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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Direct Provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. RIA currently provides full board accommodation and ancillary services to just over 4,300 persons in 34 centres across...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that I met recently with representatives of the Stardust Victims Committee to hear their concerns first hand and am currently in correspondence with the Committee in relation to these issues, including the issues raised in the details supplied by him.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 595 to 597, inclusive, together. Entitlement to Irish citizenship is governed by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Where sections 6A and 6B of that Act are applicable, a child born in the island of Ireland on or after 1 January 2005 has an entitlement to Irish citizenship if, at the time of the birth of the child, one of his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. On 14 August, 2014 a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. Transfers of residents...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the number of Garda vehicles assigned by Division for the periods requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. DIVISION 2007 2011 2012 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on 16 November, 2005 for 2 years under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed on a regular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the subsidiary protection application made by the person concerned was refused on 31st July, 2014. Following that refusal decision, and in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned has submitted written...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application was received on behalf of the person mentioned by the Deputy on 14 November 2013. This application was refused on 1 September 2014 and, as the person is unlawfully present in the State, they are now expected to leave the State. Queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to with the reference number provided by the Deputy first registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau on Stamp 3 conditions on 06 March 2013 as the dependent of a worker in the State. This permission has been renewed and is valid up to 23 August 2015. As far as INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Persons from a visa-required country are required to have a valid Irish visa to land in the State (section 4(5)(b) of the Immigration Act, 2004). It is open to a visa-required national who wishes to join a family member currently residing in Ireland to make a visa application, the onus resting with the applicant to satisfy the Visa Officer as to why the visa should be granted. All...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. The person concerned has been invited to attend the next citizenship ceremony on 22nd September 2014, at which he will make a declaration of fidelity to the Irish Nation and loyalty to the State, give an undertaking to faithfully observe the laws of the State and to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 11th March, 2005. This Deportation Order was made following a comprehensive and thorough examination of the asylum claim of the person concerned and of their case to remain in the State. The person concerned has been evading...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person referred to has no entitlement to residency in the State. The person concerned is subject to a Deportation Order signed in respect of her on 20 August 2009. Further representations were received from the person's legal representative dated 24 August 2009, which were examined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, as well as being a significant event in the life of its recipient, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation as provided for in law is also a major step for the State which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, if the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The question of leave to remain in the State, on humanitarian or compassionate grounds, in the case of any person who fails to secure protection status, would be a matter to be considered under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 at the appropriate time. Where a person is refused protection status the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service notifies the person in writing of this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Certificates (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can firstly inform the Deputy that there are severe penalties in place for firearm offences under the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009. There are a range of penalties depending on the type of offence, as follows: - A person without a valid certificate for an unrestricted firearm is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine up to €10,000 or up to 5 years imprisonment or both; - A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that this person entered the State on 7 December 2006 and registered on Stamp 2 student conditions on 9 January 2007 until 13 November 2012. This person and their spouse currently have no permission to remain in the State. An application was received on behalf of the person mentioned by the Deputy...