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

Alan Shatter: Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant must have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State immediately before the date of application and, during...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the incident referred to occurred within the Coolock Garda Sub-District. Local Garda Management is aware of an incident which occurred in 2002 where a vehicle owned by the person referred to by the deputy was damaged outside the family home. I am further informed that a statement of complaint was made by the person at the time but was later...

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

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the application has entered the final stage of processing and I intend to grant citizenship. A letter issued to the person referred to by the Deputy asking him to submit the prescribed fee and other documents, which have been received. The person concerned will be invited to attend the next citizenship ceremony at which he will make a declaration of fidelity to...

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

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the first named person was granted Long Term Residency in 2011. Long Term Residency is granted on the basis that a non-EEA national has completed five years (60 months) legal residency in the State on work permit/work authorisation/working visa conditions. Full details of the eligibility criteria for the...

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

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply, as follows, to Parliamentary Question No. 24992/13 of the 23 May, 2013. The position is unchanged since then. The Deputy will be aware, from previous Dáil replies in this matter, that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency. The person concerned was granted permission to remain for a period of five years on 12th...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, which was signed on the 20 January, 2006, following a thorough and comprehensive examination of her asylum claim and her application to remain temporarily in the State. The effect of the Deportation Order is that the person concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State and accordingly is not eligible to make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, which was signed on the 20 August, 2009, following a thorough and comprehensive examination of her asylum claim and her application to remain temporarily in the State. The effect of the Deportation Order is that the person concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State and accordingly is not eligible to make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. 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 28th August, 2007, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1044 and 1051 together. Since taking office I have indicated my willingness to address the question of the Magdalen laundries and separately the Bethany Home. Along with Minister Lynch I met with those women who had been admitted to and worked in the laundries and listened to their stories. The McAleese committee was set up to establish the facts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 34146/13 of the 11 July, 2013. The position is unchanged since then. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order and is therefore illegally present in the State. The person concerned arrived in the State on 15 May 2000 claiming to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to remain in the State until 9 August, 2015. A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy will appreciate that the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Coolock Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of anti-social behaviour and criminal activity in the area and, most recently, has introduced a new Policing Plan in response to this type of criminality. The Plan came into effect from 1 August 2013 and includes dedicated patrols in the area at key...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. 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 5th August, 2011, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 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: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The permission to remain in the State of the person concerned expired on 24 August, 2013. He submitted a written request for a further renewal of temporary leave to remain in July, 2013. Following a recent review of his case file by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, I am informed that a decision to grant further permission to remain in the State was conveyed in writing to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigation into the criminal complaint referred to formed part of a Garda investigation into a number of alleged incidents at a particular educational institution. I am further advised that the parents of the person referred to were informed of the outcome of the investigation insofar as it related to their child. My Department has no...

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

Alan Shatter: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Dublin Visa Office on 8 August, 2012. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 7 September, 2012. A refusal letter issued to the Irish reference on 13 September 2012. The decision of the Visa Officer to refuse the application was not appealed within 60 days ( the requisite time-frame in which an appeal must be submitted ) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 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 30th April, 2010, 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: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to remain in the State until 21 March 2015. A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person concerned . The Deputy will appreciate that the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation as provided for in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 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 31st October, 2000, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...