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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Minor children under the age of sixteen who are in the care of non EU national parents who have been granted permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 scheme, avail of the same permission to remain in the State as that granted to their parents. When such minor children reach sixteen years of age they are obliged to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau or their local...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question 650 of 26th June 2007 the person in question made a Family Reunification application in March 2006.This application is under consideration by my Department and a decision will issue in due course. At the present time Family Reunification applications are taking approximately 15-18 months to process.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the application for Family Reunification for the spouse of the person in question was refused on the 24th May 2007. I understand that this application was refused on the basis that the marriage does not appear to be valid under Irish Law. The applicant was informed that a review would be made on foot of a declaration form the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question submitted an application for renewal of their permission to remain in the State on the basis of their parentage of an Irish born child under the terms of the IBC/05 scheme, on 8th May, 2007. On 19th June, 2007 the individual concerned furnished a letter of explanation to my Department regarding their lost expired passport and a copy of a Garda report relating to same....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the individuals referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in April 2006. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the latter half of 2004 and have approximately 6,900 applications on hand to be dealt with before those of the persons concerned. These are...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The offences referred to by the Deputy arise under section 3 of the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act 1847 and are subject to a penalty of up to one month's imprisonment. The High Court delivered its judgement recently in the case of Niall Dillon -v- The DPP. That case concerned the constitutionality of the section 3, and the court held that the provision is unconstitutional. The court's written...

Written Answers — Traffic Regulations: Traffic Regulations (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that penalties for breaches of traffic signals are enforced by An Garda Síochána effectively and consistently. Provisional statistics indicate that for the first three months of this year 5,660 Fixed Charge Notices were issued to offenders for driving through red traffic lights and crossing white lines at red traffic lights. Any change in the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Legislation creating an offence of recruiting, transporting, transferring to another person, harbouring or knowingly arranging or facilitating the entry into, travel within or departure from the State of a person for the specific purpose of the trafficked person's sexual or labour exploitation or removal of his or her organs is at present being drafted in the Office of the Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that they operate a range of mobile speed detection equipment, including six Gatso vans (mobile units with on-board cameras, radar and computer system) throughout the State. There is also a number of fixed camera installation posts at various locations in the Dublin area and the Louth/Meath Division. Three cameras are rotated between these posts, two...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Issues relating to multi-unit developments and the operation of property management companies were discussed at a Conference organised by my Department and the Law Reform Commission on 25 January last. The Conference provided an opportunity for a preliminary discussion of the wide range of policy issues identified in the Law Reform Commission's Consultation Paper on Multi-Unit Developments...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand that the parent of the person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain in the State until 31st July 2007 on a self-sufficiency basis. Permission to remain was granted in respect of the parent strictly on the grounds that she cannot have access to State funds, services or benefits. She cannot therefore have an expectation, having been granted permission to remain on a...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area in question is actively policed by Gardaí from Coolock Garda District. Local Garda management is aware of complaints of anti-social behaviour in the area concerned and have directed that additional patrols by uniform and plain clothes Gardaí, including the local Community Policing Unit, the District Drugs Unit, the Mountain Bike Unit and...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 8 September, 2001 and worked illegally for four years following which he applied for asylum in 2005. 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 15 April, 1997 and applied for asylum. His application was refused at appeal stage following consideration of his case. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 26 November 1999, that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of him and afforded him three options in accordance with Section 3(3)(b)(ii) of the Immigration...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Criminal Justice Act 2006 contains provisions to deal with public order offences. Section 184 amends the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to provide for a fixed penalty procedure in relation to the public order offences of disorderly conduct in a public place and intoxication in a public place as an alternative to proceedings being taken in the first instance (and for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the person referred to by the Deputy is in custody having been found in Contempt of Court. The Deputy will appreciate that in such cases the ongoing detention of the person is a matter for the Courts. Consequently it is not open to me to intervene in this matter.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the person in question was arrested and detained for questioning, pursuant to the Offences against the State Act 1939, as amended, in February 2005 in the course of a Garda investigation arising from the seizure of a large amount of cash in the State. I am further informed that this person was subsequently released without charge. I understand that...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person referred to in the Deputy's Question applied for a certificate of naturalisation in April 2005 and my predecessor decided to refuse the application. The reason for my decision was disclosed to the individual concerned in a letter dated 21 May 2007. It is open to the individual mentioned to lodge a new application at any time provided he satisfies the relevant statutory conditions....

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will be aware that the provision of equipment to members of An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is the policy of An Garda Síochána to issue anti-stab/ballistic vests to all Garda personnel, including student Gardaí. I am further informed by the Garda authorities that the deployment of anti-stab/ballistic...

Written Answers — Interpretation Act 2005: Interpretation Act 2005 (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are innumerable instances of powers of various kinds conferred on me, as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, by enactments, and such powers are exercised daily by or on my behalf. It is also part of my normal day-to-day work and that of my Department that individual exercises of such powers are in some instances the subject of a fresh exercise of those powers to reverse or...