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Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 1 July 2005 and claimed asylum. His asylum claim was independently investigated by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of which concluded that he did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The person concerned had his case considered under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my replies to Questions Nos. 149, 181, 249, 215 of 26 January, 9 February, 16 February and 2 March, respectively, and a reply given to a Dáil Adjournment debate on 23 February in relation to this case. It must be again emphasised that the person concerned is not being returned to her country of origin but rather to Belgium. She had lodged a previous asylum claim...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 October 2003 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, she was informed by letter dated 23 March 2005 that the...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my replies to Questions Nos. 726 and 781 of 26 January 2005, No. 129 of 14 April 2005, No. 143 of 19 May 2005 and No. 470 of 31 January 2006. The person concerned applied for asylum and had her claim refused following the independent examination of her claims by the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question arrived in the State on 19 December 1999 and claimed asylum. He withdrew his application for refugee status on 17 April 2000 and applied for residency in the State based on his parentage of an Irish born child. Permission to remain on this basis was initially granted to the person in question on 13 September 2000. This permission was renewed on a number of occasions....

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: Offending behaviour by children including petty crime is a serious matter and improving the State's response to this problem is a priority within my Department. I have recently established a dedicated section to address issues of youth offending. In October 2004, an internal project team was established within my Department to examine the scope for rationalising and restructuring the delivery...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that while the number of seizures of freebase or crack cocaine continues to represent a very small proportion of the total number of cocaine seizures recorded annually, there has been an increase in the number of such seizures in this jurisdiction over the past three years. This is a matter of concern and the Garda authorities have taken a number of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. Those conditions are that the applicant must be of full age, or by way of exception, be a minor born in the State; be of good...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy opposed minimum sentences when they were last introduced.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: Deputy Kenny is convincing nobody and he is making a fool of himself. I suggest he sits down. When the Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, brought them in the Deputy opposed them. You are a shower of hypocrites.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: Frauds. You are a pack of frauds, the lot of you.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: You opposed minimum sentences when they came before this House.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: You opposed minimum sentences when they came before the House.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: Yes, you did. Read the record.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (8 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Equality Act 2004, which was enacted on 18 July 2004, amended both the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000 to give effect to EU Equality Directives 2000/43/EC (Race Directive), 2000/78/EC (Framework Employment Directive) and 2002/73/EC (Gender Equal Treatment in Employment Directive). With this enactment, Irish national law is now fully compliant with the framework...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (8 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: In accordance with section 28 of the Parental Leave Act 1998 and a Government commitment in the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness, a working group chaired by my Department and comprising representatives from relevant Departments and the social partners was established in 2001 to review the operation of the Act. The report of the working group on the review of the Parental Leave Act 1998...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (8 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have requested the Land Registry to contact him directly concerning the current position of the application in question. I understand that, in circumstances where the completion of an application in a particular case is urgent, the Land Registry will make every reasonable effort to facilitate such requests on receipt of a written explanation as to the reason...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: Officials in the citizenship section of my Department have informed me that there is no record of an application for Irish citizenship having been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned currently has permission to remain as the holder of a work authorisation until 22 July 2006. It is open to her to seek to renew her permission to remain on this basis by attending her local immigration office with supporting documentation.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: There is no provision for the granting of family reunification to adult family members of naturalised Irish citizens. The person concerned has permission to remain in the State until 9 January 2007 on a self-sufficiency basis. It is a condition of this permission to remain that an individual cannot have access to State funds, services or benefits.