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Written Answers — Citizen Applications: Citizen Applications (7 Dec 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 October 2009. 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No 340 of Tuesday, 19 October 2010 and the written Reply to that Question. The position is as set out in that reply.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am not aware of any plans to place a Department of Justice and Law Reform agency supported facility to provide accommodation for its clients in the area in question. If the Deputy could be more specific, I would be happy to have the situation checked out.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the Deputy's question. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the table: Board / Appointment Person's Name Remuneration (per annum) Term Legal Aid Board Elizabeth Murphy €8,100 1 Year (Part of Term) Private Security Authority Oonagh McPhillips Ms. Mc Phillips is a Civil Servant in the Department of Justice and Law Reform and not in receipt of any payment for this position 2.5...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no tariff system in operation in this State insofar as prison sentencing is concerned. I can advise the Deputy that on 30 November, 2010 the number of sentenced prisoners in custody was 3,721 of which 3,583 were male and 138 were females. While the statistics maintained by the Irish Prison Service are not categorised in the format requested by the...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service does not collate statistics in relation to recidivism rates. However the Irish Prison Service facilitated a major study of prisoner re-offending by the UCD Institute of Criminology, published in December 2006. The study is based on 19,955 prisoner releases that took place between 1 January 2001 and 30 November 2004. This is an...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: PACE is a community based organisation funded by my Department through the Probation Service. PACE supports people through the transition from prison and an offending background into the community and to break the cycle of offending. PACE residential services provide supported accommodation on a short term basis for 22 homeless males leaving prison. There are 14 high support places and 8...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that the moratorium on recruitment and appointments continues to apply to An Garda Síochána with provisions for exceptions following agreement with the Minister for Finance. The purpose of organising a recruitment campaign earlier this year was to begin the process of establishing a panel of potential applicants who could go on to be recruited as members of An Garda...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to has been approved. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 199 together. 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 29 November 2006, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. The person referred to in the question has only recently applied for a transfer, along with his family, from his current accommodation and that request is under consideration at the RIA. A formal response will issue...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in April of 2009 on the basis of being a family dependent of non-EEA parents of a child born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, who had been granted residency in the State under the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was granted in line...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Questions, No. 983 & 1033 of Wednesday, 29 September 2010 and the written Reply to those Questions. The position is as set out in that reply.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Dec 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 having been received from the person concerned. The position in general is that persons making an application for a certificate of naturalisation are required to provide evidence of their identity. If they do not have their birth certificate or other...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Travel Document Unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the person referred to in the Deputy's question is the holder of temporary permission to remain in the State until 29 May 2011 granted to him on an exceptional basis. INIS informs me that the person concerned was issued with a temporary travel document on 19 November 2009 valid for one year...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: On 8 January 2010, the person referred to by the Deputy arrived at Dublin Airport from Lisbon, Portugal. She had two passports in her possession and further enquiries revealed she had presented a third passport to immigration authorities here in relation to an application for residency. All three passports contained some identical information and the Garda National Immigration Bureau...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 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 18 May 2009, 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 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 June 2010, 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 (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Spouse of Irish National Unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that they wrote to the person concerned on 03 December 2010 requesting further documentation in relation to his application for residency in the State on the basis of his marriage to an Irish national. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual...