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Question· writtenPQ 429asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2013
429. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when and why the decision was taken for Ireland not to participate in the recast asylum procedures directive, which was successfully negotiated under his chairmanship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33321/13]
Question· writtenPQ 409asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2013
409. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all information relative to an application for review and appeal in respect of appeal against refoulement has been received in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford having particular regard to the extent to which circumstances have changed since the making of the original order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32932/13]
Question· writtenPQ 407asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2013
407. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the means whereby regularisation of residency or possible entitlement to naturalisation may be considered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32902/13]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2013
224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding European Refugee Fund, ERF, and European Integration Fund, EIF, funding. [32858/13]
Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2013
190. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time it takes to process applications for subsidiary protection; the plans there are in place to improve the waiting times for these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32612/13]
Question· writtenPQ 556asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2013
556. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the position regarding an application for subsidiary protection in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 dating back to 2002; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31644/13]
Question· writtenPQ 544asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2013
544. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the direct provision system for asylum seekers will take place in order to ensure that international human rights standards are adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31519/13]
Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2013
157. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Irish Aid to the humanitarian situation in Syria and the camps where there are Syrian refugees; where specifically it is being directed; the points of entrance to Syria for this aid; and how confident he is that aid is getting to where it is most needed. [31492/13]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2013
67. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor events in Syria with particular reference to the degree to which any intervention on humanitarian grounds might be considered in the context of the provision of safe havens or corridors within which refugees might be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31120/13]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2013
20. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Laotian Government handed over nine refugees, who escaped from North Korea and fled to Laos, to the North Korean authorities and that this move has endangered the lives of these refugees; and if the Irish embassy in Hanoi, which is accredited to Laos, has discussed the issue with the Laotian Government. [30761/13]
Question· writtenPQ 479asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
479. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he is dealing with the backlog of applications for asylum. [30686/13]
Question· writtenPQ 478asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
478. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on leave to remain for asylum seekers who have been in the system for a long time. [30685/13]
Question· writtenPQ 477asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
477. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the issue of asylum seekers and permission to work. [30684/13]
Question· writtenPQ 476asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
476. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health care provided for asylum seekers and persons seeking leave to remain who are living in direct provision; and if data are collected regarding the number of persons with serious mental health problems in the direct provision system. [30675/13]
Question· writtenPQ 475asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
475. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give further consideration to the true costs of the direct provision system for asylum seekers, including health care, social welfare and legal costs; and if the direct provision system is still cheaper than providing for asylum seekers in the community when these costs are taken into account. [30674/13]
Question· writtenPQ 472asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
472. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted protection or resettled here from the beginning of 2003 until the end of 2012 and for each year; if he will provide a breakdown of positive recommendations and overall decisions from, the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Ministerial Decisions Unit, including Subsidiary Protection and Leave to Remain; the number of persons who have been resettled in Ireland on the UNHCR resettlement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30658/13]
Question· writtenPQ 459asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
459. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons within direct provision, who made their application for protection more than five years ago, and are respectively awaiting deportation, seeking subsidiary protection or leave to remain, or have a judicial attachment to their application; the number who are children and the options available to persons who have had their application rejected but are stateless or non-returnable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/13]
Question· writtenPQ 448asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
448. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the alternative accommodation provision that can be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30147/13]
Question· writtenPQ 438asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
438. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding determination of eligibility for asylum/refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30055/13]
Question· writtenPQ 198asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2013
198. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29928/13]
Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2013
175. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has studied the papers associated with the refugee, asylum and residency application in the case of a person (details supplied); if consideration will be given to the revocation of deportation order in this case on the basis of the doubt and subjective nature of original conclusions reached in their case and subsequent decisions by the courts in similar cases and the need to uphold the highest standard of human rights protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29717/13]
Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2013
158. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has ever carried out surveys, polling or information gathering, on the perception of the Irish immigration and asylum system in countries or places outside Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29474/13]
Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2013
156. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate eligibility for long term residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29462/13]
Question· writtenPQ 373asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
373. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when stamp 4 will be updated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28854/13]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
72. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has information on the serious abuse suffered by 58 Oromo and two Ogadeni refugees in Ethiopia some months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29064/13]
Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 2013
14. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the mechanisms being put in place at EU level to ensure Syrians entering the European Union seeking asylum will be given proper consideration in view of the treatment of refugees on BBC's "Newsnight" programme on 6 June 2013. [28371/13]
Question· writtenPQ 714asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
714. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the practice of imposing passport controls on air bridges between the doors of airplanes and the airport was commenced by GNIB at Dublin Airport; if its purpose is to prevent asylum seekers entering the State; if he concerned that it might have such an effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27410/13]
Question· writtenPQ 701asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
701. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the mandate of the Reception and Integration Agency and whether or not the RIA has the power to delegate the care of asylum seekers and inspection of direct provision centres to privately operated, for-profit companies. [26947/13]
Question· writtenPQ 698asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
698. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the difference in daily rates for asylum seekers in direct provision; and if he will provide a breakdown of the daily rate for asylum seekers in State-owned and privately owned direct provision centres. [26884/13]
Question· writtenPQ 692asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
692. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum requests that were refused and were granted each year in the past five years. [26607/13]
Question· writtenPQ 684asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
684. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has given consideration to the resolution passed by Clare County Council requesting him to undertake a review of accommodation arrangements for refugees and asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26658/13]
Question· writtenPQ 412asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2013
412. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of discretionary payments made to asylum seekers in 2012, including the weekly cash allowance and exceptional needs payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26842/13]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2013
219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which application for residency or eligibility for naturalisation has been established in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26514/13]
Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2013
209. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has two dependent children and who wishes to be reunited with their son's father, currently a British citizen, who has recently made an application for asylum which is on appeal in the High Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26352/13]
Question· writtenPQ 178asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2013
178. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 25 April 2013, if he will indicate whether the case in question remains sub judice or whether the courts decided on 25 June 2012 to set aside the deportation order and require a re-examination of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24997/13]
Question· writtenPQ 177asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2013
177. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February 2013, if he will undertake a review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/13]
Question· writtenPQ 211asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 2013
211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the new provisions for dealing with subsidiary protection under the Immigration and Refugee Acts will be in place and decisions allowed to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24789/13]
Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 2013
192. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for subsidiary protection and an application for humanitarian leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24544/13]
Question· writtenPQ 521asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2013
521. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an asylum application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/13]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
75. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to seek cessation of hostilities in Syria combined with humanitarian assistance with particular reference to the large number of refugees arising from the conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23607/13]
Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
70. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the discussions he has had with António Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since coming into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23420/13]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
57. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has plans to provide further assistance to Syrian refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries considering the poor conditions they are living in and the strained resources of these countries, and the potential for political instability, particularly in Lebanon. [23233/13]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
54. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to media reports highlighting incidences where refugees and migrants from Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia have been kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula whereupon they frequently suffer enforced labour, rape and organ harvesting; if he has communicated his concerns to the Egyptian ambassador on this matter; if he is persuing this matter at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23107/13]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
27. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further details of his recent four day trade mission to Turkey; his visit to Syrian refugee camps in Turkey; and if he discussed with the Turkish Government their dialogue with the PKK and attempts at creating a peace process. [23225/13]
Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2013
204. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on efforts that are being made by his Department to reform the direct provision scheme for asylum seekers and refugees, the alternative options being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23068/13]
Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2013
25. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the suitability of direct provision centres for child and family accommodation of asylum seekers; if she has urged the Department for Justice and Equality to introduce an independent complaints mechanism and independent inspection office of direct provision centres in order to ensure the highest standards of welfare and protection, particularly of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21776/13]
Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2013
297. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the way the Common European Asylum System will ensure that the European Union has a fair and effective system for processing asylum applications that is also robust and not open to abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/13]
Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2013
239. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a medical card will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of confirmation from the Department of Justice that they remain in the asylum process and have no deportation order against them, which was received by the Health Service Executive on 10 April. [20999/13]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2013
20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the result of the review promised by his Department last year in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/13]
Question· writtenPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2013
13. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to replace the direct provision system or put a system in place that would allow asylum seekers the right to work and live independently, which would save the State a considerable amount of money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20697/13]