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Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 18 July 2000 and applied for asylum. His application was refused and a Deportation Order was signed in respect of him on 25 January 2005. Judicial Review proceedings challenging the Deportation Order were instituted on 31 March 2005. The person concerned submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection pursuant to the European Communities...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 24 April 2005 with her three children and claimed asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 21 March, 2006 that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question is the subject of a Family Reunification application made by his wife in June 2006. 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 will be considered by my...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The closing date for receipt of applications for Post Nuptial Citizenship was 29 November 2005 and it is not possible to make an exception for any application received after that date. However, the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. These conditions are that the applicant must— be of full age, or by way of exception, be a minor born in the State be of good character have had a period of one...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The persons concerned applied for asylum in the State on 20th January 2005. Their applications were refused and deportation orders were made in respect of them on 23 November 2005. The applicants instituted judicial review proceedings on 13 January 2006 challenging the decision to make deportation orders in respect of them. The proceedings were determined on 30 January 2008 when the reliefs...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform I have no function in relation to the prosecution of offences. They are matters for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Deputy will appreciate that the Director of Public Prosecutions is statutorily independent in this function, therefore it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Following the submission in 2004 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 Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together. The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the amount spent by the Department on recruitment advertising in 2006 and 2007, excluding advertising conducted by the Public Appointments Service, is set out in the following table. 2006 2007 â'¬39,656.74 â'¬83,300.64

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I would refer the Deputy to the Reply I gave to his Dáil Question No. 468 of Tuesday, 26 February 2008. My position, as outlined in that Reply, has not changed.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 15 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 31...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my previous answers to Parliamentary Questions No. 1025 of 26 September 2007, No. 1196 of 30 January 2008, and No. 211 of 7 February 2008. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made an application for Family Reunification in March 2006. The Immigration Division has recently written to the person concerned requesting...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I assume the Deputy is referring to the affidavit which is the final part of the application form to be completed. It is only necessary to complete this section if the applicant is applying on the basis of his/her marriage to an Irish citizen.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to the Reply I gave to his Dáil Question No. 218 of Thursday 14 February 2008. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 207 on 21 February, 2008. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned submitted an application for temporary 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 known as the IBC/05 Scheme, on 8th August, 2005. The closing date for the submission of applications was 31st March, 2005 and therefore the application was received too late for...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The first named person concerned arrived in the State on 15 December 2002 accompanied by two of her children and made an application for asylum. Their application was refused following consideration of their 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of Thursday 5 July 2007 and the written reply to that Question. The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 February 2005 and made an application for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal....

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (3 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 10 October 2001 and claimed 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. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 12 March, 2003 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 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...