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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the main bodies within the remit of my Department include the Garda Síochána, the Courts Service, the Irish Prison Service and the Property Registration Authority in addition to 24 other bodies, details of which can be found in the appendices to my Department's most recent Annual Report available at www.justice.ie and in the Oireachtas Library. Full details of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the citizenship division of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that on 31 December 2009 the personnel strength of each Garda station in Leixlip and Naas Garda Districts was as follows: Leixlip District Strength Carbury 5 Celbridge 18 Kilcock 8 Leixlip 33 Maynooth 15 Total 79 Naas District Strength Ballymore Eustace 1 Clane 8 Kilcullen 3 Kill 3 Naas 107 Robertstown 4 Total 126

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Commissioner, with his senior managers and Divisional Officers, arranges for the allocation of Garda personnel throughout the State. Garda management is aided in this by a distribution model known as the Garda Establishment Redistribution Model (GERM). I am advised by the Commissioner that this model indicates the most effective means to distribute Garda personnel and acts as a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 347 on 20 October, 2009. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Government re-affirmed its commitment to developing a new prison campus at Thornton Hall, Kilsallaghan, County Dublin and also approved the launch of a new tendering process for the construction of a more affordable and better value prison campus at Thornton. The aim is to provide good quality, regime focussed prison accommodation with appropriate support and rehabilitative facilities for...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the details of my reply to Question No. 54 September 2009. The disability functions of my Department centre on promoting the principles of equality but do not involve service delivery. No decision has been made to transfer the disability functions of my Department at this juncture.

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to questions 624, 635 and 721 on 16 September, 2009. The situation regarding Harristown House remains unchanged. My Department, in consultation with the Irish Prison Service, is examining other potential alternate uses for the House. These discussions are ongoing.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: No additional planting was undertaken at the Thornton Hall Site during 2009. During 2009, approximately €9,600 was spent on landscape maintenance, including weed removal and control; removal of all tree stakes and tree ties; fixing and securing of protective fencing etc at the Thornton Hall site. Consideration was given to the planting of further trees and shrubs as referred to in my answer...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to has submitted two on-line applications for a visa both made on 12/12/2009. No documentation or fees have been submitted to date in relation to either of these applications. As the person concerned states she is a South African national, she does not require a visa prior to entering the State. Entry into the State and the period of time the person may remain is at the...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: In my replies to Parliamentary Question numbers 547, 548, 549 and 550 of Tuesday 19 January, 2010 to Deputy Ruairí Quinn I set out fully the current position. I have nothing further to add to those replies.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána as at 31 December 2007, 2008 and 2009 was 13,755, 14,412 and 14,547 respectively.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, to date, they have not received an application from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question. If this person has resided legally in the State for five years on work permit conditions they may apply to their local immigration officer to have their permission to remain in the State renewed.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 16 September 2004. Her three children were included in her application. Her claim was examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, following which it was recommended that she should be declared a refugee. Based on this recommendation, the person concerned was issued with a formal declaration of...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 29 October 2008. 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 following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This applicant applied for asylum on 16 September 2002. His application and a subsequent appeal were refused and a Deportation Order was made on 11 March 2005. The applicant applied for Subsidiary Protection, but this application was deemed invalid under the regulations. The applicant instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 18 April 2005 challenging the Deportation Order made in respect...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 260 on 13 October, 2009. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Replies to his earlier Parliamentary Questions, Nos. 704 of Tuesday, 3 November 2009 and 686 of Wednesday, 16 September 2009. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in those Replies.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of Thursday, 2 July 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. As stated in my last Reply, the person concerned has submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection in the State which is under consideration at present. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a letter issued to the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy on 16th December 2009 and that to date no response has been received. I am further informed by INIS that on receipt of a response from the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy his Family Reunification...