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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his previous Parliamentary Questions Nos. 700 of 3 November 2009 and 332 of 24 November 2009. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made a Family Reunification application in December 2007. A decision in this case issued to the applicant on 15th September 2009 and a copy of the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that Section 6A as inserted by section 4 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 provides that a person born in the island of Ireland shall not be entitled to be an Irish citizen unless a parent of that person has, during the period of 4 years immediately preceding the person's birth, been resident in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A valid 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 June 2008. All valid applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 24 months. More complicated...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: 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 statutory conditions are fulfilled. The conditions are that the applicant must - be of full age be of good character have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State immediately...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned claimed asylum in the State on 16/10/1998 and had his claim examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, following which it was recommended that he should be recognised as a refugee on 6 November 2000. The person concerned was advised of the decision to issue him with a formal declaration of refugee status and was also...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Valid 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 November 2004. All valid applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 24 months. More...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The persons concerned entered the State on 30 July 2008 and were granted permission to remain until 30 October 2008. By letters dated 6 October 2008 and 4 December 2008 the persons concerned were informed their permission to remain in the State would not be extended. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the persons concerned were informed, by...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is currently stamped in accordance with her stated activity in the State. Her current permission on Stamp 2 is valid to 1st June 2010. The person referred to applied for a change of her current status in October 2009. This application is currently under consideration...

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his earlier Parliamentary Question No. 146 of Thursday, 21 May 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. As I advised the Deputy in my earlier Reply, the position in the State of the person concerned now falls to be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there is a total 57 vehicles (both marked and unmarked), comprising of cars, vans and motorcycles allocated to Kildare Garda Division. The number of vehicles assigned to each station is set-out in the table below. While these vehicles are primarily utilised by personnel at the Garda Station to which they are allocated, such vehicles are District...

Written Answers — Firearms Licences: Firearms Licences (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, with the passage of legislation earlier this year there have been significant changes in the way in which firearms are licensed in this jurisdiction. One of the changes has been the classification of firearms into two categories: restricted and non-restricted. This was done by the Firearms (Restricted Firearms and Ammunition) Order (S.I. 21 of 2008) and the...

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The more Deputy Kenny speaks, the more he sounds like Deputy Ring.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There must be something in the air in County Mayo.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Muppets.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Workers' Party, the Socialist Workers' Party, New Agenda, Democratic Left, Official Sinn Féin and probably the Communist Party of Ireland.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: No one is listening to him anyway.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy's party voted against the increases.

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Be honest about it.

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Gilmore is back in his mould again.