Parliamentary Questions

96. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to confirm the veracity of the allegations impinging on the reputation of the Irish fishing fleet in reports in newspapers of poor employment practices that should not be tolerated, and other... Read more

340. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the next Cabinet sub-committee on social policy and public service reform will take place; its analysis of the report of the working group on the protection process will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister... Read more

335. Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if individual families can offer shelter on a short-term or on a long-term basis to orphaned children from the Syrian crisis; how individual families can support, in a concrete way, families seeking refuge here from the Syrian... Read more

332. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when her Department first communicated reports to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, following investigations by An Garda Síochána into the link between the trafficking of migrants to work on Irish fishing vessels... Read more

 331. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when members of An Garda Síochána first went to Scotland to help in the investigation into the link between the trafficking of migrants to work on Irish fishing vessels and allegations of maltreatment of workers; and if she will... Read more

327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the 4,000 refugees agreed with the European Union as part of this State’s response to the refugee crisis will arrive here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances... Read more

323. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has asked An Garda Síochána to investigate disturbing allegations in a newspaper (details supplied) of abuse and maltreatment of allegedly trafficked migrant workers in the fishing industry; and if she will make a statement... Read more

300. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the number of persons from the European Economic Area persons and non-EEA persons awarded BIM-approved safety cards with completed standards of training, certification and watchkeeping courses in firefighting... Read more

299. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is mandatory for all fishermen and other persons working on Irish fishing vessels, including persons from outside the European Economic Area, to hold a safety card approved by Bord Iascaigh Mhara stating that they... Read more

230. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the inter-departmental working group on allegations of trafficking migrant workers in the fishing industry; when he expects a report from this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. 241.... Read more

229. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the process that a non-European Economic Area migrant must undertake to apply for an Irish work permit in order to work in an Irish meat processing plant; the employment legislation that is applicable in this case for such... Read more

225. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way a non-European Economic Area migrant can apply for an Irish work permit to work on an Irish fishing vessel that operates in Irelands territorial waters, or to work on vessels or on the dock while they are in Irish... Read more

223. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he took when recently contacted by an organisation (details supplied) over concerns on the treatment of migrant workers on Irish fishing vessels; if there was an increase in labour inspections carried out by the... Read more

222. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when his Department first acted on reports of the trafficking of migrants to work on Irish fishing vessels and allegations of the maltreatment of workers, following investigation of these reports by An Garda Síochána;... Read more

217. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to deal with the breach of workers’ rights in the fishing industry, as reported by a British newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. 218. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the... Read more

216. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of Irish work permits for migrant workers in the fishing industry, and allegations in a newspaper (details supplied) that such workers have been trafficked into Ireland in defiance of Irish work permit and... Read more

213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the exposure of the abuse of migrant workers in the fishing industry here (details supplied), the steps he will take in order to strengthen the legal position of workers in the industry; if he will consider issuing... Read more

209. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedures and policies that have been introduced in passport offices, in the wake of the decision of the Supreme Court in a case (details supplied) which clarified the interpretation of reckonable residence in the... Read more

124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of background security checks that are carried out in respect of persons travelling to Ireland from outside the EU for leisure or work purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality... Read more

123. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the rights of citizens of Bulgaria and Romania, which countries joined the EU in 2007, to travel to work and to claim welfare benefits here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice... Read more