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Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a reply to his representations was issued yesterday — 27 June, 2007.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Division of my Department has recently written to the person concerned requesting documentation in relation to her immigration status. The application will be further processed upon receipt of these documents.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions 212 answered on the 12th December 2006 and 177 answered on 6th March 2007. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that applications received in June 2006 are currently being dealt with.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question 272 answered on the 27th February 2007. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that applications received in June 2006 are currently being dealt with.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 16 July, 2002 and was given permission to remain until 26 July, 2002. He married an Irish national on 24 July, 2003 and on 28 January, 2004, he made an application for permission to remain in the State based on his marriage to an Irish national. This application was considered and refused. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I attach a high priority to the combating of anti-social behaviour. One of the priorities set for An Garda Síochána under section 20 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 is addressing anti-social behaviour and behaviour adversely affecting the quality of life of communities, with particular emphasis on alcohol related behaviour. To this end An Garda Síochána are driving forward the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised that there is no record of any application for naturalisation from the second-named individual referred to in the Deputy's question. In making any such application she should note that the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question was the subject of a Family Reunification application which was approved in March 2002. Correspondence has recently issued to the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy extending his permission to remain in the State. On receipt of this correspondence, the person in question should present himself to the Garda National Immigration Bureau to have...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 142 of Thursday, 28 September, 2006 and No. 63 of Thursday, 15 June, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 51 of Thursday, 15th February, 2007, 377 of Wednesday, 31st January, 2007, No. 54 of Thursday, 30th November 2006, No. 187 of Thursday, 1st June 2006 and No. 101 of Thursday, 1st March 2007 and the written replies to those questions. The position remains the same. Application for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Minor children under the age of sixteen who are in the care of non EU national parents who have been granted permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 scheme, avail of the same permission to remain in the State as that granted to their parents. When such minor children reach sixteen years of age they are obliged to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau or their local...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question 650 of 26th June 2007 the person in question made a Family Reunification application in March 2006.This application is under consideration by my Department and a decision will issue in due course. At the present time Family Reunification applications are taking approximately 15-18 months to process.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the application for Family Reunification for the spouse of the person in question was refused on the 24th May 2007. I understand that this application was refused on the basis that the marriage does not appear to be valid under Irish Law. The applicant was informed that a review would be made on foot of a declaration form the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question submitted an application for renewal of their permission to remain in the State on the basis of their parentage of an Irish born child under the terms of the IBC/05 scheme, on 8th May, 2007. On 19th June, 2007 the individual concerned furnished a letter of explanation to my Department regarding their lost expired passport and a copy of a Garda report relating to same....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the individuals referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in April 2006. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 6,900 applications on hand to be dealt with before those of the persons concerned. These are...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The offences referred to by the Deputy arise under section 3 of the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act 1847 and are subject to a penalty of up to one month's imprisonment. The High Court delivered its judgement recently in the case of Niall Dillon -v- The DPP. That case concerned the constitutionality of the section 3, and the court held that the provision is unconstitutional. The court's written...

Written Answers — Traffic Regulations: Traffic Regulations (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that penalties for breaches of traffic signals are enforced by An Garda Síochána effectively and consistently. Provisional statistics indicate that for the first three months of this year 5,660 Fixed Charge Notices were issued to offenders for driving through red traffic lights and crossing white lines at red traffic lights. Any change in the...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (3 Jul 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 — Child Protection: Child Protection (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 and 539 together. My Department has part funded the Leanbh Project since 2001. This project is an initiative, operated by the ISPCC since 1997, to work with children who are sighted begging in the greater Dublin areas and their parents. Leanbh engages with children begging on the streets, assesses the level of risk to the child and refers children to...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will be aware that the allocation of Garda resources, including accommodation where this is appropriate, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that owing to the accommodation needs arising from the accelerated recruitment programme any general disposal of Garda houses in Templemore cannot be considered at this time. However, I am...