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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am aware of the introduction of a Corporate Manslaughter Bill in the UK in 2006. The offence was proposed in a UK Law Commission Report in 1996 and the Bill was introduced in Parliament last year. The current law in Ireland does allow for a corporate prosecution for manslaughter, but there is considerable uncertainty as to the precise form of that liability. In the context of an amendment...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The visa officer examining this application was not satisfied with the bona fide of the documentation supplied by the applicant, specifically in relation to the proof of his divorce. The documentation provided is not recognised in this state and is therefore deemed insufficient to warrant approval of the visa application. If the applicant provided legally recognised documentation which...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the Garda authorities are considering a range of options in relation to the station referred to in the Deputy's question. I should add that the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations is a matter, in the first instance, for the Garda Commissioner in the context of the annual policing plan, as provided for in section 22 of the Garda...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I informed the Deputy in my responses to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 395 on 27 September 2006, 425 on 16 May 2006 and 189 on 2 February 2006 that it was likely that the application on behalf of the person concerned would be finalised in the early part of 2007. However, given the very large volume of applications on hand, I have been informed by officials in the Citizenship section of my...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person referred to in the Deputy's question arrived in the State in August 2000 and applied for asylum. She was granted refugee status in May 2003 and applied for a certificate of naturalisation in June 2003. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that an applicant for naturalisation must have one year's period of continuous residence in the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I informed the Deputy in my responses to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 392 on 27 September 2006, 385 on 6 December 2005, 366 on 12 October 2005 and 988 on 28 September 2005 that it was likely that the application on behalf of the person concerned would be finalised in or around the end of last year. In this regard it is expected that the application will be dealt with shortly.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The case referred to by the Deputy falls under the scope of the Dublin II Regulation, (Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003). Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner a Transfer Order was signed in respect of the person concerned on 13 October, 2005, obliging her to present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau, (GNIB), in order for arrangements to be...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his Dáil Question No. 154 of 14 December 2006. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Deputy might wish to note that, in addition to the eleven factors contained in Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), I must also have regard for Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my previous replies of 27 September 2006 and 09 November 2006 in relation to the person in question. The person in question had applied for permission to remain in the State on the basis of being the parent of an Irish born child. This was received by my Department on 28 February 2005. The application was refused on 7 December 2005. My Department has received...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The first person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 8th September 2005 for two years under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for non-national parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005 and commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain granted under the IBC/05...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The mother of the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. An application for permission to remain in the State on the basis that the person in question is part of a family unit where adults of the unit have been granted residency in the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 54 of Thursday 30 November 2006, 83 of Thursday 26 October 2006, 144 of Thursday, 28 September 2006, and 187 of Thursday 1 June 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 358 of Wednesday, 27th September 2006 and 140 of Thursday, 19th October 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged. On 15 January 2005, I announced revised arrangements for the consideration of applications from the non-national parents of Irish born children, born before 1 January 2005, for permission to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to in the Deputy's question made a Family Reunification application in January 2005. Following consideration of the report by the Refugee Applications Commissioner, the application was refused. The person in question was informed of this decision on the 26th July 2006.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my Dáil Replies, No. 58 of 30 November, 2006, No. 99 of 09 November, 2006, and No. 693 of 21 March, 2006, in relation to this person. First of all I would like to advise the Deputy that the person concerned has still failed to present herself to the Garda National Immigration Bureau, (GNIB), as requested and continues to be illegally present in the State. She...

Written Answers — Family Support Funding: Family Support Funding (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 160 of 9 March 2006 and 210 of 30 March 2006. The position remains that there are no moneys available in my Department out of which funding can be made available to this group.

Written Answers — Suicide-related Deaths: Suicide-related Deaths (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and is currently being researched. I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 to 385, inclusive, and 387 together. Policy in the law on barring, protection and safety orders is comprehensively contained in the Domestic Violence Acts of 1996 and 2002 so as to apply equally in support of men and women whose safety or welfare requires it because of the conduct of the other spouse or partner. The Act of 1996 prescribes that where the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 389 together. Under section 11 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, the father of a child may apply to the court for an order giving directions on any question affecting the welfare of the child, including access to the child. In making such orders the court has to regard the welfare of the child as the first and paramount consideration. Where...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004 specify nine grounds on which direct and indirect discrimination in the provision of goods and services is prohibited. The specified grounds include gender, marital status and family status and are defined as follows the "gender ground" — that one is male and the other is female; the "marital status ground" — that they are of different marital status;...