Parliamentary Questions

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 608. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the 30 June 2015 publication of the working group report on the protection process, which made a key recommendation for immediate implementation that persons in the system for five years or more... Read more

Tuesday September 22, 2015 603. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 478 and 479 of 14 July 2015, which indicated that in respect of approximately 7,300 of the 76,600 naturalisations from 2012 to mid-2015, 9.53% were... Read more

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 583. Deputy Finian McGrath Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald if she will provide the maximum support to Syrian Refugees and work together with the European Union on this urgent humanitarian situation (details supplied); and if she... Read more

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 582. Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald her plans to ensure that refugees can be housed as a matter of urgency at a location (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister... Read more

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Deputy Paul Kehoe):   I move: That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government on 14 October 2014 nominated Emily Logan, Teresa Blake, Frank Conaty, Heydi Foster, Liam Herrick, David Joyce, Mark Kelly, Sunniva McDonagh, Siobhán Mullally, Mary Murphy,... Read more

328. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting times for the processing of spouse reunification visas by INIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): In accordance with the Irish Naturalisation... Read more

125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she continues to monitor the situation affecting a number of holders of work permits who have resided and have been employed here for several years most often in the same employment, but whose work permits were... Read more

26. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to create a visa programme for graduates from middle-income countries such as China, Mexico, Brazil, India, and-or Russia, to incentivise visitors from these countries, who could work here, specifically to... Read more

139. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to companies or persons running direct provision centres each year since the system was introduced in 1999, with a breakdown of the figures to identify the recipient; the direct provision centre, and the amount they... Read more

297. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants for Irish naturalisation approved for persons not currently resident here; and of these the number of same sex couples. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): Section 15 of... Read more

267. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the definition of a stateless person in Irish law. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): There is no statutory definition of stateless person under Irish law. However, the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act... Read more

104. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he put forward at EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings in relation to the actions Europe needs to take to deal with ISIS in view of the huge loss of life and the persecution of minorities inflicted by extremist militants;... Read more

87. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that all persons who have received a certificate of naturalisation from her Department are registered in Iris Oifigiúil in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and... Read more

85. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce a pre-clearance scheme for non-visa required elderly dependent relatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): As the Deputy... Read more

The following motion was moved by Deputy Thomas Pringle on Tuesday, 30 September 2014: That Dáil Éireann: notes: — 2014 marks the 14th year of the existence of the Direct Provision system in Ireland; — over 4,300 asylum seekers are currently residing in the 34 Direct Provision centres in the State,... Read more

305. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have sought asylum in the State for each of the past five years including this year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald):... Read more

299. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the suitability of Mount Trenchard, County Limerick, as an asylum seeker accommodation centre; the reasons for the discontinued use of Mount Trenchard as an accommodation centre in 2006 and its subsequent resumption of... Read more

295. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the departments within the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service dealing with requests to stay under subsidiary protection and the good to go scheme, respectively, are doing so... Read more

282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been refused permission to enter here at ports of entry over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The legal... Read more

267. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any conditions under which South Americans who previously lived here on a Stamp 1 visa may return to live here permanently. Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): Non-EEA nationals who wish to reside... Read more