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Question· Schriftliche Frage18/1684open

Zugang unbegleiteter minderjähriger Flüchtlinge zur Berufsausbildung

Germany · German Bundestag · 6 June 2014

<p>Originaltext der Frage(n):</p> <p>Kann die Bundesregierung bestätigen, dass im Hinblick auf den Zugang unbegleiteter minderjähriger Flüchtlinge zur beruflichen Ausbildung (insbesondere zu einer sog. theorie- und praxisreduzierten Ausbildung gemäß § 66 des Berufsbildungsgesetzes und § 42m der Handwerksordnung) insofern eine leistungsrechtliche Regelungslücke besteht, als ein solcher Zugang derzeit nur dann möglich ist, wenn die Bundesagentur für Arbeit nach Durchführung einer psychologischen Eignungsuntersuchung diese Form der Ausbildung für notwendig erachtet, die erforderliche Eignung aber (selbst bei vorhandenen Sprachschwierigkeiten) bei zahlreichen unbegleiteten minderjährigen Flüchtlingen deswegen abgelehnt wird, weil weder eine klassische Lernbehinderung vorläge bzw. noch nicht diagnostiziert werden kann noch die Voraussetzungen aus § 35a des Achten Buches Sozialgesetzbuch (seelische Behinderung oder das Drohen einer solchen), und wenn ja, was gedenkt die Bundesregierung zu tun, um diese Lücke im Gesetz zu schließen?</p>

Question· Written questionUIN 199172answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent from the public purse on accommodating asylum seekers in (a) hotels and (b) bed and breakfasts, hostels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0146decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 5 June 2014.#Bashir Mohamed Ali Mahdi.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad.#Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to free movement of persons — Directive 2008/115/EC — Return of illegally staying third-country nationals — Article 15 — Detention — Extension of detention — Obligations of the administrative or judicial authority — Review by a judicial authority — Third-country national without identity documents — Obstacles to implementation of a removal decision — Refusal of the embassy of the third country concerned to issue an identity document enabling the third-country national to be returned — Risk of absconding — Reasonable prospect of removal — Lack of cooperation — Whether the Member State concerned is under an obligation to issue a temporary document relating to the status of the person concerned.#Case C‑146/14 PPU.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 5 June 2014

Question· Written questionUIN 198605answered

Asylum: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 66W, on asylum: children, which local authorities have used the fund and how much to support asylum seekers who are care leavers in

Question· Written questionUIN 198606answered

Asylum: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 66W, on asylum: children, which local authorities have been granted extra funding because of their special circumstances.

Question· Written questionUIN 198569answered

Asylum: Uganda

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the UK Border Agency's handling of the case of Aidah Asaba.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 601 (113th)referred

Condemning the death sentence against Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese Christian woman accused of apostasy.

United States · United States Congress · 28 May 2014

Condemns the charge of apostasy and adultery of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag in Sudan and her sentence of 100 lashes and the death penalty. Calls for the release from prison of Ibrahim, her 20-month-old son, and newborn daughter. Urges the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prioritize granting Ibrahim asylum or refugee status. Encourages U.S. efforts to support religious freedom within Sudan, including by requiring before normalizing relations or lifting certain sanctions that Sudan abide by international standards of freedom of religion or belief. Recognizes that every individual should have the opportunity to practice his or her religion without fear of discrimination. Reaffirms the commitment of the United State to end religious discrimination and to pursue policies that guarantee the basic human rights of all individuals. Encourages the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue their support for religious freedom initiatives.

Question· writtenPQ 690asked

690. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the position of her Department with respect to Syrian nationals seeking refugee status here; if priority for refuge will be given to Syrian refugees with family here; if Syrian refugees with family members who are nationalised here have an entitlement to refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22956/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014

690. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the position of her Department with respect to Syrian nationals seeking refugee status here; if priority for refuge will be given to Syrian refugees with family here; if Syrian refugees with family members who are nationalised here have an entitlement to refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22956/14]

Question· writtenPQ 651asked

651. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which there is any further assessment of eligibility for temporary long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22257/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014

651. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which there is any further assessment of eligibility for temporary long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22257/14]

Question· writtenPQ 648asked

648. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review will be undertaken in the matter of residency entitlement previously refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22132/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014

648. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review will be undertaken in the matter of residency entitlement previously refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22132/14]

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage1634/Jschriftliche anfrage

Beherbergung von Syrern in der Steiermark

Austria · National Council · 26 May 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mario Kunasek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Beherbergung von Syrern in der Steiermark

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag138/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

Ausschluss von Nichtregierungsorganisationen an der Mitwirkung am Asylverfahren

Austria · National Council · 21 May 2014

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Gernot Darmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ausschluss von Nichtregierungsorganisationen an der Mitwirkung am Asylverfahren und Verwendung der freiwerdenden Budgetmittel für Sicherheitsaufgaben

Question· writtenPQ 199asked

199. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22071/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2014

199. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22071/14]

Question· writtenPQ 190asked

190. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the recent remarks by Ms Justice Maureen Harding Clark in her recent written explanation of a High Court judicial review, which quashed a decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and which included the comment: "Sometimes the Court is called upon to review a decision which is so unfair and irrational and contains so many errors that judicial review seems an inadequate remedy to redress the wrong perpetrated on an applicant. This is such a case."; the support of Amnesty International for the applicant; the accountability there is for members of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the means, if any, that exist for the censure or removal of RAT members where blatant abuse of process take place; in view of the defiance by a second RAT member of the High Court judicial review in this case in a second hearing and the decision of the chair of the RAT to hold a third hearing, if she intends to make any inquiry into such an inexplicable and potentially costly waste of time and legal expense, not to mention the distress caused to the applicant in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21943/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2014

190. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the recent remarks by Ms Justice Maureen Harding Clark in her recent written explanation of a High Court judicial review, which quashed a decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and which included the comment: "Sometimes the Court is called upon to review a decision which is so unfair and irrational and contains so many errors that judicial review seems an inadequate remedy to redress the wrong perpetrated on an applicant. This is such a case."; the support of Amnesty International for the applicant; the accountability there is for members of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the means, if any, that exist for the censure or removal of RAT members where blatant abuse of process take place; in view of the defiance by a second RAT member of the High Court judicial review in this case in a second hearing and the decision of the chair of the RAT to hold a third hearing, if she intends to make any inquiry into such an inexplicable and potentially costly waste of time and legal expense, not to mention the distress caused to the applicant in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21943/14]

Question· writtenPQ 188asked

188. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 25 June 2013 and 13 February 2014 the number of persons living in direct provision and elsewhere here who made their application for protection more than five years ago and are awaiting or engaged in asylum-related judicial review proceedings; and if she will provide a breakdown by duration of persons within this group who have deportation orders and by duration and current stage of asylum process of persons within this group who do not have deportation orders. [21930/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2014

188. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 25 June 2013 and 13 February 2014 the number of persons living in direct provision and elsewhere here who made their application for protection more than five years ago and are awaiting or engaged in asylum-related judicial review proceedings; and if she will provide a breakdown by duration of persons within this group who have deportation orders and by duration and current stage of asylum process of persons within this group who do not have deportation orders. [21930/14]

Question· writtenPQ 157asked

157. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding conditions in the Clondalkin Towers Refugee Centre, Ninth Lock Road, Dublin 22; her plans to improve conditions in this centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21688/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2014

157. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding conditions in the Clondalkin Towers Refugee Centre, Ninth Lock Road, Dublin 22; her plans to improve conditions in this centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21688/14]

Question· writtenPQ 151asked

151. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the ongoing severe persecution of Christian communities in Syria, Egypt, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East, the measures he has taken, as part of a unilateral initiative by Ireland and-or working with our European partners, to address this issue; if he has considered offering asylum here to those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21349/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2014

151. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the ongoing severe persecution of Christian communities in Syria, Egypt, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East, the measures he has taken, as part of a unilateral initiative by Ireland and-or working with our European partners, to address this issue; if he has considered offering asylum here to those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21349/14]

Question· writtenPQ 115asked

115. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that more than one third of all asylum seekers living in direct provision are children, if he has been in contact with the Department of Justice and Equality to review and update the existing child protection safeguards in direct provision centres; his views on whether the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority should be extended to inspect the direct provision accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21049/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2014

115. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that more than one third of all asylum seekers living in direct provision are children, if he has been in contact with the Department of Justice and Equality to review and update the existing child protection safeguards in direct provision centres; his views on whether the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority should be extended to inspect the direct provision accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21049/14]

Question· Mondelinge vragen2014Z08490concluded

Het lid Slob (ChristenUnie) aan de minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking over de schrijnende situatie van 3 miljoen Zuid-Soedanese vluchtelingen, naar aanleiding van zijn werkbezoek aan vluchtelingenkampen in Ethiopië vorige week

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 13 May 2014

Het lid Slob (ChristenUnie) aan de minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking over de schrijnende situatie van 3 miljoen Zuid-Soedanese vluchtelingen, naar aanleiding van zijn werkbezoek aan vluchtelingenkampen in Ethiopië vorige week

Record· CJCELEX 62012CJ0604decided

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 8 May 2014.#H.N. v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court (Ireland).#Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Directive 2005/85/EC — Minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting or withdrawing refugee status — National procedural rule under which an application for subsidiary protection may be considered only after an application for refugee status has been refused — Lawfulness — Procedural autonomy of the Member States — Principle of effectiveness — Right to good administration — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 41 — Impartiality and expeditiousness of the procedure.#Case C‑604/12.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 May 2014

Question· writtenPQ 161asked

161. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20384/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2014

161. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20384/14]

Question· writtenPQ 149asked

149. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2014

149. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/14]

Bill· HRH.R. 4587 (113th)referred

Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2014

Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of State to require the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to use U.S. influence at the OAS to protect the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and strengthen the independent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to protect human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere, especially in Venezuela. Directs the President to impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against any person, including a current or former official of the government of Venezuela or a person acting on behalf of such government, who has: (1) perpetrated or is responsible for directing acts of violence or human rights abuses against individuals participating in protests in Venezuela that began on February 12, 2014; (2) directed or ordered the arrest or prosecution of a person primarily because of the person's exercise of freedom of expression or assembly in relation to such protests; (3) knowingly assisted, sponsored, or provided significant financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the commission of such acts; or (4) engaged in censorship against individuals or media outlets disseminating information in relation to such protests. Sets forth related penalty requirements. States that U.S. exclusion sanctions shall not apply if necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or other applicable international obligations. Authorizes the President to waive sanctions if: (1) in the U.S. national security interests, or (2) conditions in Venezuela have improved with regard to respect for peaceful protest and basic human rights. Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of persons who: (1) transfer or facilitate the transfer of goods or technologies that are likely to be used to commit serious rights abuses to Venezuela, to any entity organized under the laws of Venezuela, or to any national of Venezuela, for use in Venezuela; or (2) provide services with respect to such goods or technologies after their transfer to Venezuela. Directs the Secretary to submit comprehensive strategies to Congress: (1) promoting internet and information access freedom in Venezuela, and (2) outlining U.S. support for the citizens of Venezuela in seeking free elections and the development of an independent civil society. States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support efforts to identify prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses in Venezuela, and (2) offer refugee status or political asylum in the United States to political dissidents in Venezuela or assist in their relocation to other countries. Authorizes appropriations for assistance to civil society in Venezuela. Sunsets this Act two years after its enactment.

Bill· SS. 2277 (113th)referred

Russian Aggression Prevention Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 2014

Russian Aggression Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress a strategic framework for U.S. security assistance and cooperation in Europe and Eurasia. Directs the President to: (1) halt for 180-days all current and planned redeployments of combat forces from Europe other than certain redeployments, and (2) develop a plan to correct any deficiencies in the Armed Forces' ability to respond to contingencies in Europe and Eurasia. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) represents the most successful collective security agreement of the modern era, and (2) a strong NATO is critical to maintaining peace in Europe and Eurasia and ensuring that the Russian Federation plays an appropriate role in the region. Directs the President to: (1) implement a plan for increasing U.S. and NATO support for the armed forces of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, and other NATO member-states; and (2) direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO to seek consideration for permanently basing NATO forces in such countries. Directs the President to submit a plan to Congress for accelerating NATO and European missile defense efforts. Directs the President to establish a United States-German Global and European Security Working Group to focus on areas of mutual concern, including the situation in Ukraine, and increasing political, economic, and military cooperation between the two states. Directs the President to impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions, if Russian armed forces have not withdrawn from Crimea within seven days after enactment of this Act, against: (1) any government official, and any close associate or family member of that official, who is responsible for or otherwise directing violations of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, or who is responsible for acts of significant corruption in the Russian Federation; (2) any individual who sponsored or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of such acts; (3) any individual or entity with respect to which sanctions were previously imposed relating to violations of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty; (4) any entity owned or controlled by a sanctioned entity that is owned or controlled by a citizen of the Russian Federation; and (5) any senior executive of a sanctioned entity who is a citizen of the Russian Federation. Directs the President to impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions, if Russian armed forces have not withdrawn from the eastern border of Ukraine within seven days after enactment of this Act, or if agents of the Russian Federation do not cease actions to destabilize the control of the government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine, against: (1) Sberbank, (2) VTB Bank, (3) Vnesheconombank, (4) Gazprombank, (5) Gazprom, (6) Novatek, (7) Rosneft, (8) Rosoboronexport, (9) any entity owned or controlled by such an entity that is owned or controlled by a citizen of the Russian Federation; and (10) any senior executive of such an entity who is a citizen of the Russian Federation. Imposes asset blocking, U.S. exclusion, and foreign financial entity sanctions, if Russian armed forces expand further into, or the government of the Russian Federation annexes, sovereign territory of Ukraine or any other country in Europe or Eurasia, against: (1) any senior Russian official, (2) any entity owned or controlled by a senior Russian official, and (3) any close associate of a senior Russian official who provides significant support or resources to such senior Russian official. Imposes asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions also, in such circumstances, against: (1) any entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation that is owned or controlled by the government of the Russian Federation, or owned or controlled by a person sanctioned for violations of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty; (2) any entity that operates in the arms, defense, energy, financial services, metals, or mining sectors of the Russian Federation; and (3) any senior executive of such an entity who is a citizen of the Russian Federation. Sets forth related penalty requirements. States that U.S. exclusion sanctions shall not apply if necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or other applicable international obligations. Authorizes the President to waive sanctions if in the U.S. national security interests, and with prior congressional notification. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to limit the transfer or export by any U.S. person of oil and gas advanced technology to any person in, or any citizen of, the Russian Federation if: (1) the Russian Federation has not substantially withdrawn its armed forces from the eastern border of Ukraine within 30 days, or (2) agents of the Russian Federation do not end destabilizing measures in eastern Ukraine. Directs the Secretary of State to work with U.S. allies to limit: (1) sales of defense articles and services to the government of the Russian Federation, and (2) cooperation with the government of the Russian Federation on matters related to the production of defense articles and services by Russian entities. Prohibits the President from: (1) entering into any agreement with the government of the Russian Federation regarding the reduction of nuclear forces except with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) reducing the number of deployed or non-deployed launchers under the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms while Russian armed forces are threatening the territorial integrity or sovereignty of Ukraine or another European or Eurasian state; (3) sharing sensitive U.S. missile defense information with the government of the Russian Federation; and (4) authorizing any Open Skies Treaty overflights of U.S. territory or government facilities by Russian airplanes that employ any surveillance devices beyond those employed before January 1, 2014. Prohibits amounts from being obligated or expended to integrate into any U.S. or NATO common-funded missile defense system any stand-alone radar or missile defense system manufactured, sold, or exported by: (1) a Russian entity, or (2) any person or entity currently sanctioned or designated under U.S. law for missile technology proliferation. Directs the Secretary of State to provide access to appropriate consular resources, including prioritized access for refugee and other immigration or travel status to the United States, for journalists, political and civil society activists, and dissidents in the Russian Federation. Directs the Secretary of State to increase efforts to strengthen democratic institutions and political and civil society organizations in the Russian Federation. Directs DOD to assess the capabilities and needs of the Ukrainian armed forces. Authorizes the President, upon completion of such assessment, to provide specified military assistance to Ukraine. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) provide Ukraine with information about Russian military and intelligence capabilities on Ukraine's eastern border and within Ukraine's territorial borders, including Crimea; and (2) ensure that such intelligence information is protected from further disclosure. Provides major non-NATO ally status for Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova (during the period in which each of such countries meets specified criteria) for purposes of the transfer or possible transfer of defense articles or defense services. Directs the President to increase: (1) U.S. Armed Forces interactions with the armed forces of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia; and (2) U.S and NATO security assistance to such states. Amends the Natural Gas Act to apply the expedited application and approval process for natural gas exports to World Trade Organization members. Urges the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trade and Development Agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the World Bank Group, and the European Bank for Reconstruction to promote assistance to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova in order to exploit natural gas and oil reserves and to develop alternative energy sources. Prohibits any federal department or agency from taking any action that recognizes Russian Federation sovereignty over Crimea or otherwise endorses the Russian Federation's illegal annexation of Crimea. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) strengthen democratic institutions, the independent media, and political and civil society organizations in countries of the former Soviet Union; and (2) increase educational and cultural exchanges with countries of the former Soviet Union. Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Voice of America (VOA) to provide Congress with a plan for increasing and maintaining through FY2017 the quantity of U.S.-funded Russian-language broadcasting into countries of the former Soviet Union, with priority for broadcasting into Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.

Question· writtenPQ 625asked

625. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that Ireland's direct provision system was 14 years old last week, his plans to get rid of the current system and replace it with something more modern, humane and fit for purpose. [19617/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

625. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that Ireland's direct provision system was 14 years old last week, his plans to get rid of the current system and replace it with something more modern, humane and fit for purpose. [19617/14]

Question· writtenPQ 598asked

598. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

598. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/14]

Question· writtenPQ 594asked

594. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the gross inequality of treatment of asylum seekers in the context of direct provision; the reason Ireland has opted out of participating in the revised EU laws which form part of the common european asylum system which ensure the consistent and equitable treatment of asylum seekers, consequently placing Irish immigration laws out of line with that of other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

594. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the gross inequality of treatment of asylum seekers in the context of direct provision; the reason Ireland has opted out of participating in the revised EU laws which form part of the common european asylum system which ensure the consistent and equitable treatment of asylum seekers, consequently placing Irish immigration laws out of line with that of other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/14]

Question· writtenPQ 593asked

593. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland is not complying with the EU reception directive which provides for minimum conditions for asylum seekers, including the opportunity to work and be self-sufficient if their application is delayed through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19472/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

593. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland is not complying with the EU reception directive which provides for minimum conditions for asylum seekers, including the opportunity to work and be self-sufficient if their application is delayed through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19472/14]

Question· writtenPQ 538asked

538. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18664/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

538. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18664/14]

Question· writtenPQ 536asked

536. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate notwithstanding his reply to a previous parliamentary question in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan whether consideration is likely on humanitarian or compassionate grounds in view of their medical history and evidence submitted regarding their attendance at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, coloscopy clinic and Beaumount Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18656/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

536. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate notwithstanding his reply to a previous parliamentary question in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan whether consideration is likely on humanitarian or compassionate grounds in view of their medical history and evidence submitted regarding their attendance at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, coloscopy clinic and Beaumount Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18656/14]

Question· writtenPQ 532asked

532. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for interview in respect of their application for asylum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

532. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for interview in respect of their application for asylum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/14]

Question· writtenPQ 528asked

528. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the method and criteria used in the appointment, not initial selection, of members to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in November 2013 and March 2014; if he will consider introducing a legislative requirement in the long-awaited IRP Bill that such appointments must be made through open competition along with a legislative requirement that members possess an expertise in refugee law; and if he will consider publishing statistics relating to each RAT member’s decisions in order to ensure a broad consistency, particularly in relation to credibility issues, reasonableness, use of country-of-origin information and the standard-burden of proof required. [19466/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2014

528. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the method and criteria used in the appointment, not initial selection, of members to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in November 2013 and March 2014; if he will consider introducing a legislative requirement in the long-awaited IRP Bill that such appointments must be made through open competition along with a legislative requirement that members possess an expertise in refugee law; and if he will consider publishing statistics relating to each RAT member’s decisions in order to ensure a broad consistency, particularly in relation to credibility issues, reasonableness, use of country-of-origin information and the standard-burden of proof required. [19466/14]

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