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Immigration Controls. (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: That is another option. I am open to all options, particularly in the context of the desire to have as many gardaí doing normal Garda duties on the streets, including fighting crime which, as I have said many times, is my first priority.

Citizenship Applications. (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A general review of the framework for the acquisition of Irish citizenship is underway in my Department. This will be progressed in consultation with the Office of the Minister for Integration. Among the issues being considered as part of that exercise is the general question of whether current eligibility requirements are appropriate and also whether language and integration requirements...

Citizenship Applications. (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: That is not the case. Every case is different and there are different requirements in every single case. No two cases are the same. The conditions are well laid out in the legislation and are easily accessible.

Citizenship Applications. (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Ultimately, the Minister may, at his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation, provided that certain statutory conditions are met. The conditions are simple and include being of full age, good character, having a continuous one-year period of residence in the State immediately before the application, and intending in good faith to reside in the State...

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Come up with €1.4 billion.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: In accordance with EU Directives, national public procurement procedures and relevant legislation, An Garda Síochána engaged in a procurement process for the provision and operation of safety cameras. As a result, a preferred supplier has been selected, and the contract discussion phase of the procurement process has commenced, with the aim of entering into a contract with the preferred...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 214 of 24 April 2008. I should point out that the figure of 16,639 given in that reply refers to the number of parents granted leave to remain under the IBC/05 Scheme, not the number of Irish born children. The granting of permission under the IBC/05 Scheme does not in any way confer any entitlement or legitimate expectation on any...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 21 March 2006. She gave birth to a child in the State later in 2006. 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. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the first...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 to 266, inclusive, together. As regards implementation of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, the position is that section 9, which provides for the structural separation of alcohol products from other beverages and food products in mixed trading premises, and the test-purchasing provisions of section 14 have not yet been commenced. As the Deputy is aware,...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Government Legislation Programme published on 26 January provides for publication of the Sale of Alcohol Bill in 2009. The Bill will modernise and streamline the laws relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2008, as well as the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008, and replacing them with updated provisions.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have arranged for the CEO of the Property Registration Authority to compile the requested information and to forward it to the Deputy. I understand that this will be done very shortly.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An 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 2006. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be submitted to me for a decision in due course. I am informed that the address the Deputy has provided differs...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Non-EEA religious and volunteer workers who, for immigration purposes, register their presence in the State are granted Stamp 3 which indicates that they are not entitled to participate in the labour market and that they are dependent on their employing church or organisation for their upkeep, finances and medical needs. The persons concerned must not be an economic burden on the State....

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is not readily available. Figures for persons jailed for not paying their television licence fee are not available for the past 30 years. However, figures for the last six years are set out in the table below. These figures relate to persons committed to prison for breach of the Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1988 where a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An 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 November 2006. Processing of the application has been completed and I have reached a decision. The person in question was informed of my decision in a letter issued to them via their legal representatives on 22 January, 2009.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is a variety of purposes for which immigration Stamp 3 may be given to a non-EEA national when registering with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. The same entitlements and conditions are not applicable to all non-EEA nationals who are granted stamp 3 as this stamp, in line with the other immigration stamps, is granted subject to the circumstances of each individual case. In...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to the earlier Replies given to his Parliamentary Question Nos. 979 on Wednesday 26 September 2007 and 243 on Thursday 24 April 2008 setting out the status of the persons concerned. Since then, the case of the family concerned was examined under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996, as amended, on the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An 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 May 2007. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be submitted to me for a decision in due course. However, I understand that the person concerned is a refugee and in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in November, 2006. Officials in that section will be forwarding the application to me for a decision in the very near future.