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Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: There are two main schemes which allow for an Australian citizen to take up employment in this State. These are the Work Authorisation and Work Permit schemes. Work Authorisation is a scheme for highly skilled personnel seeking employment in Ireland. Authorisations are issued in respect of persons in specific categories who do not require a visa to enter Ireland (Australian citizens are not...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The disappearance of any person is traumatic for their family and friends, and for this reason I am anxious to assist them in any way I can. I am of the view that a helpline of this kind is best set up on an independent basis to be managed by a non-official, voluntary organisation. If my Department is approached with a good business case and tight financing proposals, the proposal will be...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am pleased to inform the Deputy the application in question was approved on 26th June, 2006.

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

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452, 461, 467 and 475 together. The records of the person in question show that she entered the State on the 22 April 2002 and made an application for refugee status the following day. The asylum claim was refused on 9 October 2002 and her appeal to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal was also refused. A letter notifying her of this decision and proposing deportation...

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

Michael McDowell: The persons concerned arrived in the State on 15 June, 1998 and applied for asylum. Their claim for refugee status was considered under the process then applicable and was refused by the Asylum Division of my Department. They were notified of the decision on 10 December, 1999. They appealed this decision to the appropriate body at the time, the Appeals Authority, which affirmed the decision...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have requested a Garda report in relation to this matter and I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management are aware of many of the issues raised in the correspondence supplied. The Garda authorities have previously met with the complainant to address the issues highlighted in the correspondence. The Minister is further informed that there have been six recorded incidents at the location mentioned this year. The Minister is advised...

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

Michael McDowell: The person concerned has lodged an application for an extension of permission to remain, her previous permission having expired in May 2003. This application is being fully considered and a decision will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office on 14th June, 2006 and is awaiting examination by a Visa Officer. A decision in respect of this application will be made in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is my intention to proceed with the building of a new prison complex at Spike Island. The new prison facilities will address the overcrowding difficulties in Cork Prison and will enable the Prison Service to offer significant improvements in the area of work training, education and medical facilities as well as providing predominantly single cell accommodation with in-cell sanitation...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that as the crime of trespass is not committed unless the person enters with the intent to commit a crime, the fact that a person had been barred from a premises would not, of itself, constitute the offence in relation to which Garda action could be taken.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area in question receives regular patrolling by uniformed and unmarked Garda patrol cars, foot patrols, mountain bike patrols, District Detective Units and District Drug Units with a view to ensuring a concentrated and visible Garda presence. Additional supporting patrols are provided by Divisional Crime Task Force Units and Divisional Traffic...

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

Michael McDowell: I informed the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 349 on 29 November 2005 that the person concerned had applied for a certificate of naturalisation in November 2002 and that I had decided in July 2004 to refuse that application. The reasons for my decision were provided to the legal representative of the person concerned in a letter dated 28 July 2004 informing them of my...

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

Michael McDowell: The persons concerned arrived in the State on 19 April, 2005 and applied for asylum. The first named person's application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The second named person's application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464 and 465 together. I have been 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 — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not as yet received a formal application for a transfer to this country in respect of this person from the United Kingdom authorities. The Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons requires extensive documentation to be exchanged between both jurisdictions in order to allow an application to be fully considered. A...

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

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that the information sought is at present being compiled by the Irish Prison Service and the Garda National Immigration Bureau. The provision of the relevant data is complicated by the need to cross reference and check information emanating from their two separate databases. Following this exercise, the information will be matched against the database in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: A significant number of staff of my Department avail of remote ICT access to work from their homes. In the majority cases, this work is done outside the normal office hours period. In addition to the nineteen staff who work outside office hours via remote access, three Principal Officers, six Assistant Principal Officers, six Higher Executive Officers, one Administrative Officer and three...

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

Michael McDowell: The persons concerned arrived in the State on 29 March, 2000 and applied for asylum. Their applications were refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The persons concerned were informed, by letter dated 29 November, 2001 and 24 May, 2002 respectively, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 12,641 (all ranks) on Thursday 8 June with the attestation of 273 new members. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,939 (or 18.1%) in the personnel strength of the Force during that period. I have been...