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Written Answers — Prison Services: Prison Services (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: St Patrick's Institution offers a diverse range of general and specialist services provided both by the Irish Prison Service and by in-reach statutory and non-statutory services. Chief among these are healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, educational, vocational, counselling, welfare and spiritual services to meet the specific needs of prisoners. As the Deputy will appreciate these...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 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 October 2008. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 23 months. The Citizenship Division is currently commencing further processing of applications received in mid 2007. More complicated cases can at...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 10 January 2008. 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 22 September 2008,...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that leave to remain in the State in the case of the persons referred to by the Deputy has been refused. This decision was made following a full and thorough review of this case, having taken into account all the facts known to my Department.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 24 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 11 September 2007, that the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Based on the information provided by the Deputy, my department has no record of the persons referred to. It is however open to all persons resident outside the State, and who are visa required to apply to their nearest Irish Embassy or Consulate for the appropriate visa. Each visa application is considered on its individual merits the onus resting with the applicant to satisfy the Visa...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 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 — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed that the permission to remain in the State (under Stamp 4 conditions) granted to the person concerned is currently valid until 12 June 2009.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State under the arrangements then in place in February 2002 for the non-EEA parents of Irish citizen children. I am further informed that the permission granted to the person in question is currently valid until 6 April 2009.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Services Section of my Department that the Deputy has previously made representations on behalf of the individual referred to in relation to acquiring a travel document. A letter issued to the Deputy on 28 January 2009 advising that as this person is a DR Congo national he should apply to the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 281 Gray's Inn Road,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised that there is no record of any application for naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question. In making any such application the person concerned should note that 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 622 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 — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department for 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 on asylum applications that are pending.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 148 of Thursday, 9 October 2008 and No. 909 of Wednesday, 24 September 2008 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 16 November 2006. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, it was established that the person concerned had previously made an...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the permission granted to the person concerned under the IBC/05 Scheme has been renewed until 26 August 2010.

Written Answers — Travel Documentation: Travel Documentation (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Immigration Services Section of my Department has informed me that there is no record of current travel document applications on hand on behalf of the persons in question. As the first named person is an Angolan national it is advised that he contact the Embassy of Angola, 22 Dorset Street, London WIU 6QY, England with a view to obtaining a national passport. The Deputy did not indicate...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Following the recent judgement in respect of this person their case is currently under consideration. My Department is awaiting updated medical reports from the applicant's legal representatives.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 680 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 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 — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application from the person concerned, regarding his status in the State, has not yet been received in my Department. This being the case, I am unable to add anything further to that already stated in my previous replies concerning the person in question.