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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)

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 July 2010. Officials in the Citizenship Division inform me that on examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by my officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State in 2007 and is resident here as a dependant of her husband. As stated in my replies to previous Parliamentary Questions on 27 April, 2010 and again on 29 September 2010, dependants of applicants who have been granted Long term Residency can...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for a two year period in September of 2005 under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 scheme. This permission was subsequently renewed in 2007 for a three year period up to 27 September, 2010. Given...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 28 September 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)

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 (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by Officials in my Department that they can find no record of a current visa application for the son of the person referred to. When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. This detail must be provided where a query on the status or other enquiry regarding a visa...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1047 of 29 September, 2010. I am to advise that the letter dated 13 April, 2010 has been recently re-issued directly to the person concerned by registered post. 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As indicated in my reply of 29 September 2010, there is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the persons whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the persons concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in April 2008 and September 2010. Officials in the Citizenship Division inform me that on examination of the first application submitted it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the residency requirements as set out in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 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 December 2009. Officials in the Citizenship Division inform me that the person concerned was requested to provide a copy of his birth certificate in a letter issued to him on 15 September, 2010. If an applicant for a...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the persons referred to by the Deputy are the applicant and subject of a Family Reunification Application made in April 2008. The applicant was awarded Refugee Status in December 2007. The Family Reunification application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner as required under Section...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 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 November 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 26 months. More complicated...

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Ó Caoláin is against everything and for nothing.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that I will write to her directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is not the general practice of the Visa Office to issue multiple journey visas unless a compliant travel history to Ireland in the recent past has been shown. In that context, a Visa Officer would normally expect to be satisfied that the conditions of at least two previous visas had been observed. A multiple entry visa may be issued for a one year period with a subsequent similar visa...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (13 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person referred to has been received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit. The application is being processed at present and a response will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It has always been the case that the rules with regard to family reunification have differed between the various classes of migrant present in the State. The rules are developed by reference to certain factors including the purpose for which the primary migrant entered the State, the category of residence granted to the primary migrant, the ability of the family unit to be economically viable...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: On the basis of the information provided by the Deputy it is not possible to provide a substantive response. I note that the nationality of neither the person referred to by the Deputy nor the two children referred to has been mentioned. Further information on the exact circumstances of the family concerned, including their place of regular residence, has also not been provided. I can...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (13 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. The GCVU has managed a substantial increase...