Written answers

Wednesday, 7 June 2006

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Citizenship Applications

9:00 pm

James Breen (Clare, Independent)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite a residency application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21752/06]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question arrived in the State on 6 November 1999. He made an application for asylum on 9 November 1999 which was refused on 7 November 2001. A subsequent Appeal to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal was refused on 28 March 2002. A notification of proposal to deport from the State under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, together with the refusal to grant a declaration of refugee status issued on 1 May 2002. Representations were received in relation to the proposal to deport and were considered prior to the signing of the Deportation Order on 8 August 2003. The person in question was deported from the State on 8 February 2004. He subsequently married an Irish national outside the State on 2 December 2005.

An application for permission to remain in the State based on marriage to an Irish national and the revocation of the Deportation Order was received from the person in question in February 2006. Applications of this type, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in strict chronological order and currently take approximately fourteen months to process. It should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State. It has always been the case that non EU nationals could not enter employment pending the outcome of an application for residency, unless, of course they have a valid work permit. Applications for a work permit should be made on behalf of a non EU national by an employer to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made for a residency permit to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [21761/06]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of marriage to an Irish national was received from the person in question in September 2005. An acknowledgement of receipt of the application was issued on 4 October 2005. Applications of this type, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in strict chronological order and currently take approximately fourteen months to process. It should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State.

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