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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It was a fundamental requirement of the IBC/05 scheme, which ended on 31/03/2005, and the renewal scheme that the applicant provided evidence of identity in the form of a valid passport or national identity document. It should also be noted that permission to remain in the State on any basis does not take effect until it is registered by the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Permission to...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The procedures for the early release of certain prisoners are set out in the Criminal Justice (Release of Prisoners) Act 1998. Under Section 3(2) of the Act, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform can specify a prisoner as a qualifying prisoner and request the Release of Prisoners Commission to give advice as to their release. The Courts have indicated that the Minister has...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Family Reunification application made by his father in February 2006. I have also been informed that the Immigration Division has recently been in contact with his father requesting further documentation and that on receipt of a response the application will be...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that it is planned to re-develop the existing Garda station site at the Square in Tallaght. The planned station will be expanded to incorporate additional facilities and office space to meet all operational requirements. This station will also become the Divisional Headquarters for the Dublin Metropolitan Region South when completed. A brief of...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The total number of whole-time equivalent staff serving in my Department and its agencies is 2,256. This figure includes the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, which itself encompasses the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. My Department is required by a Government Decision of December 2002 to operate within overall staffing limits...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As at 31 March 2008, there were 1,218 outstanding asylum applications awaiting a recommendation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC). Of these, only 137 cases were on hands over 6 months. The Refugee Applications Commissioner continues to keep the procedure for processing applications for refugee status in that Office under ongoing review with a view to limiting the...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The costs to my Department in relation to delivering asylum services are included under the following subheads of the Justice vote: D1 (Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service); D2 (Refugee Legal Service); and D4 (Accommodation Asylum Seekers). The total costs under these subheads from 2002 to 2007 are set out in tabular format. Costs in €M to the Department of Justice, Equality and...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will appreciate that funding for action on domestic violence encompasses direct action by identifiable victim support services as well as a broad range of actions across the justice, health, housing, education and family support sectors. Moreover, actions particularly by the State sector to deal with domestic violence may be part of a wider family support programme which is not...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength by Division for 31/12/05 to 31/12/07 was as set out in the table: Division 31/12/05 31/12/06 31/12/07 DMR South Central 707 738 773 DMR North Central 649 662 694 DMR South 556 595 623 DMR North 600 640 761 DMR West 679 719 758 DMR East 558 591 618 Louth/Meath 521 550 533 Carlow/Kildare 331 367 402...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Following the submission of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was 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 dedicated...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I presume the Deputy is referring to correspondence dated 4 February, 2008 to my predecessor as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. A reply issued from my office to the Deputy in relation to the correspondence referred to on 20 May, 2008.

Written Answers — Stardust Inquiry: Stardust Inquiry (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The position remains as set out in my response to the Deputy's Question No. 455 on 20 May, 2008.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (21 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 16th May 2008 and is currently awaiting examination by a Visa Officer. I would expect a decision on the visa application this week.

Written Answers — Stardust Inquiry: Stardust Inquiry (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I understand that there are ongoing discussions with the Stardust Victims Committee's legal representative concerning the arrangements for the independent examination.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Law Reform Commission has indicated that it will publish, in the coming weeks, its Report on Multi-Unit Developments which, following an extensive consultation process, will contain definitive reform proposals concerning the regulation and governance of property management companies. The Government has already directed that early action be taken by the relevant Departments to address the...

Written Answers — Parental Leave: Parental Leave (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: No costs of the kind sought by the Deputy are available at present. My Department, however, is examining the issue of paternity leave as part of an overall review of maternity, parental and paternity leave as promised in the Agreed Programme for Government and the Social Partnership agreement "Towards 2016". Costings in relation to the provision of paid paternity leave will, no doubt, be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Long term residency is an administrative scheme that was introduced in May 2004 and is focused on persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit / work authorisation / work visa conditions. Such persons may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of My Department, that the person referred to by the Deputy received permission to remain in the State for one year on work permit conditions. An application in respect of the person in question was received by the Immigration Division on the 13th March 2008, seeking an extension of his work permit permission as he was in a de facto...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 249 put down for answer on 24 April, 2008, an application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Immigration Division of my Department on the 5th July 2006 seeking long term residency. This application was refused on 24 October 2006, as the individual did not meet the minimum criteria of over five years in the State on work...

Written Answers — Prisoner Rehabilitation: Prisoner Rehabilitation (20 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 463 together. The Irish Prison Service has made significant progress in meeting the commitments contained in the Programme for Government relating to rehabilitation for prisoners. Prisoner rehabilitation involves significant multidimensional input by a diverse range of general and specialist services provided both by the Irish Prison Service and...