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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of Tuesday, 19 May, 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 15 December 2003. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 702 of Wednesday 16th September 2009. There is currently no application pending in my Department in the case of the person whose details were supplied.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they have received an application from the person referred to by the Deputy. The INIS will be in touch with this person shortly.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 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 July 2004. Processing of the file has been completed and I have reached a decision. The person in question was informed of that decision in a letter issued on 9th October, 2009.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of Thursday, 5 February, 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 11 May 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 26 January 2004. 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 and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of Thursday, 26 February, 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 28 March 2006. 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the Reply to his Parliamentary Question No. 290 on Wednesday 7 November 2009. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply. The person concerned has continued to meet her presentation requirements with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). She is due to present again on Thursday 13 October 2009. The enforcement of the Deportation Order...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 22 October 2001. Her asylum 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 first named person concerned was informed, by letter dated...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Abuja on 14 August 2009. It was refused by the Visa Officer on the 1 September 2009 for the following reasons: 1. It is not the general policy to grant a visa to dependent family members who are not spouses or children of persons granted residency in the State. The case was fully examined and there were no...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The first person concerned arrived in the state with her two children in November 2007 and they made an application for asylum on the 27th November 2007. The application for refugee status was refused following consideration of the 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 — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Seventy persons were appointed as Peace Commissioners between January 1 and September 30, 2009. The names and place of residence of the Peace Commissioners appointed are as follows: Name Sub-district County 1. Dunican, Eamon Tullamore Offaly 2. Jones, Tom Killucan Westmeath 3. Kennedy, Mark Ex-Officio Prison Official Laois 4. McCormack, Teresa Ex-Officio Prison Official Laois 5....

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (14 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A Visiting Committee is appointed to each prison under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order, 1925. Members of Committees are appointed by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for a term not exceeding three years. A Committee should have a minimum of 6 members and a maximum of 12 members. The current membership levels of each...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (15 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána Fixed Charge Processing Office, located in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, is responsible for the administration of the Fixed Charge Processing System, which was developed by An Garda Síochána to enable computer aided processing of offences contrary to the Road Traffic Acts which incur fixed charges. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of civil servants...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: In the period in question no costs have been incurred by my Department associated with the design, production, delivery or otherwise of constituency related leaflets.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 8 October 2009. The position is as stated in that reply.

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (15 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that, having conducted a further examination of this case, it was found that a request for the release of the medical file of the person referred to by the Deputy was forwarded in error by his General Practitioner to Portlaoise Prison and not the Midlands Prison where he had been incarcerated. The request has now been redirected to the Midlands Prison...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a letter regarding the status of the first named person referred to by the Deputy issued on 9 October, 2009 as requested by her on 7 October 2009. I have also been informed by the INIS that an application was received from the second named person on 8...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (15 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management will continue to participate in the group referred to by the Deputy. The Forum is considered to be successful by stakeholders, and its members, including An Garda Síochána, work to address immediately any difficulties identified. I am further informed that policing plans are being prepared to deal with any anti-social...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (15 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is in the Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in the area as a result of anti-social behaviour and several persons have been arrested as a result of such behaviour. A member of the local Community Policing Unit is allocated specifically to this area...