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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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; be of good character; have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State immediately...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on the 30th March 2000. Her application was refused and a Deportation Order was made in respect of her on the 28th October 2003. The person concerned instituted Judicial Review proceedings on the 1st March 2004 challenging the decision to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. Her Leave application to apply for Judicial Review was granted on the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my previous answers to Questions Nos. 1213 and 131 put down for answer on 30th January 2008 and 9th October 2008 respectively. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a Family Reunification application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in May 2002 and that a decision was issued in January 2005. A review of that decision was...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to the detailed Reply I gave to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 135 of Thursday, 23 October 2008, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to the detailed Reply I gave to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 113 of Thursday, 27 November 2008, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy applied for asylum on 21 July 2008. The claim was assessed by the Refugee Applications Commissioner who concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The Commissioner's recommendation was communicated to him by letter dated 15 August 2008. This communication advised the person of his entitlement to appeal the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 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 (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 27 September 1999. 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 27 November 2002, that the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 October 2003. 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 12 July 2005, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of Tuesday, 8 July 2008 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 21 April 2006. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, it was established that the person concerned had previously made an asylum application in France and, as such, in accordance with the...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: He will eventually come to it.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: And not to murder them.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Exactly.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November, 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy will be aware of the service to...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Government policy in relation to human rights and equality matters has been to target areas of concern by the development of specific National Action Plans and national strategies. Examples of these, in so far as my Department is concerned, include the National Action Plan against Racism, the National Women's Strategy and the National Disability Strategy. At present, my Department is...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that they are not aware of the presence of any British security personnel or members of British police forces in these locations in the period mentioned in the Deputy's Question.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together. In the time available it has not been possible to compile the detailed statistics for the costs associated with policing arrangements for the development referred to in County Mayo. I will communicate further with the Deputy when the information sought is to hand. A specific allocation for policing in the area referred to in 2009 has...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 379 of Tuesday 24 June 2008 and No. 931 of Wednesday 24 September 2008 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned applied for asylum on 22 December 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....

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, separate arrangements exist in respect of Criminal and Civil Legal Aid. I can inform the Deputy that the cost to the State for Criminal Legal Aid for the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 are set out in the following table. Year Expenditure â'¬m 2006 42.093 2007 46.365 2008 (to 30 November) 48.858 The State, through the Legal Aid Board, also provides a...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (16 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There are normally four quarterly intakes of Garda recruits each year. The most recent intake took place in November of this year and it is expected that another intake will occur in February 2009.