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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The law contained in the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (as amended) will apply to decisions affecting the welfare of a child of a civil partner and will not be affected by the Civil Partnership Bill 2009. The Deputy may wish to note that section 44(3) of the Bill provides that where a civil partner applies for maintenance from his or her civil partner, the court shall have regard to all...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that it has received an application for residency from the person mentioned by the Deputy. The service will contact the named person's legal representatives shortly.

Written Answers — Legal Services Ombudsman: Legal Services Ombudsman (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Government's policy on the need for changes in the regulation of the legal profession is reflected in the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 and the Legal Services Ombudsman Act 2009. The 2008 Act amended the Solicitors Acts to strengthen the Law Society's regulatory functions by providing, among other matters, for a lay majority on the regulatory committees of the society and...

Written Answers — Travel Documentation: Travel Documentation (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A person who has been granted full refugee status is entitled to apply for a travel document to enable him/her to travel outside the State. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service advises me that while the person in question was refused refugee status following appeal, permission to remain in the State was granted in 2007. An alternative travel document may sometimes be issued in...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 634 of 27 January 2009, in which the position with regard to family reunification was set out in the case of the son of the person concerned. The position with regard to applying for a visa to enter the State remains unchanged from that stated in previous replies.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answer to his previous Parliamentary Question. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person in question made a Family Reunification Application in March 2007. A decision was made on the applicant's Family Reunification application and issued to the applicant's legal representative on 2 September 2008. A letter issued from the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 14 June 2004. 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 (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 28 October 2005. 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 (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his previous Parliamentary Questions. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question was granted refugee status and made a Family Reunification application in respect of his wife in September 2008. This application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 11 October 2007. 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 his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The person concerned was advised of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Repatriation Unit file in relation to the person concerned contains no original documents received from him. I should add that the Citizenship Division of my Department, which is processing an application for naturalisation from the person in question, has advised me that there is no record of any original documentation being received from the applicant...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that 11 fatal road traffic collisions involving pedal cycles and heavy goods vehicles are recorded as having occurred in the Dublin Metropolitan Region between 2005 and to date in 2009. With respect to the seven collisions which occurred between 2005 and 2007, investigations were completed and investigation files submitted to the Law Officers. No...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that an application by the person concerned for residence in the State based on EU treaty rights was received on 30 October 2008. The person concerned provided a Liberian passport in support of this application. The application was approved on 30 April 2009. The legal representative for the person concerned subsequently informed...

Written Answers — Firearms Licensing Laws: Firearms Licensing Laws (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy may be aware, with the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, the remaining firearms related sections of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 have been commenced. As a result, a wide range of measures in relation to firearms licensing have been introduced such as the requirement that applicants will provide secure accommodation for their firearms, prove...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The individual concerned, who is a Clerical Officer in my Department in Dublin, is not on my Department's Central Transfer List. However, I understand that she has applied on the Central Applications Facility to decentralise to the Department of Education and Science in Tullamore and that she is currently placed ninth on that list.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Oct 2009)

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 from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Minister for Finance has made clear, the moratorium on recruitment and promotions in the Public Service applies to the Garda Síochána, both sworn members and civilian support staff. By its nature, it does not apply to the Garda Reserve, whose members are unpaid volunteers who do not occupy public service posts. I intend to review the position during the course of 2010 in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed reply to his recent Question No. 235 of Tuesday, 22 September 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that reply.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Oct 2009)

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 July 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 — Controlled Substances: Controlled Substances (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children that Section 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 1988, as amended, provides for the issuing of licenses to persons for the purposes of production, supply, import, export and cultivation. Section 11 of the same regulation provides that certain categories of person, including members of the Garda Síochána, the Prison...