an offence. If the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: I can tell the Minister that it is none.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: The Minister is conflating two slightly different things. One is a requirement to have a passport when embarking in the State and the other is the right to claim asylum. I am not saying that those who arrive without a passport do not have the right to claim asylum. They do. However, they are still subject to the laws of the land while claiming asylum, including the requirement to present...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (18 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many of the 3,285 persons who arrived to Dublin Airport without a valid identity document in 2023 were under the age of 16; coming from or embarking for a place in the State, Great Britain or Northern Ireland; a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or a person who has established a right in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (18 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many of the 3,285 persons who arrived to Dublin Airport without a valid identity document In 2023 did not seek international protection. [2233/24]