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Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 on 31 July 2006. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A letter...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 19 February 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 15...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On 4th April, 2005 the person in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1st January, 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 Scheme. This application was refused on 29th June, 2005, as the person concerned did not meet the criteria of the scheme. On 1st November, 2006 the person submitted...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 should be granted. While it is not the practice to comment in detail on...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 11 April 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 30...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 on 10 November 2005. 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 near future. I will inform the Deputy and the person concerned when...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my previous answer to Parliamentary Question No. 662 put down for answer on the 26th June 2007 and Parliamentary Question No. 948 put down for answer on the 26th September 2007. The person in question made an application for Family Reunification in May 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question currently has permission to remain in the State until 2010. The issuance of passports is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The first named person arrived in the State on 28 July 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), he was informed, by letter dated 22 August 2005, that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in respect of his wife and two children in June 2007. This 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The applicant arrived in the state in circa 1997 and applied for asylum on 21 June 1997. The applicant was deemed not to be a refugee in June 1998. The applicant applied for Naturalisation in 2004 and was refused. The applicant applied for Subsidiary Protection in January 2007 and instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 5 February 2008. As the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The first named person concerned arrived in the State on 23 November, 2001 and applied for asylum on 18 December, 2001. 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 first named...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 185 of Thursday 8 November 2007, No. 99 of Thursday 26 April 2007, No. 200 of Wednesday 22 November 2006, No. 93 of Thursday 9 November 2006, No. 440 of Wednesday 27 September 2006 and No. 240 of Thursday 25 May 2006 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned arrived in the State on 24 February 2003 and applied for...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This applicant applied for asylum on 16 September 2002. His application was refused and a Deportation Order was made on 11 March 2005. The applicant instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 18 April 2005 challenging the Deportation Order made in respect of him and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I would refer the Deputy to the Reply I gave to his Dáil Question No. 253 of Thursday 5 July 2007 and to the two subsequent Replies I gave respectively to his Dáil Question No. 195 of Thursday 8 November 2007 and Dáil Question No. 189 of Thursday 28 February 2008. The status of the person concerned is as set out in those Replies.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision. The accommodation centres at Athlone and Mosney referred to in the details supplied are operated under contract for the RIA. By way of background to the case, the details supplied refer to a family of 4, comprising 2 parents and 2...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 on 8 October 2003. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A letter...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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...