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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Promotion (30 May 2024)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the announcement made by the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, that €250 million will be available for sports capital and that every valid application will receive an allocation. I welcome that. I wish to ask about the large infrastructure sports grant, funding from which has not been released since 2018. I welcome that the Government has given €50 million...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (29 May 2024)

Barry Ward: ...; ainmníodh mar Aire Stáit í. Comhghairdeas léi. Táim buíoch di as teacht anseo inniu. I wish to talk about a social inclusion measure in the naturalisation process. At the outset, I wish to say clearly that I think immigration is hugely important for this country. It is a good thing for this country. It is necessary for this country in supporting our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 02 March 2024 on foot of a Long Stay Join Family Visa and currently holds a Stamp 3 immigration permission valid until 29 April 2025. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie, which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 May 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Helen McEntee: The application by the person referred to by the Deputy was approved on 20 May 2024. A letter of the same date has issued to the person concerned granting them temporary permission to remain in the State on Stamp 4 immigration conditions for a period of 12 months. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Irish Employment Permit holders, who have applied for, and have been granted family reunification, in accordance with the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy, will now be registered on a Stamp 1G immigration permission, rather than a Stamp 3. This will allow the holder to take up employment without the need to obtain a separate employment permit of their own. Eligible spouses and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Irish Employment Permit holders, who have applied for, and have been granted family reunification, in accordance with the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy, will now be registered on a Stamp 1G immigration permission, rather than a Stamp 3. This will allow the holder, who would currently have permission to live in the country but not to work, to take up employment without the need to...

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking the Bill and for allowing it to go forward. I am quite happy for further scrutiny. I am certainly happy for all of the issues in the legislation to be teased out. This is part of the reason I brought it forward in 2021. I appreciate that the Minister of State is acting on behalf of the Minister for Justice. When we went through Second Stage the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: ...to the Department of public expenditure but were subsequently forwarded on 15 March 2024. I think people would find it wholly unacceptable that it took almost two years to do so. The IPA stated that the delay occurred due to a combination of internal circumstances relating to staff leaving and handover arrangements. This was an avoidable oversight error. The IPA has implemented internal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Visas (23 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...listed in the Student Support Act 2011 and the Student Support Regulations 2024. The Deputy may wish to note these permissions relate to the underlying basis of a person's right to remain in the State, for example, as a refugee or a dependent child of a naturalised Irish citizen, rather than the stamp a person has been granted. I am aware that, depending on the permission underlying a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...in the case of an application made on behalf of a minor or in certain cases where the application is made by a widow, widower or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen. In the case of recognised refugees and stateless persons, there is no certification fee. The State has not increased the fees for naturalisation applications since 2011. There is no provision in the Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...up to 3 months before they intend to travel to Ireland. Further information about how to apply for this type of visa is available on my Department’s website, at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/what-are-m y-work-visa-options/applying-for-a-long-stay-employment-visa /employment-visa/ The visa process has a crucial role to play in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 237 together. The person referred to by the Deputy was issued a letter refusing permission to remain in the state on 12 February 2020. In response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State. A Change of Status application from the person concerned was received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division on 24 January 2024 and continues to be processed by my Department. To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order by date received. My...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 May 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Two months ago, the Government disastrously lost two referendums. It spent €23 million to run the referendums. At the time, we in Aontú, the only party that opposed the referendums, stated clearly that the Government was misleading the people in respect of the tax elements that would affect the people, what was meant by durable relationships and how the courts would see it, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (22 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Smith: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been any recent discussions with the United States authorities in relation to immigration reform, with particular reference to the need to regularise the status of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23094/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for front-line immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other airports and other ports of entry, including the land border with Northern Ireland, are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Ireland and the United Kingdom share a long history and common interest in the effective operation of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: ...up on that offer. I will also inquire about the Copenhagen meeting. I am not across the detail of it. I will come back to the Deputy directly about that. There will be a consolidation of State-rented facilities. Deputies Troy and Kenny have raised this matter. We have to be very conscious that, where we have a reducing number of people from Ukraine in State-owned accommodation, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (Resumed). (21 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

...enhances the overall quality of the international student experience. This regulatory imperative extends both to the requirements for providers recruiting international students and related student immigration procedures. I will begin with the regime currently in place, which was introduced by the Government in 2015. This set of reforms were implemented in the student immigration...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Africa Day: Discussion with African Ambassadors to Ireland (21 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...relations in 1993, the political and economic relations between South Africa and Ireland have been robust and now encompass a broad spectrum of co-operative initiatives in areas such as education, immigration, energy, trade and investment, tourism, arts and culture, agriculture, science and innovation and gender equality. Of course, we must also mention sport and rugby. The two...