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Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 186 of 17th December, 2009. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 266 on 13 October, 2009 in which I advised him that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in August 2007. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet that statutory residency...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of Thursday 2 July 2009 and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person concerned now falls to be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. All representations...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of Tuesday 6 October 2009 and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person concerned now falls to be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. All representations...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 14 May 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 30 June 2005. She sought to remain in the State on the basis of family reunification and was included as a family member in a family reunification application submitted by her aunt who had been granted refugee status in the State. Following consideration of this application, it was deemed that the person concerned was not a qualifying family...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As I indicated in my response of 30 March, 2010, asylum seekers deemed to be unaccompanied minors by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) are referred to the HSE which has responsibility for their care under the Child Care Act, 1991 until they reach 18 years of age. Upon reaching that age, such 'aged out minors' are referred by the HSE to the Reception and Integration...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 and 521 together. As the Deputy is aware the Probation Service, in common with the rest of the Civil Service, is subject to the Government's moratorium on recruitment and promotion and its staff also have access to the Incentivised Career Break Scheme and the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement, which are available to staff in the Civil Service. Where...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 17 October 2001. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. He subsequently withdrew his appeal...

Written Answers — Community Policing: Community Policing (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Santry Garda Sub-District. The local Community Policing Unit has made contact with the persons referred to by the Deputy and appropriate crime prevention and personal security advice has been provided. Contact has also been made with local Community Groups and arrangements put in place for contact details of the local...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to refer the Deputy to my replies to Question No. 486 of 22 April 2009, Question No. 349 of 9 February 2010 and Question No. 128 of 17 February 2010. In addition, it is my understanding that the Committee Stage of the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 is due to take place this week in the Seanad.

Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. The compilation of all the information sought by the Deputy would require the disproportionate use of scarce staff resources which I do not consider would be warranted.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The compilation of all the information sought by the Deputy would require the disproportionate use of scarce staff resources which I do not consider would be warranted.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available and could only be compiled by the use of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort. This could not be justified where there are other significant demands on such resources within my Department.

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply of the 25th March last, where I provided a range of figures of the nature sought. I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that full year statistics for 2009 are currently being finalised for inclusion in the 2009 Annual Report of the Irish Prison Service. I expect to receive the 2009 Annual Report in the coming weeks whereupon the...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that on 14 April 2010 there were 4,164 prisoners in custody. The breakdown of the population per prison is listed in the table below: Prison/ Place of Detention Persons in Custody Number of persons not accommodated insingle cells/rooms Arbour Hill Prison 154 70 Castlerea Prison 368 285 Cloverhill Prison 466 417 Cork Prison 302 282 Dóchas Centre 130 75...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that on 14 April 2010 there were 4,164 prisoners in custody. The breakdown of the population per prison is listed in the table below: Prison/ Place of Detention Persons in Custody Number of prisoners sharing with more than 1 Number of prisoners in double cells Arbour Hill Prison 154 20 50 Castlerea Prison 368 16 214 Cloverhill Prison 466 377 40 Cork Prison...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: On 15 April, 2010 there were 317 prisoners falling into the category referred to by the Deputy. This represents just under 8% of the prisoner population on that date. The vast majority of these cases are prisoners who require protection and whose regimes have to be restricted for their own safety. There is also a small number of prisoners who are subject to a restricted regime because of...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 533 and 583 together. It has not been possible to compile the information sought in the time available. I will communicate further with the Deputies when information is to hand.

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (20 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 and 535 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that the total number of persons under 21 years of age in prison custody on 16 April, 2010 was 425. This figure is made up of 414 males and 11 females. The table below sets out the Institutions in which this cohort are held: Institution Total St. Patrick's Institution 203 Limerick Prison (male) 41...