Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of the awarding of these contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27841/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My Department uses one company outside of Ireland for printing purposes. The work in question is in respect of the printing of visa stickers. The most recent order was placed in December 2008.

The company, based in Paris, has successfully produced Irish visa stickers for several years on behalf of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service. A core consideration in accessing such services is that the company is a recognised and reputable provider of such visa stickers to several European countries. In order to minimise illegal immigration and fraud, visa stickers utilise a range of essential security features such as hologram, unique serial number identification and other specialised printing features, and they must conform to an agreed EU standard.