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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 702 of Tuesday, 25 April, 2006, and 329 of Wednesday, 27th September, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my earlier replies given to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 345 and 266 of the 8th and 9th March 2005 respectively. The person concerned was granted refugee status in the State on the 11th January 2000. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of people trafficking offences in Belgium and served a prison sentence in that country for those offences. As these...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 06 September 2005 for two years under the revised arrangements for non national parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain granted under the IBC/05 scheme were...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 06th September, 2005 for two years under the revised arrangements for non national parents of Irish children born prior to 1st January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain which was granted under this...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 191 of Thursday, 2nd February, 2006, and 178 of Thursday, 22nd June, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 191 of Thursday, 2nd February, 2006, and 178 of Thursday, 22nd June, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 625 on Thursday 6 July 2006. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question was originally granted permission to remain in the State on 2 May 2000 based on his parentage of an Irish born child. This permission has been renewed for the person concerned until 17 March 2008. 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....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the deputy to my previous replies in relation to the person in question and in particular my response to his Question of 9 March 2006. Despite a number of requests for specific information and supporting documentation relating to the person in question's circumstances, I regret to say that the position remains unchanged as the information requested has not been forthcoming to date....

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 18 March, 2003 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 17 February, 2005, that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question is the subject of a Family Reunification application made by her husband in November 2005. The Immigration Division of my Department has recently been in contact with the husband of the person concerned requesting further documentation. On receipt of a response the application will then be processed further.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my previous response to Question 1564/07 of the 31st January 2007. The Immigration Division of my Department has recently been in contact with the person concerned requesting further documentation. On receipt of a response the application will then be processed further.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 136 of 8th February, 2007. The person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 24th January, 2006 for a period of one year under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1st January, 2005. This permission is now due for renewal. Applications for renewal of permission to remain, which fall for...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Criminal Damage Act, 1991 and the Litter Pollution Act, 1997 provide for the offences of damaging or defacing property. The Criminal Damage Act 1991 does not provide a specific offence of defacing property with graffiti. Statistics are therefore not available to identify the number of persons prosecuted for offences involving graffiti. I am...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Dáil Questions No. 407 of 31 January, 2007, 151 of 14 December, 2006 and 56 of 30 November, 2006, in relation to this case. As previously advised the person concerned has had her case fully examined and it has been determined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, that Belgium is the appropriate...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non national parents of Irish children born prior to 1st January, 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. A letter granting permission to remain in the State for two years was issued on 07th June 2005. Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain in the...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (22 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 — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the new City Type Station Garda station for Leixlip is scheduled for completion in Autumn 2008. In general terms, City Type Stations consists of reception, interview rooms, detention facilities, vehicle storage capacity, juvenile accommodation facilities as well as accommodation for Garda personnel. It is the responsibility of Garda management to...

Written Answers — Crime Syndicates: Crime Syndicates (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions No. 151 and No. 205 of 7 November, 2006 and Question No. 262 of 3 October, 2006 in which I indicated that I was aware of reports which suggest that prisoners are attempting criminal activities from inside prison cells. I want to re-iterate that I am committed to implementing all appropriate measures to prevent the possibility of such activity and...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 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 — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person concerned has recently renewed their permission to remain with the Garda National Immigration Bureau and has permission to remain until the 13 February 2008.