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- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The applications referred to were received in the Visa Office, Abuja, on 30 June 2008. The guideline timeframe for the processing of visa applications is 6 to 8 weeks from the date of receipt in the Visa Office. At present, however, applications are being processed within a shorter timeframe and I would expect an outcome in this case within the next three weeks.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy is publicly available and published annually as part of the revised estimates volume.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that all staff in my Department currently earn more than the national minimum wage.
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no separate procedure or free-standing right of any person to apply for permission to remain in the State on the sole basis of parentage of an Irish citizen child. Officials within my Department are considering the matter to which the Deputy refers, in the context of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 as amended. The person concerned will be...
- Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a number of organisations in Ireland, registered with the Unit, which employ personnel to work in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or student capacity with children and/or vulnerable adults. All Local Authorities are registered with the GCVU. In the vetting process checks are conducted on the Garda Criminal Records...
- Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda SÃochána in consultation with the Garda representative associations. The programme is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 31 May 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 14 May...
- Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 23 June 2003 and applied for asylum. Her asylum application was refused following the 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 dated...
- Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 177 of Thursday 15 November 2007, No. 103 of Thursday 1 March 2007 and No. 48 of Thursday 15 February 2007 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned arrived in the State on 1 April 2006 and applied for asylum. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, it was established that the...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the person's permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 scheme has been renewed until 16 November 2010. This permission becomes operative when the applicant registers with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. The letter informing the person concerned of this decision has been re-issued.
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 January 2008. She was invited to attend an interview on 29th May 2008 at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in relation to this application. As the applicant did not attend for interview and did not furnish the Commissioner with an explanation for the non-attendance within 3 days of the interview date, her application was deemed...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 January 2008. She was invited to attend an interview on 29th May 2008 at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in relation to this application. As the applicant did not attend for interview and did not furnish the Commissioner with an explanation for the non-attendance within 3 days of the interview date, her application was deemed...
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have recently been in contact with the person referred to in the Deputy's Question.
- Written Answers — Residency Status: Residency Status (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I am advised by officials in the Long Term Residency Section of my Department that an application for Long Term Residency from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in July 2007. I understand that applications received in October 2006 are currently being dealt with. As soon as a decision is made on the case, the person concerned will be notified.
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 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 — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: Based on the information provided, my Department has no record of a current visa application for the person in question.
- Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is being compiled at present and will be forwarded in due course.
- Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 845 and 848 together. The figures for headline offences, including burglary and robbery offences, recorded for each Garda Division in 2002 are available in the Garda Annual Report for that year, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library. Following the submission of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was...
- Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, which provides for civil proceedings in relation to anti-social behaviour by adults, was commenced on 1 January, 2007. Part 13 of the Act, relating to anti-social behaviour by children, was commenced on 1 March, 2007. These provisions set out an incremental procedure for addressing anti-social behaviour by adults and children. With regard to...
- Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 Jul 2008)
Dermot Ahern: Following the submission of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda SÃochána. The Garda SÃochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this, and the CSO has established a dedicated...