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Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that his representations on behalf of the person concerned were received by my office on the 18th March 2010. A number of standard procedures need to be followed before I can make a decision on this appointment and my officials are currently attending to these matters. I expect to be in a position to make a decision in the near future.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 11 February 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 following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The position is that section 12 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, which entered into effect on 1 December 2009, prohibits the creation of a fee farm grant at law or in equity. From that date, any instrument purporting to create a fee farm grant, or to grant a lease for life or lives renewable for ever or for any period which is perpetually renewable, vests in the purported...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 May 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 December 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to his Parliamentary Questions. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a letter issued to the person referred to by the Deputy on 20th April 2010. I am further informed by INIS that on receipt of a response from the person referred to by the Deputy the case will be considered further.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to is the subject of a Family Reunification application made by his wife in April 2010. The application has been forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. On completion of the investigation the Commissioner will prepare...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Questions 512 on 20 April, 2010 & 196 on 29 April, 2010. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 11 April 2007. 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 May 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 April 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for a three year period, to 7 February 2013. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 8 February 2010, re-issued on 8 March 2010.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No 126 of Thursday, 18 June 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person concerned now falls to be considered for Subsidiary Protection in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 518 of 2006) and this application is...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Currently, there is no application for residency from this applicant, however, this applicant applied for asylum on the 30th August, 2002, his application was refused and a Deportation Order was made on the 11th September, 2003. The applicant instituted Judicial Review proceedings on the 25 April, 2008 challenging the Deportation Order made in respect of him and accordingly, as the matter is...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship section 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 — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and of his application to remain temporarily in the State. He has been evading his deportation since 19 May 2005 and should he come to the notice of the Gardaí, he would be liable to arrest and detention. He should, therefore, present himself to the Garda...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Government has re-affirmed its commitment to developing a new prison campus at Thornton Hall, 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 prisoners...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The family referred to by the Deputy comprise a husband and wife and their four children, all of whom are Romanian citizens. The first named person applied for asylum on 17 June 2002 and this application included two of the children. The second named person applied for asylum on 22 July 2002 and this application included the couple's other two children. Arising from the refusal of their...

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 and 352 together. I understand from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission that it incurred approximately €34,000 in legal costs in defending itself in this case. As a matter of fact I believe it is appropriate to point out that the Equality Tribunal actually found against the claimant and in favour of the Commission in this case.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have received the correspondence to which the Deputy refers. Information in respect of the matters raised has been sought from the Garda authorities and when that information is to hand a reply will issue to the correspondent.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 29 June 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 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 (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Overall responsibility for Immigration and Asylum matters rests with the Minister. Within this framework a number of agencies and bodies both statutory and non-statutory, administer the various aspects of the service. These include the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC), the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT), the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), the Irish...