Clamping legislation at an advanced stage.

Yesterday evening, I welcomed a commitment from the Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar TD, that he will introduce legislation early in the New Year to regulate clamping by private operators on private property. Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Alan Kelly TD, was responding to my request for a progress update on the [...]

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Visa process for Chinese tourists needs to be streamlined

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I would like to welcome the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter’s announcement detailing the proposed new visa arrangements with UK which will begin in 2014. These changes will hopefully attract thousands of extra non-EU visitors to Ireland. The United Kingdom Government has announced changes to simplify the UK visa application process for [...]