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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The individual referred to currently has a visa application under consideration. The visa application was received in the Visa Office, Abuja on 2 November 2012. A preliminary assessment of the application has been completed. Cases of this type are dealt with in chronological order and a comprehensive examination of the application referred to will take place in due course.The actual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that valid applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in May, 2012. The applications are being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a husband and wife who entered the State on separate dates in 2005, as students, and were granted permission to remain until 23rd November, 2006 and 22nd February, 2006 respectively. They have remained in the State without permission since then. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has not submitted any documentary evidence to suggest that the European Court of Justice Judgment in the Zambrano case has any relevance to his case. It may be that while his children are Irish born, they are not entitled to claim Irish citizenship. The Deputy will appreciate that, in an Irish context, the Zambrano Judgment will only apply to third country national...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned currently has permission to remain in the State until 9th January, 2014. This decision was conveyed to her by letter dated 28th July, 2011. It will be open to the person concerned to apply for the renewal of that permission one month before it expires. I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, PQ No. 212 of Thursday, 27th June 2013 - copied beneath - in this matter. The position is unchanged since then. The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking her to submit the prescribed fee and other documents, which have been received. The person concerned will be invited in due course to attend the next citizenship ceremony on 27th August 2013, at which she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in November, 2011. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question. 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 as prescribed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: On 16th June last, 10 failed asylum seekers were deported from Ireland to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on a chartered flight which was organised through the EU Frontex network. Belgium, France and Germany also participated in this joint return operation. In enforcing the law in this respect, Ireland is no different to other countries who also remove individuals who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Funding (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The European Refugee Fund and the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals operate on the basis of annual programmes submitted by Member States and approved by the Commission. The eligibility period for an annual programme extends for a year and a half after the end of the year in question. So, the eligibility period for the annual programmes up to and including 2011 has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 227, inclusive, together. The Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act, 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 provide for surveillance to be conducted by the Defence Forces in the interests of the security of the State. The powers provided to the Defence Forces in these Acts are subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Procurement Regulations (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under public sector procurement rules, performance bonds are generally sought by my Department for all construction contracts to be placed with a value in excess of €500,000 (including VAT). Also under the procurement rules, my Department may require a performance bond in respect of construction contracts below the threshold, if it is envisaged that there would be a significant risk if...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Bodies Membership (4 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the necessary information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: On a point of order, to get over Deputy Dooley's disorder-----

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----the Deputy is welcome on a Friday morning to run the role of the Lone Ranger because he is the only representative of the Fianna Fáil Party.

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy appears to have missed the point that while his party leader made a major issue on Wednesday of the guillotining of the debate on the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, the Report Stage debate, which was scheduled to conclude at 6.30 p.m., collapsed at 5.50 p.m. The Deputy's party had so little interest in that Bill it tabled only a few amendments to it and debate on it...

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: If the Deputy is suggesting to the House that that legislation was guillotined, the only people who guillotined it were members of the Fianna Fáil Party who were so disinterested in the Bill they failed to table any reasonable number of amendments to it or to speak on it, other than Deputy Niall Collins-----

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----who spoke on only one amendment.

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: If the Deputy wants to turn Friday sittings into a comedy routine, he is welcome.