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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the provisions governing family reunification for recognised refugees contained in the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) do not provide for a review of applications. However, it is open to the person referred to by the Deputy to submit a new application to the Family Reunification Section in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the persons whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department advises me that in exceptional cases an application for Irish temporary travel document may be considered in respect of qualifying non Irish nationals who are resident in Ireland. In all such cases, INIS must be satisfied that there is no alternative open to the applicant before an Irish temporary travel document will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that as the person referred to by the Deputy is stated to be here for several years, it would appear that this person has remained in the State without the appropriate permission. This is in breach of Section 5 (1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-national may be in the State other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons referred to by the Deputy never had an immigration permission to remain in the State. This is in breach of Section 5 (1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to him by or on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection in the State, the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications until they have fully completed the protection process. This is in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) which provides for the protection of the identity of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy, who currently has permission to reside in the State until 20 July 2016, is ongoing and the case will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. As the Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, sets out the conditions for naturalisation. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements. Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation is available on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie. The website also contains an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question does not have a basis under which they may apply for a Stamp 4. I am informed that this person has not had the requisite four year legal residence as an Employment Permit holder in order to qualify for a Stamp 4 and as such they will need to continue to hold Employment Permits...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the circumstances of the person in question are under consideration at present and it expects to issue a letter to him in the next seven days outlining the current position in respect of the application. Queries in relation to the Status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 15 July 2011. Representations were received from the person's legal representative, to request the Minister to use her discretion, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy is ongoing with a view to establishing whether the conditions for naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence are satisfied. A letter issued to the solicitor of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the conduct of particular Garda investigations is a matter for the Garda authorities and I, as Minister, do not have a role in this regard. The Deputy will also be aware that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is independent in the performance of her functions and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the actions of the DPP in a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person referred to was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit on 24 September 2015. However, the application was incomplete and returned to the registered organisation concerned for completion. I am further informed that on 17 November 2015 the application was once again received by the Garda Central...

Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to introduce the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill to the House today and I look forward to hearing Deputies' contributions. I would like to begin by highlighting the main objectives of this Bill. First, it provides for several key changes to bankruptcy law in Ireland. These are that the normal duration of bankruptcy is...

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: If Deputy Mac Lochlainn has evidence of what he has just put before the Dáil I would like him to give it to me because the matters to which he referred were one of the key issues we took seriously when we examined the penalty points reports. The Director of Public Prosecutions is to evaluate applications for cancellation made by a garda to avail of the statutory exemption for emergency...

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have already done what Deputy Mac Lochlainn has said should be done. I will remind him of the facts. In the interest of maintaining public confidence in the penalty point system, I put in place a further assurance and oversight mechanism, which I mentioned earlier. I appointed Judge Matthew Deery, former president of the Circuit Court, to act as an independent oversight authority of any...