Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 480: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Mr. Frank McBrearty Junior was prevented from catching a flight to the US due to the fact that incorrect information was still retained on the Garda PULSE system; if any information relating to Mr. Frank McBrearty Junior and his family on the PULSE system has been corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33875/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The question of whether a person will be permitted to enter the United States of America is a matter completely within the discretion of the US immigration authorities.

Regarding the question of the re-designation of information relating to the person concerned on the Garda computer system, I understand that the Commissioner wrote to him on 19 November 2004 confirming that data on him were amended and outlining the nature of the amendment. There is no evidence available to me to the effect that the difficulty encountered was related to the amended information on the Garda computer system.