74. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he expects to publish the draft National Migration and Integration Strategy; and if it will include consideration of an all-island approach to the management of migration. [70562/26]
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883. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship revocation cases initiated, completed, discontinued and currently pending in each year from 2016 to date; the grounds relied upon in each case, categorised by grounds for revocation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65007/26]
884. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalised Irish citizens who have received a custodial sentence of five years or more in each year since 2016; the number in respect of whom citizenship revocation was considered; the number in respect of whom revocation proceedings were commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65005/26]
885. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases identified since 2016 in which a person who had acquired Irish citizenship was subsequently found to have provided false, misleading or fraudulent information in an immigration, international protection, residence or citizenship application; the number in which revocation proceedings followed; and the outcome of tho…
898. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted citizenship on the basis of marriage or civil partnership with an Irish citizen in each year since 2015 and to date in 2026; the number of applications refused because the marriage or partnership was deemed not genuine or enduring; the number subsequently identified as marriages of convenience; the number…
907. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalised Irish citizens subsequently convicted of an indictable offence in Ireland in each of the past ten years, by offence category by year where possible, in which citizenship was granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65004/26]
39. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for managing work and education visas to ensure immigration numbers are sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49293/26]
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline his plans for managing work and education visas to ensure immigration numbers are sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35607/26]
187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses in the State in each of the past five years, by type of educational course, university, or English language school, by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4537/26]
188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses which have been terminated in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4538/26]
189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidences of students holding an immigration stamp 2 permission that have been found to be in breach of the restrictions on working hours (20 hours per week during term time) for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4539/26]
197. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidences of students holding an immigration stamp 2 permission that have been found to be in breach of the restrictions on working hours (20 hours per week during term time) for each of the past five years, and in 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64306/25]
198. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses in the State in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years, by type of educational course, university or English language school, and by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64307/25…
199. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses which have been terminated in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64308/25]
200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections carried out of English language schools by immigration officials in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64309/25]
201. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of all reviews and assessments that have been carried out by his Department into the quality and standard of courses provided by English language schools in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64310/25]
202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections carried out by immigration inspectors of compliance with minimum standards of English for students applying for Irish immigration residence permissions in 2025 to date, and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64311/25]
373. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual spend on reintegration grants for voluntary returns; the number who have available of this in each of the past five years, and in 2025 to date, including a breakdown of countries returned to, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52875/25]
293. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the analysis carried out in relation to the potential impact of the expected commencement of the EU’s entry/exit system with regard to irregular migration on Ireland in October 2025; if he has concerns that this will have implications for Ireland as an EU Member State that is not part of the Schengen area or party to this new system; t…
315. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual spend on reintegration grants for voluntary returns; the numbers who have availed of this in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28344/25]
647. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his response to the British government’s White Paper on Immigration; if the new policy proposals contained therein could have any implications for migration into Ireland, and if he proposes any policy initiatives in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25146/25]
648. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he proposes to engage with the British government to agree any new bilateral arrangements to address migration issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25147/25]
673. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if, under the proposal brought forward by the EU Commission on 16 April for an EU list of safe countries of origin, member states will be able to maintain their own list of safe countries of origin which is different to those designated by the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25477/25]
671. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if block F of Cloverhill Prison is still being used to accommodate persons detained for illegal immigration purposes; if so, the total capacity of Block F of Cloverhill Prison; the occupancy of block F of the prison over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7732/25]
672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the premises currently in use to accommodate persons detained for illegal immigration purposes; the number of persons detained in each of these facilities over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/25]