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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 17 December 2004 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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, she was informed by letter dated 24 March 2006 that the...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (6 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The application form for the assistant chief officer stated: Candidates will be required to reach a minimum standard on each test in order to be considered for Stage Two of the process. Candidates will be placed in order of merit and a number will go forward to Stage Two of the process. Because of the significant number of Officers eligible to apply, prior to the commencement of Stage I of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am not aware of any specific financial and health difficulties being experienced by the person in question. However, an application for permission to remain in the State, based on marriage to an Irish national, was received from the person concerned in April 2005. Applications of this type, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in strict chronological order and currently...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of the human resource management and internal affairs divisions at Garda headquarters, as at 4 April 2006, was 88 members of the Garda Síochána, all ranks, and 30 civilian staff. I wish to point out to the Deputy that significant...

Written Answers — Adult Caution Scheme: Adult Caution Scheme (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the background to the introduction of the adult cautioning scheme was the report of the public prosecution system study group, which was published in 1999. In order to reduce the volume of cases being brought before the courts, the report recommended the introduction of a system whereby offenders would be issued with warnings by the Garda...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The brief of requirements prepared by the Garda authorities for the proposed new station at Castleisland, has just been sent to the Office of Public Works. When the sketch scheme has been received from that office it will be forwarded to the Garda authorities for urgent consideration.

Written Answers — Land Registry Applications: Land Registry Applications (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have requested the Land Registry to contact him directly concerning the current position of the application in question.

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 232 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that in 2005 eight persons were arrested and charged on more than one occasion for drunkenness offences under the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 in the Bridewell Garda district, which includes Smithfield. In 2006, up to 3 April, three persons have been arrested and charged on more than one...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the visa office on 24 February 2006 and was approved on 3 April 2006.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the visa office on 22 March 2006 and was approved on 3 April 2006.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: For policing purposes the country is divided into six regions, each of which is commanded by a regional assistant commissioner. The duties of the regional assistant commissioners are mainly operational. They are responsible for ensuring the operational efficiency of their respective region and, in particular, the quality of operational management exercised by their respective divisional and...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The position remains unchanged from my response to Question No. 409 of 6 July 2004.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following tables provide the total number of headline offences, by group, recorded and detected in the Garda districts of Bruff, Newcastle West and Askeaton for the years 2004 and 2005. The introduction of the PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999 has led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Garda authorities are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel. They inform me the personnel strength of all ranks of the Garda Síochána as at 31 December 1997 and 20 March 2006 was 10,702 and 12,445, respectively. This represents an increase of 1,743 or 16.3% in the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána during that period. The number of gardaí of...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 245 of 29 March 2006.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel, informed me the personnel strength of all ranks of the Garda Síochána as at 31 December, 1997 and 20 March, 2006 was 10,702 and 12,445, respectively. This represents an increase of 1,743, or 16.3%, in the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána during that period. The number of...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table provides the total number of headline offences, by group, recorded and detected in the Garda division of Longford-Westmeath for the years 2000 to 2005, inclusive. The introduction of the PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999 has led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: 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 the Garda Síochána as at 31 December 1997 and 20 March 2006 was 10,702 and 12,445, respectively. This represents an increase of 1,743, or 16.3%, in the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána during that period. I...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (5 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table provides the total number of headline offences, by group, recorded and detected in the Garda division of Waterford-Kilkenny for the years 2000-05, inclusive. The introduction of the PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999 has led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was previously the...