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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 it is open to me to set policing priorities for An Garda Síochána. I recently announced these priorities for 2008. One of the priorities I have set is to combat, particularly in cooperation with other agencies and the community generally, the problems of public disorder with particular emphasis on alcohol related behaviour (including under age drinking)...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have announced the award of the grant of €200,000 to a group for the area in Dublin 8 to which the Deputy refers under the Community-based CCTV Scheme. The grant comprises €100,000 from my Department and matching RAPID area funding of €100,000 from the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The details are available to the Deputy on my Department's website...

Written Answers — Maternity Leave: Maternity Leave (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am aware of the comments that have been expressed by the Citizens Information Board. The Maternity Protection (Protection of Mothers who are Breast-feeding) Regulations 2004 make provision for an employee who is breast-feeding to take 1 hour off from her work each working day as a breast-feeding break without loss of pay, until the child is 6 months old. The Regulations were framed in the...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 356 on 31 January 2007. The position remains as stated.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The decision regarding matters related to the IBC/05 Scheme, which my Department is currently awaiting from the Supreme Court, is expected in the current legal term.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006 includes proposals to amend the Juries Act 1976. These amendments would: allow for a jury to separate before or after retirement to consider their verdict for such period or periods as the judge might allow; increase the maximum fines for offences under the Act; and remove and redefine the class of persons ineligible for jury service...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that my original response on this subject contained a considerable amount of detail, including the date of establishment of more than 50 bodies under my Department's aegis, along with their budget and staffing in 2007. As I have indicated previously, it would not be feasible for my Department to compile equivalent information back to 1997 without the application of a...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, which provides for civil proceedings in relation to anti-social behaviour by adults, was commenced on 1 January, 2007. Part 13 of the Act relating to anti-social behaviour by children was commenced on 1 March, 2007. These provisions set out an incremental procedure for addressing anti-social behaviour by adults and children. With regard to children,...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for residence in the State on the sole basis of marriage to an Irish national was received from the person in question in July 2007 and was acknowledged on 9 August 2007. Applications of this kind, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in strict chronological order and currently take up to twelve months to process. It should be noted that marriage to an...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I presume that the Deputy is referring to applications for Leave to Remain in the State made pursuant to Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 as amended. An application for Leave to Remain in the State in these circumstances arises where a non-national is served with a notice of intent to deport under section 3(3)(a) of the Immigration Act, 1999. A person served with such a notice of...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005, decisions on the realignment of Garda Regional and Divisional boundaries are matters for the Garda Commissioner in the first instance, in the context of his Annual Policing Plans. The Commissioner has recently submitted proposals to my Department to align Garda Divisions with local authority boundaries which will lead to...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 12 November 2007. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 19 November 2007 for a number of reasons: There was no clear link to the reference shown The evidence of finance was deemed insufficient or incomplete There were no social, economic or professional ties in the home country shown It was the opinion of...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that several consultative processes have recently been undertaken in relation to issues arising in connection with multi-unit developments. Following publication of its Consultation Paper on Multi-Unit Developments in December 2006, the Law Reform Commission launched an extensive consultation process and the Commission will have regard to the submissions received from...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (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...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Children detention schools do not collate statistics specifically for children who have previously been in the care of the Health Service Executive but they take into account all know previous family circumstances, including periods where a child has been in the care of the Health Service Executive, in implementing personal care plans for each child in detention. Similarly in the Prison...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is extremely difficult to quantify the level of illegal drugs consumed by prisoners while in custody, particularly given the extremely covert nature of illicit drug supply and use in a custodial setting. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of prisoners who may have developed a drug addiction while imprisoned. However, an independent study by the Health Research Board...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can confirm with the Deputy that arrangements are in place to provide for accessibility to all of the buildings occupied by my Department and that there is ongoing contact with the Office of Public Works with a view to enhancing that accessibility, in a manner consistent with each individual building's age and character.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The cost of running the Press Office in my Department in each of the first three quarters of 2007 is set out below in tabular format. My Press Office is fully staffed by Civil Servants and these costs relate to the pay and non-pay elements of same. â'¬ Quarter 1 96,468.04 Quarter 2 113,729.33 Quarter 3 96,837.35 Total 307,034.72 My Press Office is fully staffed by Civil Servants...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Website address Date of website going "live" (month/year) Is the site updated? (Yes / No) Cost of each site to date www.justice.ie May 2007 Yes www.inis.gov.ie (Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service) May 2007 Yes €415,105 (combined project, site redeveloped and relaunched in 2007) www.ria.gov.ie (Reception...