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Tuesday, 8 November 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

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Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 524: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the training given by the UNHCR to Irish officials; the dates of the training and the number of Irish officials who received this training. [32822/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The following table provides a general outline of training provided in Ireland to staff of my Department and associated asylum agencies by the UNHCR since January 2003.

UNHCR Training to Irish Officials* 2003-2005 (November).
Date of Training Topic Profile of participantsNo. of Participants
2005
7-8 Jan 2005 General Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Training Newly appointed Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) Members* 4
13 Jan 2005 Presentation of RSD briefing notes on Croatian claims Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) case workers and researchers 15
15 Mar 2005 RSD Refresher course RAT Member* 1
25-27 Apr 2005 RSD Training New Refugee Legal Service (RLS) solicitors, private practitioners** and paralegals 9
23 May 2005 Role of judge and lawyer in RSD system RAT Members 31
2-4 November 2005 RSD Training New RLS solicitors, caseworkers and private practitioners** 13
2004
30-31 January 2004 RSD Training RAT Members* 6
20 February 2004 Briefing on Country of Origin Information (COI) research methodology ORAC researchers 4
27 February 2004 RSD of Nigerian applications RAT Members* 7
2 March 2004 RSD of Nigerian applications RAT Members* 2
3 March 2004 RSD of Somali applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 17
4 March 2004 RSD of Somali applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 7
5 March 2004 RSD of Iraqi applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 13
5 March 2004 Assessing gender persecution in the RSD context RAT Members*, supervisors, administrative staff, researcher 32
5 May 2004 Researching COI for RSD RAT administrative staff 5
15 Mar-20 May 2004 Framework for drafting decisions and COI research methodology RAT Members* and 1 Legal Researcher 27
18 May 2004 RSD of Somali applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 15
9 June 2004 RSD of Sudanese applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 10
11 June 2004RefWorld/sourcing COI RAT Members* and 2 researchers 9
16 June 2004 RSD of DR Congo applications 2 solicitors and 1 researcher from the Refugee Documentation Centre 3
16 June 2004 RSD of DR Congo applications RAT Members* 8
18 June 2004 RefWorld RAT Members* 4
25 June 2004 RefWorld RAT Members* 5
30 June 2004 RSD of Angola-Cabindan applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 10
17-18 June 2004 RSD of DR Congo applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 35
5 July 2004 RSD of Cameroonian applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 15
6 July 2004 RSD training RAT Member* and researcher 2
28 July 2004 RSD training RAT Member* and researcher 2
8 August-3 September 2004 Drafting legal submissions for accelerated cases RLS Solicitors and paralegals 29
31 August 2004 RSD of Sudanese applications ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 18
6-10 September 2004 Practical RSD "refresher" training ORAC caseworkers, supervisors and presenting officers 73
13 September-7 October 2004 Drafting decisions and the asylum appeals process RAT Members* 23
13 September-3 December 2004 Train the trainer course RAT legal researchers 2
26-28 October 2004 RSD training New RLS solicitors, paralegals and management staff 12
1-11 November 2004 The appeals process and practical 'on the job' coaching in drafting appeal submissions RLS solicitors 20
1-11 November 2004 Train-the-trainer course RLS solicitors 2
10-11 November 2004 Training on the appeals process and practical guidance on legal submissions for RSD Private practitioners** on RLS panel 140
22-23 November 2004 Training on the role of a refugee lawyer in RSD system RLS solicitors, and private practitioners** 90
25 November 2004 RSD of Guinean claims ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 11
25 November 2004 RSD of Somalia claims ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 11
9 December 2004 RSD of DR Congo claims ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 9
10 December 2004 RSD of Georgian claims ORAC caseworkers and supervisors 13
2003
January 2003 RSD Palestinian applications ORAC staff 30
January 2003 RSD Zimbabwean applicants ORAC staff 14
31 January 2003 Unaccompanied Minor RSD (day 1) Inter-agency (RLS, RAC, RAT, SWT***) 16
5-7 February 2003 RSD RLS caseworkers and solicitors 14
20 February 2003 Unaccompanied Minor RSD (day 2) Inter-agency (RLS, ORAC, RAT, SWT***) 16
February 2003 RSD Serbians and Croatians ORAC staff 15
February 2003 RSD of DR Congo applicants ORAC staff 14
March 2003 RSD of Israeli draft cases ORAC staff 15
March 2003 RSD of Chinese Uighur ORAC staff 15
March 2003 RSD claims based on ritual violence in Cameroon ORAC staff 15
11 April 2003 Internal Flight Alternative (IFA) Members* and staff of RAT 18
April 2003 RSD of female genital mutilation claims from Nigeria ORAC staff 13
April 2003 RSD of Sudanese claims ORAC caseworkers 15
April 2003 RSD of Angola — Cabindan ORAC caseworkers 11
6-8 May 2003 RSD refresher course ORAC caseworkers and research unit 30
12-13 May 2003 IFA/Membership of a Particular Social Group/Gender ORAC caseworkers 25
15-16 May 2003 IFA/Membership of a Particular Social Group/Gender ORAC caseworkers 25
19-20 May 2003 IFA/Membership of a Particular Social Group/Gender ORAC caseworkers 25
22-23 May 2003 IFA/Membership of a Particular Social Group/Gender ORAC caseworkers 25
May 2003 RSD of female genital mutilation applicants — Ghana ORAC caseworkers and RAT Members* 35
May 2003 RSD of ritual violence claims — Ghana ORAC caseworkers 14
June 2003 RSD claims involving trauma and memory ORAC caseworkers and RAT Members* 30
June 2003 RSD DR Congo applications RAT Members* 18
June 2003 RSD — Croatians and Serbians RAT Members* 18
June 2003 RSD and supporting documents ORAC Higher Executive Officers, Research Unit, Assistant Principals and RAT Members* 38
July 2003 Domestic violence etc. ORAC Higher Executive Officers, Research Unit, Assistant Principals and RLS staff 101
July-September 2003 New Immigration Bill RAT Members* and RLS staff 122
September 2003 Prioritised cases ORAC Higher Executive Officers, Researchers and Assistant Principal 6
October 2003 Membership of a Particular Social Group, IFA, gender related persecution, domestic violence RLS solicitors 17
October 2003 RSD of Nigerian asylum applications RAT Members* 17
October 2003 RSD of Nigerian asylum applications ORAC Higher Executive Officers, research unit 26
October 2003 Introduction to protection and UNHCR's mandate RAT clerical staff 15
November 2003 Introduction to RSD RLS solicitors 7
*Training provided to members of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, RAT, has been included, although RAT members would not be classed as officials.
**Private practitioners and barristers-at-law on the Refugee Legal Service panel have been included, although they would not be classed as officials of my Department.
***Social work team, SWT, staff from the social work team of the Health Service Executive have been included although they would not be classed as officials of my Department.
Note: Staff have also attended UNHCR training courses abroad.

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