Parliamentary Questions

470. 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 purpose of calculating a sponsor’s income for an application for a visa pursuant to the policy document on non-European... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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;... Read more

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;... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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;... Read more

Question again proposed: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Clare Daly was in possession. Deputy Clare Daly: I have one minute left. An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: She is sharing time with Deputies Mick Wallace, Paul Murphy, Shane Ross, Richard Boyd Barrett,... Read more

156. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent agreement reached between the European Union and Turkey on the refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Charles Flanagan): On 29 November,... Read more

95. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is taking to deal with the outrageous system of queueing that is currently in place for the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice and Equality... Read more

325. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an analysis of an area is conducted on medical services, public transport, potential isolation and the percentage change in the population prior to the introduction of refugees and asylum seekers into that area and if due consideration... Read more