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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, accompanied by her then infant son, applied for asylum on 19 September 2003. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the individual concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that permission to remain in the State was granted to the person concerned under the IBC/05 Scheme during 2005. This permission was renewed in May 2007 and is currently valid until 23 May, 2010.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the mother of the person in question has permission to remain in the State, under the IBC/05 Scheme, until 21 January, 2010. Following an application received from the person concerned, she was granted permission to remain in the State in line with that granted to her mother, and was informed of that decision in April 2008.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has been granted temporary Leave to Remain in the State for a one year period to 23 July 2010. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 23 July 2009.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has been granted temporary Leave to Remain in the State for a one year period to 16 June 2010. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 17 June 2009.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Immigration Services Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that a letter issued on 31 August 2009 to the person in question granting her permission to remain in the State on the basis of her marriage to an Irish national for an initial period of twelve months. This permission becomes operative when the applicant registers with the Garda National...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 4 September 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the individual concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the person in question was refused Refugee Status in 2004 and is therefore not entitled to be issued with an Irish Travel Document. The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 7 February 2008, for 3 years until 11 January 2011. As the person in question is a national of the Democratic...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 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 should note that it is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 31 October 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The person concerned was advised of...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) advises me that while the person in question was refused refugee status following appeal, he was recently, as an exceptional measure granted temporary permission to remain in the State for one year until 25 June 2010. He is now required to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. One of the requirements for registration is...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 714 and 715 together. The person concerned applied for asylum on 4 July 2003. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the individual concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his previous Parliamentary Question, No. 286 of Tuesday, 28 April 2009, in this matter. The person concerned applied for asylum on 15 March 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the individual concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service is not exempt from the operation of Government Decision S180/20/10/0964C of 3 February and 24 March 2009 on the implementation of savings measures on public service numbers, more generally referred to as the moratorium on public sector recruitment. However, the terms of the moratorium provide that in exceptional circumstances...

Written Answers — Garda Retirement: Garda Retirement (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of Gardaí who have retired from the Force, both voluntarily and on age grounds, as at 31 December 2007 and 2008 and to-date in 2009 was as follows:- 2007 184 2008 259 2009 351

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to by the Deputy are covered by Clontarf and Whitehall Garda Stations. The personnel strength of these stations, as at the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table: Station Strength Community Gardaí Clontarf 81 7 Whitehall 52 5

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines, Civil Servants, as a general rule, should not receive additional remuneration for undertaking other duties in the public service such as serving as members of boards of agencies. However, the guidelines also stipulate that additional payments may be permitted for undertaking other work, subject to Department of...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner. I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 723 and 724 together. The personnel strength for the Western Region Garda Division, as at the latest date for which figures are readily available, included 23 at Superintendent rank and 213 at Sergeant rank. This compares with 23 at Superintendent rank and 218 at Sergeant rank at the end of January of this year. A vacancy has recently arisen at...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 725, 735 and 736 together. The number of qualified Stateless persons who applied for and obtained naturalisation in the past five years is one. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004 define a Stateless person as being 'within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of the 28th day of...