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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 2 February 2006 on her own behalf, and on 30 March 2006 on behalf of her child. 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 was informed, by letter dated 8 January 2009, that the Minister proposed to...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 13 January 2009. 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 (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 3 December 2007. 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...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jan 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 June 2007. 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 24 months. More complicated...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 29 August 2005. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. 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 first...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of Thursday, 26 November 2009 and the written reply to that question. I am informed by the Travel Document Unit of the Immigration Services Section that the person concerned was refused a temporary travel document on 31 December 2009 as the application submitted was not accompanied with the requisite supporting documentation from his...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jan 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 January 2005. I decided in my absolute discretion to grant a certificate of naturalisation and the person in question was informed of that decision in a letter issued to him on 14 January, 2010. A certificate of...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: There is no record of a Deportation Order in respect of the person concerned being issued by my Department in 1999.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the decision to refuse the application by the person concerned for residence in the State based on marriage to an EU National is currently under review. A decision will issue to the person concerned in due course.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The first and second named persons concerned, a husband and wife, made separate applications for asylum on 12 November 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), they were each entitled to remain in the State until their applications for asylum were decided. Their asylum applications were refused following the separate consideration of their cases by the Office...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 24 February 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. The person concerned chose not to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644 and 645 together. Prior to the introduction of a fee on 7 September 2009, Ireland was virtually alone among E.U. member States in not charging for long term residency status. The current fee of €500 is not considered excessive and compares favourably with that charged by the U.K. immigration authorities, for example, where a fee of approximately €950...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Office of Public Works, who have responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation, that plans to refurbish the station referred to by the Deputy are at an advanced stage. It is anticipated that invitations to tender will issue in the coming weeks and work will commence upon successful completion of the tender process.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 19 January 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the first named 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...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: A breakdown of the number of persons committed to prison solely for non-payment of fines for each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008 is set out in the following table: Year Number of Persons 2006 1,089 2007 1,335 2008 2,154 2009 (to 31/10/2009) 3,366 The complete figure for 2009 will be available once the Annual Report of the Irish Prison Service for that year is finalised. I can advise the...

Written Answers — Firearm Certificates: Firearm Certificates (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Applications for Restricted Firearm Certificates, whether they be for handguns, rifles or shotguns, must now be considered by a member of the Garda Síochána holding the rank of Chief Superintendent. It is important to realise that under the new legislation all applications for Firearm Certificates are regarded as new applications and not renewals. The conditions subject to which a firearm...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 22 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 — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table contains the number of cases of murder in which a firearm was used, proceedings commenced and convictions secured from 2006 to 2008 and in 2009 up to 7 December, 2009. Figures for the subsequent period referred to by the Deputy will be forwarded to him when they become available. As the Deputy is aware, these statistics, by their...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The number of operational reserve Gardaí in the Kerry Division, per District, as at the 18 January 2010, was as set out in thew following table: District Number Killarney 1 Tralee 3 Total 4

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The overall numbers of whole-time equivalent staff serving in my Department and agencies staffed by it at the beginning of each of the years 2007 to 2010 are set out in the following table. For the sake of completeness, I should add that these figures do not include bodies in the wider Justice sector which recruit their own staff such as the Courts Service, Garda Síochána, Garda Ombudsman...