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Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Services Section of my Department that the Deputy has previously made representations on behalf of the individual referred to in relation to acquiring a travel document. A letter issued to the Deputy on 28 January 2009 advising that as this person is a DR Congo national he should apply to the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 281 Gray's Inn Road,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised that there is no record of any application for naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question. In making any such application the person concerned should note that 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 622 of Tuesday, 27 January 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency 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 (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 148 of Thursday, 9 October 2008 and No. 909 of Wednesday, 24 September 2008 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 16 November 2006. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, it was established that the person concerned had previously made an...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the permission granted to the person concerned under the IBC/05 Scheme has been renewed until 26 August 2010.

Written Answers — Travel Documentation: Travel Documentation (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Immigration Services Section of my Department has informed me that there is no record of current travel document applications on hand on behalf of the persons in question. As the first named person is an Angolan national it is advised that he contact the Embassy of Angola, 22 Dorset Street, London WIU 6QY, England with a view to obtaining a national passport. The Deputy did not indicate...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Following the recent judgement in respect of this person their case is currently under consideration. My Department is awaiting updated medical reports from the applicant's legal representatives.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 680 of Tuesday 27 January 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 (5 Mar 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.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application from the person concerned, regarding his status in the State, has not yet been received in my Department. This being the case, I am unable to add anything further to that already stated in my previous replies concerning the person in question.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The position with regard to Family Reunification remains unchanged from that stated in my replies to Parliamentary Questions 160 of 19 June, 2008 and 634 of 27 January, 2009. Should the person referred to wish to enter the State, he will be required to obtain a visa. In this case, such an application may be made to the Visa Section, Embassy of Ireland, Plot 415 Negro Crescent, Maitama...

Written Answers — Citizenship Application: Citizenship Application (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A certificate of naturalisation was issued to the person referred to in the Deputy's Question on 1 February, 2002. Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department inform me that they have not had a request from the person concerned to have a copy of his certificate re-issued. The appropriate questionnaire in relation to lost certificates of naturalisation was issued to the person...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of Thursday, 2 October 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 19 October 2005. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of Thursday, 20 November 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The immigration case histories and up to date positions of the three persons concerned, a husband, wife and child, are almost identical. Accordingly, for the purposes of the Deputy's Question, I will deal with the three cases as one. The persons concerned applied for...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned has been granted temporary Leave to Remain in the State for a three year period, to 23 May 2010. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 23 May 2007.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 662 of Tuesday 27 January 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the members of the Opposition, in particular the spokespersons for Fine Gael and the Labour Party, for their approval of the nomination of Mr. Dermot Gallagher. In reply to Deputy Ó Snodaigh and the other two Deputies opposite, the criticism that has been made of the appointment selection is ironic. What more transparent appointment can be made than the nomination coming before the...

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Which document is that?

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: It was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, in February 2005, I believe. Proposed textual amendments are listed at the back to the 2005 Act. I do not want the House to divide on this. If we set up something independently to look at a profession, it is best to allow it to operate without restriction, but there are issues concerning the complexity and volume of work that needs to be...