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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 8 November 2004. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 21 March 2005, that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. 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 such status...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, while under 16 years of age, availed of the permission to remain in the State granted to his mother under the IBC/05 scheme. On reaching the age of sixteen, the person requires permission to remain in the State in his own right. The person is advised to write to my Department at INIS, PO Box 10003, Dublin 2, requesting permission to remain in the State as the...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (27 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Government recently approved my proposals for new legislation to deal with the outcome of the High Court judgement which found that section 3 of the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act 1847 was unconstitutional. That was the section under which prosecutions for begging were brought. The new legislation is now being drafted. I expect it will be published in 2009....

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Authorities that in the timeframe available it has not been possible for them to supply the details requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 permits An Garda Síochána to seize any bottle or container which is in possession of a person who appears to be under the age of 18 and which the member suspects, with reasonable cause, contains alcohol which is being consumed, or intended to be consumed, by a person under 18 years in a place other than a private residence. It also permits An Garda...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to has been approved.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The proposed EU Council Framework Decision on the use of Passenger Name Records (PNR) for law enforcement purposes is under consideration within the Council framework at present. Under the French Presidency of the Council the Member States have undertaken an in-depth thematic reflection on the nature of a PNR system and issues related to it, with the active involvement of sectorial...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested the information sought from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The problem of mobile phone use in prisons is a major challenge for prison services worldwide. The Irish Prison Service is dealing with this problem through a multifaceted approach which incorporates: measures to prevent the smuggling of mobile phones into prisons, search and find operations aimed at locating and removing phones from within the prisons and the installation of mobile phone...

Written Answers — Control of Firearms: Control of Firearms (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There are 46 legally held handguns in the Meath Garda division as at 25 November 2008.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of the National Drugs Unit on 31 October 2008, the latest date for which it is readily available, was 343. For operational and security reasons it is not Garda policy to disclose the number of Gardaí detailed for specific duties over any specific period of time.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my previous answer to his Parliamentary Question. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made an application for Family Reunification on behalf of his wife in June 2008. This application has been forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. 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 such status...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (25 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that their current priority is the use of camera technology for speed enforcement. I am also informed that they are currently considering the introduction, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, of cameras at various locations in the Dublin area, where failure to observe traffic lights by road users is a significant issue.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (25 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being researched. I will contact the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána on 31 October 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 14,244. The personnel strength of the Garda Traffic Corps on 31 December 2005 to 2007 and on 31 October 2008 was as set out in the following table: Traffic Corps Number 31 December 2005 570 31 December 2006 775...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 to 315, inclusive, together. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Carrick-on-Suir, Cahir, Clonmel, Cashel and Tipperary Garda Stations and also the personnel strength of the Traffic Corps in Tipperary Garda Division for 31 December 2006 to 2007 and 31 October 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (25 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 and 320 together. The interception of telecommunications is governed by the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993. For sound security reasons, it is not the practice and it would be contrary to the public interest to disclose details of any requests or any authorisations to intercept,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Applications received by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service are diverse in nature and processing times vary considerably according to the nature and circumstances of the scheme in question. The service has recently allocated substantial additional resources to the processing of applications for both naturalisation and long-term residency and, having regard to the many demands...