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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made an application for Family Reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 on behalf of her three daughters in February 2005. This application was approved in July 2006. A subsequent application in respect of another daughter was made in December 2005. I understand this application has recently been approved and the person concerned has been informed of same.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (8 Feb 2007)

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 and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal 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 in detail on...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The first person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 24 January 2006 for a period of one year under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. This permission to remain is now due for renewal. Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain granted under the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in January 2006. 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. This...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 226 of 6th February 2007 where I dealt with the circumstances surrounding the detention of the person referred to by the Deputy. 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 226 of 6th February 2007 where I dealt with the circumstances surrounding the detention of the person referred to by the Deputy. 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...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that no statutory instrument has been signed in respect of a twenty-four hour terminus or bus stop at Mountjoy Square. This proposal is still at consultation level. I am further informed that An Garda Síochána is aware of the issues raised by the proposal and these will be addressed through the consultation process with the relevant agencies.

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that the number of Parliamentary Questions replied to by my Department in 2006 was 4,417. Information concerning the cost incurred in the preparation of these replies is not readily available and could only be obtained through the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of my Department's time and resources.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (8 Feb 2007)

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 13,000 following the attestation of 299 new members on Thursday, 16 November, 2006. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June, 1997 and represents an...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that 65 prisoners were transferred from Cork prison to other prisons in January 2007 and that subsequently 4 received temporary release from the prison to which they were transferred.

Written Answers — : (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed that it has not been possible to compile the information requested within the timeframe available. However, I am further advised that it will be available in the near future. It will at that stage be furnished to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that, arising from the incident referred to in the Deputy's question, two persons were arrested and charged with offences under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977/8. I am further informed that both these persons appeared before Tallaght District Court on 15 January 2007. On that date, they both applied for bail which was objected to by An Garda Síochána....

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: It is the responsibility of Gardaí attending an incident, including any in the area referred to by the Deputy, to ensure that the details of the particular incident, including the precise location, are recorded on the Garda PULSE system.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: Following the submission to me in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, I decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act, 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The statistics requested by the Deputy in the first part of his Question are provided in the following table. Year Deportation Orders enforced 2002 521 2003 591 2004 599 2005 396 2006 302 In relation to the second part of his Question, it should be noted that the effect of a deportation order is that the person concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter outside the State....

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (8 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department has a contract in place for the accommodation of asylum seekers in the premises referred to by the Deputy, until 9 May 2007. After that time the premises will no longer be available for this purpose and my Department has no further knowledge on the future plans for this building. All State service providers (e.g., HSE, Department of...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (13 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993 decriminalised the action of suicide. The fact that suicide is not an offence provides some small consolation to bereaved relatives and friends. However, the Act is robust and unequivocal in relation to the serious criminal offence committed by persons who assist a person to commit suicide or to attempt to commit suicide, with conviction on indictment...

Written Answers — Regulatory Reform: Regulatory Reform (13 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Law Reform Commission Report on Vulnerable Adults and the Law which was published on 18 December 2006 made sixty-three recommendations across a wide area of the law. My Department is examining the recommendations, in consultation with other Departments, the Courts Service and other interests with a view to their implementation as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Regulatory Reform: Regulatory Reform (13 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The National Disability Strategy containing legislative and administrative measures and significant associated funding represents the policy of the Government in relation to people with disabilities. As part of that Strategy, I promoted the Disability Act 2005 which makes wide-ranging provision for persons with disabilities in terms of accessibility of services, public buildings, information...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Cairo on 4th February, 2007 and is currently awaiting examination by a Visa Officer. A decision in respect of the application in question will be made in the near future.