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Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Schengen Convention provides for the abolition of border checks on common borders between participating States and for the development of enhanced cooperation in relation to law enforcement matters and judicial cooperation. Ireland has successfully applied to participate in certain provisions of the Schengen Convention including those associated with police cooperation, mutual assistance...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. ...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of Thursday, 26 June 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 14 April 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 28 September 2004 and applied for asylum. 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 the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 9...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 17 October 2001. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The person concerned appealed that decision to the Refugee Appeal Tribunal but later withdrew that appeal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: My Department is fully aware of the provisions of Section 7 of the Finance (No.2) Act 2008 which provides for this initiative by way of an income tax exemption. I can inform the Deputy that my Department is actively considering the detailed arrangements that will be required to implement the cycle to work scheme and I understand that my colleague, the Minister for Finance, intends to issue a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The post of Chief Executive Officer of the Courts Service is paid at the salary level of Secretary General Level III. This has been the case since the establishment of the Courts Service in 1999. This is higher than that recommended by the Review Body on Higher Renumeration in the Public Sector. Sanction was granted in July 2008 for the retention of the post at that level to reflect the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 July 2003. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned initiated, in August 2005, Judicial Review proceedings in the High Court challenging the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in his case and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have recently been in contact with the person referred to by the Deputy in relation to his family's immigration status. Further documentation has been requested from the person concerned in order to facilitate the Immigration Division in examining the case.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 10 February 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. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 7 September 2007,...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his Parliamentary Question, No. 234 of Thursday 18 December 2008, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 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 — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that records indicate that the person in question is not a recognised refugee and is therefore not entitled to make an application for family reunification.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 159 of Thursday, 5 February 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply. The Deputy might wish to note that Subsidiary Protection is a form of international protection offered to those persons who do not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee but...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his Parliamentary Question No. 54 of Thursday, 16 October 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply. In relation to his accommodation needs, the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 24 February 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. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 29 June 2006, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person to whom the Deputy refers was granted permission to remain in the State in June 2002, under the arrangements then in place for the parents of Irish citizen children. The most recent permission to remain granted to the person concerned expired on 5 May 2008. I am informed that when the person presented at his local Immigration Office on 6 May 2008 for renewal of that permission,...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my Reply to his Parliamentary Question No. 67 of Thursday, 16 October 2008, in this matter. The person concerned applied for asylum on 20 September 2006. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, it was established that the person concerned had previously made an asylum application in Germany and, as such, a determination was made,...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. The person referred to in the details supplied made an application for asylum on 30 March 2007 along with her son and is currently a resident at Atlantic House accommodation centre, Tramore, County Waterford. They have...