464. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Yazidi community of Northern Iraq are included in her plans to accept refugees agreed with the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The Government has committed to accepting […]

463. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with a group (details supplied) in County Waterford which has concerns regarding the decision to convert Clonea Strand Hotel to an emergency reception and orientation centre. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): On behalf of the Office for […]

The proposal being submitted to Cabinet today to increase the allowance to children in direct provision to €16.60 will not be enough to improve the lives of children living in direct provision. The proposed increase, reported in the Irish Times yesterday, falls short of the recommendation of the Working Group on the Protection Process and […]

One of the key recommendations of the Working Group on the Protection Process and Direct Provision was to implement a scheme which would begin to clear the ‘backlog’ of long stayers in the asylum system. That scheme, which was agreed by all parties in the Working Group (including the Department of Justice), focused on giving […]

495. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the European Union is likely to speak with one voice in addressing the humanitarian and refugee issues arising from conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy […]

373. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a carer’s allowance and a domiciliary carer’s allowance will be taken into consideration for the purposes of calculating a sponsor’s income for an application for a visa pursuant to the policy document on non-European Economic Area family reunification. Minister for Justice and […]

221. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a person has been refused an employment permit; if an application by the person for a review of the decision was received outside the 28 days permitted for a review; if the person can make a fresh application for an employment permit; […]

12. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the European Union-Turkey migration agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Charles Flanagan): On 29 November, the Taoiseach attended an EU heads of state or government meeting with Turkey, […]

12. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns with his European counterparts over the European Union’s new political and financial deal with Turkey to curb the number of refugees entering the Union; if he has human rights concerns over the deal; if he is aware that […]

This has been a difficult year for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees around the world. Nasc works to improve the lives of those who make it to Ireland’s shores. We rely on the generous help of our members, clients and friends to provide support for vulnerable migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. We would like to […]

144. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he and his European Union counterparts have made in relation to the plight of refugees fleeing the Middle East and North Africa, the progress on developing an adequate and comprehensive European Union response programme; and if he will make a statement […]

108. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address concerns around the designation of a hotel (details supplied) as an emergency reception and orientation centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) […]

106. Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of foreign nationals who have been naturalised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service and the number of naturalised persons registered on the electoral register since their naturalisation. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): I am advised by the Irish […]

The Taoiseach: I welcome the opportunity to address the House in advance of the European Council which will take place tomorrow and Friday. The meeting comes at a testing time for the European Union, with migration continuing to pose serious challenges, the terrorist attacks in Paris and elsewhere still fresh in our minds and with […]

SECTION 3 Acting Chairman (Deputy Robert Dowds): We are on amendment No. 10. Amendment No. 74 is related and both will be discussed together. Deputy Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 10: In page 12, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(5) The best interests of the child shall be a primary […]

SECTION 1 An Ceann Comhairle: Amendment No. a1 is in the name of the Minister and is on the first additional list of amendments dated 16 December 2016. Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin): I move amendment No. a1: In page 7, after line 29, to insert […]

506. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent meetings he has had with European counterparts on the worsening refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Charles Flanagan): The Migration crisis has dominated the EU agenda for […]

311. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons of Syrian origin or claiming to be of Syrian origin refused leave to land at various points of entry, the reason in each case, by age, by gender by country to which they were returned, in 2015 to date; […]

NOTICE: The Walk In Clinic will be closed for the Christmas break between 16 December 2015 until 4th January 2016.  The last day to access the Walk In Service will be Tuesday 15th December.  THERE WILL BE NO WALK IN AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER. The Nasc office will be closed between 21st December 2015 and 4th […]

To mark International Human Rights Day, Nasc will be launching an innovative digital ‘Hate Map’ on our website today. The online Hate Map documents incidents of racism from around the country which have been reported to Nasc. The data displayed on the map has been gathered through Nasc’s third party racism reporting mechanism, which has […]