Joe Behan (Wicklow, Independent)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if arrangements for renewal of Garda National Immigration Bureau Registration cards could be re-examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39034/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau that non-nationals who present at the registration office located at the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) premises at Burgh Quay, Dublin, 2 for the purpose of complying with their requirement to be placed on a register of non-nationals, provided for at section 9 of the Immigration Act 2004, are each issued with a numbered ticket which indicates their position within the queue of people presenting on that day. The numbered ticket is issued to each non-national by a senior member of staff who ensures that the persons concerned are in possession of all necessary documentation and establishes any other issue which might impact on the registration of the non-nationals.

In the event that any person presenting for the purpose of being entered on the register of non-nationals, maintained pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Act, 2004, indicates that he/she has any particular difficulty with regard to complying with the registration process, it will be considered at the time of being issued with a numbered ticket.

When each non-national is issued with such ticket, he or she is advised of the approximate time at which his or her application will be processed, thus eliminating the need for the non-national to remain at the GNIB premises for protracted periods of time. In the event that a non-national would indicate that he or she has a medical condition or, as in the circumstances subject of this Question is at an advanced stage of pregnancy, his or her application to be entered on the register of non-nationals will be prioritised.