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Question· writtenPQ 214asked

214 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the form of identification acceptable in the case of asylum seekers or refugees who may qualify for residency status here on the basis of parentage of Irish born children but do not possess passports or other identification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13863/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2005

214 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the form of identification acceptable in the case of asylum seekers or refugees who may qualify for residency status here on the basis of parentage of Irish born children but do not possess passports or other identification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13863/05]

Question· writtenPQ 210asked

210 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to correspondence (details supplied) from his Department of 31 March 2005, the position regarding the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13816/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2005

210 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to correspondence (details supplied) from his Department of 31 March 2005, the position regarding the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13816/05]

Question· writtenPQ 207asked

207 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal basis for his decision to refuse naturalisation to non-nationals other than refugees, programme refugees or stateless persons who have lived and worked here for several years if they at any time availed of such social welfare payments as unemployment assistance, rent support or the one parent family allowance; if his attention has been drawn to the consequences of such discrimination against persons who have had to avail of perfectly legitimate payments to which they are entitled under national and international law; if he will reconsider his policies in this regard with a view to enabling those who have worked here for a specified period to become eligible for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2005

207 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal basis for his decision to refuse naturalisation to non-nationals other than refugees, programme refugees or stateless persons who have lived and worked here for several years if they at any time availed of such social welfare payments as unemployment assistance, rent support or the one parent family allowance; if his attention has been drawn to the consequences of such discrimination against persons who have had to avail of perfectly legitimate payments to which they are entitled under national and international law; if he will reconsider his policies in this regard with a view to enabling those who have worked here for a specified period to become eligible for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/05]

Question· writtenPQ 205asked

205 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for permission to remain here on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13811/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2005

205 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for permission to remain here on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13811/05]

Question· writtenPQ 108asked

98 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the communication from the UNHCR regarding the inappropriateness of returning refugees to Iraq, including the Kurdish area; if the Government is acting in accordance with the UNHCR’s advice on this matter; if he has had talks with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13540/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2005

98 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the communication from the UNHCR regarding the inappropriateness of returning refugees to Iraq, including the Kurdish area; if the Government is acting in accordance with the UNHCR’s advice on this matter; if he has had talks with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13540/05]

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 141 (109th)referred

Calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games unless the People's Republic of China makes significant progress in ending human rights abuses.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 2005

Recognizes the ongoing abuse by the People's Republic of China of the most basic of human rights. Urges the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games unless China makes significant progress to end human rights abuses, including by: (1) ending its one-child policy; (2) halting its persecution of North Korean refugees and releasing humanitarian workers that it has jailed; (3) discontinuing its intimidation of Taiwan's citizens; (4) making public the number of execution that are carried out each year; (5) halting the practice of parading prisoners through the streets prior to executing them; and (6) no longer holding public executions in stadiums filled with spectators.

Question· writtenPQ 321asked

351 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will be granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12976/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2005

351 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will be granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12976/05]

Question· writtenPQ 217asked

206 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 22 March 2005, the reason the applicants have been waiting for four years for a response; if the issues in the case will be dealt with; if the Office of the Refugee Applications Commission will report on the delay and the status of the applicants in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12697/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2005

206 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 22 March 2005, the reason the applicants have been waiting for four years for a response; if the issues in the case will be dealt with; if the Office of the Refugee Applications Commission will report on the delay and the status of the applicants in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12697/05]

Bill· HRH.R. 1737 (109th)referred

HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 2005

HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to: (1) include document fraud among the grounds of inadmissibility which shall not preclude an otherwise qualifying Haitian alien from permanent resident status adjustment; and (2) provide that determinations with respect to children shall be made using the age of an individual as of the date of enactment of this Act. Permits new status adjustment applications to be filed for a limited time period. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for reopening status adjustment applications based upon the amendments made by this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1722 (109th)referred

To direct the Secretary of Education to revise regulations to increase the percentage of proficient and advanced level scores based on alternate assessments and alternate achievement standards for purposes of calculating adequate yearly progress, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to decrease the percentage of students who meet or exceed the proficient level of academic achievement on State assessments required to calculate adequate yearly progress, to direct the Secretary of Education to expand to two years the exclusion for second year limited English proficiency students from adequate yearly progress calculations, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 2005

Directs the Secretary of Education to revise certain regulations to increase, from one to three percent, the number of proficient and advanced level scores based on alternate assessments and alternate achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities that may be counted in calculating adequate yearly progress (AYP) for schools, local educational agencies, and States, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA-NCLBA). Amends ESEA-NCLBA to lower from ten to seven percent the amount of the decrease, in the percentage in a school year from the preceding school year, of students in any of specified groups who did not meet or exceed the proficient level of academic achievement on the State assessments, which is required under certain conditions for a school to be considered to have made AYP. Requires the Secretary to issue policy guidance directing that the assessment results of first-year and second-year limited English proficiency students who are recently resettled refugees and who take the reading-language arts assessment are not required to be included in AYP determinations, even if such students have been enrolled in the school or district for one or two full academic years.

Question· writtenPQ 364asked

426 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reverse the deportation order in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork and use his discretion to allow them humanitarian leave to remain here; if his attention has been drawn to the extent of local support for these persons remaining part of their adopted community here; if his further attention has been drawn to the evidence that the Turkish authorities have subjected failed Kurdish asylum seekers to ill-treatment on their return; if his further attention has been drawn to a Turkish military build-up in preparation for anti-Kurdish operations in Inandik Hovit village, Solhan district, Bingol and that forcing them to return may violate Ireland’s non- refoulement obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12230/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005

426 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reverse the deportation order in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork and use his discretion to allow them humanitarian leave to remain here; if his attention has been drawn to the extent of local support for these persons remaining part of their adopted community here; if his further attention has been drawn to the evidence that the Turkish authorities have subjected failed Kurdish asylum seekers to ill-treatment on their return; if his further attention has been drawn to a Turkish military build-up in preparation for anti-Kurdish operations in Inandik Hovit village, Solhan district, Bingol and that forcing them to return may violate Ireland’s non- refoulement obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12230/05]

Question· writtenPQ 358asked

420 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied) for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12125/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005

420 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied) for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12125/05]

Question· writtenPQ 226asked

284 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports that Roma children living in a refugee camp near a toxic waste dump in Zitkovac, Kosovo are suffering brain damage caused by high levels of lead in their bloodstream; that these persons are being denied assistance by the UN administration in Kosovo on the grounds that they are internally displaced persons and therefore do not fall under the UNHCR mandate, while the local authorities say they have no access to the majority-Serb town; if he will raise the matter at EU and UN level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12225/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005

284 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports that Roma children living in a refugee camp near a toxic waste dump in Zitkovac, Kosovo are suffering brain damage caused by high levels of lead in their bloodstream; that these persons are being denied assistance by the UN administration in Kosovo on the grounds that they are internally displaced persons and therefore do not fall under the UNHCR mandate, while the local authorities say they have no access to the majority-Serb town; if he will raise the matter at EU and UN level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12225/05]

Question· writtenPQ 66asked

106 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is excluding children of refugees and asylum seekers from his plans to alleviate child poverty; if, alternatively, he will be providing them with the same allowances as other children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11816/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 April 2005

106 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is excluding children of refugees and asylum seekers from his plans to alleviate child poverty; if, alternatively, he will be providing them with the same allowances as other children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11816/05]

Question· writtenPQ 92asked

91 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is now resident in south Florida, USA, expecting asylum; and if he will raise this matter with the US authorities and the UN. [11622/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2005

91 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is now resident in south Florida, USA, expecting asylum; and if he will raise this matter with the US authorities and the UN. [11622/05]

Question· writtenPQ 197asked

232 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in the interests of fairness, he will reconsider his decision retroactively to apply the three-year residency requirement for refugees applying for Irish citizenship to those whose applications were made but not finally determined prior to May 2004. [11473/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2005

232 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in the interests of fairness, he will reconsider his decision retroactively to apply the three-year residency requirement for refugees applying for Irish citizenship to those whose applications were made but not finally determined prior to May 2004. [11473/05]

Question· writtenPQ 717asked

766 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for temporary permission to remain in the State for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

766 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for temporary permission to remain in the State for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/05]

Question· writtenPQ 714asked

763 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures which were put in place by his Department to settle 20 non-national families in Dundalk, County Louth who were moved from Athlone; the other Departments which were informed of the move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10924/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

763 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures which were put in place by his Department to settle 20 non-national families in Dundalk, County Louth who were moved from Athlone; the other Departments which were informed of the move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10924/05]

Question· writtenPQ 638asked

676 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of foreign nationals deported to Nigeria on a chartered flight on 14 March 2005; the average time each had spent in the State; the numbers arriving on a monthly basis seeking asylum; the average length of time it takes to process an application for asylum; the average length of time it takes to decide on an appeal to stay in the State on humanitarian grounds; the number of cases in each year over the past three years that have been successful in each process; the number of applicants in each process for over four years; the steps taken since 2000 to bring about greater efficiency, transparency and fairness in the process; when a comprehensive immigration policy will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10209/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

676 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of foreign nationals deported to Nigeria on a chartered flight on 14 March 2005; the average time each had spent in the State; the numbers arriving on a monthly basis seeking asylum; the average length of time it takes to process an application for asylum; the average length of time it takes to decide on an appeal to stay in the State on humanitarian grounds; the number of cases in each year over the past three years that have been successful in each process; the number of applicants in each process for over four years; the steps taken since 2000 to bring about greater efficiency, transparency and fairness in the process; when a comprehensive immigration policy will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10209/05]

Question· writtenPQ 296asked

332 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the details of the settlement reached regarding the lands at Dublin Road, Kilkenny which were leased by his Department to be used as an accommodation centre for asylum seekers; the legal costs to date; the amount paid to date to the land owner in question; if the agreement has been terminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9950/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

332 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the details of the settlement reached regarding the lands at Dublin Road, Kilkenny which were leased by his Department to be used as an accommodation centre for asylum seekers; the legal costs to date; the amount paid to date to the land owner in question; if the agreement has been terminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9950/05]

Question· writtenPQ 79asked

119 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons granted leave to remain in the State in each of the past three years; the number granted leave to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10861/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

119 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons granted leave to remain in the State in each of the past three years; the number granted leave to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10861/05]

Question· writtenPQ 73asked

115 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications to remain in the State received to date from non-national parents of Irish-born children; the number of such applications that have been determined to date, giving those granted and those refused; if there is an appeals process in respect of applications turned down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10762/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

115 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications to remain in the State received to date from non-national parents of Irish-born children; the number of such applications that have been determined to date, giving those granted and those refused; if there is an appeals process in respect of applications turned down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10762/05]

Question· writtenPQ 72asked

114 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons committed to prisons during 2004 for alleged breaches of immigration laws without having been charged with a specific offence; if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Irish Refugee Council that in some cases such persons were being held for weeks or months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10765/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

114 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons committed to prisons during 2004 for alleged breaches of immigration laws without having been charged with a specific offence; if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Irish Refugee Council that in some cases such persons were being held for weeks or months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10765/05]

Question· writtenPQ 70asked

112 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the criteria used for the appointment of members to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10859/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

112 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the criteria used for the appointment of members to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10859/05]

Question· writtenPQ 66asked

105 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will re-examine, in a careful and compassionate manner his policy of refusing leave to remain to the majority of young non-Irish applicants who are integrated into Ireland but who are being deported once they reach 18 years of age, with a view to allowing more of these individuals to remain in the State. [10867/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

105 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will re-examine, in a careful and compassionate manner his policy of refusing leave to remain to the majority of young non-Irish applicants who are integrated into Ireland but who are being deported once they reach 18 years of age, with a view to allowing more of these individuals to remain in the State. [10867/05]

Question· writtenPQ 48asked

87 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum received during 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; the number of applications approved by the refugee appeals commission; the number of appeals submitted to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the number of such appeals upheld; the number of applications for leave to remain and the number of such applications granted; the number of deportation orders made and the number of such deportations carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10761/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 April 2005

87 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum received during 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; the number of applications approved by the refugee appeals commission; the number of appeals submitted to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the number of such appeals upheld; the number of applications for leave to remain and the number of such applications granted; the number of deportation orders made and the number of such deportations carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10761/05]

Question· writtenPQ 164asked

164 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review his refusal of refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2005

164 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review his refusal of refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/05]

Question· writtenPQ 247asked

247 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of successful citizenship applications made by refugees or persons with leave to remain status that were processed to completion between 2000 and 2004; the number which were unsuccessful during this period; and the main reasons given by his Department for this. [9655/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2005

247 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of successful citizenship applications made by refugees or persons with leave to remain status that were processed to completion between 2000 and 2004; the number which were unsuccessful during this period; and the main reasons given by his Department for this. [9655/05]

Question· writtenPQ 237asked

237 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of appeals from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commission to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2002, 2003 and 2004. [9577/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2005

237 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of appeals from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commission to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2002, 2003 and 2004. [9577/05]

Question· writtenPQ 236asked

236 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of successful appeals from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2002, 2003 and 2004. [9576/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2005

236 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of successful appeals from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2002, 2003 and 2004. [9576/05]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of appeals which have either been allowed or rejected by each member of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2002, 2003 and 2004. [9575/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2005

235 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of appeals which have either been allowed or rejected by each member of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2002, 2003 and 2004. [9575/05]

Question· writtenPQ 604asked

602 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself that refugee and asylum seekers who have been granted residency status are gaining appropriate access to education, in view of the existence of restrictive criteria that hinder such access. [9213/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2005

602 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself that refugee and asylum seekers who have been granted residency status are gaining appropriate access to education, in view of the existence of restrictive criteria that hinder such access. [9213/05]

Question· writtenPQ 511asked

510 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the location of each of the reception centres at which asylum seekers are housed; the number of men, women and children living at each centre; the longest period that a person has been living in each centre; his plans to integrate these asylum seekers into the wider community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9229/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2005

510 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the location of each of the reception centres at which asylum seekers are housed; the number of men, women and children living at each centre; the longest period that a person has been living in each centre; his plans to integrate these asylum seekers into the wider community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9229/05]

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