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Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (1 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I should say at the outset that the Courts Service is responsible for the management and administration of the courts including the designation of court venues for the transaction of the business of the District Court. I am aware that the Service has undertaken a nationwide review of the numbers and location of venues where District Court business is transacted. In undertaking the review, the...

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: My Department provides centralised support for 24 websites developed under its IT Shared Service model. Figures recorded in 2009 indicate that there were over one quarter of a million unique visits to my Department's main site (www.justice.ie) and over a half a million unique visits to the website of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (www.inis.gov.ie). Individual visits are not...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The majority of females who entered or were placed in Magdalen Laundries in the period did so without any direct involvement of the State. Magdalen laundries were not State institutions and their records are a matter for the individual religious congregations concerned. A small proportion of entrants to Magdalen Laundries came through the criminal justice system. While my Department,...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that applicants selected by the Public Appointments Service and who have successfully undergone a Physical Competency Test, a Medical Examination and also Character Vetting will remain on a panel and are available to be offered positions as Garda Trainees in a future intake.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of each Garda Division as at 30 April 2010 was as set out as follows: - Divisional strength as at 30 April 2010 Division Strength Division Strength Division Strength DMR South Central 780 Tipperary 400 Sligo / Leitrim 324 DMR North Central 719 Cork City 696 Clare 332 DMR North 825 Cork North 307 Mayo 321 DMR East 476...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 5 October 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 341 of Tuesday, 18 May 2010, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 6 October 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), that it is the policy of my Department not to extend a permission to remain to persons who are admitted for a period of 90 days or less on a short stay visit, save in very exceptional and unforeseen circumstances. The reason for that policy is that an extension of visitor's permission should not generally arise...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for a three year period to 14 August 2010. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 14 August 2007. The person concerned will be required to apply for the renewal of this permission one month before her current permission expires.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that it has not been possible due to industrial action to process certain types of correspondence sent directly to my Office. While most of the industrial action that was being taken has now been suspended, some action by the Union involved is continuing across the Civil Service. The further details supplied by the Deputy, enables my office to confirm that the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 May 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 August 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...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (27 May 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 his correct address without delay. The person concerned is the subject of...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the reply provided in response to the Deputy's previous Parliamentary Question (No:338 of 18th May) sets out the current position in respect of the Family Reunification application of the person referred to by the Deputy. The position with the application is as advised in previous replies to Parliamentary Questions...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 9 April 2010 seeking to register their son in the State. A response was sent in writing to the person concerned on 27 April 2010, informing them to register their son at their local immigration office.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the first named person in question was granted permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 scheme in 2005. This permission was renewed in 2007 and is currently valid up to 7 December 2010. The first named person concerned should present to her local immigration officer 2 weeks before that date for registration of her future permission to remain in the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 126 of Thursday, 20 May 2010, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply. The Deputy will note from that Reply that no Deportation Order has issued in respect of the person concerned.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 May 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 2002 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person in question was informed of this decision and the reasons for refusal in a letter issued to him on 25th June,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 May 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 2002 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person in question was informed of this decision and the reasons for refusal in a letter issued to him on 25th June,...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 28 September 2004. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...