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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 427 together. The applications referred to by the Deputy in his parliamentary questions were for the purposes of allowing the relatives of a non-EEA national employed in the State travel to Ireland for the stated purpose of a short-term visit. Both applications were refused by my Department on the 22 February 2005. In assessing applications of this...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 428 to 436, inclusive, and 438 to 455, inclusive, together. With regard to the information sought by the Deputy in the above questions, I should advise as follows: As population statistics do not correlate to Garda district boundaries, the information sought by the Deputy in respect of the number of gardaí stationed per head of population cannot be provided....

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, that mountain bikes have been allocated to Ballyfermot, Clondalkin and Ronanstown Garda stations with Garda members being trained in their use. The deployment of Garda personnel on mountain bikes has proven to be successful in tackling and responding to...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there is no conflict of policy between the Garda Síochána in the Dublin metropolitan region south division and South Dublin County Council on the issue of whether public parks should be locked at night or left open.

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that an investigation into an alleged assault in the vicinity of the area referred to by the Deputy is ongoing. Local Garda management has appointed a community garda who carries out patrols in the area and liaises with the local community. I am further informed that the area is subject to Garda patrols from Lucan Garda station, the divisional crime task...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: Neighbourhood Watch was established in 1985 as a crime prevention measure for urban areas and there are approximately 2,600 Neighbourhood Watch schemes in operation nation-wide. Since its establishment, the Garda authorities have sought to encourage the active participation of the public in Neighbourhood Watch by encouraging and supporting communities to establish and maintain such...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, that the Dublin metropolitan region west division was created from parts of the Dublin metropolitan region north and south divisions in 1997. The personnel strength — all ranks — of the Dublin metropolitan region west division as at the 31 December 1997 and 17...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am advised by the Garda authorities responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of Kilrush Garda station as at 18 March 2005 was 27, all ranks. Garda personnel assigned to Kilrush, together with overall policing arrangements and operational strategy, are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that optimum use is...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Question Nos. 461 and 462 together. It has not been possible to compile the information requested in the timeframe allowed. I will arrange for the information to be forwarded directly to the Deputy at the earliest possible opportunity.

Written Answers — Treatment of Prisoners: Treatment of Prisoners (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed that a prisoner was placed in the padded cell in Castlerea Prison on 13 June 2004 and remained there under special observations until his admission to the Central Mental Hospital on 8 July 2004. This incident post-dated my previous answer to the House and there is no discrepancy between my original reply and the comments of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a number of searches were carried at various locations in furtherance of a criminal investigation into suspected money laundering activities. These searches, which commenced on 16 February last, led to the seizure of significant sums of money and the arrest of a number of persons. One such person has now been charged with membership of an unlawful...

Written Answers — Garda Compensation: Garda Compensation (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: In making a decision on an application for compensation under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941 and 1945, my Department has, in accordance with section 6(1)(b) of the 1941 Act, regard to all the relevant facts including the reports from the Garda authorities and the Garda chief medical officer, setting out the background to the case and the precise nature of the injuries...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 15 November 2000 with three of her children and applied for asylum on 16 November 2000. She was interviewed about her claim for refugee status on 15 October 2001 by an officer of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. Her claim was subsequently refused on 21 November 2001. The person concerned appealed this decision on 11 December 2001 and had her...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of the Limerick division as at 18 March 2005 was 482, all ranks. Local Garda management is satisfied that the areas adjacent to Limerick Regional Hospital are well serviced by the gardaí from Roxboro Road station. Local Garda management...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities responsible for the detailed allocation of personnel and resources that the Laragh, Glendalough and Roundwood areas of County Wicklow are policed by gardaí attached to Rathdrum and Roundwood Garda stations. The personnel strength, all ranks, of the Rathdrum, Roundwood and Enniskerry Garda stations, as at 18 March 2005 was as set out in this table ...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The precise working arrangements for the joint policing committees which it is proposed to establish under section 32 of the Bill have not been finalised. Under section 31, the guidelines for the establishment of the committees have to be drawn up following consultation with my colleague the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My priority, at present, is to guide the Bill...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 470 to 472, inclusive, together. Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1347/2000, which applies as from 1 March 2005, contains no new provisions which impact on Irish matrimonial law....

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities responsible for the detailed allocation of personnel and resources that the personnel strength of Tallaght Garda station as at 18 March 2005 was 171, all ranks, and that an additional three gardaí are due to be allocated to Tallaght Garda station on 2 April 2005. Local Garda management states that the Jobstown area is patrolled on foot by two dedicated...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy is aware, 17 locations throughout the country, including Tallaght, are set to receive town centre CCTV systems. This expansion is being implemented on a phased basis: phase 1 — Bray, Dundalk, Dún Laoghaire, Finglas, Galway and Limerick; phase 2 — Athlone, Clondalkin, Tallaght and Waterford and phase 3 — Ballyfermot, Carlow, Castlebar, Clonmel, Ennis, Kilkenny and Sligo....

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: In the case of one of the persons concerned, my Department has been in contact with the reference in Ireland and the visa has been approved. In the case of the second person concerned, the visa officer made several attempts to contact the applicant's reference in the State to clarify an issue relating to the application. When contact was finally made, the reference informed the visa officer...