John Deasy
Ceist:267. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the definition of a stateless person in Irish law. [37760/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 7 October 2014
Ceisteanna (267)
Freagraí scríofa
There is no statutory definition of stateless person under Irish law. However, the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (as amended), refers to a stateless person as "within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of the 28th day of September 1954". Article 1 of this Convention defines a stateless person as someone "who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law".