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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand that the person in question submitted the passports to the Immigration Division of my Department in support of their family for family re-unification. When some discrepancies came to light, these passports were forwarded to the Garda National Immigration Bureau for investigation. The person concerned and her husband have failed to account for these discrepancies and the Garda...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 624 of Thursday, 6th July, 2006 and the written reply to that question. The person concerned arrived in the State on 9 December, 2002 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 310 Wednesday, 27th September, 2006 and the written reply to that question. The person concerned and her three children arrived in the State on 5 July, 2005 and applied for asylum. Her application and those of her children were refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Sep 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 on 29 August 2005. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the beginning of 2005 and have approximately 2,800 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State in September 2000 following a Family Reunification application. I understand that the person's permission to remain expired on the 12th January 2004. The Immigration Division has recently written to the person concerned requesting documentation. This matter...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Sep 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 on 26 July 2005. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and it will be forwarded to me in the coming months for a decision. I will inform the Deputy and the person concerned when I have...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question was originally granted permission to remain in the State based on parentage of an Irish born child on 8 September 1997, under the particular scheme which existed at that time. The permission was granted on the basis that the person concerned was living in the same household as the Irish born child. However the person's circumstances changed in 2002 and a review of...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 17th July 2007. They were refused by the Visa Officer on 2nd August 2007. The applications were refused because it would have been contrary to general policy to approve them and there were no compelling grounds upon which they could be regarded as exceptional. Furthermore insufficient documentation in...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned claimed asylum in the State on 2 January 2001 and had his claim examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner following which it was recommended that he should be recognised as a refugee. Based on this recommendation, the person concerned was advised of my decision to issue him with a formal declaration of refugee status by letter dated 25 July 2001....

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 26 June, 2003 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his 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, he was informed by letter dated 30 June, 2005, that the...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question was originally granted permission to remain in the State on 9 January 2002 based on his parentage of an Irish born child. This permission has been renewed for the person concerned until 17 April 2008. The permission to remain in the State granted to the person mentioned is conditional on him continuing to actively discharge the role of parent to his Irish citizen...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of Thursday, 29 March, 2007 and the written reply to that question. The person concerned arrived in the State on 21 June, 2002 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Sep 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 an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform on whether such status...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in January 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation has been completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the Family Reunification applications from the person in question were refused on the 30th July 2007 and a letter outlining the reasons for the refusals issued on the same date. There is no provision under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 to appeal the decision of an application for Family Reunification. Each application is...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Sep 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 2004. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not satisfy the statutory residency requirement as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, at the time of...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 92 and 442 for answer on 16 November 2006 and 16 May 2006 respectively. My officials have made frequent unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the person in question. It appears she changed address since lodging her application, but did not inform officials of the Citizenship Section of my Department of this change. A...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 08 December, 2003 and applied for asylum. On 16 April, 2005, two of her children arrived in the State as unaccompanied minors. The children were subsequently reunited with their mother and included in her application for asylum. The application was refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Sep 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 June 2005. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the applications has commenced and they will be forwarded to me in the coming months for a decision. I will inform the Deputy and the individuals in question when...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 17 April, 2003 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his 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, he was informed by letter dated 21 October, 2004, that...