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Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The granting of sentence remission is a feature of many prison systems worldwide and has been a feature of the Irish criminal justice system since the foundation of the State. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment (other than the categories listed below) are entitled by law to remission of one quarter of sentence provided they are of good behaviour during their time in custody. There are a...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 536 and 537 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are 46 Garda Stations in the Tipperary Division. Not all of these stations are open on a full-time basis. The Divisional Headquarters, all District Headquarters and Roscrea Garda Station are open on a 24 hour basis. I am further informed by the Garda authorities that the specific...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The total personnel strength of Finglas Garda Station as at 31 October 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available was 88. In the most recent allocation of Probationer Gardaí, which took place on the 23 November 2007, 10 Probationer Gardaí were allocated to Finglas Garda Station. The strength of the new Drug Unit which was recently sanctioned for the Finglas/Cabra area is...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Dec 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 June 2004. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the coming months. I will inform the Deputy and the person in question when I...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that I have approved the application for a certificate of naturalisation for the person referred to in the Question. The certificate has recently issued from the Citizenship Section of my Department.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are currently 36 members of Garda rank trained for mountain-bike duties in the DMR Northern Division. There are 21 mountain bikes currently on issue and they are assigned to the following stations in the D.M.R. Northern Division: Santry, Whitehall, Ballymun, Raheny, Clontarf, Howth, Coolock, Swords, Malahide, Balbriggan and Skerries....

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question 187 of the 8 November 2007, in which I stated the reasons why visas had not been approved in this case. It was also pointed out that should a fresh application be made, the reasons for refusal of the previous application would need to be addressed. A subsequent application was made to the Visa Office in Cairo but it was refused on 26...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No: 1028 of Wednesday, 26 September, 2007 and the written reply to that question. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the first-named person was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in November 2005. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not satisfy the residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A letter informing the applicant of this was...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department contracts a reputable firm for the disposal of old IT equipment. This firm collects the equipment, removes the data from the hard drives and then physically destroys the equipment. The firm supplies my Department with confirmation of the asset destroyed, serial tags for the PCs and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) certificates of destruction.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Information on the number of Press Officers employed by my Department and bodies under its aegis, now and in 2002, is provided below in tabular form. Department/Agency 2007 2002 Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1 1 Irish Prison Service 1 1 An Garda Síochána 1 1 Courts Service 1 1

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: No podcasts are available for download from either the Department's website or from websites maintained by the Department. My Department does not have any plans at present to introduce podcasts to its website.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that a range of common-sense energy efficiency measures are applied in my Department. The Department's policy is to use energy saving devices such as energy efficient lights and powersave functions on equipment wherever possible. Staff are also encouraged to switch off all electrical office equipment at close of business. Thermostatic valves have also been...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned and her daughter arrived in the State on 17 May 1998 and claimed asylum. Their application was refused following consideration of their case by the Asylum Division and, on appeal, by the Asylum Appeals Unit. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 15 August 2000 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her and afforded her three...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The recommendations contained in the Report of the Joint Committee on Child Protection cover a number of issues which are the responsibility of several Departments and Agencies. The Office of the Minister for Children (OMC) has overall responsibility to ensure that the recommendations are addressed. A number of the recommendations contained in the Report fall within the remit of my...

Written Answers — Ground Rents Legislation: Ground Rents Legislation (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I assume the Deputy is referring to the issue of residential ground rents. The law already provides a statutory scheme for the acquisition of the fee simple in dwellinghouses which is set out in the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978. Part III of that Act provides a special procedure, operated by the Property Registration Authority, whereby a person may acquire the fee...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on 10 April, 1990 until 10 October, 1990. She continued to reside in the State without permission for a period of some seventeen years. On 31 July, 2007, she was notified in writing that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of her because she was unlawfully present in the State. She was given the...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Under section 17(3) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003, it is an offence for a licensee, with intent to evade the conditions of the licence, to take intoxicating liquor from the licensed premises for the purpose of its being sold on the account, or for the benefit or profit, of the licensee, or to permit any other person to do so. The penalty on conviction is a fine of up to €1,500 for a...