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Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. RIA currently accommodates close on 7,000 residents in 61 centres (including 2 Reception Centres) throughout the State. In 54 of these centres, meals are provided for residents...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 16 May 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 26 April...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the previous answer to Parliamentary Question No. 212 put down for answer on 15 May 2008. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question was the subject of a Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application made by his brother in 2003. The Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application was refused in August 2004 and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned arrived in the State on 14 April 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, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 11 August 2006 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, 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 22...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 20 October 2006 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, 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...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 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 June 2006. Officials in that section have informed me that processing of the application is nearing completion and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the near future. I will inform the person in question when I...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1st January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission to remain in the State is currently valid until 13th February, 2010. Minor children under sixteen years of age who are in the care of their parent(s) avail of the same...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 1 June 2000 and claimed asylum. His application was refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 1 March, 2002 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him and afforded him three options in accordance with...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a Certificate of Naturalisation from the first named applicant was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in September 2002. The file was forwarded to my predecessor in November 2004 and he decided to refuse the application. The reason for refusal was disclosed to the person concerned in a letter dated 7 December 2004. An application for a Certificate of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on the 24th of June 2003 and claimed asylum. Her application was refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and on appeal by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned was notified by letter dated 18 May, 2005 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her and afforded her three options in...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to the Reply my predecessor gave to his Dáil Question No. 222 of Thursday, 3rd of April 2008. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply. The person concerned has continued to meet the presentation requirements of the Garda National Immigration Bureau and is due to present again shortly.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, and one of her children, arrived in the State on 16 April 2004 and applied for asylum. A second child arrived in the State on 26 November 2004 and was subsequently included in her mother's asylum application. The asylum application was refused following consideration of the case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform you that I have approved this application and the Citizenship Division of my Department has recently written to the person requesting certain documentation and the prescribed fee. When the documentation and the fee is received, a Certificate of Naturalisation will issue to him.