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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application for Family Reunification in July 2007. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation has been completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency or permission to remain in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned, the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his previous Parliamentary Question No. 700 of 3 November 2009. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made a Family Reunification application in December 2007. A decision in this case issued to the applicant on 15th September 2009 and a copy of the consideration detailing the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in June 2007 and I decided in my absolute discretion to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person concerned was informed of this decision in a letter issued on 5 May, 2009. This letter also requested the applicant to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my replies to his previous Parliamentary Questions in this matter. I wish to inform the Deputy that the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) did not seek further information and were not in contact with the person referred to. They sought further information from the Deputy's Office in April 2009 as they could not find any application for residence in the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) on 20 December 2007. This permission was subsequently renewed until 19 June 2009. The person concerned has applied to have this permission to remain further renewed. This application is under consideration at present. When a decision has been made on the...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, which provides for civil proceedings in relation to anti-social behaviour by adults, was commenced on 1 January, 2007. Part 13 of the Act, which relates to anti-social behaviour by children, was commenced on 1 March, 2007. These provisions set out an incremental procedure for addressing anti-social behaviour by adults and children. With regard to...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 338 together. Garda District boundaries in the Dublin Metropolitan Region are not coterminous with Dublin postcodes and it is therefore not possible to provide the information exactly as the Deputy requests. However, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of each Garda Station and its corresponding post code is as shown in...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: On the 31st of October 2009 there were 167 operational members of the Garda Reserve based in the Dublin Metropolitan Region with a further 66 in training in that Region. This represents an increase of just over 33% in the total number of Garda Reserve and trainees from 31st October 2008. On that date there were 112 operational members of the Garda Reserve based in the Dublin Metropolitan...

Written Answers — Criminal Assets Bureau: Criminal Assets Bureau (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The issue of the monies seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau being used to fund community projects and drug services in disadvantaged urban communities is one which is raised on a periodical basis. This is primarily a matter for the Department of Finance and the view on this issue is that while it is accepted that there may be some potential symbolic value in the idea that the suggestion is...

Written Answers — Customs Seizures: Customs Seizures (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all agencies involved in Operation Samhna, which led to the seizure of an estimated 120 million cigarettes at Greenore, Co. Louth in October. This multi-agency cross border operation was led by officers of the Revenue Custom's Service and supported by An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Irish Naval Service, and the Air...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person concerned made an application for residence in the State based on his marriage to a French national on 1 April 2009. The person referred to by the Deputy was informed of the decision to refuse this application on 18 September 2009. A request for review of this decision was received on 27 October 2009 from his legal...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The issues raised in the material supplied by the Deputy are largely comprehended by the terms of reference of the Data Protection Review Group. I understand that the Group is now considering the results of a consultation exercise which has just concluded. I have been informed that the Group is hoping to report towards the end of this year.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The policy which is in place to facilitate the entry and residence of researchers and how these persons and other highly skilled workers will be eligible to seek long-term residence in the State was addressed in my reply to PQ number 256 of 17 November 2009. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department is in weekly and often daily contact with the Irish Universities...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The workshops are located within a substantial building which was constructed at a cost of approximately €6m to provide services for the prisoner population at Loughan House. This building contains a number of educational, recreational and support service facilities and as such it is not possible to indicate the precise costings of the workshops within the overall figure. Two workshops...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that on 20 November 2009 there were 139 persons in custody in the centre the subject of this Parliamentary Question. The aims and objectives of open centres is to provide a place of detention aimed at the rehabilitation of offenders through education and training linked with a regime which encourages a sense of personal responsibility and self respect in order to...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Current staffing levels and configurations for each of the prisons were established in the context of the Change Agreement reached with the Prison Officers' Association in 2005. The Agreement involved substantial changes to staff deployment which could only be achieved over time. At present, staffing levels and configurations are actually quite close to what was envisaged when the Agreement...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of Gardaí and Sergeants at the end of 1997, 2002, 2007 and 31 October 2009 is as set out in the following table. Sergeant Garda 1997 1,844 8,642 2002 1,928 9,442 2007 2,083 11,090 2009 (31/10/09) 2,131 11,943 For security and operational reasons, it is Garda policy not to disclose the number of Gardaí assigned to certain areas...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 266 of 17 November 2009 and Parliamentary Question number 143 of 5 November 2009.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (24 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The costs of translating documents into Irish are met from my Department's Administrative Budget and unfortunately cannot readily be distinguished from the cost of providing administrative services generally. Accordingly the information sought by the Deputy could not be compiled without the application of a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources. However, I can inform the Deputy...