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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by Officials in the Citizenship Section of my Department that, having checked their records, no trace of an application from the person concerned has been found. Should the individual mentioned wish to make an application for a certificate of naturalisation, the relevant form is available on my Department's website, www.justice.ie. The Citizenship Section also operates...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The offence of begging arises under Section 3 of the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act 1847. It is subject to a penalty of up to 1 month imprisonment. The High Court delivered its judgement recently in the case of Niall Dillon -v- The DPP. That case concerned the constitutionality of section 3 of the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act 1847. The Court held that the provision is unconstitutional. The Court's...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The information requested by the Deputy insofar as the current Members of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal are concerned and the remuneration paid to each of them, is set out in Table 1. As you are aware, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal is a statutory independent body established under the Refugee Act, 1996 in order to deal with appeals against negative recommendations in respect of applications...

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 to 485, inclusive, together. The Irish Prison Service is committed to helping prisoners to develop their sense of responsibility and to encourage the attitudes and skills which will assist them to return to society with the best chance of leading law abiding and self-supporting lives after release. Prisoner rehabilitation involves significant...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In addition to the ongoing implementation of the Irish Prison Service Drugs Policy and Strategy, entitled Keeping Drugs out of Prison, the Deputy will also be aware that I have recently announced a range of security measures aimed at keeping contraband out of our prisons. These measures include: The establishment of a drug detection dog service within the Irish Prison Service involving...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Following a public tender competition in relation to the Thornton Hall project a preferred bidder has been selected. Detailed negotiations are now under way with the preferred bidder. It is hoped to initiate the Statutory Planning Procedures within the next two to three months.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Government remains resolutely committed to tackling the problem of drug misuse through our National Drugs Strategy 2001-2008. The National Strategy addresses the problem under pillar headings of education and prevention, supply reduction, treatment and rehabilitation and research and is firmly founded on the principle that drug misuse needs to be addressed in an integrated manner across...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The programme for Government envisages a close link between rehabilitation and remission with a target date of full implementation by 2012. As a first step I have asked officials within my Department to examine the issues of remission and rehabilitation and to report back on how best to progress this aspect of the programme for Government.

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 already provides for the performance of unpaid work in the community by a person who is 16 years or over, who has been convicted of an offence, for which the appropriate penalty would be an immediate custodial sentence and who has given his/her consent to the Court. The programme for Government provides for a...

Written Answers — Victim Support Service: Victim Support Service (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, as early as my first public engagement as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I announced my intention of moving ahead immediately with measures to enhance support for victims of crime. In particular, my Department is making arrangements to put in place a Victim Support Agency to champion the rights of victims and to ensure that victims have a voice...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The responsibilities of parents and guardians of offending youths are recognised in the youth justice system as being of key significance with regard to the behaviour of any child in their care. The Children Act 2001, as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2006, provides a number of measures to take action in respect of parents or guardians of children found guilty of an offence. Under the...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I attach a high priority to the combating of anti-social behaviour. One of the priorities set for An Garda Síochána for 2007 under section 20 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 is addressing anti-social behaviour and behaviour adversely affecting the quality of life of communities, with particular emphasis on alcohol related behaviour. To this end An Garda Síochána are driving forward the...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Garda Town Centre CCTV Systems have been installed in the following locations: Dublin north city centre — monitored at the Garda Office, O'Connell Street; Dublin south city centre — monitored at Pearse Street Garda Station; Cork city — monitored at Anglesea Street Garda Station; Tralee — monitored at Tralee Garda Station; Galway —...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Garda Commissioner is proceeding with the recruitment and training of Garda Reserve members. There are currently 117 attested Garda Reserve members and a further 73 in training. Applications to join the Garda Reserve are still being accepted by the Public Appointments Service and further interviews will take place over the coming weeks and months. A Chief Superintendent and...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Legislation creating an offence of recruiting, transporting, transferring to another person, harbouring or knowingly arranging or facilitating the entry into, travel within or departure from the State of a person for the specific purpose of the trafficked person's sexual or labour exploitation or removal of his or her organs is at present being drafted in the Office of the Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy may know, a very significant step in the area of sentencing was the decision by the Board of the Courts Service to establish a Steering Committee to plan for and provide a sentencing information system. The Committee, which is composed of four members of the Judiciary and an academic expert, reviewed systems of this nature around the world and decided to establish a pilot...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Following signature by the President and consultation with the Garda Síochána and the Courts Service, an order signed by my predecessor brought 54 sections and two Schedules of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, into operation either with immediate effect or, in some cases, with effect from 1 July. The Act introduces a new requirement whereby applicants for bail may have to provide a statement...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy is aware, we have a "without prejudice" system of prosecution appeals. The implications of this are that if an appeal is successful, the point of law will have been clarified in favour of the prosecution but the court does not actually reverse the acquittal. In addition, our law does not provide a prosecution right of appeal in respect of an acquittal where new evidence is...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can confirm that my Department's decentralisation programme is firmly on target. It is scheduled to run until 2009, and will involve the relocation of almost nine hundred posts to seven locations. The Private Security Authority and the Garda Central Vetting Unit are operational in Tipperary Town and Thurles respectively. Further advance moves from Garda HQ are planned for the third...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (3 Jul 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that some issues have arisen in respect of the person referred to in the question. The person in question is aware of the issues. There has been correspondence with the person's legal representatives on those issues and the IPS is presently awaiting a response from them. The matter will be considered further when that response has been received.