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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 23 September 2002 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 16...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 485 of Tuesday 18 December 2007, No. 249 of Wednesday 5 December 2007 and No. 122 of Thursday 4 October 2007 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 May 2004 and made an application for asylum on 5 May 2004. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have approved the application of the person in question and a certificate of naturalisation has recently been issued.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Officials in the Citizenship section inform me that processing of the applications of the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question are at an advanced stage and the files will be forwarded to me for a decision in the very near future. I will inform the Deputy and the individuals concerned when I have reached a decision on the matter.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 896, 905, 910, 911 and 917 together. In order to deal comprehensively with the matters raised in these questions, it is firstly necessary to give some background to the issue of accommodating asylum seekers. The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) was established on 2 April, 2001 under the aegis of my Department. It replaced the Directorate of Asylum Support...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 897 to 902, inclusive, together. I can confirm that I am fully supportive of Government policy in relation to decentralisation which is of course a voluntary process for civil service staff and I am pleased to note that, with two years of my Department's programme still to run, close to five hundred posts have now been transferred, representing 50% of my...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that all electronic correspondence of the type referred to by the Deputy is logged and tracked to the relevant Division of my Department for attention. Due to an administrative oversight the particular correspondence in question was forwarded to the wrong area within my Department. I can, however, inform the Deputy that a response has issued to the person in question...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 1 September 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 18 March 2008, that...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 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 in June 2007. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in August 2005 and have approximately 12,000 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person in question. These are generally...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 May 2007 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 5 March 2008, that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service receives a considerable and diverse range of applications for permission to remain in the State including applications for long term residency. As the Deputy will appreciate, the processing time for dealing with such applications can vary depending on the type of application involved and the particular circumstances of the individual...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 13 February 2002 and made an application 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to inform the Deputy that judgments of the Supreme Court were delivered on 20th December, 2007 on five of the eight cases before the Court in relation to the IBC/05 Scheme. In all five cases the IBC/05 scheme, and the refusal of applications thereunder, was upheld by unanimous decision of the Court. Judgments are expected in early May on the further three grounds which remain before...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 915 and 916 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that the birth certificate concerned has been located and is being returned to the person concerned by registered post. In relation to the person's application for permission to remain under the IBC/05 Scheme, I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 858 of 11th December, 2007. In addition...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 19th February last which sets out the position.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will appreciate, policing operations and the deployment of Garda resources are matters for the Garda Commissioner. It is the responsibility of Garda management to allocate personnel within the Garda organisation on a priority basis in accordance with overall policing requirements. The area referred to is in Tallaght Garda District, which I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Manorhamilton Garda District and Garda Station on 29 February, 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 50 and 26 respectively. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, on any given day, personnel strengths of individual divisions, districts and stations may...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have set out the information as requested by the Deputy in tabular form. Name of Body / Organisation / Committee Date of establishment Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee February 2007 National Commission on Restorative Justice March 2007 Private Security Appeal Board August 2007 Government Alcohol Advisory Group January 2008 (the Advisory Group submitted its report to the...