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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 2007. Officials in that section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the coming months. I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when I...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 3 August 2001 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), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 18 May...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of Thursday 6 March 2008 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned arrived in the State on 20 August 2003 and applied for asylum. His asylum 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 (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 14 April 2003 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The person concerned lodged an appeal against the determination of the Refugee Applications Commissioner with the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. However, as the person concerned failed to attend...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State until 25 February, 2010. The person concerned was notified of this decision on 28 March, 2007. I have arranged for officials within my Department to re-issue the notification to the address provided by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy applied for asylum on 25 April, 2006. The claim was assessed by the Refugee Applications Commissioner who concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The Commissioner's recommendation was communicated to him by letter dated 10 July, 2006. This communication advised the person of his entitlement to appeal...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a family reunification application on behalf of his wife and three children in November 2005. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a family reunification application in April 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 3 December 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), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 14...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 23 August 2005 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), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 28...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (15 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that both overt and covert enforcement of the speed limits in force are perceived as resulting in positive outcomes. Overt enforcement includes increasing the visibility of cameras and vehicles used. The Garda authorities are aware of practice in other jurisdictions. Which approach is used in particular circumstances is a matter for decision at the...

Written Answers — Stardust Inquiry: Stardust Inquiry (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I understand that there are ongoing discussions with the Stardust Victims Committee's legal representative concerning the arrangements for the independent examination.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Law Reform Commission has indicated that it will publish, in the coming weeks, its Report on Multi-Unit Developments which, following an extensive consultation process, will contain definitive reform proposals concerning the regulation and governance of property management companies. The Government has already directed that early action be taken by the relevant Departments to address the...

Written Answers — Parental Leave: Parental Leave (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: No costs of the kind sought by the Deputy are available at present. My Department, however, is examining the issue of paternity leave as part of an overall review of maternity, parental and paternity leave as promised in the Agreed Programme for Government and the Social Partnership agreement "Towards 2016". Costings in relation to the provision of paid paternity leave will, no doubt, be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Long term residency is an administrative scheme that was introduced in May 2004 and is focused on persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit / work authorisation / work visa conditions. Such persons may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of My Department, that the person referred to by the Deputy received permission to remain in the State for one year on work permit conditions. An application in respect of the person in question was received by the Immigration Division on the 13th March 2008, seeking an extension of his work permit permission as he was in a de facto...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 249 put down for answer on 24 April, 2008, an application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Immigration Division of my Department on the 5th July 2006 seeking long term residency. This application was refused on 24 October 2006, as the individual did not meet the minimum criteria of over five years in the State on work...

Written Answers — Prisoner Rehabilitation: Prisoner Rehabilitation (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 463 together. The Irish Prison Service has made significant progress in meeting the commitments contained in the Programme for Government relating to rehabilitation for prisoners. Prisoner rehabilitation involves significant multidimensional input by a diverse range of general and specialist services provided both by the Irish Prison Service and...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464 to 466, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government, insofar as it relates to penal matters, contains proposals about revising the system of sentence remission for prisoners. These include lowering the rate of remission available to violent offenders and making its award conditional on various factors. The Programme also includes further proposals...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am committed to ensuring that all prisons are drug free in line with the commitments contained both in the Programme for Government and the Irish Prison Service Drugs Policy and Strategy and I will continue to pursue strategies to achieve that objective. The Irish Prison Service Drugs Policy and Strategy, entitled Keeping Drugs out of Prison was launched in May 2006 and the Irish Prison...