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Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 20 October 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations he submitted for consideration under Section 3...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency or naturalisation. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 10 December 2004. I am advised that the applications made by the person for asylum, for subsidiary protection, for temporary leave to remain and for...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the first named person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency or naturalisation. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 20 April 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for a three year period to 26th June, 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 26th June, 2008. An application for the renewal of this permission was received in my Department on 5th July, 2011. This application will be considered shortly. Once a decision has been made on this renewal...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in August 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for the period to 12th August, 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 12th August, 2008. The person concerned is required to apply in writing for the renewal of this permission. As my Department's records show no evidence of such a renewal application having been made to date, it...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a husband and his wife who entered the State on 10th September, 2004, and lodged separate asylum applications on 17th May, 2006. Their asylum applications were considered by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of whom concluded that the persons concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as refugees....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in December 2009 and my predecessor decided to refuse the application on 2 March, 2011. The person concerned was informed of this in a letter issued to him on 11 March, 2011. It is open to the person concerned to...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and of his application to remain temporarily in the State. He has been evading his deportation since 3 November 2009 and should he come to the notice of the Garda...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person concerned made an application for residency in the State on 27 March 2007 on the basis of his being the spouse of an EU national exercising their right to free movement. Following consideration of this application, under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations, 2006, a...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that the application for asylum made by the person concerned was fairly and comprehensively examined before a decision to refuse it was arrived at. I am further informed that the representations he submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), together with all refoulement issues, were given the fullest consideration before his Deportation...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for an initial one year period. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 20th April, 2006. This permission to remain was subsequently renewed and is currently valid to 29th May, 2013. Each period of permission to remain became operative once the person concerned had completed the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for an initial three year period. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 23rd November, 2004. This permission to remain was subsequently renewed and is currently valid to 2nd April, 2012. Each period of permission to remain became operative once the person concerned had completed the...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Defence property portfolio is kept under review to ensure the most effective use of military resources having regard to the roles assigned by Government to the Defence Forces. The property referred to is surplus to military requirements and has been earmarked for disposal subject to favourable market conditions.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: First, let me give the formal response to the amendments. I will then address specifically the issues the Senator raised. The essence of the amendments is to reduce the qualifying criteria required for appointment to the post of director of military prosecutions or as a military judge from the current position of the requirement to be a practising barrister or solicitor of not less than ten...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: If I am incorrect-----

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Perhaps it was the individual who has been lobbying the Senator who some time ago only had seven years experience and now has eight years. It may be unfair-----

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I do not wish to be unfair to the Senator but if he is the subject of lobbying on this issue I would be very interested-----

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I would be very interested in knowing where the eight years originates from. Why is it not seven? Why is it not nine? Why is it eight? Why should it be eight when the Senator and I know and Senator Mullen knows that for an appointment to the District Court one has to be in practice for a minimum period of ten years? Why eight? In circumstances where a decision of a military judge can...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: -----and we operate a system of justice where people are entitled to have accusations made against them determined and resolved within a reasonable period of time. The existing legislation does not allow for the appointment, as I understand it, of a substitute judge. The Senator may point out to me where I am mistaken. It provides for the possibility of the appointment of two military...