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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answers to his previous Parliamentary Questions. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a response has not been received to date to correspondence which issued to the person in question on 24 November 2008. The person in question should reply to this letter in order to facilitate further processing of his application.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question has not submitted any further evidence or requested a review of the decision issued by my Department on the 19th November 2008.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 24 June 2003. As part of the process of having his asylum claims investigated, the person concerned was invited to attend for interview at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on 9 August 2004. The person concerned did not attend for interview on this date, nor did he furnish an explanation for his failure to attend. Consequently he...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that the permission granted to the person concerned under the IBC/05 Scheme was renewed until 24 January 2010 and the person was informed of this decision by letter dated 4 April 2007. The position regarding re-unification remains as stated in my Reply to Parliamentary Question No 160 on 19 June 2008.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 14 August 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 11...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 851 of Tuesday, 17 June 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 5 September 2005. His application was refused following 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 9 November 2006. His application was refused following 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 29 January 2008, that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 172 of 13 November 2008. The position remains unchanged. As the person in question's daughter is a Cameroonian national it is advised that she contact the Embassy of Cameroon, 84 Holland Park, London W11 3SB, England with a view to obtaining her own National passport or Travel Document.

Written Answers — Travel Documentation: Travel Documentation (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Immigration Operations Section of my Department has informed me that there is no record of a current travel document application on behalf of the person in question. As the person in question is a Cameroonian national it is advised that he contact the Embassy of Cameroon, 84 Holland Park, London W11 3SB, England with a view to obtaining his own National Passport.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question No 211 of 25th September 2008, I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that contact was made with the person referred to in the Deputy's Question on 11 July 2008 and 24th September 2008, seeking documentation in order to process their application. To date the Immigration Division has not received this documentation.

Written Answers — Travel Documentation: Travel Documentation (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a letter issued to the person in question on 25 November 2008 informing him that as a Liberian National he was advised to contact the Embassy of Liberia, 23 Fitzroy Square, Marylebone, London W1T 6EW, England with a view to obtaining his own National passport. The person in question was refused refugee status in the State in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in September 2000, under the arrangements then in place for non-EEA parents of Irish citizen children. This permission has been renewed until 18 December 2008. The person concerned should attend the Garda National Immigration Bureau for further renewal of this permission.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Dec 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 (4 Dec 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 124 of 20th November 2008, No. 300 of 29th October 2008 and No. 133 of 23rd October 2008 and the written Replies to those questions. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned submitted an application under the IBC/05 renewal scheme in 2007. However as the person concerned was not registered in the original scheme, it was not possible to process a renewal application. The records of my Department indicate that no further application for permission to remain in the State has been received from the person in question. Any further correspondence...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (9 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: On the first point, the question of whether the land register should be reformed to record all interests in property, is essentially a matter of legislative policy. The issue has been the subject of consideration for some time by a number of interested parties and it is generally accepted that the registration of such rights would be in keeping with moves towards electronic conveyancing. The...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (9 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested this information from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (9 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that an allowance amounting to 7.5% of gross basic pay was introduced in the mid 1930's as an incentive to members of An Garda Síochána to speak Irish in certain Gaeltacht areas in the country. It is payable to members serving in these Gaeltacht areas who perform their duties through the medium of Irish and whose knowledge of the language is certified...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The position in relation to granting 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 work permit requirements. The...