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Order of Business (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Did the Deputy say "dissolution"?

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (29 Mar 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 13,178 following the attestation of 273 new members on Wednesday 14 March, 2007. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) on 30 June, 1997 and represents an...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The birth certificates referred to by the Deputy were submitted to my Department in support of an application for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 Scheme. Under the Scheme it was practice not to return birth certificates to applicants. I have since arranged for the...

Written Answers — Garda Districts: Garda Districts (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the Blanchardstown Garda District includes Blanchardstown Garda Station, Cabra Garda Station and Finglas Garda Station. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that the Blanchardstown Garda District covers part of the electoral divisions of Dublin Central, Dublin West and Dublin North West. Garda Management state that the...

Written Answers — Garda Pensions: Garda Pensions (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Garda superannuation benefits are paid in accordance with the Garda Síochána Pensions Orders and Agreed Reports of the Garda Conciliation Council. Agreed Report 499 provides that members, who were serving on or after 1 January, 1993 would be entitled to a pension, based on unsocial hours allowances earnings with effect from 1 January, 1994. This Agreement did not make provision in respect...

Written Answers — Transfer of Sentence: Transfer of Sentence (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to confirm that my Department has recently received the formal transfer application and supporting documentation from the United Kingdom authorities in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy. The matter has been referred to the State's Legal Officers in line with all such applications and their advices are currently awaited. The Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the Immigration Division of my Department has been in contact with the person concerned, informing her of the decision regarding her application for permission to remain in the State.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the Study Group on Pre-nuptial Agreements is finalising its report for submission to me in the coming weeks. Following its receipt I intend to publish the report.

Written Answers — Identification Parades: Identification Parades (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The conduct of identification parades is governed by administrative procedure rather than legislation. The current procedure used by An Garda Síochána was introduced following advice from the Law Officers. In order to ensure that there is no doubt as to the person the victim or witness has identified, it is necessary that a clear identification is made. This may be done in a number of...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 21 June, 2002 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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, she was informed by letter dated 28 January, 2004, that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the persons concerned have permission to remain in the State until the 31st May, 2007, at which time their cases will be reconsidered.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 17 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 10 November 2003 that...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Certificates: Naturalisation Certificates (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Irish language is the first official language of the State and it is standard practice that the Citizenship section of my Department issue certificates of naturalisation in Irish. Translations of the certificate in English are available on request and I am advised that such a translation was forwarded to the person in question on 22 March 2007, in response to a query on his behalf.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 31st January, 2007 I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department wrote to the solicitors acting for the person in question on the 3rd of October, 2006. The correspondence requested that the original passport, the original birth certificate and an up-to-date letter from the school/college of the person concerned be submitted for...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual applications for refugee status. 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 9 October 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 27 August 2004, that the...

Written Answers — Family Reunification: Family Reunification (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made an application for Family Reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 in respect of family members in July 2003. A decision was made on this application in October 2004. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that there are no applications pending in respect of the family members of the above named.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question was originally granted permission to remain in the State on 27 June 2001 based on his parentage of an Irish born child. This permission has been renewed for the person concerned until 29 June 2010. The permission to remain in the State granted to the person mentioned is conditional on him continuing to reside in a family unit with the Irish citizen child in question....