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

Dermot Ahern: The position with regard to Family Reunification remains unchanged from that stated in my replies to Parliamentary Questions 160 of 19 June, 2008 and 634 of 27 January, 2009. Should the person referred to wish to enter the State, he will be required to obtain a visa. In this case, such an application may be made to the Visa Section, Embassy of Ireland, Plot 415 Negro Crescent, Maitama...

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

Dermot Ahern: A certificate of naturalisation was issued to the person referred to in the Deputy's Question on 1 February, 2002. Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department inform me that they have not had a request from the person concerned to have a copy of his certificate re-issued. The appropriate questionnaire in relation to lost certificates of naturalisation was issued to the person...

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of Thursday, 2 October 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 19 October 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. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of...

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of Thursday, 20 November 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The immigration case histories and up to date positions of the three persons concerned, a husband, wife and child, are almost identical. Accordingly, for the purposes of the Deputy's Question, I will deal with the three cases as one. The persons concerned applied for...

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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has been granted temporary Leave to Remain in the State for a three year period, to 23 May 2010. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 23 May 2007.

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. 662 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 — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that under the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 the Courts may order the performance of unpaid work in the community by a person who is 16 years or over, who has been convicted of an offence for which the appropriate penalty would be an immediate custodial sentence and who has given his/her consent to the Court and this would appear to deal with the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Application: Citizenship Application (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have approved the application of the person in question and a certificate of naturalisation will issue once documents requested by the Citizenship Section of my Department have been received.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his Parliamentary Question No. 304 of Tuesday, 4 November 2008, in this matter. The person concerned applied for asylum on 3 December 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 Section 3 of the Immigration Act,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Application: Citizenship Application (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 31 January 2003. 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 14 October 2004,...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy is a Moldovan national and as such requires a visa to enter the State and requires a work permit in order to take up employment in the State. This person entered the State on 19/12/2002 to take up employment. She has resided legally here since that date by registering on a yearly basis...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to was approved on 5 March 2009.

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy is aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is undertaking an investigation under Section 102(4) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in respect of this matter. The date of completion of the report is a matter for the Ombudsman Commission which is independent in the exercise of its functions and is not subject to direction by myself or the Garda Commissioner in relation to...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Garda authorities that information in respect of monies seized in conjunction with drug seizures is not recorded as a compulsory field on the Garda IT system. It is not therefore possible to provide the information requested without undertaking an extensive manual examination of each drug-related incident for the years 2007 and 2008. This process would necessitate the...

Written Answers — Criminal Assets Bureau: Criminal Assets Bureau (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised that €10,401,000 was secured by the Criminal Assets Bureau for the Exchequer during 2007. The figures for 2008 are currently being compiled and will be made available in the Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report when it is published later this year.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: On the question of reviewing policy in relation to volunteers and religious workers I would refer the Deputy to my reply on this matter on 4 March 2009 (Question No 125). That review is being progressed having regard to current policies and legislation and also the legislative proposals contained in the Immigration Residence and Protection Bill. The Immigration Residence and Protection Bill...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Raheny Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in the area as a result of anti-social behaviour. An Garda Síochána deal with such anti-social behaviour by utilising public order legislation and issuing local authority fines on the spot for public drinking....

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in Clontarf Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of a number of incidents of the type referred to by the Deputy occurring in the area. These incidents are under active Garda investigation. The area referred to is regularly patrolled by uniform and plain clothes personnel, including the Community Policing Unit and the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 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 September 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, accompanied by her two children and a dependant minor niece, arrived in the State on 8 January 2006 and applied for asylum. Her children and niece were included in her asylum application. The person concerned gave birth to a child in the State in early 2006 and this child was also included in his mother's asylum application. Her application was refused following...