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Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to his Parliamentary Questions. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question was the subject of a Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application made by his brother in 2003. The Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application was refused in August 2004 and the brother of the person in question...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Bray District Drug Unit on 30 September 2008 was 5. For security reasons, it is not Garda policy to release details of specific operations. However all members of An Garda Síochána are tasked with enforcing the criminal law, including the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Acts, 1977/84 and the Criminal Justice...

Written Answers — Illegal Substances: Illegal Substances (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by An Garda Síochána that offences under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977/84 refer to the possession, or possession for the purpose of sale or supply, of substances which are contained in the First Schedule of the Act. Any breaches of the criminal law reported or uncovered by members of An Garda Síochána are fully investigated and, where sufficient evidence is adduced,...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána in consultation with the Garda representative associations. The programme is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Government Legislation Programme published on 23 September 2008 indicates that publication of the Mental Capacity Bill is expected in mid-2009. The General Scheme of the Bill was published on 15 September 2008 and is available on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Justice Act 2006 enacted provisions to combat anti-social behaviour by adults and children. Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, which provides for civil proceedings in relation to anti-social behaviour by adults, was commenced on 1 January, 2007, and Part 13 of the Act, relating to anti-social behaviour by children, was commenced on 1 March, 2007. These provisions set out...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Section 18(2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 states that "A certificate of naturalisation shall be in the prescribed form and be issued on payment of the prescribed fee, and notice of issue shall be published in the prescribed manner in Iris Oifigiúil". The prescribed manner is as set out in S.I. No. 216/1956. It must include the name of the person naturalised, their...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Applications for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in September 2008. Applications on behalf of minors are dealt with by a separate unit in the Citizenship Section. Because they generally require less processing than standard adult applications, it is usually possible to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will appreciate that the granting of Irish Citizenship through naturalisation is an honour and applications must be processed in a way which preserves the necessary checks and balances to ensure that it is not undervalued and that it is given only to persons who satisfy the necessary qualifying criteria. Applications on behalf of minors are dealt with by a separate unit in the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 847 of Thursday 10 July 2008, and the written reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 20 May 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. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my previous reply to his previous Parliamentary Question. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy made a family reunification application on 26 September 2005 on behalf of her husband. The person referred to withdrew her application on 3 March 2006 and made a new application in respect of her mother and...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 15 March 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 the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 17 October 2005, that the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 12 November 2004. 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 21 September 2005, that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am not aware of any mislaid residency permit in the past five years. If the Deputy has details of any person who feels their application may have been mislaid he should relay that information to me. I will then arrange for INIS (Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service) to make direct contact with him in the matter.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (9 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 128 together. Negotiations are currently at an advanced stage with a commercial consortium, which was selected following an E.U. tender procedure, as the preferred tenderer for the design, construction, finance and maintenance of the proposed prison facilities at Thornton Hall as a PPP. It is a matter for the commercial consortium, under the PPP...

Written Answers — Private Security Authority: Private Security Authority (9 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Private Security Authority was established as an independent statutory authority under the Private Security Services Act 2004. The Act contains provisions for the appointment of members to the Board of the Authority and provides for appointment of persons with a wide range of experience or knowledge of the industry. Section 7 sets out certain categories of persons for appointment but...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (9 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. 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 has been observed. There are two main categories of visa...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 26 July 2004. 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 24 March 2006, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the detailed Reply I gave to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 382 of Tuesday 30 September 2008. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answers to his previous Parliamentary Questions. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a Family Reunification application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in May 2002 and that a decision was issued in January 2005. A review of that decision was carried out in 2005 and following the review the person in question was...