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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...

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 24 August 2010, 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred was granted permission to remain in the State following consideration of an application made to the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) under the Irish Born Child Scheme (IBC/02). On 28 October 2010, the person attended at the Garda National Immigration Bureau, pursuant to section 9, Immigration Act, 2004, for the purpose of registering his permission to...

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

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person to whom he refers was granted permission to remain in the State 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. I am informed that this permission to remain was renewed in March of 2010, and is currently valid until 14 March 2013. I should remind the Deputy that...

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

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of the 03 December 2010, the number of sworn members who have retired, or indicated that they will retire by the end of 2010, is 419. A breakdown of retirees on a county basis in tabular form is not readily available and the gathering and compilation of the information, as requested, would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources.

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

Dermot Ahern: The number of foreign nationals released from prison here in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date are as set out in the table: Year Persons 2007 3,184 2008 3,183 2009 3,032 2010 (Year to date) 2,865 In relation to the statistics on the number of released prisoners deported in each of those years, these statistics are not recorded in my Department in a manner as would enable me to...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No: 135 on 1st December, 2010. I am informed that there are no cases unaccounted for.

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring in this case to unpaid invoices in relation to supplies of goods and services. The non-payroll budget for the Justice Sector is in the region of €555 million per annum. While it is very difficult to derive a specific figure at a particular point in time due to the number and range of payments I can assure the Deputy that every effort is made to pay...

Written Answers — Refugee Appeals Tribunal: Refugee Appeals Tribunal (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 206 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 288 and 289 of Tuesday 9 November 2010 which sets out the position in relation to the matters raised by him.

Written Answers — Refugee Appeals Tribunal: Refugee Appeals Tribunal (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 290 of Tuesday 9th November 2010 which sets out the position in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Subsidiary Protection: Subsidiary Protection (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question No 291 of Tuesday 9 November 2010 in which I set out the available information. I have been informed that statistical information regarding Subsidiary Protection applications pending was not recorded prior to 2009.

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2010)

Dermot Ahern: There is no industrial action under way in my Department. For completeness, however, I might mention two issues in the wider Justice sector. Members of the Prisons Officers' Association are currently working to rule in one prison in relation to the procedures used for the filling of posts which carry allowances. There is no loss in productivity and it is not in contravention of the Croke...