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Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The position remains as set out in my replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 201 and 277 of 14 and 27 February, 2007, respectively. The Garda investigation into matters relating to the bank robbery in question remains ongoing. The issue of whether prosecutions will arise from the incident remains a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions. There is no basis for the making of an ex...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I understand from the Immigration Division of my Department that the marriage certificate and all other original documentation submitted have been returned to the persons concerned and a decision on the residency application will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Clontarf Garda Sub-District and is patrolled by uniformed and plain-clothes personnel, the Community Policing Unit and Mountain Bike Units, supplemented by the District Detective and Drugs Units and the Divisional Crime Task Force and Traffic Corps personnel. Local Garda management is aware of the problems with...

Written Answers — On-line Banking: On-line Banking (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The act of "phishing" constitutes a number of offences contained in the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. In addition, a provision to give the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime the force of law in Ireland is included in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Government has approved the drafting of the Bill along the lines of a General Scheme...

Written Answers — Subsidiary Protection: Subsidiary Protection (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The position is that the person concerned made an application for Subsidiary Protection under the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations, 2006 (Statutory Instrument No. 518 of 2006) on 26 January 2007. His application was refused by my Department on 14 March 2007. The applicant instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 22 March, 2007 challenging the Subsidiary...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I understand from the Immigration Division of my Department that the persons concerned have recently been granted permission to remain in the State and that all original documents submitted have been returned to them.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question submitted a request in July 2006 to remain in the State on the basis of his parentage of his Irish citizen children. Since the closure of the IBC/05 Scheme in March 2005, there has been no separate process for applying for residency in the State on the sole basis of parentage of an Irish born child. My Department is currently appealing a related matter to the Supreme...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The list hereunder provides details of Training Courses that are delivered at the Garda College and Garda Headquarters. Senior Management Development Course Title Garda Executive Leadership Programme Sergeants' Development Programme — Human Rights Input Inspectors' Development Programme — Human Rights & Diversity Awareness Input Cultural Diversity Awareness Training Cultural...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The construction of the education unit at St. Patrick's Institution was completed in April 2003. The Project was budgeted at €8m including VAT. The final account amounted to €7.5m including VAT. The facility consisted of a dedicated educational unit, a recreational sports hall, counselling rooms as well as other ancillary services, thereby creating a self-contained facility. However, the...

Written Answers — Prison Service Property: Prison Service Property (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Approximately 21 acres of land was sold for €9m to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in 2005. The remaining 6.3 acres including the buildings, were subsequently sold by public tender competition in October, 2006 for €20.6m. The Irish Prison Service no longer has any interest in the lands at Shanganagh Castle. The proceeds from the sale of the lands at Shanganagh Castle went into the...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department has a contract in place for the accommodation of asylum seekers at the Ormonde Hostel in Kilkenny until 9th May, 2007. After that time the premises will no longer be available for this purpose as the contractors have decided not to renew the contract. Obviously this decision is regrettable for the RIA but also for the residents of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question is the subject of a Family Reunification application. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. When this investigation is completed, the Commissioner will prepare and forward a report to my Department. The...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority was established as and from 4 November, 2006. The Property Registration Authority replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is a matter in the first instance for the Public Appointments Service and then for the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána. I have no function in the process. The Public Appointments Service is located in Chapter House, 26-30, Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1, and can be contacted at Lo-Call 1890 44 99 99 or by email at info@publicjobs.ie.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that the person concerned was the subject matter of an Adjournment Debate in the Dáil on Thursday evening, 22 March 2007. During this debate it was indicated on my behalf that I had directed my officials to look again at the circumstances surrounding the proposed deportation. In the meantime an application for revocation of his deportation order was received from...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the application for family reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 by the person in question is under consideration by my Department. I expect that a decision will be reached in this matter shortly.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Following the submission to me in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, I decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act, 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — : (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Following the submission to me in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, I decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act, 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: In answer to Question No. 213 on 12 December 2006, I informed the Deputy that the applicant in this case did not satisfy the residency requirements for Citizenship at the date of application. Initially, it appeared to officials processing the application that the applicant had accumulated sufficient reckonable residency to enable her submit a fresh application. However, on further...