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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 13,000 following the attestation of 299 new members on Thursday, 16 November, 2006. This compares with a total strength of...

Written Answers — Internet Use: Internet Use (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 to 91, inclusive, together. I have already answered a similar Questions to the ones tabled by the Deputy and I refer the Deputy to my answer to those Questions (Nos. 191 to 194) given on the 14 February 2007. If the Deputy wishes, I will repeat what I said then. As I outlined earlier by its very nature, the internet lends itself to being used for a wide...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: Following the submission to me in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, I decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act, 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: In view of the nature of the question and in order to supply the details requested by the Deputy it is necessary for the Garda authorities to make enquires in each Garda Division. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Criminal Injury Compensation: Criminal Injury Compensation (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that under the terms of Article 2 of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted, the Tribunal is entirely responsible for deciding individual applications including appeals against first instance decisions by the Tribunal. I understand, however, that the appeal referred to is in line for hearing and that the Secretary to the Tribunal will...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question 129 of 29 November 2006. At present there is no Family Reunification application pending in respect of the above named. The person concerned arrived in the State on 8 June, 2005 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: Further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 7 February 2007, a letter issued from my office on 13 February, 2007 to the Deputy clarifying the details given in my reply in relation to the personnel strength of Blanchardstown Garda Station.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 99 to 102, inclusive, together. Three tenderers have submitted tenders in respect of the Thornton Hall Prison Public Private Partnership Project. The tenders are being evaluated by a team comprising senior Irish Prison Service managers, prison governors, and representatives of the National Development Finance Agency. The evaluation team has the...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: Four consortia were short-listed to receive the tender documentation and three of those have submitted tenders. It is in the nature of tender competitions that it is open to any bidder to withdraw from a competition without giving reasons. I am not in a position to give the reason why a particular consortium has decided not to proceed in this competition.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The provision of services to the site forms part of the invitation to tender and it is, therefore, a matter for the successful bidder to provide services to the site. The local authority will take the services in charge once they have been completed.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The site for the proposed prison at Thornton Hall is accessed by the R130 road which, prior to the purchase of the site, was assessed and found to be fully adequate to meet the requirements of the development. The tender documentation provides for some works on the existing road in the context of the provision of services to the site. The question of providing a separate dedicated access has...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 370 on Wednesday 31 January 2007. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: Applications for naturalisation from the persons in question were received in the Citizenship Division of my Department on 21 January 2005. While both persons are recognized refugees, the second-named person did not satisfy the residency requirement as set out in Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 as amended. I will normally waive two years of the statutory...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 702 of Tuesday, 25 April, 2006, and 329 of Wednesday, 27th September, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my earlier replies given to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 345 and 266 of the 8th and 9th March 2005 respectively. The person concerned was granted refugee status in the State on the 11th January 2000. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of people trafficking offences in Belgium and served a prison sentence in that country for those offences. As these...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 06 September 2005 for two years under the revised arrangements for non national parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain granted under the IBC/05 scheme were...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State on 06th September, 2005 for two years under the revised arrangements for non national parents of Irish children born prior to 1st January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain which was granted under this...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 191 of Thursday, 2nd February, 2006, and 178 of Thursday, 22nd June, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 191 of Thursday, 2nd February, 2006, and 178 of Thursday, 22nd June, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 625 on Thursday 6 July 2006. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question was originally granted permission to remain in the State on 2 May 2000 based on his parentage of an Irish born child. This permission has been renewed for the person concerned until 17 March 2008. The permission to remain in the State granted to the person mentioned is conditional on him continuing to reside in a family unit with the Irish citizen child in question....