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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 29 October 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 12 December 2006. 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 scheme and this permission expired on 24 February 2010. However, I am also informed that the person concerned was not registered by the Garda National Immigration Bureau when he presented at his local office immigration office last February. His status in the State is...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned claimed asylum in this State on 15 September 2008 and the claim was examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner who recommended that the person concerned be recognised as a refugee. Based on this recommendation, the person concerned was issued with a formal declaration of refugee status by letter dated 20 April 2009. This communication also advised the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question has permission to remain in the State until October 2010 on work permit conditions.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 19 September 2006. 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 (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The case of the person concerned was examined under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999, (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended), on the Prohibition of Refoulement. Consideration was given to representations submitted on her behalf by her legal representative for permission to remain in the State. On 23 September 2009, I refused permission to remain...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for a three year period to 17 November 2012. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 18 November 2009. Given that the daughter referred to had been included as a child dependant in her mother's original asylum application, any decision made in relation to the mother applied equally to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that their Travel Document Unit has issued correspondence to the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy on 13 May 2010 requesting that a new application for a travel document accompanied with the requisite supporting documentation be submitted to that Unit for consideration.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question has lodged an application to remain in the State. This application is currently under consideration and a decision will issue to the person concerned in the near future.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned claimed asylum in the State on 12 August 2005 and had the claim examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, who recommended that the person concerned 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 16 August...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Section 6A of the Act, as inserted by section 4 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 provides that a person born in the island of Ireland shall not be entitled to be an Irish citizen unless a parent of that person has, during the period of 4 years immediately preceding the person's birth, been resident in the island of Ireland for a period of not less than 3 years or periods the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the 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 5 October 2010. The person concerned should present to her local immigration officer 2 weeks before that date for registration of her future permission to remain in the State.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State in September of 2000 under the scheme then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. This permission is valid up to 13 September 2010 and may be renewed at her local immigration office 2 weeks prior to that date. I am informed that while there is an application on hands for...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the residence status of a foreign national can only be considered by reference to the particular circumstances of the case. It is not therefore possible to give an indication of the likely residence status which would be granted without reference to the particular circumstances of the individual concerned....

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: On Report Stage I introduced a list of amendments which set out how the provisions relating to the receiver would operate in practice and how receivers would be appointed. The purpose of these amendments is to put on a statutory basis the necessary measures to ensure that the fees and expenses which receivers can claim are open, transparent and reasonable. Seanad amendment No.32 removes...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: We are dealing with a new procedure. The purpose of this Bill is twofold. The first is the indexation of fines in order to bring all existing fines up to today's values. The second is to ensure the payment of fines and to obviate the need for people to be imprisoned because of a failure to pay relatively small amounts of money. There have been instances over the years where people were...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The purpose of amendment No. 40 is to ensure the definition of "fine" is properly inserted in the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983 and that the reference to the Fines Act 2010 is correct. Under the 1983 Act, community service can only be imposed by a court as an alternative to imprisonment. In this legislation I am extending the possibility of community service being imposed to...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Section 19 provides a name and shame provision for persons who fail to pay their fines by the due date of payment. It is an additional measure which will encourage most persons to pay their fines. The Courts Service will be responsible for publishing the list of fine defaulters and the service will decide on the most appropriate means of so publishing. If it chooses the Internet, there...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Section 19 (1) states: "The Courts Service may, from time to time, publish in such manner as it considers appropriate (including on the internet) a list of the names and addresses of persons who have failed to pay fines imposed on them by the due date for payment." While this matter is entirely a matter for the Courts Service, I anticipate that it will proceed by means of a rolling...