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Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that all incidents of crime, including those involving firearms, are subject to a rigorous investigation. The identification of all evidence available is a key element of the investigation and prosecution process. I am assured that all resources necessary, including national specialist units, are deployed in the investigation process. When such an...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (24 Apr 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 — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Government Legislation Programme published on 23 April provides for publication of the Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill in 2007. This legislation will give effect to key recommendations of the Auctioneering/Estate Agency Review Group, including establishment of the Property Services Regulatory Authority to control and regulate the provision of property services provided by...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. Following Government approval I recently established, on an interim basis, the Legal Costs Regulatory Body recommended by the Implementation Advisory Group. Work has commenced in my Department on proposals to put the Regulatory Body on a statutory basis. As indicated in my reply to Question No. 136 of 14 December 2006 work on the general...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Persons who have been convicted of sex offences abroad who, at the time of the conviction or thereafter, become resident for the qualifying period in this jurisdiction are subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Act 2001, where there is comparability between the offence to which the foreign conviction applies and offences covered by the Act. It is not necessary for the offence or the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 5 March 2007. The application has not yet been examined in detail. Examination of the residency requirement will take place in the near future and the applicant will be contacted at that time informing him if he satisfies the residency requirement under the Irish Nationality and...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Four members of An Garda Síochána are employed on Immigration duties when flights arrive at Ireland West (Knock) Airport, seven days per week. These gardaí are drawn from personnel allocated to Swinford Garda District. When the members are not performing immigration duty they are available for regular policing duties within Swinford District. In deciding on the number of personnel to be...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is a matter in the first instance for the Public Appointments Service and then for the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána. I have no function in the process. The Public Appointments Service is located in Chapter House, 26-30, Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1, and can be contacted at Lo-Call 1890 449999 or by email at info@publicjobs.ie.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Two landowners in the area have approached the Irish Prison Service to offer a corridor of land that would allow a 1.5 km private access route to the site at Thornton. While the existing access route on the R130 is perfectly acceptable, the provision of services to the site would require the existing road to be excavated to accommodate pipes etc. and then to be resurfaced. The technical...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that domestic violence training is provided as part of the Continuous Professional Development to serving members of An Garda Síochána. The Student Probationer School provides extensive training to new members of An Garda Síochána. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) incorporated Domestic Violence on the 1997 Core Programme for all members of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: As I outlined in my replies to previous Parliamentary Questions put down for answer by the Deputy on 31 January 2007(Question No. 418) and 8 March 2007(Question No. 118), 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 Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned was the subject matter of an Adjournment Debate in the Dáil on Thursday evening, 22 March 2007. During this debate it was indicated on my behalf that I had directed my officials to look again at the circumstances surrounding the proposed deportation. In the meantime an application for revocation of his deportation order was received from his legal representatives on 23...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The persons in question made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of family dependency in December 2005. An initial request for documentation issued in February 2006 which was returned by An Post as the persons were not residing at the given address. A second request issued in August 2006 and although some documentation was received in August 2006, it was...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 27 April 2000 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his 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, he was informed by letter dated 31 October 2002, that the...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 11 November 2002 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his 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, he was informed by letter dated 26 February 2004, that...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Applications for certificates of naturalisation were received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 22 August 2006. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, requires that an applicant must have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State immediately before the date of application and, during the eight years immediately preceding that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a decision to refuse an application for Family Reunification by the person in question was issued on 7 December 2006. This matter is currently under review and a decision will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a Family Reunification application by the person in question was refused in July 2006. At present there are no Family Reunification applications pending in respect of any family members of the person referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the Family Reunification application from the person in question was refused because the people applied for do not come under the definition of a 'dependent member of the family', as outlined in Section 18.(4)(b) of the Refugee Act 1996. There are no provisions under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 for the appeal of a Family...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the application for family reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 by the person in question is under consideration by my Department. I expect that a decision will be reached in this matter shortly.