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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This applicant applied for asylum on 16 September 2002. Her application was refused and a Deportation Order was made on 11 March 2005. The applicant instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 18 April 2005 challenging the Deportation Order made in respect of her and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to the reply given to Question 371 by the then Minister on 31 January 2007. I wish to re-iterate that the case of the person concerned falls under the terms of the Dublin II Regulation, (Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003). Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner a Transfer Order was signed in respect of the person concerned on 13...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 13 February 2006 under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. An application for renewal of this permission to remain in the State was received and acknowledged by my Department on 30 April 2007. I am pleased to inform the Deputy...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by a independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 August 2000 as a minor and was included in his brother's application for asylum. This application was refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, they were...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand from the Immigration Division of my Department that this application is in the final stages of processing and that a decision will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 7 December 2005 for a period of two years, under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. This permission allowed the individual concerned to work in the State without the need for a work permit. Regarding the adult family members of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in January 2006. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 5,000 applications on hand to be processed before that of the individual concerned. These...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in June 2006. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 7,500 applications on hand to be processed before that of the individual concerned. These are...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the person in question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 20 March 2006. Due to the fact that applications on behalf of minors generally require less processing than standard adult applications, it is usually possible to finalise them more quickly. Based on current processing trends, it is likely that...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority was established as and from 4 November 2006. The Property Registration Authority replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that there is no record of an application from the person referred to by the Deputy for an exemption from work permit requirements. I understand that the person concerned has permission to remain in the State until 19 March 2008 with an unlimited work permit. Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The applications referred to by the Deputy were considered and refused by the Visa Officer in Cairo. The decisions were conveyed by letters dated 11 June 2007. Three of the applications were refused because the applicants' relative in Ireland was earning less than the Family Income Supplement limit. The fourth was refused because the Visa Officer considered that the applicant had not shown...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Division of my Department has recently written to the person concerned requesting documentation in relation to her request for an extension of permission to remain in the State. The application will be further processed upon receipt of these documents.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office on 29th May, 2007. The decision of the Visa Officer to refuse this application was taken on 6th June, 2007. The application was refused because the Visa Officer was not satisfied with the financial evidence provided. The Officer was also of the opinion that the granting of the visa could result in a cost to public...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department does not have a role in the provision of paternity testing services as described by the Deputy. I can, however, inform the Deputy that the Legal Aid Board, which comes under the aegis of my Department, may cover the cost of DNA tests to determine paternity in certain circumstances and provided that the person seeking this assistance is in receipt of legal aid. i.e. s/he has...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area in question is actively policed by Gardaí from Clontarf Garda Sub-district. Local Garda management is aware of complaints of anti-social behaviour in the area concerned and have directed that additional patrols by uniform and plain clothes Gardaí, including the local Community Policing Unit, be deployed in the area, with a view to...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of the Carlow/Kildare Division as at the 31 May 2007 was 389 and that the personnel strength (all ranks) of the Clare Division as at the 31 May 2007 was 289. The allocation of Garda personnel is a matter for the Garda Commissioner...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The latest date for which the numbers requested by the Deputy are readily available is 31 May 2007. These are set out in the table. Division 31/05/2007 Carlow/Kildare 389 Cavan/Monaghan 394 Clare 289 Cork City 643 Cork North 272 Cork West 276 DMR East 590 DMR NC 658 DMR North 648 DMR SC 741 DMR South 592 DMR West 729 Donegal 455 Galway West 412 Kerry 299 Laois/Offaly 298...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On 28 April 2006 the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 were brought into force. The Regulations, which covered the rights of EU citizens and their non-EEA family members moving to Ireland, were subsequently amended on 18 December 2006 to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on 1 January 2007. The Regulations transposed...