It was great to visit the excellently-run Ukrainian 30 day accomodation facility in Punchestown this afternoon with Minister Heydon.
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11 hours ago
From today, pensioners, carers and people with disabilities will receive a Christmas bonus.
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1 week ago
I call on Dublin City Council to immediately scrap the ill thought out proposal to rename Herzog park.
Council leadership and local representatives should seek instead to engage with the Jewish community in Ireland.
Politicians supporting this move are engaging in divisive and utterly unacceptable politics of pitting one community against another. This is a return to sectarian politics at its worst.
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1 week ago
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL TO STRENGTHEN MIGRATION LEGISLATION AND INTRODUCE NEW RULES ON ASYLUM AND CITIZENSHIP-COLM BROPHY TD, MINISTER FOR MIGRATION
A number of new policies and legislative changes to strengthen Ireland’s migration and asylum system to ensure it is rules-based, efficient and aligned with many EU Member States are to be introduced.
Key aspects:
• Changes to legislation will ensure that Family Reunification for those granted International Protection status will only be granted in cases where it can be shown they have sufficient resources to support family members.
• Residents of international protection accommodation in employment to make a financial contribution towards their accommodation.
• Additional powers to revoke refugee status where a person is found to be a danger to the security of the state or has been convicted of a serious crime.
• Tightening of citizenship criteria to ensure there is clear guidance on the application of good character requirements and the introduction of a requirement that applicants are self-sufficient.
• Residency requirements for people granted International Protection to rise from three years to five years before they can apply for citizenship.
• An updated policy document will tighten the existing policy on family reunification for most non-European Economic Area (EEA) residents, reduce the effective waiting period for those on General Employment Permits, and will give permission to work for 16-18 year olds.
• International Protection Applicants for citizenship must be self-sufficient and not in receipt of certain social protection payments within the previous two years before an application is made.
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2 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
Today, we launched the National Housing Plan.
It will deliver 300,000 homes, including 90,000 starter homes, and will be back by an unprecedented budget of €36 billion.
Find out more: finegael.ie/housing
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4 weeks ago
Earlier today I visited Wexford where I, along with my colleague Senator Cathal Byrne visited Schools of Sanctuary who received €100,000 in funding as part of the 2025 Integration Fund which I announced today.
I also had a separate briefing meeting with the Fine Gael Councillors in Wexford organised by Senator Byrne.
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4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
It was great to visit Kingswood Community College this afternoon, where I had the opportunity to do a Q&A session with Politics and Society students in relation to my role as Minister of Migration. Afterwards, I had the opportunity to address 1st and 2nd years as well!
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4 weeks ago
