Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 June 2009
126 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to citizenship or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24354/09]
View answerThe person concerned applied for asylum on 12 September 2003. 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 30 June 2005, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. Representations were received from the person concerned. The person concerned has also submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection in the State in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 518 of 2006) and this application is under consideration at present. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome.
In the event that the Subsidiary Protection application is refused, the case file of the person concerned, including all representations submitted, will then be considered under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. When this latter consideration has been completed, the case file of the person concerned will be passed to me for decision. The Deputy might wish to note that the person concerned is not entitled to apply for citizenship or naturalisation in the State at this time.
127 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24355/09]
View answerThe person concerned has been granted temporary permission to remain in the State for a three year period until 8 May 2011. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 8 May 2008.
128 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24356/09]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my previous answers to his Parliamentary Questions. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned was the subject of a Family Reunification application which was approved in August 2005 and that her permission to remain was valid up to 10 June 2009. It is open to her to contact her local Immigration Office to seek to renew her permission to remain. I am further informed by INIS that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question.
129 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding residency and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24357/09]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that the permission to remain granted to the person in question under the IBC/05 Scheme has been renewed, and is currently valid until 20 September 2010. 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 in the Deputy's Question.
130 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will review the case in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24358/09]
View answerThe person concerned was born in the State on 5 August 2005. Her mother had applied for asylum in the State. An application for asylum in her own right was made on her behalf on 17 August 2006. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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 9 June 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. In addition, she was notified of his entitlement to apply for Subsidiary Protection in the State in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations, 2006 (S.I. No. 518 of 2006). To date no response has been received in my Department to this letter. The 15 day period referred to in my Department's letter of 9 June 2009, expires on the 1 July 2009. It is open to the person concerned to make representations and/or apply for subsidiary protection within that period. In any event, a final decision on this case will not be made prior to the expiry date above.
131 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24359/09]
View answerAn application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 7 September 2006. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application is ongoing and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the coming months.
