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- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned arrived in the State on 30 July 2004 and applied for asylum. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of the 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 first named person concerned was...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in July 2005 and I decided to refuse the application. The reason for my decision was disclosed to the applicant in a letter dated 1 July 2008. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application if and when he is in a position to satisfy the...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 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 April 2007. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in January 2006 and have approximately 9,500 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person in question. These are generally...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 7 March 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, 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 15 May...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned arrived in the State on 6 August 2002, accompanied by her three children, 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 first...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 14 June 2007 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The determination of the Refugee Applications Commissioner was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 23 January 2008. This communication advised the person concerned of...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 7 March 2007 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 19 June...
- Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. By way of background, the Deputy may wish to note that the mother and four of the children referred to in the details supplied made applications for asylum at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) on...
- Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 843 of Tuesday 17 June 2008 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned arrived in the State on 16 May 2000 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...
- Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to the Reply my predecessor gave to his Dáil Question No. 209 of Thursday 6th March 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 (3 Jul 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 (3 Jul 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 (3 Jul 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 (3 Jul 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 — Refuge Status: Refuge Status (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person in question made a Family Reunification application on behalf of his wife in May 2007 and on behalf of his daughter in July 2007. 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 application...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have recently approved these applications. The Citizenship Section of my department will shortly be writing to the persons concerned informing them of my decision. They will also be advised of the formalities to be completed before certificates of naturalisation can issue. Once such matters are completed, certificates of naturalisation will issue as...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The number of staff in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform who have received or are receiving support to participate in post graduate educational courses in the years 2004 to 2008 is as follows: Year Number 2004/05 10 2005/06 7 2006/07 12 2007/08 16 Total 45
- Gangland Killings. (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The Government attaches the highest priority to combating organised crime and bringing those involved in such activities and who show such callous disregard for human life to justice. One of the main priorities set for the Garda SÃochána under the Garda SÃochána Act is to target gun crime, organised crime and drug trafficking through a range of measures, including the use of Garda...
- Gangland Killings. (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I share the concern of all Oireachtas Members and the reasonable members of the public. The Garda Commissioner has stated he has more than enough resources to target this. Operation Anvil is specifically targeted at this type of crime and resources will continue to be made available. There has been a reduction in the past number of years in the number of murders with firearms. No one...
- Gangland Killings. (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: Regarding firearms, I did not need reminding by the judge or the Fine Gael Party because it was one of the issues I targeted when I became Minister a number of months ago. This is a serious issue and there has been a dramatic rise in the number of licences issued. Prior to this weekend, I intend to bring forward a technical decision because of some court decisions on the interpretation of...