774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the forthcoming National Migration and Integration Strategy will include specific housing supply, homelessness prevention, or emergency accommodation forecasting mechanisms. [38874/26]
Topics / Immigration Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsImmigration Policy
246 questions from 58 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
246
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245 written, 1 oral
58
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 9 |
| April 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 13 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 27 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 9 |
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The questions
874. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the guidelines in place for immigration department officers operating within Irish Airports; the mechanism in place that deem it necessary to carry out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40046/26]
875. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the criteria that must be met to require immigration department officers to carry out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40062/26]
876. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration views on the merits of immigration department officers carrying out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40048/26]
877. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding a code of practice in effect for immigration department officers in relation to the way in which passport checks are carried out for passengers arriving in Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40063/26]
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned that the recent International Protection Act’s two-year waiting period, and financial restrictions for family reunification, may be in breach of the Refugee Convention and of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding the right to family life; if he is planning any additional legislative m…
63. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints received by his Department or An Garda Síochána relating to alleged immigration-related fraud, false enrolment documentation or non-refund of fees involving English language education providers or associated recruitment agents in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of investigations or en…
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]
789. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if his Department could offer guidance regarding such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34192/26]
600. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether people on a stamp 1 visa are allowed to buy homes in Ireland; and if so, the reason. [31869/26]
601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of the number of people, by occupation, granted a stamp 1 visa for the past five years. [31870/26]
603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the original policy rationale and intended purpose of the stamp 1G immigration permission; and the way in which it is distinguished, in practice, from longer-term employment or residency permissions. [31893/26]
604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 1G permissions issued in each of the past five years, broken down by sector of qualification and permission category; and to indicate any notable trends identified by his Department. [31894/26]
605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanisms in place to monitor compliance with the conditions of stamp 1G permissions, including the extent to which holders remain engaged in the purpose for which the permission was granted. [31895/26]
606. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of stamp 1G holders who subsequently transitioned to other longer-term residency permissions; and to provide data for each of the past five years [31896/26]
607. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an internal or external review has been conducted into whether the stamp 1G route is functioning as originally intended; and if not, whether such a review is planned. [31897/26]
677. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has conducted an assessment of introducing routine exit checks at Irish ports and airports for immigration-control purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32928/26]
871. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the systems in place to respond to ensuring availability for religious ministers and leaders, for faith communities and religions where there may be limited availability of locally trained clergy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/26]
348. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any instances where the two-year cohabitation requirement for the purpose of applying for permission as a de facto partner of an Irish national is waived; if it is possible to prove evidence of a durable two-year relationship to his Department without providing a history of two-years cohabitation; and if he will make a s…
690. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is prepared to follow the example of countries such as Sweden, and publish anonymised annual statistics on the nationality and immigration status of persons convicted of sexual-related offences in Ireland, in the interests of transparency, objectivity and better-informed policy discussions; and if he will make a state…
809. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on adding childcare staff to the critical skills list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21590/26]
26. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the publication of the Migrant Integration Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20880/26]
363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of all stakeholders who have contributed to the formulation of the proposed new immigration strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21155/26]
114. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has raised concerns that the new policy on family reunification will have a knock on impact on the recruitment of non-EEA workers in Ireland, particularly those on General Employment Permits; the steps his Department is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/26]
436. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person residing in Ireland permanently on a Stamp 3 (details supplied) can apply for a Stamp 4 in order to enable her to access supports in her old age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13568/26]