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Question· writtenPQ 255asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
255 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of proposals to revoke a persons refugee status he has issued, and the number of persons whose refugee status has been revoked in 2009 and 2010.
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Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
158 Deputy Mary Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will confirm that neither he nor any agencies funded by him have any involvement in providing accommodation for clients at an address in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
184 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the options that remain and are open to a non-Irish national who has been served a notice pursuant to section 14(1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which will allow the person to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 170asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
181 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform with regard to the total number of unaccompanied children who arrived in the State between 1 January 2002 and 30 September 2010 being 1,871 children, the number that has been allowed to remain here upon attaining 18 years of age and the numbers whose applications to remain presently await determination.
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Question· writtenPQ 168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
179 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding changes for applicants for subsidiary protection who are residing here for over five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
205 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason an appeal hearing scheduled for 11.30 a.m. on Thursday, 27 October 2010 was adjourned at 1.15 p.m. by the tribunal member due to the over running of a hearing that commenced at 10.30 a.m. in order to facilitate another hearing before the same tribunal member to proceed at 2 p.m., although the 11.30 a.m. appeal hearing was from the Galway refugee legal service office and involved personnel attending the hearing from Galway as well as language analysts from Sweden who had been requested by the applicant’s legal representatives to be summonsed by the tribunal, as opposed to the 2 p.m. appeal hearing, which was from Dublin and did not involve any additional such costs; the additional cost to the taxpayer of this rescheduled hearing, including travelling expenses, subsistence allowance and attendance fees in respect of the applicant, their legal representative, witness and interpreter for a new rescheduled hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
206 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason close scheduling of appeal hearings has continued over the past ten years at the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, despite repeated complaints and requests by legal representatives to change this in order to allow more time between each appeal hearing and accordingly to eliminate additional costs; his plans to request the authorities at the Refugee Appeal Tribunal to change this scheduling procedure, in view of the current economic climate and the emphasis on eliminating unnecessary costs and making savings in all Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
204 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the extent to which the practice of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal of scheduling appeal hearings at hourly intervals daily — that is, at 9.30 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. — is causing wastage of taxpayers’ money, insofar as interpreters and legal representatives who are in attendance at the aforementioned times for such scheduled appeal hearings have to wait in some cases for hours for their appeal hearings to commence and in more cases for the appeal hearings to be adjourned completely, due to the close scheduling of the appeal hearings resulting in previous hearings over running; for the period 1 January, 2010 to 31 October, 2010, the number of appeal hearings that were late starting due to the over running of previous appeal hearings; the amount of time each such appeal was late commencing; the additional cost of interpreters for each such time delay; the number of appeal hearings that had to be completely adjourned by reason of time constraints due to this over-cheduling; the amount of the additional costs to the taxpayer due to the need for those involved to re-attend on new hearing dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
190 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform how a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 can obtain the necessary papers to facilitate naturalisation in view of the fact that they were a refugee and had no papers and that as directed they applied to the Congolese embassy in UK and were informed that original documents were required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
186 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if accommodation transfer can be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 185asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
199 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
185 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the current or expected position in the matter of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 176asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
177 Deputy Mary Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will confirm that neither he nor any agency funded by him has any involvement in providing accommodation for clients at an address in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
176 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the decision will issue on the application for asylum in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
170 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an asylum appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 165asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
166 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if there has been a change in policy towards the Pakistani Ahmadiyya community with regard to applications for asylum; if this policy will be reviewed in view of the persecution and massacre of followers this year in Lahore; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
207 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the measures he is taking to shorten the period of time it takes for decisions to be made in the asylum seeking process; his plans to speed up the process in particular for persons who have spent years in direct provision hostels and whose health and well-being is negatively affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 196asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
201 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the delays of upwards of four years in the processing of applications for asylum in the cases of a small number of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from Pakistan and other countries like Indonesia and Bangladesh; if his attention has been drawn to the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in these countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
153 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will arrange for a review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
150 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if direct living accommodation can be provided in the Dublin region in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
144 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding residency and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
143 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice 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.
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Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
142 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
141 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
140 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
138 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2010
99 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if the European Commission has commenced enforcement proceedings against Ireland for the way Ireland implemented directive 2004/83/EC on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection; if he accepts the view of the Commission and the steps he will take to amend the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
219 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will supply in tabular form the number of subsidiary protection applications received from persons other than unsuccessful refugee applicants for each of the past six years; the number of such applicants who were successful for each of the past six years; if section 5 of the Immigration Act 2004 applies or does not apply to such persons whose applications are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
216 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the decision by the UK Border Agency to suspend using language analysis testing on asylum seekers that had been supplied from a Swedish firm; if the Office of the Refugee Applications Commission continues to use the services of this firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2010
174 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons who have applied for asylum here in each of the past five years; the number approved, deferred or refused or pending in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2010
80 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons residing here awaiting a decision on asylum status; the number of persons residing here who have been declined asylum status, the cost of accommodating these persons here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2010
264 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount spent on judicial reviews for asylum cases in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2010
223 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 has not heard from the Department in more than three years on an application; the reason for the delay in assessing their application and the failure to keep them abreast of the process.
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Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2010
187 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum who have been reported missing since 1 January 2008 and of these, the number that have been located by the gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 255asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
300 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the situation of Saharawi citizens who, in protest at state activity, have established refugee camps and are under threat of intervention from the Moroccan army and police forces
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Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
290 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the additional cost to the taxpayer for a rescheduled hearing (details supplied) to include travelling expenses, subsistence allowance, attendance fee in respect of the applicant, his legal representative, witnesses and interpreter, for a new re-scheduled hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
289 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide, for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 October 2010, the number of appeal hearings that were late starting due to the overrunning of previous appeal hearings; the time period each such appeal was late commencing; the additional cost of interpreters for each such time delay; the number of appeal hearings that had to be completely adjourned by reason of time constraints due to this over scheduling and the amount of the additional costs to the taxpayer in having to re-attend on new hearing dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
288 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason close scheduling of appeal hearings has continued over the past ten years at the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, despite repeated complaints and requests by applicants’ legal representatives to change same, in order to give more time between each appeal hearing and accordingly to eliminate additional costs; if he will request the authorities at the Refugee Appeals Tribunal to change this scheduling procedure to eliminate unnecessary costs and make savings in all Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
276 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain here in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
272 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if women in direct provision centres have been consulted directly to establish their views on whether women-only centres are warranted or desirable for they and their children’s safety.
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Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
178 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
177 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of direct provision centres here; the number of asylum seekers in each centre in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the cost of running each centre in each of those years; the number of bedrooms in each centre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 288asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2010
327 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can expect a decision on their application for permission to stay in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 285asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2010
324 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick can expect a decision on their application for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 280asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2010
319 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding the announced review into the cases of asylum seekers who are waiting five years or more to receive a final decision on applications made to continue residing here; the number of individuals in such circumstances; when the review will be complete and to detail the purpose of the review.
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Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2010
259 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 5 October 2010, if women in direct provision centres have been consulted directly to establish their views on whether women-only centres are warranted or desirable for their and their children’s safety.
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Question· writtenPQ 273asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
370 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an asylum application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 272asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
369 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 271asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
368 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if leave to remain here on compassionate and health grounds will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 250asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2010
347 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the procedures in place to assist asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their status and do not have a current valid refugee card and so experience difficulties obtaining benefits.
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