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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (2 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State, as their previous immigration permission expired over 6 years ago.  It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage them to...

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Immigration legislation does not provide for immigration controls on persons travelling by air within the State and any change to such legislation is a matter for Government. Arrangements for disembarking passengers at the State's airports currently do not allow for the separation of passengers from flights within the State and those arriving on flights originating outside the State....

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (9 Oct 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Act 2004 was enacted for the stated purpose of making provision, in the interest of the common good, for the control of entry into the State, the duration and condition of stay in the State and obligations while in the State of non-Irish nationals. The Act of 2004 makes provision for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to appoint "such and so many persons as he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the individual circumstances of a person refused permission to enter the State. However, the general position in relation to refusal of permission to enter the State is as follows. There are a total of twelve grounds on which an immigration officer may refuse to give a permission to enter the State and these are set out in Section 4(3) of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first person referred to by the Minister arrived in the State on 3 October 2007 and was granted temporary immigration permission on Stamp 2 (student) Conditions. Their immigration permission expired on 9 July 2014 and they have remained in the State without immigration permission since that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (31 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department is operationally responsible for immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) is operationally responsible for immigration duties at all other ports and airports in the State. The BMU has no responsibility for inspections or site visits to any airports including those referred to by the Deputy. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Immigration Status (9 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I am informed that the person referred to by the Deputy is currently present in the State without an immigration permission. Their previous permission to remain in the State expired when my Ministerial extension to immigration permissions ended on 31 May 2022. The onus is on each individual to keep their immigration permission to remain in the State up to date at all times and where...

Written Answers — Anti-Racism Measures: Anti-Racism Measures (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can confirm that Tourism Ireland has not made any complaints to my Department along the lines described by the Deputy. As regards immigration generally, every person landing in the State, including the holder of a visa, is obliged, pursuant to the provisions of section 11 (2) of the Immigration Act 2004, to furnish to an Immigration Officer such information in such manner as an Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other ports of entry are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).   Persons who wish to enter the State under visitor conditions may be granted permission for a maximum period of up to 90 days on any one visit. Under the...

Written Answers — Immigration Procedures: Immigration Procedures (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Every person landing in the State, including the holder of a visa, is obliged, pursuant to the provisions of section 11 (2) of the Immigration Act, 2004, to furnish to an Immigration Officer such information in such manner as an Immigration Officer may reasonably require for the purposes of the performance of his or her functions. The fact that a visa is a permission to present at the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (7 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State, as their previous immigration permission expired over 6 years ago. It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage them to...

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (27 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: A foreign national who is present in the State without permission or in contravention of the terms of a permission is in breach of Irish immigration law. In general, such persons may have entered the State either through covert means or through the use of false documentation at a port of entry or they may have entered lawfully but remained beyond the duration of a permission or have breached...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (29 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Provision is made in section 4 of the Immigration Act, 2004 for an Immigration Officer to authorise a non-national to land in the State. However section 4(3) enumerates fourteen circumstances in which an Immigration Officer may, on behalf of the Minister, refuse to give a person permission to land in the State. The circumstances, any one of which may give rise to a permission to land being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has no current immigration permission to remain in the State. It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage them to contact the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) or their local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (8 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Persons who avail of the US preclearance facilities in the State do so voluntarily as provided for in the Aviation (Preclearance) Act 2009 and decisions taken by the US authorities at US preclearance facilities in the State on clearance to board US bound aircraft are taken solely by the US authorities. The role of Garda immigration officers is set out in the Act. Specifically, Section 12...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Oct 2023)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State at present. It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage them to contact the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) or their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (26 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I can assure the Deputy that racial profiling is not a feature of Irish immigration control. There is no selection of persons at passport control. Every non-national arriving to the State by sea or air is required to present to an immigration officer and is required to produce a valid identity document or passport. Passenger arriving by air or sea will have some interaction...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: The person referred to by the Deputy does not currently hold a valid immigration permission to remain in the State and there is no application on hand awaiting processing. It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage them...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that non-EEA Nationals, whether visa required or not, may visit the State for up to a maximum of 90 days. The 90 day limit is not arbitrary but is linked with the provisions in the Immigration Act 2004 which requires any persons residing in Ireland for more than 90 days to register their permission to be in the State with the relevant Immigration Office. In effect,...

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (9 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: ...those investigations in time to respond to the Deputy's Question. I will write directly to the Deputy when those investigations have been concluded. The most recently enacted legislation governing immigration matters is the Immigration Act, 2004. Section 11(1) of that Act provides that ''Every person (other than a person under the age of 16 years) landing in the state shall be in...