Immigration

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National Americans of African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2013

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Americans of African Immigrant Heritage Month should be established to celebrate the significant contributions of Americans of recent African immigrant heritage to the history of the United States.

196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to date and progress made in the determination of residency or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40341/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2013

196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to date and progress made in the determination of residency or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40341/13]

195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the assessment of eligibility for residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2013

195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the assessment of eligibility for residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/13]

194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the update of stamp 4 or relevant status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2013

194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the update of stamp 4 or relevant status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/13]

193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when residency status/extension of residency entitlement will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40338/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2013

193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when residency status/extension of residency entitlement will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40338/13]

192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in regard to determination of eligibility for residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40337/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2013

192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in regard to determination of eligibility for residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40337/13]

190. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding examination and determination of residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40335/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2013

190. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding examination and determination of residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40335/13]

31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing legislation for a single procedure for the assessment of subsidiary protection that is separate to the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill in order to improve this process without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39857/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2013

31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing legislation for a single procedure for the assessment of subsidiary protection that is separate to the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill in order to improve this process without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39857/13]

22. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the revised procedures for the determination of applications to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for subsidiary protection have been approved; and if these procedures have not yet been approved, when it is expected that the new system will be in place to allow INIS to process such applications. [39614/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2013

22. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the revised procedures for the determination of applications to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for subsidiary protection have been approved; and if these procedures have not yet been approved, when it is expected that the new system will be in place to allow INIS to process such applications. [39614/13]

CIR ASAP Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2013

Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2013, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP Act of 2013, or CIR ASAP Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a National Strategy for Border Security; (2) increase the number of Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists, and border security support personnel, and enhance related equipment, assets, and technology; (3) develop a comprehensive land and maritime border surveillance plan, including aerial and integrated surveillance demonstration programs; (4) issue a rule for electronic device searches and related agent training; (5) improve coordination efforts to combat human smuggling; (6) establish a Border Communities Liaison Office in every Border Patrol sector at the southern and northern borders; (7) carry out a ports of entry technology demonstration program; and (8) establish a Southern Border Security Task Force. Authorizes appropriations for border security improvements at U.S. ports of entry. Authorizes border relief grants for tribal, state, or local law enforcement and related agencies in proximity to the border or in a designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Provides reimbursement for state and county prosecutors in border states for prosecuting federally initiated and referred drug cases. Suspends the Operation Streamline program pending an evaluation of its viability. Expands resources for Project Gunrunner and for Operation Armas Cruzadas along the U.S.-Mexico border. Establishes the United States-Mexico Border Enforcement Commission. Prohibits the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard, from assisting in non-emergency federal, state, local, and civilian law enforcement of immigration laws. Directs the Secretaries of DHS, the Interior, Agriculture (USDA), Defense (DOD), and Commerce to develop: (1) a land border protection strategy, and (2) a borderlands environmental monitoring plan. Provides for: (1) enhanced border cooperation with Mexico, and (2) expansion of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs. Sets forth detention conditions. Directs the Secretary to appoint an Immigration Detention Commission. Prescribes requirements for: (1) immigration enforcement protections, (2) protections against unlawful detentions, (3) protections for vulnerable populations, (4) apprehension procedures for families and family detention, (5) welfare services for children separated from detained or removed parents, (6) unaccompanied alien children, and (7) female detainees. Provides a stay of removal and work authorization for detained alien workers who are witnesses or necessary for workplace prosecution claims. Eliminates, with specified exceptions, DHS authority to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies to perform immigration law enforcement functions. Establishes in DHS an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ombudsman. Eliminates the one-year asylum filing requirement. Provides for federal court review of DHS orders of removal currently exempt from such review. Establishes an alien employment verification system which requires employers to comply with: (1) document verification requirements, and (2) a phased-in electronic employment verification system. Sets forth backlog reduction requirements respecting family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant levels. Revises the definition of "immediate relative" to: (1) include the spouse and child of a lawful permanent resident, and (2) permit a qualifying widow/widower and the child or parent of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident to maintain such status while filing for permanent resident status. Increases: (1) per-country limits for family-sponsored and employment-based immigrants, and (2) specified family-unity exceptions to unlawful presence-based inadmissibility. Prohibits the removal from the United States of an individual who: (1) fled his or her homeland while under the age of 12; and (2) was later admitted to the United States as a refugee, parolee, or asylee. Exempts the sons and daughters of certain naturalized Filipino World War II veterans from worldwide or numerical immigrant visa limits. Makes a minor child of an alien fiancee/fiance or of an alien spouse of a U.S. citizen eligible for derivative K-visa status under specified circumstances. Redefines "child" to include a stepchild under 21 years old. Amends the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to: (1) require determinations with respect to children to be made using the age and status of an individual on October 21, 1998, and (2) permit an application based upon child status to be filed by a parent or guardian if the child is present in the United States on such filing date. Permits new status adjustment applications to be filed for a limited time period. Reduces the required support level for immigrant sponsorship. Establishes the Prevent Unauthorized Migration Visa (PUM Visa) program which shall provide for: (1) 100,000 PUM conditional permanent resident visas annually, for three years, to persons from countries (transitional visa admission states) which represent at least 5% of the total unauthorized migration population to the United States for the past five years; and (2) a process to adjust to permanent resident status. Exempts specified categories of U.S.-educated aliens from employment-based immigration limits. Permits a nonimmigrant alien whose employer has petitioned for an employment-based green card for the alien to file an application for adjustment of status, regardless of whether an immigrant visa is immediately available. (Requires visa availability before such application may be approved.) Return of Talent Act - Establishes the Return of Talent Program to permit an eligible alien (and certain family members) to return to the alien's country of citizenship for up to two years in order to contribute to such country's postconflict or natural disaster reconstruction activities. (During such absence the alien and family members shall be considered to be continuously present and residing in the United States for naturalization purposes.) Establishes a conditional nonimmigrant status for qualifying aliens and their dependents who are illegally present or out of status in the United States and who register and meet the requirements for such status. Authorizes: (1) adjustment from conditional to permanent resident status at the earlier of six years after enactment of this Act or 30 days after specified immigrant visas become available (with exceptions to this time frame for certain students, military personnel, and employed individuals), and (2) naturalization three years after permanent resident status adjustment. Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2013 or AgJOBS Act of 2013 - Confers "blue card status" upon an alien who: (1) during the 24-month period ending on December 31, 2013, has performed specified lengths of, or earned a specified amount from, agricultural employment in the United States; (2) applied for such status during the 18-month application period; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States; and (4) has not been convicted of specified felonies or misdemeanors. Limits the number of blue cards that may be issued during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Provides for adjustment of blue card status to permanent resident status based upon completed periods of agricultural employment. Revises H-2A visa (agricultural labor or temporary or seasonal services) provisions. Replaces the existing labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement containing: (1) a description of the nature and location of the job, (2) the job's expected beginning and ending dates, (3) the number of jobs, and (4) specified labor assurances respecting job opportunities covered by collective bargaining agreements and non-covered job opportunities. Establishes: (1) the Commission on Immigration and Labor Markets, and (2) the Security and Prosperity Account in the Treasury. Requires each State Workforce Agency (SWA) to establish an Internet-based American Worker Recruit and Match program. Requires employers and foreign labor contractors to provide workers recruited abroad with specified employment-related information. Amends H-1B visa (specialty occupation) employer application requirements to: (1) revise wage determination requirements; (2) require Internet posting and description of employment positions; (3) lengthen U.S. worker displacement protection; (4) apply certain requirements to all H-1B employers rather than only to H-1B dependent employers; (5) prohibit employer advertising that makes a position available only to, or gives priority to, H-1B nonimmigrants; and (6) limit the number of H-1B and L-1 visa (intracompany transfer) employees that an employer of 50 or more workers in the United States may hire. Authorizes the Department of Labor (DOL) to: (1) investigate applications for fraud, and (2) conduct H-1B compliance audits. Prohibits an employer from hiring an L-1 nonimmigrant for more than one year who will: (1) serve in a capacity involving specialized knowledge, and (2) be stationed primarily at the worksite of another employer. Specifies L-1: (1) employer petition requirements for employment at a new office, (2) wage rates and working conditions, and (3) employer penalties. Authorizes: (1) DOL to enforce federal labor laws with respect to employers of H-2B nonagricultural temporary workers, and (2) a private right of action against such employers. Specifies employer actions to recruit U.S. workers before filing for H-2B admissions. Sets forth H-2B and U.S. worker protections. Amends EB-5 visa (alien investor) requirements to: (1) increase EB-5 eligibility, (2) make the regional center program permanent, (3) establish $2,500 regional center designation and premium processing fees, (4) permit concurrent filing for EB-5 petitions and status adjustment applications, (5) establish in the Treasury the Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Center Account, and (6) increase employment creation-related visas. Revises requirements regarding: (1) immigration service fees, (2) the naturalization age-based English language proficiency exemption, and (3) citizenship application background checks. Establishes the New Americans Initiative grants program to assist lawful permanent resident aliens to become citizens. Authorizes grants for: (1) public education and community training regarding the provisions of this Act; (2) community-based organizations to assist naturalization applicants (initial entry, adjustment, and citizenship assistance grants); and (3) states to form New American Councils. Provides for the naturalization of certain graduates of U.S. high schools who are under 25 years of age on the date of application for naturalization. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish: (1) a tax credit and a deduction for certification expenses for teachers of English language learners, and (2) a tax credit for employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education programs. Makes funds available for oath of allegiance ceremonies.

135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the regularisation of residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38994/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2013

135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the regularisation of residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38994/13]

128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38858/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2013

128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38858/13]

127. 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 Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38851/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2013

127. 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 Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38851/13]

1093. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to reform the immigration, residency and asylum systems, particularly in relation to introducing a statutory appeals system and improving transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2013

1093. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to reform the immigration, residency and asylum systems, particularly in relation to introducing a statutory appeals system and improving transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/13]

983. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the current opt-out of the Schengen agreement is currently being reconsidered, with a view to joining the Schengen area; if meetings or discussions have been held between his Department and the Department of Justice and Equality, in addition to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37422/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2013

983. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the current opt-out of the Schengen agreement is currently being reconsidered, with a view to joining the Schengen area; if meetings or discussions have been held between his Department and the Department of Justice and Equality, in addition to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37422/13]

502. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he intends to move or relocate the Employment Permits Section of his Department and align it with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service under the auspices of the Department of Justice and Equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37362/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2013

502. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he intends to move or relocate the Employment Permits Section of his Department and align it with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service under the auspices of the Department of Justice and Equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37362/13]

492. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the conditions attached to Croatians in relation to access to the labour market here following the enactment of the European Union Bill 2013; if their entitlements will be the same to the Irish labour market as citizens of existing European Union member countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37033/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2013

492. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the conditions attached to Croatians in relation to access to the labour market here following the enactment of the European Union Bill 2013; if their entitlements will be the same to the Irish labour market as citizens of existing European Union member countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37033/13]

326. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has a valid Garda National Immigration Bureau card was refused a Student Universal Ireland Support application for the academic year 2012/2013 on the basis that their GNIB status was not in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37808/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2013

326. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has a valid Garda National Immigration Bureau card was refused a Student Universal Ireland Support application for the academic year 2012/2013 on the basis that their GNIB status was not in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37808/13]

131. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; the proposals there are to have further discussions with Members of the US Congress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38835/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2013

131. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; the proposals there are to have further discussions with Members of the US Congress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38835/13]

Protect Family Values at the Border Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2013

Protect Family Values at the Border Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) consider safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations, and (2) provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and cooperating entity personnel. Directs the Secretary, with certain exceptions, to submit to Congress every 180 days written certification that DHS has deported or otherwise removed an apprehended individual from the United States through an entry or exit point on the southern border only during daylight hours. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations establishing short-term custody standards providing for basic minimums of care at all CBP facilities holding individuals in CBP custody.

Praxis der Zurückweisungen an den EU-Außengrenzen Griechenlands und Bulgariens ohne formale Verfahren

Germany · German Bundestag · 17 September 2013

Zurückweisung und -schiebung irregulärer Migranten an den EU-Landaußengrenzen, bulgarische Landgrenze, Zurückweisungsaktionen der griechischen Grenzbehörden, Thematisierung auf EU-Ebene sowie gegenüber Griechenland, illegale Grenzübertritte und Einreisen syrischer Staatsangehöriger, Besprechung im Rahmen des Gemeinsamen Analyse- und Strategiezentrums illegale Migration (GASiM), Unterstützung syrischer Flüchtlinge, Aufdeckung von Schleusungsdelikten, Maßnahmen der Bundespolizei, Straf- und Ermittlungsverfahren<br /> (insgesamt 11 Einzelfragen)

Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2013

Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the payment of a deposit fee in excess of any state fee reimbursement to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with SNAP benefits. Requires participating retail food stores to: (1) offer perishable goods in at least three staple food categories, and (2) provide adequate electronic benefit transfer (EBT) service. Requires participating retail food stores (including restaurants participating in a state option restaurant program intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and homeless), with certain exceptions, to pay 100% of the costs of acquiring and arranging for the implementation of EBT point-of-sale equipment and supplies. Prohibits a state from issuing manual vouchers unless the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) determines that such vouchers are necessary. Restricts categorical SNAP eligibility to only those households receiving cash assistance through other low-income assistance programs. Includes as eligible retailers governmental or nonprofit food purchasing delivery services that serve elderly or disabled individuals who are unable to shop for food. Reauthorizes the Indian reservation food distribution program. Excludes medical marijuana as an excess medical expense deduction. Requires a household to receive a low-income heating and energy assistance program payment of $20 or more annually in order to receive the SNAP utility allowance deduction. Limits SNAP employment and training programs only to: (1) college students enrolled in specific career and technical education courses; or (2) those in basic adult education, remedial, and literacy, or English as a second language courses. Repeals state work program waiver authority. Makes any household in which a member receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings ineligible for SNAP benefits. States that, if a household makes excessive requests for replacement of its EBT card, the Secretary may require a state agency to decline to issue a replacement card unless the household provides an explanation for the card's loss. Requires states in implementing this practice to protect vulnerable persons. Requires a pilot program to allow retailers to accept SNAP benefits through mobile transactions. Authorizes the use of SNAP benefits for shares of community-supported agriculture. Sets forth additional responsibilities for state agencies before restaurants may participate in a restaurant meals program. Prohibits a private establishment that contracts with a state agency to offer meals at concessional prices from being authorized to accept SNAP benefits unless the Secretary determines that the establishment's participation is required to meet a documented need. Requires a state agency to use an income and eligibility, or an immigration status, verification system. Prescribes requirements for: (1) data exchange standardization, and (2) pilot projects to improve federal-state cooperation in reducing SNAP fraud. Prohibits: (1) federal funds from being used to recruit SNAP recipients, and (2) recruitment activities by entities that receive SNAP funds. Repeals the performance bonus program. Reduces funding for employment and training programs. Requires pilot projects to: (1) identify best practices for employment and training programs to increase the number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment and reduce public assistance dependence, and (2) permit states to run a work program to increase employment and self-sufficiency through increased accountability. Authorizes SNAP appropriations through FY2018. Prohibits funds for Puerto Rico from being used to provide nutrition assistance in cash. Provides funds for: (1) community food projects, and (2) emergency food assistance. Reduces FY2014 funding for nutrition education. Provides funding for the prevention of retailer trafficking. Requires: (1) a study to assess the capabilities of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to operate the SNAP program in the same manner it is operated in the states, and (2) establishment of a pilot program if the study determines that it is feasible for the CNMI to operate such a SNAP program. Terminates the U.S-Mexico partnership for nutrition assistance initiative. Authorizes the donation to and serving of traditional food through a food service program at a public facility, nonprofit facility, including facilities operated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization. Authorizes a state, at its own expense, to provide for testing any individual who is a member of a household applying for SNAP benefits for the unlawful use of controlled substances as a condition for receiving such benefits. Disqualifies certain convicted felons from SNAP eligibility. Requires a state agency to expunge from a household's EBT account any benefits that are not used within 60 days. Extends: (1) the commodity distribution program, (2) the commodity supplemental food program, (3) the distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects, and (4) the farmers' market nutrition program. Repeals the nutrition information and awareness pilot program. Requires a five-state grant pilot program to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions participating in specified food service programs. Permits each school food authority with a low annual commodity entitlement value to substitute locally and regionally grown and raised food for the authority's allotment of commodity assistance for the school lunch program. Authorizes farm-to-school demonstration programs to source local food in lieu of commodity assistance for school meal programs. Requires a review of: (1) the economic and public health benefits of white potatoes on low-income families at nutritional risk, and (2) sole-source contracts in federal nutrition programs. Establishes a healthy food financing initiative to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, create quality jobs, and revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to fresh food retailers to overcome higher entry costs in such areas. Directs the Secretary to finalize and implement a plan for the increased purchase of kosher and halal food if such food is cost-neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a kosher or halal certification.

Umgang mit minderjährigen Flüchtlingen

Germany · German Bundestag · 13 September 2013

Zahl der in den Jahren 2000, 2005 sowie 2010 bis 2012 eingereisten minderjährigen Asylbewerber, Berücksichtigung kinderspezifischer Fluchtgründe bei der Gewährung von Asyl, Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Minderjährige in Begleitung von Sorgeberechtigten sowie unbegleitete Minderjährige, Schutzquote, Aufenthaltstitel bzw. Duldung, Abschiebungen, bundesweite Verteilungen, Leistungsbezug gemäß Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz, im Rahmen von Dublinverfahren nach Deutschland überstellte Minderjährige, Kindeswohl<br /> (insgesamt 9 Einzelfragen)

Recognizing the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, Illinois, and the contributions of Hellenism to the United States and celebrating Greek and American democracy.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2013

Recognizes: (1) the significant contributions of Hellenism and the Greek community in the United States; (2) the rich history of Greek immigration to the United States; and (3) the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, Illinois, for its role in the documentation, study, perpetuation, and presentation of the Greek-American story.

Asylrelevante Lage in Tschetschenien

Germany · German Bundestag · 5 September 2013

Zahl der seit 2012 eingereisten russischen Asylsuchenden aus dem Nordkaukasus, dortige Sicherheitslage, Wanderungsmotive der Asylbewerber, Klagen über unangemessene Aufnahmebedingungen in Polen, physische Misshandlungen und Folter in Tschetschenien, Berücksichtigung der Gefährdungslage von Personen im deutschen Asylverfahren, Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF), deutsch-russische Kooperation im Sicherheitsbereich, Erkenntnisse zu den in Deutschland lebenden Tschetschenen, Aktivitäten kaukasischer Gruppierungen<br /> (insgesamt 19 Einzelfragen)

Motie van het lid Van Klaveren over het stoppen van de immigratie uit islamitische landen

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 September 2013

Motie van het lid Van Klaveren over het stoppen van de immigratie uit islamitische landen

Integration von Migranten in Niederösterreich

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in Niederösterreich

Integration von Migranten in Wien

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in Wien

Integration von Migranten in Kärnten

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in Kärnten

Integration von Migranten in Salzburg

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in Salzburg

Integration von Migranten in Vorarlberg

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in Vorarlberg

Integration von Migranten in Oberösterreich

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in Oberösterreich

Integration von Migranten in der Steiermark

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in der Steiermark

Integration von Migranten in Tirol

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten in Tirol

Integration von Migranten im Burgenland

Austria · National Council · 4 September 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Stefan Markowitz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Integration von Migranten im Burgenland

Reactie op brief van Kerk in Actie met betrekking tot immigratie- en asielbeleid

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 September 2013

Reactie op brief van Kerk in Actie met betrekking tot immigratie- en asielbeleid

Neunte Verordnung zur Änderung der Aufenthaltsverordnung

Germany · Bundesrat · 7 August 2013

Verzicht auf das Zustimmungserfordernis der Ausländerbehörde im Visumverfahren von Absolventen deutscher Auslandsschulen, Ersetzung der Regelung zur Mitteilung der Zustimmung durch die Bundesagentur für Arbeit an die Ausländerbehörden, Erweiterung der Liste der von der Visumpflicht für Kurzzeitaufenthalte befreiten Personen

REVIVE Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2013

Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement Act of 2013 or REVIVE Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to obligate at least 3,000 employment creation immigrant visas each fiscal year for qualified immigrants who: (1) have treaty investor nonimmigrant status and have been present in the United States for two years continuously, and (2) invest in a commercial enterprise which will create full time rural employment for at least five U.S. citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens or other immigrants lawfully authorized to be employed in the United States.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any immigration reform proposal adopted by Congress should not legalize, grant amnesty for, or confer any other legal status condoning the otherwise unlawful entry or presence in the United States of any individual.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2013

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any immigration reform proposal adopted by Congress should not legalize, grant amnesty for, or confer any other legal status condoning the otherwise unlawful U.S. entry or presence of any individual.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that until the United States southern border is secured as confirmed by the governors and the legislatures jointly of the four southern border states, the House of Representatives shall not bring any legislation including any conference report regarding immigration to the floor of the House for a vote.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2013

Prohibits the House of Representatives from bringing any legislation including any conference report regarding immigration to the House floor for a vote until the U.S. southern border is secured, as confirmed by the governors and the legislatures jointly of the four southern border states.

Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2013

Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject a person to fine, imprisonment, or both, who: (1) knowingly or recklessly executes a scheme in connection with any federal immigration law-related matter to defraud a person, or to obtain money or anything else of value from a person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (2) knowingly and falsely represents that such person is an attorney or an accredited representative in any federal immigration law-related matter. Directs the Attorney General (DOJ) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to promulgate regulations, forms, and procedures defining the circumstances in which: (1) persons submitting immigration-related applications, petitions, motions, or other written materials must identify who (other than immediate family members) assisted them in preparing or translating such submissions; and (2) any person who received compensation (other than a normal fee for copying, mailing, or similar services) in connection with the preparation or submission of such materials must sign the form as a preparer and provide identifying information. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil injunction against an immigration service provider engaging in fraudulent conduct that substantially interferes with the administration of the immigration laws or who willfully misrepresents such provider's legal authority to provide representation before DOJ or DHS. Authorizes an alien to withdraw an immigration-related application or other submission if the alien: (1) submits information indicating that the application or submission was prepared or submitted by an individual engaged in the unauthorized practice of law or immigration practitioner fraud, and (2) attests that he or she had no prior knowledge that the application or submission was prepared or submitted by such an individual. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the bar on reentry for an alien who left the United States based on the erroneous advice of an individual engaged in the unauthorized practice of law or immigration practitioner fraud. Directs the Secretary and the Attorney General, through the Director of the Office for Immigration Review, to carry out an outreach program to educate aliens regarding who may provide legal services and representation in immigration proceedings. Directs the Secretary and the Attorney General to establish, within the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review, programs to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations for direct legal services to aliens.

OPTION Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2013

Offering Patients True Individualized Options Now Act of 2013 or OPTION Act of 2013 - Repeals Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (relating to health insurance and health coverage expansion) and any amendments to it made by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by such provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) eliminate the high deductible health plan coverage requirement for HSA participants, (2) increase to $10,000 the maximum dollar amount of the tax deduction for payments to an HSA, and (3) permit Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) eligible individuals to contribute to an HSA. Allows an HSA rollover to a Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Account (MSA). Repeals the additional tax on HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses. Eliminates the 10% floor and the 2% miscellaneous itemized deduction floor on itemized medical expense deductions, and the prescribed drug limitation on certain tax benefits for medical expenses. Allows physicians a tax credit for providing charity care and anyone a tax credit for contributions or gifts for medical care for the indigent. Extends continuation coverage under COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985). Excludes from gross income HSA distributions for charitable purposes. Amends title II (Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a procedure to enroll a Medicare Part A beneficiary in the Medicare Reform Premium Assistance Program (established by this Act) to buy private health insurance. Directs the Secretary to begin phasing out, over ten years, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the Administrator of such Centers and eventually transfer their duties and responsibilities to an office and official within the Department of the Treasury. Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to allow certified medical professionals to assess the nature and extent of an emergency room patient's illness or injury to determine whether an emergency medical condition exists (triage). Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the sale and purchase of individual and group health insurance policies across state lines. Sets forth requirements for and restrictions on such policies. State Health Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends SSA titles XIX (Medicaid) and XIX (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) to repeal and replace these programs with a program of block grants to states for health care services to indigent individuals. Requires states receiving such block grants to pay for health-care-related items and services provided to a citizen, legal resident, or an alien not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law, if: (1) such health-care-related items and services are necessary for the treatment of an emergency medical condition, (2) the individual meets all necessary eligibility requirements for health-care-related items and services under the block grant program except for any immigration status requirement, and (3) such items and services are not related to an organ transplant procedure.

BEST Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2013

Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology Act of 2013 and BEST Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop: (1) a comprehensive technology plan for the security of the international borders of the United States, and (2) a National Strategy for Border Security to achieve operational control over all ports of entry into the United States and the international borders of the United States. Directs the Secretary to address Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recruitment and retention challenges. Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number of CBP officers. Directs the Secretary to conduct a pilot program to provide a tactical cellular testbed on the southwest U.S. border that serves as a communications platform and an intelligence data transport layer between a dismounted team and the nearest communications node. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a mandatory exit data system by December 31, 2015, that includes data collection from machine-readable visas, passports, and other travel and entry documents for all categories of aliens who are exiting from air and sea ports of entry; and (2) a mandatory biometric exit data system within two years at the ten U.S. airports that support the highest volume of international air travel. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress regarding: (1) registered traveler programs, and (2) the number and country of origin of non-deportable aliens who have been released into the United States over the past 10 years. Directs the Secretary to issue a rule regarding the procedural and record keeping requirements associated with border security searches of electronic devices. Directs the Inspector General (of DHS) to report to Congress regarding CBP-Coast Guard coordination of land and maritime border enforcement efforts. Establishes the Department of Homeland Security Border Oversight Task Force. Directs the Secretary to: (1) work with Canadian and Mexican government officials to assess the needs of Central American countries to maintain their border security and to determine the related support needed by such countries from the United States, Canada, and Mexico; (2) provide Mexico with assistance to help secure its southern border from undocumented aliens, drugs, weapons, and other contraband; and (3) work with government officials of Caribbean countries to address maritime border security. Directs the Secretary to establish standards for appropriate treatment of immigration detainees, including guidelines for children at family detention centers. Authorizes appropriations for detention program alternatives. Directs the Secretary, with respect to aliens apprehended and detained by the Border Patrol, to: (1) ensure adequate access to food and water; (2) ensure that information is provided concerning such alien's rights, including the right to contact a representative of his or her government; and (3) establish a database containing family member, medical, and location information.

Workforce Investment Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2013

Workforce Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I (title II under this Act), workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II (title III under this Act), adult education and family literacy education programs. Establishes a new WIA title I, system alignment and innovation. Defines &quot;core programs&quot; to mean: (1) youth workforce investment activities and adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities, (2) adult education and literacy activities, (3) employment services, and (4) vocational rehabilitation services. Revises member composition of state and local workforce development boards to require at least 20% of a board be composed of representatives of the workforce within the state. Requires states to have approved unified state plans with a four-year strategy for the core programs. Allows a state to develop for approval a combined state plan for the core programs and one or more of the programs and activities from a specified list. Revises requirements for local workforce development (currently, investment) areas, boards, and plans. Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop guidelines for qualifications of directors of state and local workforce development (currently, investment) boards. Establishes state and local performance accountability measures for the core programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to make competitive awards of: (1) workforce innovation and replication grants to state partnerships or regional entities for innovative strategies and activities to improve the education and employment outcomes for adults and youth and services provided to employers in the workforce system, and (2) youth innovation and replication grants to states or local boards and other specified entities for innovative new strategies and activities to improve education and employment outcomes for eligible youth. Revises requirements for: (1) one-stop delivery systems; (2) the allotment of federal funds among states for youth (including disadvantaged youth) workforce investment activities and statewide workforce investment activities; (3) within state allocations of funds; and (4) the use of funds for state and local employment and training activities, including statewide rapid response. Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) the youth workforce investment and the adult and dislocated worker employment and training programs; (2) the Job Corps program; (3) the Native American, migrant and seasonal farm worker, veterans' workforce investment programs; and (4) the Youthbuild program. Converts the national emergency grants program into a national dislocated worker grants program. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to award national dislocated worker grants for workers dislocated due to the economy or emergency or disaster, Department of Defense (DOD) or Department of Energy (DOE) employees employed at military installations that are being closed or realigned, DOE individuals employed in nonmanagerial positions at risk for termination due to reductions in defense funding, or active duty members of the Armed Forces or full-time duty members of the National Guard (or members recently separated from such duties) who are in need of employment and training assistance. Adult Education and Family Literacy Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to state agencies for adult education and literacy programs, including corrections education and education for other institutionalized individuals, as well as grants for integrated English literacy and civics education. Prescribes requirements for state administration, plans, and activities, as well as distribution of local funds. Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program of national leadership activities to enhance the quality and outcomes of adult education and literacy activities and programs nationwide. Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to authorize use of a state's allotment of public employment services funds to provide unemployment insurance claimants and other unemployed individuals with referrals to, and application assistance for, training and education resources and programs, including student assistance under Federal Pell Grants of the Higher Education Act of 1965, educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance, state student higher education assistance, and training and education programs under WIA titles II and III, and title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program of competitive grants to state employment agencies to carry out pilot projects that enhance the professional development and the provision of public employment services by agency staff. Replaces the nationwide employment statistics system, which the Secretary of Labor is required to oversee, with a nationwide workforce and labor market information system. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Workforce Information Advisory Council. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to establish a Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration (DESSA) within the Office of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports of the Department of Labor. Requires DESSA to be the principal agency to administer vocational rehabilitation services programs under titles I, III, and VI of that Act. (Currently, these are administered by the Rehabilitation Services Administration [RSA] of the Department of Education.) Reauthorizes appropriations for vocational rehabilitation service grants to states for individuals with disabilities. Revises requirements for: (1) state plans for vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, (2) eligibility for vocational rehabilitation assistance and individualized plans for employment for disabled individuals, (3) monitoring and review of vocational rehabilitation programs, and (4) state allotments for such programs. Requires: (1) states to make certain funds available to designated state units for pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities who are transitioning to employment from education or training, and (2) each local office of a state unit to designate staff to act as Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinators for student with disabilities. Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to each designate a National Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator for Students with Disabilities. Revises American Indian vocational rehabilitation services grant program eligibility requirements to permit grants to be renewed for an additional 5-years, provided certain conditions are met. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the interaction of vocational rehabilitation programs carried out under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, including its impact on beneficiaries, community rehabilitation programs, and designated state agencies. Renames: (1) the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR); and (2) the Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council the Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council (DILRRAC). Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for the NIDILRR and DILRRAC. Establishes the NIDILRR within the Administration for Community Living of HHS (effectively transferring it to HHS from the Department of Education). Requires the NIDILRR Director to be responsible for: (1) coordinating all federal programs and policies for research on disability, independent living, and rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; and (2) identifying independent living and rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the independence of such individuals and achievement of long-term independent living and employment goals. Requires competitive grants for youths with significant disabilities to transition from education to employment, particularly to competitive integrated employment. Establishes an annual Commissioner's Scholar Program to recognize individuals with significant disabilities who are successfully completing a postgraduate degree in specified curriculums. Directs the RSA Commissioner to award grants to eligible entities for training and technical centers to promote high-quality employment outcomes for individuals receiving vocational rehabilitation services from designated agencies and American Indian vocational rehabilitation service (AIVRS) grantees. Reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services grants to individuals with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers, (2) recreational programs for individuals with disabilities, (3) the National Council on Disability, (4) the Access Board, and (5) employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Prohibits an entity (including a contractor or subcontractor) from employing an individual with a disability at a wage less than the federal minimum wage (subminimum wage), unless the entity complies with certain Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 wage requirements for handicapped workers and specified other conditions are met. Authorizes appropriations to assist states in developing collaborative programs to provide supported employment services for individuals (including youth) with the most significant disabilities to enable them to achieve supported employment in competitive integrated employment. Establishes within the HHS Administration for Community Living an Independent Living Administration (ILA). Revises requirements for a state plan for state independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities, including through establishment of additional centers for independent living or focused outreach to serve underserved populations. Directs the ILA Director (currently, the RSA Commissioner) to make allotments to states for independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities. Revises the composition and functions of State Independent Living Councils. Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) the centers for independent living grant program, and (2) independent living services for older individuals who are blind grant program. Establishes within the Department of Labor an Office of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities. Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor and in coordination with the Commissioners of DESSA, of Social Security, and of the Internal Revenue Service, as well as the heads of other relevant federal agencies, to carry out campaigns to educate employers and the general public on the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities. Transfers all functions of: (1) the RSA Commissioner (other than title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [RA73]) to DESSA, (2) the RSA Commissioner under title VII [independent living services for individuals with disabilities] of RA73 to the ILA, and (3) the NIDRR Director to NIDILRR. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the development of a national database of personally identifiable information on individuals receiving job training and employment services. Prohibits an entity from using funds made available under the Act unless it agrees to comply with Buy American requirements. Repeals: (1) the youth opportunity grants program, (2) the Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission Act, and (3) the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

ADDRESSING THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES AS CHILDREN

United States · United States House of Representatives · 23 July 2013

Save Our Seasons Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2013

Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that wages paid to H-2B visa temporary nonagricultural workers shall be the greater of: (1) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experience and qualifications for such position, or (2) the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification of the position in the geographic area of the employment.

568. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for dealing with unauthorised non-Irish nationals who have spent a considerable time frame here (details supplied). [36665/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 July 2013

568. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for dealing with unauthorised non-Irish nationals who have spent a considerable time frame here (details supplied). [36665/13]

61. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Washington DC; if he will outline the current obstacles to comprehensive immigration reform being passed by the US Congress; the actions he will take to ensure these obstacles are overcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36583/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 July 2013

61. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Washington DC; if he will outline the current obstacles to comprehensive immigration reform being passed by the US Congress; the actions he will take to ensure these obstacles are overcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36583/13]

26. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent discussions he had in the United States on the Immigration Reform Bill; if he had meetings with groups representing the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35956/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 July 2013

26. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent discussions he had in the United States on the Immigration Reform Bill; if he had meetings with groups representing the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35956/13]

908. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in the direct provision system for less than six months; between six and 12 months; in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six or seven years; the total cost to the Exchequer of the current system; the specific steps being taken to address the delays in processing immigration applications involving persons in the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34949/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2013

908. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in the direct provision system for less than six months; between six and 12 months; in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six or seven years; the total cost to the Exchequer of the current system; the specific steps being taken to address the delays in processing immigration applications involving persons in the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34949/13]