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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Barriers Facing Those Returning to Live in Ireland: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

David Stanton: I will be brief. I join Deputy Brady in expressing my disappointment at the lack of movement on the status of the undocumented. I agree with speakers that we should focus quite a lot on that. Perhaps we have been neglectful there recently with everything that has been happening, but it is no harm to get back on this. I have a question related to that, which is the Immigration and Customs...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Asylum Seeker Employment (20 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: ...is waiting more than nine months without a first instance recommendation is in full compliance with the provisions of the directive. It recognises that, where a person does not have clarity on his or her status in the State within this period, it is reasonable to allow that person to access the labour market. The access provided for in Ireland is broad and generous with almost no...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: ...Protection Act 2015 introduced the single procedure process for the determination of protection applications. Under that process, all elements of a person's protection claim, including refugee status, subsidiary protection status and permission to remain are considered together rather than sequentially. An applicant who applies for international protection today can expect to receive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: The following table details the lengths of stay of persons who have availed of accommodation provided by the Immigration Service of my Department (as of 1 November 2019) Number of Months Total 0<3 1,053 3<6 833 6<9 625 9<12 802 ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I am informed by officials in the Immigration Service of my Department that, as of 31 August 2019, 479 people with a Protection status grant, being either Refugee or Subsidiary Protection status, were residing in accommodation centres provided by the International Protection Accommodation Service.  The spending review on Direct Provision published on 15 August 2019, showed that last...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: ...open to non-EEA nationals resident in the State who held a valid student permission between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2010, and who had not, in the intervening period, acquired an alternative immigration permission, to apply for permission to remain in the State. The scheme addressed a significant cohort of people who had been in the State for a number of years and who form part of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: There are a number of ways in which people can regularise their status. I will arrange for those methods to be transmitted to the Senator so that she can ascertain if there is a way for this person to receive status. I repeat that students who came to Ireland prior to 2005 have already had access to a scheme to regularise their immigration status. That has been done. I understand that...

International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: ...law. The Bill fails to recognise that the discretionary permission under the 1996 Act has not been abandoned. The Minister proactively applies this provision under the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, non-EEA policy document on family reunification. Where appropriate, the Minister will waive the economic conditions for sponsors on humanitarian grounds. This...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...made in the methodology of granting citizenship. The purpose of the Bill is to introduce new rules to provide for citizenship by naturalisation of any child born on the island of Ireland regardless of the status of the parents, their method of entry to the State or the length of time unlawfully present. It also removes the requirement for an Irish-born child to be granted permission to...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...Ireland and on the broader UK jurisdiction. If the proposed amendment was permitted by the House, and had the direct consequence of attracting more people to the State to seek to achieve residency status through the birth of a child here, the consequential strain on State services, including existing immigration provision, housing, education, medical services and welfare, would need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (13 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...the increasing demand for accommodation for persons in the protection process (asylum seekers). It is worth noting that refugees are persons who have already been granted international protection status in Ireland. This accommodation is for those seeking international protection. This call sought expressions of interest from parties who may be interested in providing accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (13 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...the increasing demand for accommodation for persons in the protection process (asylum seekers). It is worth noting that refugees are persons who have already been granted international protection status in Ireland. This accommodation is for those seeking international protection. This call sought expressions of interest from parties who may be interested in providing accommodation...

Topical Issue Debate: Children's Rights (22 May 2018)

David Stanton: ...remit this policy area resides. The Deputy will be aware that I cannot comment on individual cases nor on cases that are due to come before the court. While the control of our borders and immigration are important duties of State, Ireland has always been recognised as an open and welcoming society. This duty is at all times subject to the law, including our international human rights...

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: ...section 56(8) of the International Protection Act 2015, which introduces a 12-month time limit from the making of a family reunification application after the granting of international protection status. Section 56(9) of the International Act 2015 already includes the text proposed in section 56(8)(a) to (d) in this Private Member's Bill. A new paragraph (e) is to be inserted to broaden...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (25 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: ...this matter on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality. On the other hand, it is incumbent on those with deportation orders to remove themselves from the State. It is an integral part of the immigration regime of all developed States that those who have been given due process and have been determined to have no right to be in the State should remove themselves, or if failing...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (4 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: ...to remain in the State and a number of NGOs have been awarded moneys under the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, AMIF, specifically to provide assistance for persons who have been granted status to move out of State-provided accommodation. It is clear that significant improvements have either been or are being implemented across all aspects of the system of supports for those in...

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: ...and in genuine need of our protection. At the same time, we must balance those needs with the responsibility of ensuring that we have the appropriate safeguards in place to protect the integrity of our immigration and international protection systems. The committee has made an important contribution to the debate on immigration generally and on international protection. I welcome that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (23 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...Garda Síochána carry out the interviews with the young persons to minimise the time required and any unnecessary duplication of effort. Officials of my Department coordinate with colleagues in Tusla in relation to immigration matters, ensuring that the unaccompanied minors arriving in the State meet the terms of the Dáil motion, transit seamlessly through their port of...

Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...have integrated into many Irish workplaces is a particular success story. Social inclusion measures have ensured that migrants do not experience significantly higher risks of poverty because of their migrant status. In 2012, the differentials in the "at risk of poverty" rates for citizens and third country nationals were narrowest in Ireland of all EU member states. Integration plans...

Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...a centre recently to see the changes that have taken place such as that families are now permitted to cook for themselves. We want to move people out of these centres by making a decision on their status, after which either they can stay here or they must go back to where they came from. We also need an immigration policy. Not everybody who arrives here has a right to stay here so we...