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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 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 2007 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person concerned was informed of this decision and the reasons for it in a letter issued to her on 15 December, 2009. There...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1018 and 1053 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 168 of Thursday 24 June 2010, in this matter. The person concerned has had his leave to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, to 18 April 2013. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 19 April 2010. This...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1019, 1091 and 1155 together. An 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 July 2010. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was originally granted permission to remain in the State based on her marriage to an Irish national on 31 August 2009 for an initial period of twelve months. This permission expired on 9 September 2010 and is now due for renewal. The person concerned should now attend their...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned claimed asylum in the State on2/3/2005 and had his claim examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner following which it was recommended that he should be recognised as a refugee. Based on this recommendation, the person concerned was issued with a formal declaration of refugee status by letter dated 24/6/2005. This communication also advised the...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 831 of 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). The enforcement of the Deportation Order is an operational matter for the GNIB. I should...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The persons concerned are a family unit, comprising a mother, a father and three young children. The mother applied for asylum on 3 April 2006. She gave birth to the second person referred to and this child was included as a child dependant in her mother's application for asylum. The father applied for asylum on 3 December 2007 while a separate asylum application was lodged in respect of...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and following consideration of her case under the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the then Minister signed a Deportation Order in respect of the person concerned on 26 July 2005. This Order was served by registered post dated 11 August 2005. This communication advised the person concerned of the legal...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 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. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: 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 person concerned was notified, by letter dated 19 March 2010, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1027 and 1153 together. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order since 2003 and has been evading his deportation for most of the intervening period. On 7 May 2010, an application to have the Deportation Order revoked, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), was received from the legal...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to is the subject of a Family Reunification application made in April 2010. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation was completed in June 2010 and a report was forwarded to...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is noted that the address of the person concerned as supplied by the Deputy does not match the address currently on record for the person concerned. As it is incumbent on an applicant to notify my Department when they change address it would be in the best interest of the person concerned to inform my Department of their correct address without delay. I am informed by the Irish...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in direct provision. If the person referred to in the question wishes to seek a transfer from his current accommodation, he should complete a transfer request form, available from the centre manager, and send it to the RIA for consideration.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1031 and 1058 together. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 19 September 2008, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: 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 person concerned was notified, by letter dated 5 November 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 18 May 2005. The second named person concerned, the minor son of the first named person concerned, subsequently arrived in the State and applied for asylum on 29 May 2006. Both asylum applications were refused following the individual consideration of the cases by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in 2005 under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed in 2007 and recently in 2010 which, I understand is valid up to 28 February 2011, the date of expiry of her passport. The...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 1037, 1051 and 1095 together. The person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 20 November 2010. She has submitted an application to have this permission renewed and this application is currently under consideration in my Department. Once a decision has been made on this renewal application, this will be conveyed in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 155 of Thursday, 1 July, 2010, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been...