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Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that on 16 April, 2010 there were 207 persons in custody in St. Patrick's Institution which has a bed capacity of 217. Of the 207 persons in custody, 51 persons were aged under 18 years of age. St. Patrick's Institution is a closed, medium security place of detention for males aged 16 to 21 years of age and accommodates both remand and sentenced prisoners. It...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is normal procedure for my Department to retain records of all deportations. Such records would routinely include the person's last know address, country of origin, etc. Where biological information had been provided, for example, as part of an asylum application, this information would also be retained on file. A separate register containing these details does not currently exist.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application for Family Reunification in August 2009. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation has been completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the application by the person concerned for residence in the State based on EU Treaty Rights was reviewed and that a decision was issued by registered post to the person concerned on the 14th April 2010.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is assumed, for the purposes of the Deputy's question, that the Bulgarian or Romanian national does not qualify in their own right for access to the labour market (for instance, having held a work permit for 12 months) and that their access is dependant on their relationship with an Irish national. As a general rule the Romanian or Bulgarian partner of an Irish citizen, who can provide...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed that the person to whom the Deputy refers presented at the Garda National Immigration Bureau on 15 March, 2010, at which time his permission to remain in the State, initially granted in October of 2000 under the arrangements then in place for the non EEA parents of Irish citizen children, was extended until 17 June, 2013. I should add that permission to remain in the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for a two year period to 29 March 2012. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 29 March 2010.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person in question arrived in the State on 29 March 2005 and applied for asylum. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Commissioner, it was determined that the person in question had previously made an asylum application in France and, as such, his asylum claims should be examined by the French authorities in accordance with the provisions of the Dublin II...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 26 August 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 9 September 2003. She was accompanied to the State by her daughter and nephew, both minors at that time and both of whom were included in the asylum application of the person concerned. 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Family Reunification application made in January 2008. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation was completed in April 2008...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: An application for Long Term Residency from the person concerned was received in my Department on 1 April, 2009. Officials in that section inform me that a letter issued to the applicant's solicitor on the 19 April 2010 requesting further documents. Once this documentation has been received, processing of the application will continue.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 831 on Wednesday 24 September 2008. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply. The person concerned has continued to meet his presentation requirements with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). He last presented on 11 March 2010. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is an operational...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 Apr 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Family Reunification Application made by his wife in April 2008. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The investigation was completed in September 2008 and a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: 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 respect of her husband in April 2008. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The investigation was completed in September 2008 and a...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of Tuesday 13 October 2009 and the written Reply to that Question. 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 prohibition of refoulement. All representations...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 Apr 2010)

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 2007. 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 26 months. More...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 3 August 2004. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned was informed, by letter dated 6 January 2005, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given three options...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 Apr 2010)

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 26 months. More complicated...