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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 12,762 on Friday 8 September following the attestation of 249 new members. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June, 1997 and represents an increase...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: 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 (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT), which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. While it is not the practice to comment on...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: 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 (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. As this application is the subject of judicial...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned and her three children arrived in the State on 5 July, 2005 and applied for asylum on 6 July, 2005. She was interviewed in relation to her claim for refugee status on 20 July, 2005 by an officer of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. She was informed by letter dated 26 July, 2005 that the Refugee Applications Commissioner was recommending that she be refused refugee...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The persons concerned with their child claimed asylum in the State on 16 October 1998. A formal declaration of refugee status issued to them by letter dated 6 November 2000. This communication also advised them of their rights and entitlements attaching to refugee status including entitlement to an Irish issued travel document. No application has been received from them for the return of...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to begin by reminding the Deputy that I advised him in an earlier Reply that the person concerned was served with a notice of his deportation order by registered post requiring him to present himself to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, on 8 March 2002, in order to make arrangements for his deportation from the State. Notice of the deportation...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made an application for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for parents of Irish children born before 1 January 2005, and commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. It is a requirement under these revised arrangements that each applicant is resident in the State with their Irish child on a continuous basis...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I informed the Deputy in my response to Parliamentary Question Number 220 on 2 March 2006 that it was likely that the application on behalf of the person concerned will be finalised in or around the end of this year. That is still the position. I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when I have reached a decision in the matter.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my Reply to his Dáil Question No. 165 of 11 May 2006 and Dáil Question No. 236 of 25 May 2006. The position in the State of the person concerned remains as set out in those Replies.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the person concerned made an application for Family Reunification in respect of two children in June 2003. In this regard she was asked on three separate occasions to provide passport-sized photographs of her children. On the third occasion she was informed that failure to submit the necessary photographs would result in her case being abandoned. In February 2005, the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317, 342, 344 and 364 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the case of the person concerned falls under the terms of the Dublin II Regulation, Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003. This Regulation is intended to prevent the phenomenon of 'asylum shopping' across Europe and sets out criteria for determining which Member State is responsible for examining...

Written Answers — Residency Status: Residency Status (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 318 and 365 together. I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of Thursday, 22 June, 2006 (ref: 24284/06) and the written reply to that Question. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person referred to by the Deputy is a refused asylum seeker in respect of whom a deportation order was made on 28 June 2006. She recently made an application for readmission to the asylum process under Section 17(7) of the Refugee Act, 1996 as amended. This application is currently being considered in my Department and a decision is expected to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made a Family Reunification application on behalf of her husband in May 2005. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. Applications of this type are dealt with in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 366 together. The persons referred to in the Deputy's question arrived in the State in 1997 and sought asylum. They subsequently withdrew their applications before a decision was reached and sought permission to remain on foot of their parentage of a child born in Ireland. Such permission was granted in August 1999. In December 2002, both of the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The first named person is in fact the child of the second named person and was granted permission to remain in the State on 21 August 2006 on the basis of family dependency. The second named person was originally granted residency in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child in 1997 and currently has permission to remain until 1st March 2009.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The first named person arrived in the State on 25th October 1999 and claimed asylum. The second named person subsequently arrived in the State on 22 November 1999 and also claimed asylum. This couple became the parents of an Irish born child on 29 August 2000 and were granted residency in the State on that basis on 22nd May 2001. However, from the information provided no trace can be found...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned and her child made a claim for refugee status on 7 March 2003 which was refused on the 20 January 2004. She recently made an application for readmission to the asylum process under Section 17(7) of the Refugee Act, 1996 as amended. This application is currently being considered in my Department and a decision is expected to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question was granted permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for non-national parents of Irish born children, born prior to 01 January 2005. It should be noted that on the 18th July 2003 the Government announced its policy in relation to leave to remain for parents of Irish born children. A feature of that policy was...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: The case referred to by the Deputy falls under the scope of the Dublin II Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003). This Regulation is intended to prevent the phenomenon of 'asylum shopping' across Europe and sets out criteria for determining which Member State is responsible for examining an asylum application where applications have been lodged in more than one State. At the same...