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

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a letter issued to the legal of representative of the person referred to by the Deputy on the 19th April 2010. I am further informed by INIS that on receipt of a response from the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy his Family Reunification application will be further processed.

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

Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department for leave to remain in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.

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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 19 August 2002. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), he 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 Tribunal. Arising...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 Apr 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 April 2008. 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 (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 186 of 17th December, 2009. The position remains unchanged.

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 266 on 13 October, 2009 in which I advised him that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in August 2007. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet that statutory residency...

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of Thursday 2 July 2009 and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person concerned now falls to be decided by reference to the provisions of 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. All representations...

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

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of Tuesday 6 October 2009 and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person concerned now falls to be decided by reference to the provisions of 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. All representations...

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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 14 May 2007. 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 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 30 June 2005. She sought to remain in the State on the basis of family reunification and was included as a family member in a family reunification application submitted by her aunt who had been granted refugee status in the State. Following consideration of this application, it was deemed that the person concerned was not a qualifying family...

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

Dermot Ahern: As I indicated in my response of 30 March, 2010, asylum seekers deemed to be unaccompanied minors by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) are referred to the HSE which has responsibility for their care under the Child Care Act, 1991 until they reach 18 years of age. Upon reaching that age, such 'aged out minors' are referred by the HSE to the Reception and Integration...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 and 521 together. As the Deputy is aware the Probation Service, in common with the rest of the Civil Service, is subject to the Government's moratorium on recruitment and promotion and its staff also have access to the Incentivised Career Break Scheme and the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement, which are available to staff in the Civil Service. Where...

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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 17 October 2001. 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. He subsequently withdrew his appeal...

Written Answers — Community Policing: Community Policing (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Santry Garda Sub-District. The local Community Policing Unit has made contact with the persons referred to by the Deputy and appropriate crime prevention and personal security advice has been provided. Contact has also been made with local Community Groups and arrangements put in place for contact details of the local...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to refer the Deputy to my replies to Question No. 486 of 22 April 2009, Question No. 349 of 9 February 2010 and Question No. 128 of 17 February 2010. In addition, it is my understanding that the Committee Stage of the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 is due to take place this week in the Seanad.

Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. The compilation of all the information sought by the Deputy would require the disproportionate use of scarce staff resources which I do not consider would be warranted.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The compilation of all the information sought by the Deputy would require the disproportionate use of scarce staff resources which I do not consider would be warranted.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available and could only be compiled by the use of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort. This could not be justified where there are other significant demands on such resources within my Department.

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply of the 25th March last, where I provided a range of figures of the nature sought. I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that full year statistics for 2009 are currently being finalised for inclusion in the 2009 Annual Report of the Irish Prison Service. I expect to receive the 2009 Annual Report in the coming weeks whereupon the...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that on 14 April 2010 there were 4,164 prisoners in custody. The breakdown of the population per prison is listed in the table below: Prison/ Place of Detention Persons in Custody Number of persons not accommodated insingle cells/rooms Arbour Hill Prison 154 70 Castlerea Prison 368 285 Cloverhill Prison 466 417 Cork Prison 302 282 Dóchas Centre 130 75...