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Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person concerned has permission to remain until 18 May 2008. There are currently ongoing Judicial Review proceedings in relation to this case, therefore it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I would refer the Deputy to my previous reply to a question put down by him last month. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the property referred to is still retained at Kildare Garda Station and that a Protection Order was issued by the District Court and that a Safety Order is now in force. In the circumstances, I am sure the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 158 put down for answer on 11 October 2007 the Immigration Division of my Department was recently in touch with the person concerned requesting documentation. An examination of this documentation indicates that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State on foot of a Working Holiday Authorisation. Working Holiday Authorisations are...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Newcastle West is in the Limerick Division and the personnel strength of that Division on the 31 October 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 566. The personnel strength of Newcastle West Garda Station on the same date was 28. Local Garda management is satisfied that policing in the area adequately caters for the needs of the community. It is the...

Written Answers — Criminal Convictions: Criminal Convictions (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Information on criminal convictions in Ireland is retained by the Garda Síochána and, specifically, in the Garda Criminal Records Office, which is now co-located with the Garda Central Vetting Unit in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Such information is retained indefinitely and without exception and may be used for all legitimate police purposes, including criminal history vetting, as appropriate....

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have set out hereunder the amount of sick leave taken by all prison staff for the years 1997 to 2006 inclusive. Due to the manner in which they were then collated, figures broken down by each prison are not readily available prior to 2000 — global figures for the years 1997 to 1999 are shown in the table below. Figures for the years 2000 to 2006 are shown by each prison. The most...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The number of whole-time equivalent civil servants employed by my Department and its agencies as at 31 October 2007 is 2,167, of which 63 are temporary contract staff. These figures do not include staff of An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service, the Legal Aid Board and the Property Registration Authority. It is not possible to provide comparative figures for 31 October 2002 due to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to inform the Deputy that the amount spent by my Department on air travel is set out below (these figures do not take account of any refunds received or due from the EU or other sources in respect of travel costs): Year Business Economy First Class Grand Total 2004* 737,372 238,680 7,065 983,117 2005 324,289 317,680 nil 641,969 2006 276,425 396,263 nil 672,688 2007 225,296...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to inform the Deputy that the amount spent by my Department on couriered documents, registered post and standard post in 2007 to date is as follows: Courier Charges Post (ordinary) Post (registered) â'¬26,265 â'¬166,530 â'¬255,290

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I assume that the Deputy's question relates to the scheme of performance-related awards in the civil service which applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. In the past 12 months, awards under the scheme were paid to 10 staff of my Department and 9 heads of agency. Details of individual awards made under the performance-related scheme are not disclosed on the basis...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The number of civil servants in my Department who transferred to other Government Departments or left the Civil Service in each of the past five years is provided below: 2003 2004 2005 2006 To 31 October 2007 198 208 138 259* 260 *This figure excludes the transfer of 1,345 civilians in An Garda Síochána to the control of the Garda Commissioner, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, with...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There have been no allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing reported to my Department by Departmental Staff.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship section of my Department in March 2005. Officials in that section inform me that there has been some confusion regarding a valid address for the persons concerned. As correspondence sent to the address provided by the couple has gone unanswered, officials...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in December 2006. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received at the beginning of 2005 and have approximately 10,400 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The cold case review of the Grangegorman murders indicates that further analysis based on advances in technology may progress the matter. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Forensic Science Laboratory has been requested to progress this analysis, which is ongoing.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Athenry Garda station forms part of the Galway West Garda Division and the personnel strength of that Division on the 31 October 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 419. The personnel strength of Athenry Garda Station on the same date was 5. Local Garda management is satisfied that policing in the area adequately caters for the needs of the community. It is...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in April 2004. When my predecessor considered the application of the person in question in November 2006, it was decided to defer making a final decision in this case until mid 2007. The person concerned was notified of this position...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to inform the Deputy that the first child of the person concerned, who was born in Ireland in 2002, is an Irish citizen by virtue of their birth in the island of Ireland prior to 1 January 2005. The second child was born in the State in 2007, after the 2004 constitutional referendum, and as such is not a citizen of the State by virtue alone of their birth here. As neither of the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed that the Immigration Division of my Department has been in contact with the person in question. In order for the matter to be processed to a successful conclusion it will be necessary for the applicant to provide evidence of his EU spouse's employment details in the State. Upon receipt of such evidence the application will be further considered.

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...