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- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (14 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by Officials in my Department that they can find no record of a current visa application for the son of the person referred to. When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. This detail must be provided where a query on the status or other enquiry regarding a visa...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1047 of 29 September, 2010. I am to advise that the letter dated 13 April, 2010 has been recently re-issued directly to the person concerned by registered post. 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...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: As indicated in my reply of 29 September 2010, there is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the persons whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the persons concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in April 2008 and September 2010. Officials in the Citizenship Division inform me that on examination of the first application submitted it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the residency requirements as set out in...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 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 2009. Officials in the Citizenship Division inform me that the person concerned was requested to provide a copy of his birth certificate in a letter issued to him on 15 September, 2010. If an applicant for a...
- Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (14 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the persons referred to by the Deputy are the applicant and subject of a Family Reunification Application made in April 2008. The applicant was awarded Refugee Status in December 2007. The Family Reunification application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner as required under Section...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 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 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 complicated...
- Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Deputy Gilmore was not in the Labour Party at that time.
- Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: There was an interesting letter in The Irish Times about it, the Deputy has suffered memory loss.
- Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: He has forgotten where he was, and who he associated with. A memory lapse.
- Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: It is a memory lapse.
- Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: He can answer however he likes.
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The law relating to cycling is set out in road traffic legislation, which is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Transport. I am informed by the Garda authorities that all members of An Garda SÃochána are tasked with enforcing road traffic legislation, including the relevant provisions in respect of cyclists. Dedicated Traffic Corps units throughout the country, and in...
- Written Answers — Peace Commissioners: Peace Commissioners (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Minister for Justice and Law Reform under Section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924. It is an honorary position and a Peace Commissioner receives no remuneration or compensation from public funds. Peace Commissioners are not entitled to charge or receive for their own benefit any fee or compensation from members of the public. At present, the...
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 328, 329 and 333 together. The Garda SÃochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy. The Road Safety Authority,...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in Citizenship Division in July, 2010. Until an application has been successful and a certificate of naturalisation issued, it is a requirement that applicants ensure that they remain lawfully in the...
- Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers. A response to the application was returned to the registered organisation involved on 6 October, 2010.
- Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaà 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 adults. The GCVU has managed a substantial increase...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Oct 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The persons concerned are a family of three, a mother, father and their adult daughter. The mother and daughter arrived in the State on 13/03/2002 and made an application for asylum on 14/03/2002. The father arrived in the State on 01/04/2002 and made an application for asylum on 02/04/2002. The asylum applications were refused following consideration of their cases by the Office of the...