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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have recently written to the Deputy providing general information in reply to the Parliamentary Question to which he refers. As stated therein, the number of applications approved since 2005 is approximately 14,312, while the number of applications refused is approximately 3,290. Applications for certificate of naturalisation were received from applicants from 172 nationalities. Further...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 requires convicted sex offenders to notify An Garda Síochána of their name and home address within seven days of becoming subject to the notification requirement. Thereafter offenders must notify An Garda Síochána of any subsequent changes to their name or address, within seven days of the event. Offenders who leave the State for an intended continuous period...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is within Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of incidents of anti-social behaviour at the location. Discussions on the matter are ongoing between An Garda Síochána and Dublin Bus. The area is subject to regular patrols by uniform and plain-clothes personnel, including the Community Policing and...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the area referred to is within the Clontarf Garda sub-district and that local Garda Management is aware of difficulties being experienced by local residents as a result of anti-social behaviour, particularly by young people who frequent bars and late-night food outlets in this area. The area is the subject of regular patrols, particularly...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my replies given to Parliamentary Questions No. 164 on 14 October 2008, No. 264 on 3 February 2009, No. 197 on 1 July 2009 and No. 277 on 8 December 2009. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in those replies. The person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 24 August 2004, following a comprehensive and thorough...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the parents of the person concerned were granted permission to remain in the State for two years from 24/02/05 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. Subsequent to Romania's joining of the European Union on 1 January 2007, the position is that Romanian citizens,...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to made an application for Family Reunification on 15th September 2009 in respect of his wife. I understand that a letter has issued from the Family Reunification Section to the person in question requesting further documentation. The application of the person in question will be...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The whole-time equivalent staffing numbers for the Property Registration Authority (formerly Land Registry) on the dates specified by the Deputy are as follows: Current - 590; End 2008 - 686; End 2007 - 706; End 2006 - 657; End 2003 - 658.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 Nov 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 23 November 2007, 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 — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: 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 13 September 2005, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Arising from the refusal of their asylum applications, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the first named person concerned was notified, by letter dated 27 August 2009, the second person concerned, by letter dated 13 September 2005, and their two children, by separate letters dated 31 August 2009, that the Minister proposed to make...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his Parliamentary Question No. 516 of Tuesday, 20 April, 2010 and the written Reply to that Question. 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 Nov 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 30 March 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 (25 Nov 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 30 July 2009, that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of her and her child. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person concerned arrived in the State accompanied by her mother in August 2003. The mother 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. The permission to remain was renewed recently and is currently valid until...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No 179 of Thursday, 4 November 2010, 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has had his leave to remain in the State renewed for a further six month period, to 6 February 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 6 August 2010. There is no record in my Department of the person concerned having submitted an application for citizenship. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 Nov 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 2006. The application is currently being processed in the normal way with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (25 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 1108 Wednesday, 25 September 2010. The status of the person concerned, as set out in that reply, remains unchanged. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and a detailed examination of the representations he submitted for...