Asylum

306. 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. [10384/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 March 2014

306. 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. [10384/14]

Children in Families First Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2014

Children in Families First Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Department of State the Bureau of Vulnerable Children and Family Security which shall: (1) support the implementation in foreign countries of child welfare laws and policies; and (2) establish within the Bureau a Senior Coordinator for Permanence who shall lead the implementation of policies to ensure permanent family care for children living without families, including refugee and stateless children. States that the Bureau shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary and have lead responsibility for representing the U.S. government in diplomatic contacts pertaining to intercountry adoptions. Amends the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), to carry out the functions prescribed by the Convention regarding the accreditation of U.S. adoption services providers. Establishes data bases for: (1) internationally adopted children, and (2) adoption service providers. Transfers from the Secretary of State to the Field Operations Directorate of USCIS specified adoption-related functions, including accreditation of agencies and approval of persons to provide adoption services and oversight of provider investigations. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), through USCIS, to: (1) be responsible for processing and case-specific decision making on all intercountry adoption cases, (2) ensure that all intercountry adoption suitability and eligibility determinations of prospective adoptive parents are made in accordance with criteria that comply with the Hague Adoption Convention, (3) ensure that all non-Convention adoption cases undergo specified preprocessing, and (4) be responsible for all case processing steps in Convention and non-Convention adoption petitions on behalf of children whom U.S. parents propose to immigrate to the United States. Establishes within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Center of Excellence on Children in Adversity. Authorizes the President to provide assistance for programs in developing countries for nutrition, education, care, and protection of children. Requires USAID to carry out a priority country demonstration program implementing the (December 2012) Action Plan for Children in Adversity over a period of five years in at least six countries. Prohibits: (1) the authorization of appropriations to carry out this Act, and (2) funds from being awarded to the United Nations (U.N.) or any of its subsidiaries.

Arrangement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office

European Union · EUR-Lex · 3 March 2014

Asylmissbrauch durch Scheinidentitäten

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Gernot Darmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Asylmissbrauch durch Scheinidentitäten

196. 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 Kildare in respect of whom the decision by the Refugee Applications Commissioner has been fundamentally challenged by his legal counsel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

196. 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 Kildare in respect of whom the decision by the Refugee Applications Commissioner has been fundamentally challenged by his legal counsel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/14]

194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to stamp 4, long-term residency or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who arrived in this jurisdiction in 2002, applied for asylum which was rejected, was subsequently the subject of deportation order which in turn was revoked in 2003, whose family has subsequently settled in this country; the procedure currently in hand or to be followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10152/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to stamp 4, long-term residency or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who arrived in this jurisdiction in 2002, applied for asylum which was rejected, was subsequently the subject of deportation order which in turn was revoked in 2003, whose family has subsequently settled in this country; the procedure currently in hand or to be followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10152/14]

193. 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 Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10151/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

193. 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 Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10151/14]

192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status and-or applications pending in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10150/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status and-or applications pending in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10150/14]

44. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the refugee appeals tribunal; if his attention has been drawn to the particulars of a judicial review regarding a decision of the refugee appeals tribunal (details supplied) which identified many extreme errors and part-attributed the decision to a personal dislike by a tribunal member of the applicant concerned; if his attention has been drawn to previous judicial reviews in similar cases which also expressed very grave concerns regarding the fairness of decisions undertaken by the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9464/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

44. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the refugee appeals tribunal; if his attention has been drawn to the particulars of a judicial review regarding a decision of the refugee appeals tribunal (details supplied) which identified many extreme errors and part-attributed the decision to a personal dislike by a tribunal member of the applicant concerned; if his attention has been drawn to previous judicial reviews in similar cases which also expressed very grave concerns regarding the fairness of decisions undertaken by the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9464/14]

33. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers who have been naturalised since March 2011; the number of asylum seekers currently living in direct provision; and the way in which the direct provision system may be reformed in the coming years. [9466/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

33. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers who have been naturalised since March 2011; the number of asylum seekers currently living in direct provision; and the way in which the direct provision system may be reformed in the coming years. [9466/14]

18. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to reduce, to as short as possible, the time spent by persons in direct provision accommodation, particularly in view of the fact that most persons genuinely seeking asylum are dependent on the accommodation provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

18. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to reduce, to as short as possible, the time spent by persons in direct provision accommodation, particularly in view of the fact that most persons genuinely seeking asylum are dependent on the accommodation provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/14]

17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tablular format the number of persons granted refugee status in each of the past five years; the number of those refused in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9705/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2014

17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tablular format the number of persons granted refugee status in each of the past five years; the number of those refused in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9705/14]

Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2014

Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act - Requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, and refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 27 February 2014.#Federaal agentschap voor de opvang van asielzoekers v Selver Saciri and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidshof te Brussel.#Directive 2003/9/EC — Minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers in the Member States — Article 13(1) — Time-limits for material reception conditions — Article 13(2) — Provisions on material reception conditions — Guarantees — Article 13(5) — Setting and grant of minimum reception conditions for asylum seekers — Size of the aid granted — Article 14 — Modalities for material reception conditions — Saturation of the reception facilities — Referral to national social protection systems — Provision of the material reception conditions in the form of financial allowances.#Case C‑79/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 27 February 2014

161. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out in tabular form the annual figures for ministerial decisions made to revoke refugee status since 2005, alongside the annual figures for successful appeals of those decisions since 2005; if he will set out categories showing his reasons for those decisions since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9747/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 February 2014

161. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out in tabular form the annual figures for ministerial decisions made to revoke refugee status since 2005, alongside the annual figures for successful appeals of those decisions since 2005; if he will set out categories showing his reasons for those decisions since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9747/14]

Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt für Asylweber

Austria · National Council · 25 February 2014

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Nikolaus Scherak, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt für Asylweber

Solutions to Long-Term Unemployment Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 2014

Solutions to Long-Term Unemployment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of full-time employee, for purposes of the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage, any individual who is a long-term unemployed individual. Defines "long-term unemployed individual" as an individual who: (1) begins employment after enactment of this Act, and (2) has been unemployed for 27 weeks or longer. Exempts from the payment of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI), hospital insurance, and railroad retirement taxes any employers who employ long-term unemployed individuals for specified period. Makes appropriations to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund in amounts equal to the reduction in revenues by reason of this exemption. Authorizes the Secretary to issue employment relocation loans of up to $10,000 to long-term unemployed individuals to enable them to relocate to a residence: (1) more than 50 miles away from their initial residence in order to allow them to begin a new job; or (2) in a state or metropolitan area that is not the location of their initial residence, and that has an unemployment rate two or more percentage points less than the unemployment rate of the state or metropolitan area of their initial residence. Authorizes the Secretary to forgive any remaining amount of interest and principal due on a loan in any case where the individual's new job is eliminated within the first year of employment through no fault of the individual. Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act or SKILLS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs. Revises requirements to: (1) eliminate representatives of labor organizations from state workforce investment boards, and (2) specify that representatives of business on a board represent large and small businesses each of which has immediate and long-term employment opportunities in an in-demand industry or other occupation important to the state economy. Requires a state board to assist the state governor by developing: (1) policies and programs that support a comprehensive statewide workforce development system, and (2) a statewide workforce and labor market information system. Revises requirements for: (1) a state workforce development plan; (2) local workforce investment areas, boards, and plans; (3) one-stop delivery systems; and (4) the allotment of federal funds among states for employment and training activities. Eliminates specific funding for adult and dislocated worker employment and training. Specifies state use of federal funds to set up a Workforce Investment Fund. Revises requirements for: (1) within state allocations of funds; and (2) the use of funds for state and local employment and training activities, including statewide rapid response, individuals with barriers to employment grants, and adults with barriers to employment grants. Converts the national emergency grants program into a national dislocated worker grants program. Authorizes the Secretary to award national dislocated worker grants to spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces or full-time duty members of the National Guard (or members who recently separated from such duties) and are in need of employment and training assistance to obtain or retain employment. Requires the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor to be the principal agency to administer WIA title I workforce investment systems for job training and employment services. Prohibits the use of funds for lobbying (with specified exceptions) and political activities (including voter registration activities). Adult Education and Family Literacy Education Act - Revises requirements for the state unified plan for adult education and literacy programs. Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to eliminate the U.S. Employment Service. Replaces the nationwide employment statistics system, which the Secretary is required to oversee, with a nationwide workforce and labor market information system. Repeals the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970 and specified other laws. Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require employment and training services to eligible members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program be provided through the statewide workforce development system, including the one-stop delivery system. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) with respect to employment and training services for refugees, and the Second Chance Act of 2007 as well as the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to such services through the statewide workforce investment system for federal, state, and local prisoner reentry programs. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA73) to: (1) redesignate the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration the Director, and (2) require an eligible state to use a certain percentage of the federal share of the cost of vocational rehabilitation services to award grants to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out collaborative programs, create practical job and career readiness and training programs, and provide job placements and career advancement. Repeals the authority of the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration in the Department of Education to make grants and contracts for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers; (2) recreational programs for such individuals; and (3) in-service training of vocational rehabilitation personnel. Repeals title VI (Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities) of the RA73. Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for vocational rehabilitation services under the RA73. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on whether, before receiving workforce investment system training services, adults and dislocated workers have first exhausted funds received through the Federal Pell Grant program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress a determination of the amount of administrative costs savings at the federal and state levels as a result of workforce investment system programs repealed or consolidated under this Act. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to decrease from $492.356 billion to $482.356 billion the nondefense discretionary spending limit for FY2014.

183. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8626/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 February 2014

183. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8626/14]

180. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a family (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their asylum application confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 February 2014

180. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a family (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their asylum application confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/14]

Deutschlernen für Asylstatus

Austria · National Council · 19 February 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Walter Rosenkranz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Deutschlernen für Asylstatus

149. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the temporary protection mechanism directive has been discussed or invoked by Europe in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. [8400/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2014

149. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the temporary protection mechanism directive has been discussed or invoked by Europe in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. [8400/14]

Verzoek om gemeentelijke opvang asielzoekers te betrekken bij algemeen overleg op 20 maart 2014

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 February 2014

Verzoek om gemeentelijke opvang asielzoekers te betrekken bij algemeen overleg op 20 maart 2014

Aanvullende informatie over het asielbeleid voor homoseksuele asielzoekers uit Uganda

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 February 2014

Aanvullende informatie over het asielbeleid voor homoseksuele asielzoekers uit Uganda

Befassung syrischer Asylbewerber mit Fragen zu Kriegsverbrechen im Rahmen des "Asyl-Fragebogens" des BAMF

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 February 2014

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welchen Behörden/Stellen dienen die Erkenntnisse, die im Rahmen des &quot;Asyl-Fragebogens&quot; des Bundesamtes für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) an Syrer mit den Fragen 9a (Erkenntnisse über in Syrien begangene Kriegsverbrechen) und 9b (Nennung der Täter) abgefragt werden, und warum werden diese Erhebungen nicht vom Asylverfahren mit Rücksicht auf die regelmäßig traumatisierten Menschen getrennt?

199. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of outsourcing carried out by the State for asylum seekers for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 February 2014

199. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of outsourcing carried out by the State for asylum seekers for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/14]

198. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers in State centres for the past five years; the cost of housing for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 February 2014

198. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers in State centres for the past five years; the cost of housing for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/14]

194. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 25 June 2013, 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 he will provide a breakdown by duration of persons within this group who have has deportation orders made against them, and by duration and current stage of asylum process of persons within this group who do not have deportation orders against them. [7362/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 February 2014

194. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 25 June 2013, 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 he will provide a breakdown by duration of persons within this group who have has deportation orders made against them, and by duration and current stage of asylum process of persons within this group who do not have deportation orders against them. [7362/14]

192. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to grant an amnesty to all those in the asylum system for a period of four years or more. [7319/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 February 2014

192. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to grant an amnesty to all those in the asylum system for a period of four years or more. [7319/14]

187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 February 2014

187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/14]

Motie van het lid Gesthuizen c.s. over geen gedwongen uitzettingen van uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers naar Somalië

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 13 February 2014

Motie van het lid Gesthuizen c.s. over geen gedwongen uitzettingen van uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers naar Somalië

Motie van het lid Fritsma over het niet verlenen van opvang aan uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 13 February 2014

Motie van het lid Fritsma over het niet verlenen van opvang aan uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers

Motie van het lid Voortman c.s. over het naar Ter Apel brengen van gezinnen met kinderen die op Schiphol asiel aanvragen

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 13 February 2014

Motie van het lid Voortman c.s. over het naar Ter Apel brengen van gezinnen met kinderen die op Schiphol asiel aanvragen

ASYLUM FRAUD: ABUSING AMERICA'S COMPASSION?

United States · United States House of Representatives · 11 February 2014

447. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6521/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2014

447. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6521/14]

(2014/194/EU): Council Decision of 11 February 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office

European Union · EUR-Lex · 11 February 2014

(2014/185/EU): Council Decision of 11 February 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office

European Union · EUR-Lex · 11 February 2014

2014/204/EU: Council Decision of 11 February 2014 on thesigning, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of theArrangement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on themodalities of its participation in the European Asylum SupportOffice

European Union · EUR-Lex · 11 February 2014

(2014/186/EU): Council Decision of 11 February 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office

European Union · EUR-Lex · 11 February 2014

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2014

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 - Authorizes FY2015-FY2016 appropriations for the Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). Authorizes, for each such fiscal year, an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 and specified average military training student loads. Reduces from 7,200 to 6,700 the number of commissioned officers on the active duty promotion list, subject to current exceptions. Sets forth the skills and qualifications necessary for an individual to be assigned as a waterways operations manager or a facility safety and security specialist. Revises authorities under which Coast Guard centers of expertise conduct education, training, and other mission activities. Authorizes such centers to conduct investigations and evaluate intelligence systems and capabilities. Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to enter into cooperative agreements with federal, public, and private entities, including academic entities. Prohibits the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from making a determination that a waterway is navigable for purposes of the Coast Guard&rsquo;s jurisdiction without conducting a rulemaking under appropriate administrative procedures. Modifies the membership and duties of the Board of Visitors to the Coast Guard Academy. Repeals a limitation that prohibits the issuance of more than one medal of honor to any one person. Requires the Commandant, at specified intervals through the President&rsquo;s submittal of a budget for FY2019, and every four years thereafter, to submit to Congress an integrated major acquisition mission need statement that identifies current and projected gaps in Coast Guard capabilities using mission hour targets. Directs the Secretary to submit an authorization request to Congress for each fiscal year. Requires the Commandant to: (1) establish, and update on an ongoing basis, an inventory of real property, including submerged lands, under Coast Guard control; and (2) make divestiture and consolidation recommendations to Congress every five years. Modifies the limitation on the number of days within a specified period that an organized training unit or member of the Coast Guard Ready Reserve may be ordered, without consent, to serve in active duty for an emergency augmentation of regular forces. Extends through September 30, 2017, the Commandant&rsquo;s acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority under which acquisition positions may be designated as positions for which there is a shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need. Authorizes the Commandant to decommission the icebreaker Polar Sea if the Secretary does not make a determination regarding whether it is cost-effective to reactivate such icebreaker. Requires the Commandant to submit to Congress: (1) a strategy to meet the Coast Guard's Arctic ice operations needs through September 30, 2050; and (2) unless the Secretary determines that it is cost-effective to reactivate the Polar Sea, a bridging strategy for maintaining the Coast Guard's polar icebreaking services until at least September 30, 2024 (currently, a bridging strategy for maintaining operations until at least September 30, 2022, is required only if the Secretary determines that it is not cost-effective to reactivate the Polar Sea). Allows the Secretary, each fiscal year beginning in FY2015, to enter into multiyear contracts for the procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters and associated equipment. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress with schedules and plans for decommissioning, maintaining or extending, and commissioning specified categories of cutters. Revises, repeals, and consolidates various reporting requirements. Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing permits, and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such permits. Specifies that a &quot;fishing permit&quot; is governed solely by the state or federal law under which it was issued and shall not be treated as part of a vessel, or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel, for any purpose under federal law. Prohibits the Coast Guard from carrying out international ice patrol agreements with other maritime countries unless a specified minimum reimbursement amount is received from such countries for their proportionate share of the expense of maintaining the service. Exempts from such prohibition the use of Coast Guard aircraft to carry out such agreements if the President determines it to be necessary for national security. Reauthorizes through FY2016 appropriations to the Maritime Administration for small shipyard grant programs. Prohibits a claim for damages or expenses relating to personal injury, illness, or death of a seaman who is a citizen of a foreign nation, arising during or from the engagement of the seaman by or for a passenger vessel duly registered under the laws of a foreign nation, from being brought under U.S. laws if: (1) such seaman was not a permanent resident alien of the United States when the claim arose; (2) the injury, illness, or death arose outside U.S territorial waters; and (3) the seaman, at the time the claim arose, had a right to seek compensation under the laws of either the nation in which the vessel was registered or in which the seaman maintained citizenship or residency. Applies the existing cap of 10 times unpaid wages as the maximum penalty payable to each seaman claiming delayed payment of wages on certain foreign, intercoastal, and coastwise passenger vessels. (Current law applies the cap to all claims in a class action suit by seamen.) Permits merchant mariner licenses for masters, mates, engineers, pilots, operators, and radio officers to be issued to applicants with at least three months of qualifying service on vessels of the uniformed services of appropriate tonnage or horsepower within the preceding seven-year period. Sets forth deadlines for the Coast Guard to provide sea service letters to members or former members. Requires the Secretary to maximize the extent to which armed forces service, training, and qualifications are creditable toward meeting merchant mariner licensing requirements and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978. Amends the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to establish an Abandoned Seafarers Fund from which amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary to pay the necessary support of seafarers who: (1) enter, remain, or are paroled into the United States and are involved in an investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication of any matter relating to the administration or enforcement of such Act by the Coast Guard; and (2) were abandoned in the United States and have not applied for asylum under specified provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Provides for the reimbursement of vessel owners or operators who provide necessary support to seafarers paroled into the United States to facilitate such investigations, reporting, documentation, or adjudications. Defines &ldquo;seafarer&rdquo; as an alien crewman who is employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel subject to such Act. Redefines &ldquo;high-risk waters,&rdquo; for purposes of determining when owners or operators of U.S. vessels carrying government-impelled cargo are to be reimbursed for the cost of providing armed on-board safety personnel, as waters: (1) so designated by the Commandant in the appropriate maritime security directive, and (2) in which the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) determines an act of piracy is likely to occur based on documented acts of piracy that occurred in such waters during the 12-month period preceding the applicable voyage. Modifies existing requirements to provide for: (1) uninspected passenger vessels in the U.S. Virgin Islands to carry up to 12 passengers (currently, vessels under a certain weight may only carry up to 6 passengers), (2) classification societies to inspect offshore supply vessels, and (3) certain passenger vessels to be equipped with survival craft. Revises FMC Commissioners' terms of office and sets forth FMC conflict of interest requirements. Commercial Vessel Discharge Reform Act of 2014 - Makes permanent a provision prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or a state with an approved National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), from requiring an NPDES permit for a covered vessel (a vessel that is less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel) for any discharge: (1) of effluent from properly functioning marine engines; (2) of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (3) that is incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel. (Currently, such prohibition ends on December 18, 2014.) Revises licensing restrictions and credential requirements relating to foreign citizens who may be engaged to meet the manning requirement for U.S. purse seine fishing vessels: (1) fishing exclusively for highly migratory species in the treaty area under a fishing license issued pursuant to the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Islands States and the Government of the United States of America, or (2) transiting to or from the treaty area exclusively for such purpose. Removes a provision that limits the vessels permitted to engage such foreign citizens to vessels operating in and out of American Samoa or Guam. Authorizes the Commandant to lease submerged lands and tidelands under the control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than five years. Directs DOT to submit to Congress a national maritime strategy. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress concerning negotiations at the International Maritime Organization regarding the establishment of a draft international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters.

16. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the new form and letter that has been sent to persons seeking asylum regarding applications for subsidiary protection; if his attention has been drawn to the problems being encountered by persons seeking asylum regarding solicitors announcing an inability to assist with the new form and letter; if he appreciates that the provision of information and advice free of charge is essential in such situations regarding persons in a vulnerable position; and if he will confirm the ramifications for persons who, out of uncertainty, do not complete and return this new form. [5338/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2014

16. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the new form and letter that has been sent to persons seeking asylum regarding applications for subsidiary protection; if his attention has been drawn to the problems being encountered by persons seeking asylum regarding solicitors announcing an inability to assist with the new form and letter; if he appreciates that the provision of information and advice free of charge is essential in such situations regarding persons in a vulnerable position; and if he will confirm the ramifications for persons who, out of uncertainty, do not complete and return this new form. [5338/14]

535. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in direct provision; if he will provide the details in tabular form by year in which they entered direct provision, to include details of those persons living in direct provision for 36 months and over; and his plans to end housing of asylum seekers in direct provision hostels. [5383/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2014

535. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in direct provision; if he will provide the details in tabular form by year in which they entered direct provision, to include details of those persons living in direct provision for 36 months and over; and his plans to end housing of asylum seekers in direct provision hostels. [5383/14]

525. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe an application for ayslum in the case of a person (detail supplied) in County Meath has been under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5278/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2014

525. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe an application for ayslum in the case of a person (detail supplied) in County Meath has been under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5278/14]

524. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe an application has been under consideration in the case of a person (detail supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5277/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2014

524. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe an application has been under consideration in the case of a person (detail supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5277/14]

IGZ-rapport inzake geboortezorg aan asielzoekers

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 February 2014

IGZ-rapport inzake geboortezorg aan asielzoekers

Mitteilung der Kommission an das Europäische Parlament und den Rat Vierter Jahresbericht über Einwanderung und Asyl (2012) KOM(2013) 422 endg.; Ratsdok. 11302/13

Germany · German Bundestag · 3 February 2014

Humanitäres Asyl gemäß § 22 des Aufenthaltsgesetzes

Germany · German Bundestag · 31 January 2014

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Wie vielen Menschen wurde in den letzten fünf Jahren (bitte getrennt nach Jahren und Zeitpunkt der Asylgewährung vor Einreise in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland bzw. danach angeben) humanitäres Asyl gemäß § 22 des Aufenthaltsgesetzes gewährt?

163. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4817/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 January 2014

163. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4817/14]

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 30 January 2014.#Aboubacar Diakité v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium).#Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Person eligible for subsidiary protection — Article 15(c) — Serious and individual threat to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of armed conflict — ‘Internal armed conflict’ — Interpretation independent of international humanitarian law — Criteria for assessment.#Case C‑285/12.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 30 January 2014

Asyl-Rückschiebestopp nach Bulgarien

Austria · National Council · 29 January 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Nikolaus Scherak, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Asyl-Rückschiebestopp nach Bulgarien

153. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to moving a family (details supplied) in Dublin 22 from a one-room hostel accommodation to Watergate Apartments where they will have more space and will be able to cook their own meals. [4539/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 January 2014

153. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to moving a family (details supplied) in Dublin 22 from a one-room hostel accommodation to Watergate Apartments where they will have more space and will be able to cook their own meals. [4539/14]