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Written Answers — Garda Inspectorate Reports: Garda Inspectorate Reports (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Inspectorate that, following discussions with Garda management, it intends to publish an update in July 2010 on the implementation of the recommendations contained in their latest report which addressed Resource Allocation in the Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 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 September 2006. 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 — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person referred to has been received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit. The application is being processed at present and a response will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The salaries of the Chief Executive Officers and their equivalents, serving in the Agencies under the aegis of my Department are approved by the Department of Finance and are generally linked to Civil Service grades. The current salaries are set out in the table. There have been no breaches of the approved salaries. Name of Body CEO/Equivalent Current Salary Courts Service CEO Secretary...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that, where a crime has occurred, a record of the crime is created on the Garda PULSE system, which produces a unique reference number for that crime. This reference number is produced irrespective of how a crime is reported. Where appropriate, this unique reference number can be made available to relevant parties.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is in the Raheny Garda District. I am further informed that no specific complaint of the type referred to by the Deputy has been reported to local Garda management by residents or management of the educational facility in the location referred to and no traffic related incidents are recorded for this specific location. The...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order following a comprehensive and thorough examination of her asylum claim, her application for subsidiary protection and her application to remain temporarily in the State. The effect of the Deportation Order is that the person concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State. The enforcement of the Deportation...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that he is constrained in commenting on the matters concerned as related criminal proceedings are underway.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 207 together. The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in November 2009. Applications on behalf of minors are dealt with by a separate unit in the Citizenship Division. Because they generally require less processing than standard adult applications, it is usually possible to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: There are a number of provisions in the law for ensuring that payments continue to be made by spouses in support of their dependent spouses and children. They include enabling powers for the courts to order attachment of the earnings of a debtor spouse, to order the securing of payments to the maintenance creditor, to order the payment of lump sums and to order arrears of maintenance to be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The number of registration cards issued to foreign nationals in the years 2006 to 2010 is as follows: 2006: 144,090 2007: 127,893 2008: 127,253 2009: 116,332 2010 (to May 30): 47,864 -------------- Total: 563,432 From 29 May 2006 to 22 August 2008, a statutory fee of €100 was charged in respect of each Certificate of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that applications for Business Permission are currently taking 5-6 weeks to process on receipt of fully completed applications. The following table outlines the figures since 2005 to May 2010 in respect of applications processed by the Business Permission Unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service. Business...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The information sought by the Deputy for the period in question is being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The table below sets out the number of applications for certificates of naturalisation received and the number of certificates of naturalisation issued in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010:- Year Applications received Certificates issued 2005 4,523 1,451 2006 7,026 1,390 2007 7,616 1,501 2008 10,885 3,117 2009 27,765 4,531 2010 YTD 7,614 3,392 All valid applications are...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: For the purposes of this Question, information is being provided in respect of the Long Term Residency scheme only, given that the Deputy is separately being provided with information regarding other residency schemes. Long Term Residency is an administrative scheme that was introduced in May 2004 and is focused on persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 200 together. In the interests of clarity, the Deputy might wish to note that there is no such thing as an 'application for leave to remain' and, as such, it is not possible to provide statistics on the numbers of such applications which were received in any particular year. However, what has become known as 'an application for leave to remain' is the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of asylum applications received and recommendations to grant refugee status in the period 2005 - 2010 (30/4) is set out in the tables below. Table 1. Asylum Applications Received 2005 - 2010 (30/4) Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (30/4) Applications Received 4,323 4,314 3,985 3,866 2,689 693 Table 2. Recommendations to...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: There were 16 asylum applications still awaiting a decision at first instance in the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) as at 30 April 2010. The breakdown sought by the Deputy in relation to these cases is not available. A breakdown of asylum appeals on hand over two years in the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) is set out in the table below. Cases on hand over two years in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The table below sets out the available information requested by the Deputy. Year No. of applications received No. of apps awaiting a decision 2005 4,523 41 2006 7,026 384 2007 7,616 1,578 2008 10,885 6,052