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Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and is currently being researched. I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 436 to 443, inclusive, and 445 and 446 together. Funding of €110,000 in respect of a National Missing Persons Helpline, made available by my Department in 2002 and 2003, was channelled through the Victim Support organisation, an independent, non-governmental organisation with charitable status. This funding was in addition to the ongoing funding that that...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information sought is not readily available and could only be obtained by the application of a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources. However, I can inform the Deputy that since 1995 my Department has made substantial funding available to areas of Irish life in which non-governmental organisations operate. For example, as can be seen from the...

Written Answers — Immigration Issues: Immigration Issues (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: Temporary Leave to Remain in the State, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, is normally granted for an initial twelve month period. A person granted such temporary leave to remain in the State is advised, in writing, of the requirement that they observe the laws of the State and be of good behaviour during this period. Towards the end of this period, an...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The correspondence in question, from the Gaming and Leisure Association of Ireland, a body representing some operators of casinos, seeks to change the present policy of the Gaming and Lotteries Acts that makes such operations unlawful. Officials from my Department met recently with representatives of the Association in question and made it clear to them that I have no proposals to alter that...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply of the 3rd May, 2006 to Question number 469 on this matter. I can now advise the Deputy that following receipt of the information requested from the Public Appointments Service, a submission was sent to the Department of Finance for observations. That Department has now advised the Irish Prison Service that the essential requirements of the competition from...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that all Gardaí throughout the country are trained in the use of the blow in the bag alcolyser. In the Longford/Westmeath Division, which covers the counties of Longford and Westmeath, 91 Gardaí (all ranks) are trained in the use of the hand held alcometer (roadside breath testing instrument for the presence of alcohol) and 79 Gardaí (all ranks) are...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of hand-held devices to record penalty points offences held by Gardaí in County Westmeath and Longford are set out in the following table: Mullingar 4 Athlone 2 Granard 2 Longford 3 Total 11 I am further informed that the hand-held devices on issue are in addition to notepads which operational Gardaí also use when...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: As I explained to the Deputy in my answer to Parliamentary Question No 937 of 28 September 2005 the person referred to in the Deputy's question is a refugee who applied for family reunification in respect of her husband. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under section 18 of the Refugee Act, 1996. During the...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: Visitors are supervised to and from visiting areas and are monitored by CCTV and officers while on their visits. Physical contact is not allowed and where it is suspected that contraband has been passed the prisoner concerned will then be subject to searching procedures by staff specifically assigned for this purpose. Random searching of prisoners following visits also takes place on a daily...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I regret that it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in touch with the Deputy in relation to this matter when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 676 of 25 April, 2006.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 12,641 on Thursday 8 June with the attestation of 273 new members. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,939 (or 18.1%) in the personnel strength of the Force during that period. I have been...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my earlier Replies to his previous Parliamentary Questions in this matter. As previously stated, the persons concerned arrived in the State on 7 March 2005 and 1 July 2005 and applied for asylum. Their applications were refused following the consideration of their cases, at first instance by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and, on appeal,...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of family dependency in October 2005. An initial request for documentation issued in February 2006 and although some documentation was received in June 2006, it is insufficient to finalise the application. A further request for documentation has issued and it is expected that on receipt of all the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 9 May, 2005 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, he was informed by letter dated 12 June, 2006, that the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation by the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 27 August 2004. Applications received in the first half of 2004 are currently being processed and there are approximately 1,300 applications awaiting processing before that of the person in question. It is likely that processing of...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 66 together. The person in question has been granted permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non-EU national parents of Irish children born before 1 January 2005 commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. I advised the Deputy of this in my reply to Question 164 of 11 May 2006. When presenting for registration at an...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non EU national parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. It is a requirement of this scheme that each applicant is of good character. Following information received from the Garda authorities, it was confirmed that the person...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I informed the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 243 on 16 February 2006 that my officials were in the process of writing to the person in question in relation to matters concerning her cohabitation with her husband. A letter in this regard issued to the person concerned on 21 February 2006. While some additional documentation has been submitted in response to this letter, my...