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Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: This inserts a new paragraph after paragraph (a) in section 3 of the Bill. Its purpose is to amend section 14(7) of the European Arrest Warrant Act. Section 14 of that Act deals with arrest without warrant on the grounds of urgency. This is a technical amendment following an amendment to section 12 of the European Arrest Warrant Act, which was inserted in the Dáil and which clarified the...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: No, the point to which the Deputy is referring is a debate we had on the last occasion this legislation went through this House regarding whether somebody should be capable of being sent to another state effectively on bail.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: It related to whether the person did not have to be held in custody for the purpose of being sent to another state. The principle of the European arrest warrant is that one is deprived of one's liberty for the purpose of putting oneself somewhere else. I have no doubt that someone who is faced with a European arrest warrant could possibly informally contact the police on the other side and...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: This amendment amends section 68 of the terrorist offences Bill and its purpose is to amend section 21A — which was inserted in the Dáil — of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003. This is an amendment to an amendment this House made. Section 21A deals with the question of ensuring that persons are not surrendered for the purpose of investigation and it provides that the High Court shall...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: In an ideal world we would love if every country had a European arrest warrant which dealt with the Irish declaration that was made at the time the framework decision was adoption unanimously by the European Council, but Ireland was on its own in regard to this matter. We were the only country which made a declaration at the time we were taking this provision as not applying to extradition...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: I was the Attorney General at the time.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: It comes down to workability. Having taken this unilateral stance when the framework decision was adopted, we wanted it to be clear that we were not agreeing to a proposition that mere suspects could be arrested in Ireland whatever other countries wanted to do and that warrants would only be used to remove people to foreign states on the basis that a decision had been made to arrest, charge...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: It is difficult. We do not want it to be the case that if a European member state has a system where people can be arrested, subjected to the criminal law process and deprived of their liberty on mere suspicion and without a decision to charge them, it can as an extension require any Irish citizen anywhere in Ireland to be plucked from his or her job and brought to that state in custody...

Written Answers — Disability Support Service: Disability Support Service (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: The funding is part of the multi-annual investment programme for disability announced in the budget. A sum of €15 million will be available for voluntary sector projects between 2005-2009 with the first tranche of €3 million in 2005. This fund is intended to support innovative, efficient and cost effective approaches to disability services and to help provide examples of effective service...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: The applications referred to by the Deputy were refused by my Department on 15 of February 2005. For the most part, the reasons for refusal related to the visa officer being unable to establish, based on the documentation supplied, that the applicants would observe the conditions of the visa applied for, or that the applicants had demonstrated sufficient evidence of their obligations to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: A declaration of acceptance of Irish citizenship as post nuptial citizenship was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 16 December 2004 from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. The current processing time for such declarations is approximately ten months from the date of lodgement and it is likely, therefore, that the processing of the declaration of the person...

Written Answers — Disability Support Service: Disability Support Service (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: My Department has, to date, received 44 submissions from various organisations in respect of the Disability Bill 2004 most of which were received via the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights. As a member of that committee, the Deputy will be aware that the views of 34 of the groups concerned, four of which also sent submissions to the Department, were...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (23 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: I expect that the Deputy will by now have received my recent response to him in relation to the matter he has raised.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (24 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Registrar of Titles that there is no record of an application pending on this folio at present. If the Deputy can provide me with the date of lodgment of the application and a Land Registry reference number, I will make further inquiries on his behalf.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (24 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Registrar of Titles an application for transfer was lodged in this case on 21 February 2002, dealing number D2002SM002434D refers. I have been further informed that the application was completed on 9 September 2004.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: I understand that an application for capital grant assistance under the equal opportunities child care programme was submitted by the group to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform some time ago. The programme is a seven-year development programme that aims to increase the availability and quality of child care to support parents in employment, education and training. As there is...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (24 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 152 together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the practice of striking out "miles" and writing in "kilometres" on fixed charge notices is an interim measure pending the rollout of the fixed charge processing system. This interim measure has the approval of the law officers. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (24 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: The legal basis for the appointment of prison chaplains is section 28 of the General Prisons (Ireland) Act 1877. The Act does not contain a definition of "officer". It makes a distinction between the service of chaplains and medical officers on the one hand and other prison personnel on the other hand.

Written Answers — Visa Applications. : Visa Applications. (24 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: Permission granted to non-EEA nationals to remain in the State is endorsed on their passports in the form of a stamp. On receipt of new passports, non-EEA nationals should return to their local immigration officer to have their current permission to remain endorsed in their new passports.

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme. : Prisons Building Programme. (24 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: The precise information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. The compilation of these statistics would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort to prepare and could not be justified in current circumstances where there are other significant demands on resources.