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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that they have not received an application for leave to remain in the State from the persons mentioned by the Deputy. The persons concerned should be advised to write to the General Immigration Division of my Department, which is located at 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, providing full details and documentation of their...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 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 2008. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. The applicant...

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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 30 March 1998. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the then Asylum Division of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and, on appeal, by the then Asylum Appeals Authority. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 25 August...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 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 section of my Department in August 2005. Officials in that section will be forwarding the application to me for a decision in the near future. An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received...

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of Wednesday, 2 April 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 1 March 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...

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 320 of Tuesday, 16 December, 2008, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Copyright Law: Copyright Law (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to a settlement between the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and Eircom which has been reported in the press. I understand that this agreement has not been published and is essentially a private agreement between the two parties in connection with the downloading of copyrighted music from the internet. Because the issues involved relate to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Existing legislation makes extensive provision for unmarried fathers with respect to their children. Under the law as it stands — section 6A of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, as inserted by section 12 of the Status of Children Act 1987 — an unmarried father may apply to the court to be appointed a guardian of his child. Alternatively, where there is agreement between the parents,...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is in Clontarf Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in this area as a result of anti-social behaviour, and the area has been designated a public order hot-spot. A member of the local Community Policing Unit is allocated to this area and liaises with the local...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that Whitehall, Mountjoy and Fitzgibbon Street Garda Stations provide patrols in the area referred to by the Deputy. As of 31 January 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the strength of these stations was as set out in the following table: Station Total Strength Community Gardaí Whitehall 51 5 Mountjoy 105 11 Fitzgibbon...

Written Answers — Departmental Licences: Departmental Licences (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that my Department and its agencies have responsibility for the issue of a number of various licences and permits. They arise in the areas of responsibility of the Private Security Authority, the Irish Film Classification Office, An Garda Síochána and the Firearms Division of my Department. They relate to the regulation of the private security industry in the State,...

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Gilmore's young team.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that regular reviews are carried out of the threat assessment arising from the activities of dissident republican groups. Priority is given by the Gardaí to intelligence-led operations targeting the activities of such groups commensurate with the threat posed. These operations involve the strategic deployment of local and specialised operational Garda...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Legislation to address the Law Reform Commission's recommendations on multi-unit developments is in the course of being drafted by the 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 units within multi-unit developments and which exercise...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The immigration case histories and up to date positions of the first and second named persons concerned, a husband and wife, are almost identical. As a result, for the purposes of the Deputy's Question, I will deal with the two cases as one. The persons concerned applied for asylum in the State on 25 February 2003. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to has been approved following appeal.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November, 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy will...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Mar 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 May 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 times...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location 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. The area is patrolled by the District Drugs Unit. To date, there is no evidence of drug dealing in the area. An Garda Síochána deal with anti-social...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (24 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Visa Section of my Department that it is not aware of any delays currently in the processing of student visas.