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

Michael McDowell: The person referred to by the Deputy entered the State on foot of a D Study Visa in 2004 and was granted permission to remain in the State on student conditions. The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the...

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

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to his Dail Question No. 684 of 21 March, 2006. The position in the State of the person concerned remains as set out in the reply.

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

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 17 August 2005. The average processing time for applications for naturalisation for adults is approximately 24 months at the present time. However, I understand that the person concerned is a refugee. In accordance with the...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I can confirm that my Department received a formal application for transfer of the person concerned from the United Kingdom authorities in January, 2005. Having considered the application, I was not satisfied that the person concerned would normally be resident in this jurisdiction, were it not for his imprisonment in the United Kingdom. In addition, I noted that the majority of the...

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

Michael McDowell: The person concerned was granted a C visit visa to enter the State for a period of three months. It now appears that she is seeking an extension of her permission to remain in the State. A wrap-around information sheet accompanies every visa application form. That sheet makes it clear to the applicant that, in general, persons granted visas for particular purposes are not permitted to...

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

Michael McDowell: A request for further documentation has issued to the person in question in order to further process his application for residency in the State. On receipt of the requested information a decision will be made on the case.

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

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 (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT), which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that, until such time as the definitive Census 2006 figures are available, my Department will only use the limited data released in the Census 2006 Preliminary Report as background information for the purposes of general briefing, policy review and planning in a number of areas.

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

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Irish Embassy in Moscow on 5th May, 2006. The decision of the Visa Officer to refuse this application was taken on 16th May, 2006. The application was refused because, inter alia and in the view of the visa officer, there were inconsistencies in the account of how the applicant became acquainted with the reference. Following a...

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

Michael McDowell: Section 6 of the Immigration Act, 2004 states that a non-national coming by sea or air from outside the State shall not, without the consent of the Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform, land elsewhere than at an approved port. A non-national who lands in the State in contravention of the said section of the Act of 2004, is deemed to be a non-national who has been refused a permission...

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

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 5 April 2006. The average processing time for applications for naturalisation for adults is approximately 24 months at the present time. However, I understand that the person concerned is a refugee. In accordance with the...

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

Michael McDowell: Details of the number of crimes recorded and detected in the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division are available in the Annual Reports of An Garda Síochána, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 381 together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the statistics requested by the Deputy are currently being researched. I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: It has not been possible, within the timeframe available, to collate the information required by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Drug Related Offences: Drug Related Offences (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the table shows the number of convictions recorded for drug related offences for the Garda Division of Carlow/Kildare for the years 2003 to 2005. The figures provided relate to the offences of simple possession, possession for sale or supply, drug importation, cultivation or manufacture. Number of convictions recorded for drug related offences...

Written Answers — Garda Lectures and Seminars: Garda Lectures and Seminars (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been advised by the Garda Authorities that a total of sixty-three lectures and seminars in relation to the misuse of drugs have been held in the past year in Kildare.

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that Coroners are appointed by the relevant Local Authority to exercise quasi-judicial functions, in respect of which they are independent. While my Department does collate statistics from each Coroner as to the number of inquests held, these figures do not include a breakdown according to verdict.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the statistics requested are not available at the Garda National Traffic Bureau. The Road Safety Authority which comes under the aegis of the Department of Transport is tasked with the compilation of statistics relating to road collisions and deaths within the State.

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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Sep 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in March, 2004. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that applicants for naturalisation, other than spouses of Irish citizens, must have been resident in the State for five years of the...