Parliamentary Questions

908. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an offer to teach English to refugees being housed (details supplied) in County Kerry will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Jan O’Sullivan): English... Read more

890. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which a co-ordinated humanitarian effort throughout Europe remains a possibility, in the context of the refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy... Read more

602. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if US citizens residing here on a stamp 4 basis, who wish to marry a non-EEA national who is not residing here, are required to meet a member of An Garda Síochána or the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Bureau to satisfy them... Read more

601. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her Department’s policy on migrants, including access to accommodation, employment, and legal protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The Deputy... Read more

528. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that persons visiting the Garda Síochána National Immigration Bureau offices receive information in the location of the processes involved, in terms of both getting work and getting a personal public service number. Minister... Read more

505. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Syrian refugee crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): On 13 May 2015, the European... Read more

278. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the provisions of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 apply to US citizens residing here on a Stamp 4 basis, who wish to marry a non-EEA national who is not residing here; the procedure through which such persons... Read more

142. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the European Council’s action plan with Turkey on the refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Charles Flanagan): Turkey is a very... Read more

140. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues have examined the EU’s response to the recent refugee crisis with a view to considering whether the member states could have re-acted more effectively; could have... Read more

125. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with his European Union counterparts regarding the need to assist refugees from the Middle East and Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade... Read more

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding Europe’s response to dealing with immigrants who illegally cross the sea from Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. 2. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with, or if he has met... Read more

Thursday, 1 October 2015 134. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the reform of the international education sector and student immigration system government policy statement of May 2015 which states that the interim list of eligible programmes will be... Read more

Thursday, 1 October 2015 131. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry will be considered for State accommodation provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald):... Read more

Thursday, 1 October 2015 Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice... Read more

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 491. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for teaching English to refugees currently residing here; where these jobs are advertised; her plans for the teaching of English to refugees who will be entering Ireland in... Read more

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 392. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to indicate the type of accommodation being considered for the refugees who will be given protection; if former army barracks are being considered as part of these proposals; and if she will make a statement... Read more

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 388. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding lengthy queues at the Garda Síochána National Immigration Bureau; her plans to address this matter; and if she will make a statement on the... Read more

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 368. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald aside from the establishment of the transitional task force, the progress that has been made on implementing the 173 recommendations outlined in the report of the working group on the protection... Read more

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 362. Deputy Ray Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald with respect to Part 5 of her Department’s document, New Arrangements to apply to English Language Programmes from 1 October 2015, if she will clarify how the appeals process will work;... Read more

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 355. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald the position regarding the direct provision system (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances... Read more