Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a project (details supplied) was referred to the immigrant investor programme committee; if so, the reason it was not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42503/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that enquiries were made to officials in the Immigrant Investor Programme Unit in relation to the project referred to by the Deputy. However, the project was not submitted to the Evaluation Committee based on the advices given.

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the due diligence that is carried out on companies submitting projects to the immigrant investor programme; if an assessment was made of a company (details supplied) that has submitted projects; if tax clearance and other checks are carried out on companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42504/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the purpose of the Immigrant Investor programme is to incentivise investment in Ireland by high net worth non-EEA nationals. As part of the investment, the non-national receives a specific immigration permission. There is no contractual relationship between my Department and individual developers or agents, such as the company referred to by the Deputy. In that context, a requirement to demand a tax clearance certificate or other form of certificate from such companies does not arise. It is the investor who is entering into a relationship with the company in question and he or she would be prudent to do due diligence before committing a sum of €1 million to a project.

All projects being proposed for consideration as applicable projects are, however, required to submit a detailed business plan with all relevant supporting documentation and where the agent is a developer or project proposer then all statutory requirements and regulations must be supported with appropriate documents.

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the representations made by Members of the Government for projects submitted under the immigrant investor programme in each of the past three years; if he will release the representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that no representations by members of the Government in support of projects submitted under the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) have been received in each of the past 3 years.