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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: A Visit Visa is refused only when the applicant does not meet the specific criteria necessary. The requirements are clearly outlined in my Department's website www.justice.ie Family Reunification applications for refugees are examined as required by section 18 of the Refugee Act, 1996 and a decision is made based on the criteria contained within its provisions. An information leaflet on...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to the replies I gave to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 of Tuesday, 9 May, 2006; 193 of Thursday, 18 May, 2006; 200 of Thursday, 29 June, 2006; and 582 & 599 of Tuesday, 4 July, 2006. The position is unchanged. The person in question consented, in writing, to the making of deportation orders in respect of her and her children. A decision in this case will issue in...

Written Answers — Family Law Cases: Family Law Cases (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I assume the Deputy is referring to any outcomes under provisions in the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 which allow for the reporting of family law court proceedings and for persons approved for such purposes to attend and be present at family law court sittings. I am informed that the Court Service, in the context of its proposal to commence family law reporting arrangements on a pilot...

Written Answers — Court Sittings: Court Sittings (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: At present, the District Court in Dublin sits each Saturday and on Bank Holidays. Provincial District Courts sit outside of normal hours at weekends and at night to deal with emergency matters, as required. Experience of the operation of court sittings continues to be reviewed. This is being done in conjunction with legislative measures aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the courts. I...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the cost of Operation Anvil for 2006 (up to 30 June) is €7,206,309. I can assure the House that I am in regular contact with the Garda Commissioner to ensure that all of the measures and resources required for Operation Anvil are made available.

Written Answers — Neighbourhood Watch Scheme: Neighbourhood Watch Scheme (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that further examination of their records has established that a number of complaints were made to Gardaí on patrol duty in the area concerned. The error is regretted. These complaints were immediately addressed by the Gardaí, resulting in 14 arrests to date this year. I am further informed by the Garda authorities that in order to maintain a...

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 provides for the performance of unpaid work in the community by a person who is 16 years or over, who has been convicted of an offence, for which the appropriate penalty would be an immediate custodial sentence and who has given his/her consent to the Court. I can advise the Deputy that during 2005 the Probation Service operated 122 Community...

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question number 259 of the 17th May, 2006. As I indicated in that reply, persons the subject of Community Service Orders are engaged on a range of unpaid work for the benefit of the community. I am advised by the Director of the Probation Service that it is possible for a person to be transferred between projects during the course of completing their hours...

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 provides for the performance of unpaid work in the community by a person who is 16 years or over, who has been convicted of an offence, for which the appropriate penalty would be an immediate custodial sentence and who has given his/her consent to the Court. I wish to advise the Deputy that the number of community service orders made during...

Written Answers — Data Protection Act: Data Protection Act (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: Under section 16 of the Data Protection Act 1988, certain categories of data controller are required formally to register with the Data Protection Commissioner. This requirement currently applies to public representatives who retain sensitive personal data relating to identifiable individuals. However, section 16 of the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 makes provision for revised...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply of 20 June 2006 to his Parliamentary Question No. 397 and advise that the position remains unchanged. It should be noted that no reply to the request for further information from the legal representatives of the person concerned has been received to date.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 19 December, 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 8 September, 2005,...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: The first named person in the details supplied by the Deputy applied for permission to remain in the State on the basis of being a parent of an Irish citizen child, born before 1 January 2005, in accordance with the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. It is a requirement under this scheme that each applicant is the parent of an...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: The first named applicant arrived in the State on 10 July 2003 and applied for asylum on 11 July 2003. She was granted refugee status on 14 September 2004. The second named applicant arrived in the State on 8 November 2003, applied for asylum on 11 November 2003 and was granted refugee status on 12 August 2004. Both persons applied for certificates of naturalisation on 28 January 2005....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: As I stated to the Deputy in my answer to his previous Parliamentary Question 23282/06 answered on the 15 June 2006, information became available to my Department which raised serious doubts as to whether the daughter of the person concerned was a minor at the date of application for family reunification. As part of an investigation into this matter the daughter was interviewed in 2005 when...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made a family reunification application on behalf of his wife and daughter in February 2004. Consideration of this application is ongoing and the Family Reunification section of my Department is currently awaiting a response to a query raised with the legal representative of the person concerned. On receipt of an answer the application will be considered further and a...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my Replies to Dail Questions Nos. 244 of 25 May 2006 and 180 of 22 June 2006. The position in relation to the person concerned is that she has failed to present herself to the Garda National Immigration Bureau, as she is legally obliged to do, and, as such, she is currently residing illegally in the State. In the interests of clarity, I wish to emphasise again that...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to the replies I gave to his previous Parliamentary Questions of 21 March 2006, 6th December 2005, 1 December 2005, and 20 October 2005) in relation to the persons concerned. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 468 of Tuesday, 31st January, 2006; 147 of Thursday, 27th April, 2006; and 427 of Tuesday, 16th May, 2006, and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am on the committee.