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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department for leave to remain or residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 143 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 171 on 5 February, 2009. The position remains unchanged. 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...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question has not made an application for Long Term Residency.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of Thursday 13 November 2008 and my detailed Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of Wednesday 24 September 2008 in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in my earlier Reply. The Deputy can be assured that all determinations and decisions reached in relation to the person concerned during the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the first person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in April 2007. Officials in that section inform me that the application is at an advanced stage of processing and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in due course. Officials inform me that there is no record of an...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 3 February 2005. 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 29 November 2005, that the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answer to his previous Parliamentary Question No 858 put down for answer on 10th July 2008. The person in question made a Family Reunification application on behalf of his wife, daughters and son in January 2008. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in January 2006 and September 2006. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of both applications is at an advanced stage and the files will be submitted to me for decisions in due course.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the reply given to his Parliamentary Question Nos. 620 and 639 on Tuesday 27 January 2009. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply. However since that Reply was made, my officials became aware that the minor child of the person concerned had been re-admitted to the asylum process by the Ministerial Decisions Unit. In view of this development,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The first Strand of the Equality for Women Measure (Access to Employment) was launched in Summer 2008 and it attracted a high level of interest, with over 150 applications being received. All the project proposals have now been appraised. However, the extremely difficult Exchequer position makes it difficult to commit funding at this precise time. The matter continues to be kept under review.

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the all applications for legal aid are considered on an individual basis and decisions taken on whether or not to grant legal aid by reference to the general merits criteria set out in the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, including the prospects of successfully defending the proceedings and the likely cost of providing legal representation as against the likely...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 623 of Tuesday, 27 January 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that Australian nationals proposing to enter the State are not visa required. In this case where an Australian citizen is legally resident in Ireland and is in a relationship for two years with an Irish national it is open to that person to apply to the General Immigration Division of my Department for permission to remain...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of 31 December 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of Clontarf Garda Station which polices the area referred to by the Deputy, was 81 with 6 members specifically assigned to Community Policing. Current policing policy in the area is predicated on the prevention of crime, including crimes of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in August 2006. Officials in that Section inform me that further documentation requested from the applicant has been received. Processing of the application has commenced and the file will be submitted to me for a decision in due course.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Clontarf Sub-District. I am further informed that local Garda management is aware of anti-social behaviour in the location concerned, which has been designated as a public order hot-spot. The area is subject to regular patrols by uniform and plain clothes units, including the Community Policing, Garda Mountain Bike...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (17 Feb 2009)

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 employment permit requirements. ...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A recruitment campaign was advertised in October 2008, which meets the immediate recruitment needs of the Irish Prison Service, and it is very unlikely that there will be a recruitment campaign this year.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (17 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 9 December 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 17...