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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for Family Reunification was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 3 May 2013 and a letter issued on 29 May 2013 requesting information necessary to process the application. No response was received and further letters issued from INIS to the person concerned on 19 June 2013 and 29...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 3 January, 2001 under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 4 October, 2013. I would advise the person concerned to apply to the Garda National...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. I am informed that this application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Abuja on 15 November 2012. Following full consideration, the Visa Officer decided to refuse the grant of the visa on 25 March 2013. The decision of the Visa Officer to refuse the application was not appealed within 60 days of the refusal date - the requisite time-frame in which an appeal must be submitted. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has submitted a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence, and will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. 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 29th December 2005, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a family unit comprising a father, a mother and three minor children. All family members claimed asylum with one child being included as a child dependant in her mother's case while all the other family members were the subject of individual asylum claims. All asylum applications have now been refused. Arising from the refusal of the various asylum applications,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 15th March, 2007. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned initiated judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in her case. These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to remain in the State until the 26 October 2013 on Stamp 4 conditions. It is open to the person in question to make an application to renew their permission by writing to the General Immigration Division, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, 13...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. 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 25th November, 2011, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (19 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my previous answer to PQ No. 437 of 25 June, 2013. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy as the guardian is not a refugee and is therefore not entitled to make a Family Reunification application on behalf of their nephew. I am further informed that nephews and nieces do not fall within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Haddington Road Agreement does not affect retired members of the Garda Síochána in any different manner than it affects any other retired public servant. A reduction in public service pensions was legislated for as part of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, and took effect on 1 July 2013.  It is important to note that public service pensions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 980 and 989 together. I can assure the Deputies that I do appreciate the concerns of both retailers and consumers with regard to the issue of on-line and credit card fraud and the prevalence of such activity. In the context of our criminal law enforcement efforts to combat fraudulent activity these particular forms of fraud feature prominently, both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 981, 983 and 984 together. The Government's focus is to maximise to the greatest possible extent the potential of the Common Travel Area. This is evidenced by the visa waiver programme for holders of certain categories of UK visa, which this Government introduced in July 2011. In the twelve months following the introduction of the programme, visits from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Sign Language (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 982, 987 and 1066 together. As the Deputies will be aware one of the commitments in the Programme for Government is to "examine different mechanisms to promote the recognition of Irish Sign Language". This process has already commenced. At my request the National Disability Authority (NDA) facilitated consultations with the Deaf Society in Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The laws governing entitlement to Irish citizenship are specified in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Where a person is not born in the island of Ireland, they may have an entitlement to Irish citizenship if they are of Irish descent and certain requirements are satisfied. Persons with an entitlement to Irish citizenship can make an application for an Irish passport...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to has been granted. Visa applications are processed as speedily as possible having regard to the numbers on hand and the resources available to process them.