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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (22 Jun 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...this matter. I note his continued engagement with the Minister for Health and his Department on this issue. The requirement for international students to have health insurance is a matter of immigration policy, which is the responsibility of the Minister for Justice. I acknowledge the Senator's dedication to this issue and understandable frustration at a lack of response. I, too, am...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (9 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...restrictions and requirements on those people who choose to come to the State, to live or to study, and in that context, my colleague, the Minister for Justice, has policy responsibility for immigration matters. I accept that the Senator has been raising this matter for more than a year. From my understanding of immigration policy, in order for these students to first come to Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (17 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Justice has statutory responsibility for the regulation of gambling in Ireland. The Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration, James Browne TD, published the General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill on 21 October 2021. Enquiries about the current status of the Bill should be directed to the Department of Justice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (9 Feb 2017)

Frank Feighan: ...the Irish Sea. There is no way around this. Whether we will have to produce a passport going from one to the other I do not know. These issues need to be discussed. People are talking about special status for Northern Ireland. We spoke to some Dutch parliamentarians. We are not familiar with what is happening all over France or Germany but it is up to us to inform them and do our...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Apr 2008)

Frank Feighan: ...as regards how the Union works. It will mean we will be much more accountable to Europe and that is to be welcomed. Also, the Charter of Fundamental Rights is to be given binding legal status. Europe has edged Ireland towards a much better form of democracy. There are problems and people can say all that is being done is making green bananas yellow or whatever. However, membership of...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: ...quality but a little more can be done in this regard. We need to be vigilant about the increase in the number of racist crimes. Ireland was traditionally very inward-looking and was not used to immigration. It presents a great challenge but I would like to believe we have met it quite well. This does not take from the fact that there are pockets of people who are plainly racist. We...