Questions: Emigrants and the Irish abroad
Migration-related parliamentary questions on emigrants and the irish abroad, 2016–2026, with who asked, which department answered and a link to each answer.
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| date | question_number | chamber | topic | question_type | asked_by | answered_by | question | answer_chars | distinct_years_in_answer | stats_score | url |
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| 2016-01-19 | 400 | 31st Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Barry Cowen | Foreign | 400. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of the emigrant support programme in each of the years 2008 to 2015; the estimated cost in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2343/16] | 1669 | 7 | 93 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-01-19/400/ |
| 2016-04-06 | 620 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 620. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of any recent discussions at political or official level with the authorities in the United States of America in relation to immigration reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6052/16] | 2973 | 1 | 13 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-04-06/620/ |
| 2016-04-14 | 642 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 642. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he has provided to the emigrant support programme in 2016 to date and the various programmes he will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7086/16] | 1435 | 2 | 27 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-04-14/642/ |
| 2016-04-14 | 654 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Jim Daly | Foreign | 654. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7241/16] | 1991 | 2 | 23 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-04-14/654/ |
| 2016-07-12 | 126 | 32nd Dáil | Emigration Data | written | John Deasy | Taoiseach | 126. Deputy John Deasy asked the Taoiseach the number of Irish nationals who emigrated each year from 2006 to 2015, inclusive; and the number of Irish nationals who have returned to live here since the start of 2011. [20707/16] | 1454 | 7 | 128 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-07-12/126/ |
| 2016-07-19 | 489 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 489. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the status of the proposed immigration reform legislation in the US; if he made contact with Senators or Members of the House of Representatives since the recent United States Supreme Court decision; and if he will | 2613 | 1 | 13 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-07-19/489/ |
| 2016-07-19 | 490 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 490. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the discussions he has had with the United States authorities and Irish emigrant support groups following the decision of the US Supreme Court on the proposed immigration reform legislation; and if he will make a s | 2613 | 1 | 13 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-07-19/490/ |
| 2016-07-21 | 380 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 380. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he has provided to the emigrant support programme in 2016 to date and the various programmes he will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23474/16] | 2055 | 3 | 44 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-07-21/380/ |
| 2016-07-21 | 385 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 385. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current expenditure on the emigrant support programme and the estimated full year cost in 2017 of increasing funding on this programme by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24130/16] | 2055 | 3 | 44 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-07-21/385/ |
| 2016-09-27 | 482 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 482. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the proposed immigration reform legislation in the United States of America; the outcome of any recent discussions he has had with Senators and Members of the House of Representatives; and if he will make a stat | 2466 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-09-27/482/ |
| 2016-10-04 | 64 | 32nd Dáil | Emigration Data | written | Niall Collins | Taoiseach | 64. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of emigrants who have returned here for employment since the Government came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28247/16] | 1277 | 3 | 42 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-10-04/64/ |
| 2016-10-19 | 96 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Peter Fitzpatrick | Foreign | 96. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of illegal Irish immigrants in the US; if discussions have taken place with the US authorities in regard to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31130/16] | 2130 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-10-19/96/ |
| 2016-10-25 | 336 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Pearse Doherty | Foreign | 336. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to initiate an action plan aimed specifically at addressing and resolving the ongoing plight and hardship of undocumented Irish citizens living in the United States, including advocating for immigration reforms and | 2177 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-10-25/336/ |
| 2016-11-23 | 44 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Howlin | Foreign | 44. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to secure comprehensive immigration reform for undocumented Irish in the United States of America. [35220/16] | 3537 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-11-23/44/ |
| 2016-12-08 | 29 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Fiona O'Loughlin | Jobs | 29. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to facilitate the return of at least 70,000 emigrants here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39101/16] | 1349 | 4 | 48 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-12-08/29/ |
| 2017-01-25 | 72 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Charlie McConalogue | Foreign | 72. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with US officials in relation to immigration reform, and in particular the plight of undocumented Irish citizens in the United States of America; his plans to meet with US officials i | 3152 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-01-25/72/ |
| 2017-01-25 | 89 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Charlie McConalogue | Foreign | 89. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times since coming to office he has met with US officials to discuss immigration reform and in particular the plight of the undocumented Irish citizens in America; his plans to meet with US officials on thi | 3152 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-01-25/89/ |
| 2017-01-26 | 113 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 113. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has to discuss with the new United States Administration immigration reform in view of the concerns of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3613/17] | 2534 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-01-26/113/ |
| 2017-02-14 | 310 | 32nd Dáil | Diaspora Issues | written | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 310. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated in 2017 to the emigrant support programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7292/17] | 2090 | 2 | 28 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-02-14/310/ |
| 2017-02-22 | 41 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | oral | Charlie McConalogue | Foreign | 41. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with US officials on immigration reform and in particular the plight of undocumented Irish citizens in the United States of America; his plans to meet US officials in the near future | 9286 | 1 | 15 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-02-22/41/ |
| 2017-02-22 | 58 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | oral | Paul Murphy | Foreign | 58. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the immigration policies of President Trump; his further views on policies that discriminate on the basis of religion and block access to asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8763/17] | 9286 | 1 | 15 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-02-22/58/ |
| 2017-02-28 | 472 | 32nd Dáil | Diaspora Issues | written | Seán Crowe | Foreign | 472. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad has met since it was established; if it has met to discuss the obstacles hindering Irish emigrants from returning to live here; and if not, if he will arran | 2220 | 3 | 33 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-02-28/472/ |
| 2017-03-07 | 351 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Charlie McConalogue | Foreign | 351. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action his Department is taking to assist returning emigrants address the obstacles they find, in particular the cost of insurance, when settling back into life here as a result of having been a number of years out | 1482 | 2 | 24 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-03-07/351/ |
| 2017-04-12 | 52 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Charlie McConalogue | Foreign | 52. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with US officials regarding immigration reform, in particular the plight of undocumented Irish citizens in the US; his plans to meet US officials in the near future to discuss this fu | 2064 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-04-12/52/ |
| 2017-04-13 | 170 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 170. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to have further discussions with the United States authorities on immigration reform, in view of the concerns of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19086/17] | 2152 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-04-13/170/ |
| 2017-05-02 | 637 | 32nd Dáil | Diaspora Issues | written | Declan Breathnach | Foreign | 637. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to introduce incentives to Irish emigrants returning home from abroad to help them to reintegrate into society, for example, to get car insurance, set up bank accounts, access to credit and so on; and if he will | 1244 | 2 | 24 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-05-02/637/ |
| 2017-05-30 | 66 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Charlie McConalogue | Foreign | 66. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with US officials regarding immigration reform and, in particular, the plight of undocumented Irish citizens in the USA; his plans to meet US officials in the near future to discuss t | 2559 | 0 | 1 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-05-30/66/ |
| 2017-06-20 | 697 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Peter Burke | Foreign | 697. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the emigrant programme for finance is in operation; if it promotes renewable projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/17] | 1678 | 2 | 24 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-06-20/697/ |
| 2017-06-29 | 142 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 142. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding discussions with the US authorities on immigration reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30713/17] | 2689 | 0 | 4 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-06-29/142/ |
| 2017-06-29 | 143 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to have further discussions with the US authorities at political and official level on the need to progress immigration reform in view of the concerns of many Irish citizens living in the United States of America wh | 2689 | 0 | 4 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-06-29/143/ |
| 2017-07-26 | 400 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niamh Smyth | Foreign | 400. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government is providing support to an organisation (details supplied) here; if not, his plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35447/17] | 1457 | 3 | 34 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-07-26/400/ |
| 2017-09-20 | 285 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 285. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had recently with the United States authorities in relation to the undocumented Irish; the visa proposals he has put forward that would assist Irish persons that need to have their status regularised in | 3323 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-09-20/285/ |
| 2017-09-26 | 184 | 32nd Dáil | Emigration Data | written | John Lahart | Foreign | 184. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland historically enjoyed a quota or a formal or informal arrangement regarding the numbers of emigrants to the United States; if so, the arrangement; the numbers involved; when this arrangement, if in existence, came to | 985 | 0 | 4 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-09-26/184/ |
| 2017-10-03 | 205 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 205. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken by his Department to facilitate Irish persons living abroad return here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41277/17] | 1968 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-10-03/205/ |
| 2017-10-18 | 116 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Willie Penrose | Foreign | 116. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the significant increase in the level of rejections of young Irish citizens for J1 trainee programmes by the US Embassy in Dublin; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a | 1634 | 0 | 1 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-10-18/116/ |
| 2017-10-19 | 101 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Seán Crowe | Foreign | 101. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the cut to expenditure on a programme (details supplied); and the elements of this programme that will be affected by these cuts. [44408/17] | 576 | 2 | 24 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-10-19/101/ |
| 2017-10-26 | 115 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 115. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent discussions he has had with the authorities in the United States of America on immigration reform; if he has put forward new proposals with particular reference to the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a stat | 3477 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-10-26/115/ |
| 2017-11-16 | 6 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | oral | Charlie McConalogue | Foreign | 6. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with American officials in respect of immigration reform and, in particular, the plight of undocumented Irish citizens in the United States of America; his plans to meet with American | 7580 | 0 | 2 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-11-16/6/ |
| 2017-11-29 | 93 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Business | 93. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the annual targets for attaining 70,000 returned emigrants per year, in tabular form. [50933/17] | 2071 | 4 | 54 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-11-29/93/ |
| 2017-11-29 | 168 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 168. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the emigrant support programme and the full-year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50952/17] | 442 | 2 | 31 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2017-11-29/168/ |
| 2018-01-16 | 155 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 155. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current expenditure on the emigrant support programme; the full-year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1511/18] | 399 | 1 | 20 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-01-16/155/ |
| 2018-01-18 | 44 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 44. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to discuss immigration reform with the United States Administration in view of the concerns of the undocumented Irish; if he has new initiatives under consideration; and if he will make a statement on th | 1684 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-01-18/44/ |
| 2018-01-25 | 1 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | oral | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 1. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions that have been taken by his Department to support Irish emigrants who wish to return here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3696/18] | 8100 | 2 | 26 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-01-25/1/ |
| 2018-03-21 | 171 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 171. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if proposals have been put recently to the United States Administration in relation to immigration reform with particular reference to the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13216 | 1364 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-03-21/171/ |
| 2018-03-28 | 55 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | oral | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 55. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of recent discussions with the United States Administration on the difficulties facing the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; when he expects immigration reform legislation to be progr | 7069 | 0 | 2 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-03-28/55/ |
| 2018-03-28 | 71 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 71. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions which will be taken following the publication of the economic report on addressing the challenges faced by returning Irish emigrants; if there is a timeline for implementing the recommendati | 1401 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-03-28/71/ |
| 2018-03-29 | 90 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Darragh O'Brien | Foreign | 90. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the emigrant support programme; the estimated full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/18] | 399 | 1 | 20 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-03-29/90/ |
| 2018-06-12 | 173 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 173. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps and actions that have been taken since the publication of the report on challenges being faced by returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24679/18] | 2012 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-06-12/173/ |
| 2018-06-19 | 101 | 32nd Dáil | Emigration Data | written | Fiona O'Loughlin | Taoiseach | 101. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach the current rates of emigration. [26687/18] | 568 | 2 | 25 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-06-19/101/ |
| 2018-07-03 | 56 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Martin Ferris | Foreign | 56. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated amount it would cost in 2019 to increase the budget allocated to the emigrant support programme by 15%. [29230/18] | 261 | 1 | 15 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-07-03/56/ |
| 2018-07-24 | 131 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 131. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of immigration reform in the United States of America with particular reference to the status of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34479/18] | 2085 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-07-24/131/ |
| 2018-10-04 | 38 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 38. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date since the publication of the report on challenges being faced by returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40302/18] | 1360 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-10-04/38/ |
| 2018-10-16 | 122 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Micheál Martin | Foreign | 122. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted his Australian counterpart to discuss the recent statistics of over 600 Irish citizens being asked to leave Australia due to invalid visas and other reasons; his views on this information; if | 1572 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-10-16/122/ |
| 2018-10-16 | 127 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Noel Grealish | Foreign | 127. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the grants provided to sports and cultural clubs in the United States of America over the past ten years; the details of these clubs; the amount received by year; the criteria for grant applications; and if he wi | 1101 | 1 | 14 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-10-16/127/ |
| 2018-11-13 | 150 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 150. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that Irish persons may be eligible for E3 visas in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46970/18] | 2411 | 0 | 2 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-11-13/150/ |
| 2018-12-05 | 153 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Micheál Martin | Foreign | 153. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials in his Department were involved in the discussions on the E3 visa renewal scheme. [50864/18] | 2212 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-12-05/153/ |
| 2018-12-06 | 66 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 66. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the potential for Irish citizens to receive E3 visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51263/18] | 2862 | 0 | 1 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2018-12-06/66/ |
| 2019-01-23 | 63 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 63. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to pursue with members of the administration, Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America the need to progress immigration reform with particular reference to the difficulties fac | 2734 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-01-23/63/ |
| 2019-01-23 | 64 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 64. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to progress further the proposal for Irish persons to access the United States of America E-3 Visa Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3424/19] | 2734 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-01-23/64/ |
| 2019-01-29 | 131 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Michael Moynihan | Foreign | 131. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent discussions he has had within his Department on the undocumented Irish in the United States of America and the recent visa deal. [50820/18] | 2778 | 1 | 13 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-01-29/131/ |
| 2019-01-29 | 132 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Michael Moynihan | Foreign | 132. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met with the United States of America envoy to discuss the developments on the E3 visa schemes. [50821/18] | 2778 | 1 | 13 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-01-29/132/ |
| 2019-02-12 | 130 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 130. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the actions taken to address difficulties being experienced by returning Irish emigrants; the progress in implementing the recommendations from the report on same; and if he will make a statement on | 2669 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-02-12/130/ |
| 2019-02-12 | 146 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Robert Troy | Finance | 146. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the issue of returning emigrants being charged high car insurance due to the fact they have lost their no claims bonuses (details supplied). [6244/19] | 5112 | 2 | 26 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-02-12/146/ |
| 2019-02-12 | 149 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Peadar Tóibín | Finance | 149. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the 28,000 returning Irish emigrants in 2019 will not be treated as first-time drivers or novice drivers in the calculations of insurance companies (details supplied). [6304/19] | 5112 | 2 | 26 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-02-12/149/ |
| 2019-02-27 | 19 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Fiona O'Loughlin | Foreign | 19. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking to encourage returning Irish emigrants. [9681/19] | 3278 | 2 | 24 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-02-27/19/ |
| 2019-04-02 | 92 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 92. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the emigrant support programme; the estimated full-year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15083/19] | 871 | 1 | 22 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-04-02/92/ |
| 2019-04-02 | 103 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 103. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad meeting on 21 February 2019; the status of the implementation of the recommendations made in a report (details supplied) on addressing barriers t | 1459 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-04-02/103/ |
| 2019-05-08 | 559 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Jackie Cahill | Business | 559. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if financial incentives will be considered to encourage fully qualified engineers born and educated here to return from abroad to work in industry here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18665/19] | 499 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-05-08/559/ |
| 2019-07-02 | 159 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 159. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the emigrant support programme; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27593/19] | 989 | 1 | 24 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-07-02/159/ |
| 2019-07-11 | 128 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 128. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all recommendations from the report published on addressing barriers facing returning Irish emigrants have been implemented; if not, the outstanding recommendations; when he expects them to be implemented; and | 1618 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-07-11/128/ |
| 2019-07-23 | 126 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 126. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take in view of reports of a clampdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States of America, particularly in the context of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the | 1337 | 0 | 2 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-07-23/126/ |
| 2019-10-08 | 20 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 20. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the recommendations in the report on addressing barriers faced by returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40769/19] | 1356 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-10-08/20/ |
| 2019-10-22 | 138 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Niall Collins | Foreign | 138. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the recommendations in a report (details supplied) on addressing barriers facing returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43369/19] | 1226 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-10-22/138/ |
| 2019-10-24 | 54 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Dara Calleary | Foreign | 54. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected budget for the emigrant support programme in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44164/19] | 701 | 2 | 23 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-10-24/54/ |
| 2019-11-07 | 46 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Micheál Martin | Foreign | 46. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on a centre (details supplied) in New York; the payments it receives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45849/19] | 1182 | 4 | 49 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-11-07/46/ |
| 2019-11-07 | 47 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Micheál Martin | Foreign | 47. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the State funding a centre (details supplied) has received since its foundation in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45852/19] | 1182 | 4 | 49 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-11-07/47/ |
| 2019-11-12 | 53 | 32nd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Fiona O'Loughlin | Foreign | 53. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the recommendations in the report on addressing barriers faced by returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46381/19] | 2378 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-11-12/53/ |
| 2019-12-18 | 94 | 32nd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Seán Haughey | Foreign | 94. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made in relation to resolving the situation regarding the undocumented Irish in the United States of America, excluding progress made regarding the E3 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matte | 2417 | 1 | 11 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-12-18/94/ |
| 2020-07-21 | 340 | 33rd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Peadar Tóibín | Foreign | 340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated full-year cost of increasing the budget for the emigrant support programme by 10%. [16730/20] | 577 | 1 | 13 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-07-21/340/ |
| 2020-07-30 | 582 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 582. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if progress has been made in relation to immigration reform in the United States of America with particular reference to the status of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20967/20] | 2998 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-07-30/582/ |
| 2020-09-17 | 108 | 33rd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Brendan Howlin | Foreign | 108. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the budget for the emigrant support programme by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24578/20] | 579 | 1 | 13 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-09-17/108/ |
| 2020-09-22 | 368 | 33rd Dáil | Foreign Birth Registration | written | Jennifer Carroll MacNeill | Foreign | 368. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the average wait time for applications in the foreign births register section; the timeline for the citizenship application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/20] | 845 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-09-22/368/ |
| 2020-10-20 | 292 | 33rd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Pa Daly | Foreign | 292. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider extending supplementary funding under the emigrant support programme, particularly for welfare-based organisations. [31010/20] | 1750 | 2 | 26 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-10-20/292/ |
| 2020-11-26 | 13 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Seán Canney | Foreign | 13. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to enter discussions with the President-elect of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, on the issue of the difficulties facing undocumented Irish persons in the United States and in particular the progression of the E3 vi | 3132 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-11-26/13/ |
| 2020-11-26 | 14 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | John Brady | Foreign | 14. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will use the opportunity of the election of President-elect Joe Biden to make representations to the incoming Administration there around the plight of the undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States. [38301/20] | 3132 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-11-26/14/ |
| 2020-11-26 | 33 | 33rd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 33. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total financial allocation for the emigrant support programme in 2020; the funding to be allocated for 2021; if this allocation will enable additional programmes to be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38292 | 1848 | 3 | 38 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-11-26/33/ |
| 2020-11-26 | 46 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Denis Naughten | Foreign | 46. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if progress has been made on establishing an E3 visa agreement between Ireland and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38209/20] | 3132 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-11-26/46/ |
| 2020-11-26 | 56 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 56. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding proposed immigration reform in the United States with particular reference to the difficulties facing the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38291/20] | 3132 | 1 | 12 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2020-11-26/56/ |
| 2021-01-21 | 165 | 33rd Dáil | Emigrant Support Services | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 165. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding allocated under the emigrant support programme in 2020; the level of funding to be provided in 2021; if this will enable the expansion of existing programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3487/21] | 131 | 0 | 0 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-01-21/165/ |
| 2021-01-27 | 378 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Dara Calleary | Foreign | 378. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his approach to dealing with the new US administration, in particular the impact of its proposals for immigration reform on the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3969/21] | 1824 | 2 | 22 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-01-27/378/ |
| 2021-01-28 | 132 | 33rd Dáil | Foreign Birth Registration | written | Éamon Ó Cuív | Foreign | 132. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for citizenship currently being processed by his Department; the number of applications that have been finalised in 2020; the reason for the long delays in processing citizenship applications; his plans to spe | 1652 | 3 | 38 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-01-28/132/ |
| 2021-01-28 | 134 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Smith | Foreign | 134. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will have discussions at an early date with the United States administration in relation to the need for immigration reform with particular reference to the undocumented Irish following the referral by President Biden of the US C | 1874 | 3 | 33 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-01-28/134/ |
| 2021-02-10 | 367 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Griffin | Foreign | 367. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts he and his Department are making with the new US administration to improve the situation for undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States of America; if he is hopeful of positive developments under the Biden adminis | 2597 | 4 | 45 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-02-10/367/ |
| 2021-02-17 | 327 | 33rd Dáil | Foreign Birth Registration | written | Rose Conway-Walsh | Foreign | 327. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if delays in foreign birth registrations due to Covid-19 will be taken into account for future applications in cases in which the delay to completing the registration of a person could impact the rights of their children to claim c | 2164 | 4 | 51 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-02-17/327/ |
| 2021-03-10 | 438 | 33rd Dáil | Foreign Birth Registration | written | Neale Richmond | Foreign | 438. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has considered altering the requirement for a person to register on the foreign births register before the next generation’s birth in order to avail of Irish citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the | 1113 | 0 | 5 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-03-10/438/ |
| 2021-03-31 | 524 | 33rd Dáil | Foreign Birth Registration | written | Cian O'Callaghan | Foreign | 524. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of pending foreign birth registrations for minor children; the average processing times by applications based on having an Irish citizen parent, applications based on having a parent who is an Irish citizen through natura | 1429 | 1 | 15 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-03-31/524/ |
| 2021-04-21 | 1478 | 33rd Dáil | Foreign Birth Registration | written | Seán Sherlock | Justice | 1478. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice her plans to amend the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to alter the requirement for a person to register on the foreign births register before the next generation’s birth in order to avail of Irish citizenship; and if she will make | 762 | 0 | 2 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-04-21/1478/ |
| 2021-05-11 | 78 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Griffin | Foreign | 78. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts he and his Department are making with the new United States administration to improve the situation for undocumented Irish emigrants to the United States of America; his views on whether there will be positive developments | 2160 | 2 | 22 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-05-11/78/ |
| 2021-06-24 | 149 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Brendan Griffin | Foreign | 149. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made with the new US Administration to improve the situation of undocumented emigrants in the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33917/21] | 1817 | 2 | 22 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-06-24/149/ |
| 2021-06-29 | 287 | 33rd Dáil | Undocumented Irish in the USA | written | Joe McHugh | Foreign | 287. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of E3 visas between the United States of America and Ireland; the engagement that has taken place over the past year between Irish representative groups in the US and the Irish Embassy and consulates on the issue of the undocum | 2137 | 2 | 22 | https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-06-29/287/ |