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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 27 May 2005 on foot of a student visa, valid until 23 November 2006. The person concerned did not renew his permission to remain in the State since 23 November 2006, as required under Irish immigration law, and, as such, he has resided illegally in the State since that date. In early 2008, the person concerned made an application for permission to...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that, since taking office, I have not appointed anyone to a State Board who was employed as a senior executive or was a director of a bank or financial institution.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed that the person to whom the Deputy refers was granted permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme. The permission granted under that scheme expired on 17 June 2007. No application was received in my Department for renewal of that permission. However, I am...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application on 13th January 2009. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. When the investigation has been completed the Commissioner will forward a report to my Department for...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: 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 (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. Statistics on the number of asylum applicants who...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation for the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in October 2005. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the coming months.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 25 July 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 23 May 2006, that the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the closing date for receipt of applications under the IBC/05 Scheme was 31 March 2005 and that the imposition of a closing date was upheld by the Supreme Court in a judgment delivered on 20 December 2007. No application from the person concerned was received in the context of that scheme. Since the termination of the IBC/05 Scheme there is no longer any...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 255 together. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 31 January 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of Granard Garda District was 37. The District Court area of Granard was amalgamated with the District Court area of Longford with effect from 1 January 2009. Garda personnel from Granard...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the individual referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in August 2005. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the near future.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to remain in the State on stamp 3 conditions up until the 10th September 2009. Prior to the expiry of this permission it is open to the person concerned to apply to the General Immigration Division of my Department to have this permission renewed and the case...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 31 January 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of Hollymount Garda Station, Co. Mayo was 1. Hollymount Garda Station forms part of the Claremorris Garda District and the personnel strength of that District on the same date was 44....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that since June 2007, Agencies/Executive Offices of my Department have engaged a range of companies for services in the area of communications and public information. The full details, as set out in the following table, include public information campaigns to raise awareness of issues such as domestic violence, human trafficking, disability and equality. ...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The legislation to address the Law Reform Commission's recommendations on multi-unit developments is in the course of being drafted by Parliamentary Counsel as a matter of priority. The principal focus of the new Bill will be on ensuring good governance of property management companies and similar bodies which comprise the owners of individual units within multi-unit developments and which...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Mar 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 March 2006. Officials in that Section inform me that the application is at an advanced stage of processing and the file will be submitted to me for a decision in due course. I understand the person concerned is a refugee and in...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Based on the visa reference number provided, my Department has no record of a current visa application for the person in question.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that local Garda management is responsible for the allocation and monitoring of overtime within their respective areas. For security and operational reasons, it is Garda policy not to disclose the details of overtime worked in any particular Garda Station. As with any expenditure within An Garda Síochána, strict financial controls are in place to...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management is aware of an incident having occurred at the location referred by the Deputy. The matter is under active Garda investigation. The Deputy will appreciate that as the investigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his Parliamentary Question, No. 787 of Wednesday, 24 September 2008, in this matter. The person concerned applied for asylum on 13 January 2004. 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...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Mar 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 March 2003. Officials in that Section inform me that the application was deemed ineligible and the person concerned was informed of this in a letter issued on 4 March, 2005. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new...