Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 276: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a document expert employed by the Immigration Bureau of her Department at Dublin Airport to check forgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21419/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Document experts in An Garda Síochána are attached to the Document Section, Garda Technical Bureau, Garda Headquarters, Dublin. Members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau have attended training modules on the examination of documents and received on the job training by experienced members.

Members of An Garda Síochána who perform duty at the points of entry have developed significant and valuable experience in the identification of documents that they believe or suspect to be forgeries or may have been altered. This experience allows the member to have reasonable grounds for a suspicion that the document may be false or have been interfered with.

Equipment is available to members who perform Immigration duties at Dublin Airport to check on forgeries or suspect documents. Members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau also have access to the Interpol database of stolen and forged documents worldwide.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 277: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the information technology section of the Immigration Bureau at all Irish ports and airports have sufficient IT networks and Internet connections to enable them to operate properly and verify data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21420/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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All members of An Garda Síochána involved in immigration duties, including those members at all registered ports of entry, have access to the Garda National Immigration Bureau Information System (GNIB-IS). This system supports An Garda Síochána and the Garda National Immigration Bureau in executing its responsibilities relating to immigration matters on a national basis and is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Limited web access is also available to members of An Garda Síochána involved in immigration duties to provide internet access as appropriate for business and operational purposes. This includes access to international agencies as required.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 278: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a document expert employed by the Immigration Bureau or his Department at all Irish ports and airport to check forgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21421/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Document experts in An Garda Síochána are attached to the Document Section, Garda Technical Bureau, Garda Headquarters, Dublin. Members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau have attended training modules on the examination of documents and received on the job training by experienced members.

Members of An Garda Síochána who perform duty at the points of entry have developed significant and valuable experience in the identification of documents that they believe or suspect to be forgeries or may have been altered. This experience allows the member to have reasonable grounds for a suspicion that the document may be false or have been interfered with.

Equipment is available to members who perform Immigration duties at Dublin Airport to check on forgeries or suspect documents. Members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau also have access to the Interpol database of stolen and forged documents worldwide.