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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Division of my Department has informed me that they have received documentation previously requested from the individual concerned. An issue has arisen in relation to one of these documents and the Immigration Division are making enquiries to substantiate its authenticity. As soon as enquiries have been completed the Immigration Division will contact the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to inform the Deputy that an application for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1st January, 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 Scheme, was received from the person to whom he refers on 14th December, 2005. The closing date for the submission of applications under the revised arrangements was...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 15 April, 1997 and applied for asylum. His application was refused at appeal stage following consideration of his case. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 26 November 1999, that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of him and afforded him three options in accordance with Section 3 (3) (b) (ii) of the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 6 October 2003 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), he was informed, by letter dated 12 January 2005, that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 465 of Tuesday 26 February 2008, No. 935 of Wednesday 26 September 2007, No. 654 of Tuesday 26 June 2007, No. 486 of Wednesday 31 January 2007 and No. 176 of Thursday 9 February 2006 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned arrived in the State on 28 February 2004 and made an application for asylum on 1 March 2004....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will appreciate that naturalisation is a method of obtaining citizenship based on the residence of the applicant. The approach taken in such cases is not therefore, anomalous with this Article nor is it contrary to the Good Friday Agreement.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 511 on 18 December 2007. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand that the person to whom the Deputy refers has made a complaint in relation to this matter to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The Ombudsman Commission is statutorily independent in its examination of complaints and I have no role in the matter.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 16 February 2005 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by 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 8...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in June 2005. The person in question was informed in July 2007 that the Family Reunification application on behalf of his wife had been refused and that the Family Reunification applications on behalf of his two children had been approved. In the course of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Division of my Department informs me that an application for long term residency was received in August 2006 from the individual referred to in the Deputy's question. The Immigration Division is currently processing applications for long term residency received in August 2006. A letter has recently been forwarded to the person concerned seeking further documentation in...

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have no record of receiving correspondence from the Deputy in relation to the matter to which he refers. It is open to the person in question to make a complaint to the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission 150 Upper Abbey Street, Dublin 1. The Commission is independent in the exercise of its functions and is not subject to direction by myself or the Garda Commissioner in relation to the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 23 September 2002 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by 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 16...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 485 of Tuesday 18 December 2007, No. 249 of Wednesday 5 December 2007 and No. 122 of Thursday 4 October 2007 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 May 2004 and made an application for asylum on 5 May 2004. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have approved the application of the person in question and a certificate of naturalisation has recently been issued.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Officials in the Citizenship section inform me that processing of the applications of the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question are at an advanced stage and the files will be forwarded to me for a decision in the very near future. I will inform the Deputy and the individuals concerned when I have reached a decision on the matter.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 896, 905, 910, 911 and 917 together. In order to deal comprehensively with the matters raised in these questions, it is firstly necessary to give some background to the issue of accommodating asylum seekers. The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) was established on 2 April, 2001 under the aegis of my Department. It replaced the Directorate of Asylum Support...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 897 to 902, inclusive, together. I can confirm that I am fully supportive of Government policy in relation to decentralisation which is of course a voluntary process for civil service staff and I am pleased to note that, with two years of my Department's programme still to run, close to five hundred posts have now been transferred, representing 50% of my...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that all electronic correspondence of the type referred to by the Deputy is logged and tracked to the relevant Division of my Department for attention. Due to an administrative oversight the particular correspondence in question was forwarded to the wrong area within my Department. I can, however, inform the Deputy that a response has issued to the person in question...