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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The information required by the Deputy is set out in the following table. It refers to the Department and the other organisations in the Justice Sector Vote group. The figures are based on the average number of working days from the date of receipt of the invoice to the date of payment. Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform An Garda Siochana Irish Prison Service Courts Service...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have recently been in contact with the person referred to by the Deputy in relation to his immigration status. Further documentation has been requested from the person concerned in order to facilitate the Immigration Division in examining his case.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my previous answers to Parliamentary Question Nos: 188 put down for answer on 13th March 2008 and 395 put down for answer on 8th April 2008. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the wife of the person referred to by the Deputy was admitted to the State in November 2004 as a programme refugee. The person in question is the subject of a Family...

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is a normal part of the annual Estimates process for meetings to take place at official and Ministerial level between my Department and the Department of Finance. The Estimates process by its nature evolves during negotiation over the entirety of the campaign. As such budgetary allocations change at very short notice. Therefore, the formal recording of minutes would not normally arise...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has not made any application for residence in the State on the basis of her marriage to an Irish national. The person in question can be advised to make her application to the Marriage to Irish National Section, INIS, 4th Floor, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. Applications in this category can...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: One of the policing priorities set out under the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 to 2007 is to combat, 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) and socially disadvantaged communities especially through utilisation of the available legal mechanisms, including...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Broadband services are used to deliver PULSE and other services to all Garda stations covering the Meath area except the following which do not have network connectivity: Crossakiel Nobber Summerhill Longwood Kilmessan

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: With the information available, it has not been possible for the Garda Central Vetting Unit to identify the person in question and therefore to locate the application. However, if the Deputy will provide the necessary additional information, I will be in separate contact with a substantive response as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am very conscious of the particular concerns which this killing has caused. I have made my views on it known already. However, the Deputy will appreciate that responsibility for the investigation of crime rests with the Garda Síochána. The investigation into this particular killing is very much ongoing and active. An Garda Síochána is leading this investigation with assistance from...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: No Garda Stations in County Mayo have been closed in the period referred to by the Deputy. In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 to 2007, decisions on opening or closing Garda stations are a matter in the first instance for the Garda Commissioner to take in the context of the Annual Policing Plan. The opening hours of Garda Stations in the Mayo Division are...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Stations in the Cork West Garda Division that are opened on a 24-hour basis as at the 2nd May 2008 was as set out hereunder. Stations Bandon Bantry Clonakilty Kanturk Macroom

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The procedures for the early release of certain prisoners are set out in the Criminal Justice (Release of Prisoners) Act 1998. Under Section 3(2) of the Act, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform can specify a prisoner as a qualifying prisoner and request the Release of Prisoners Commission to give advice as to their release. The Minister did not specify the prisoners in question...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There was no new payroll system implementation for the years in question. The current payroll system was implemented prior to 2004 and the annual external support costs are in the region of €105,000.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 2008. I have been advised by officials in that Section that there were errors on the original application form and it was returned to the person in question on 15 April 2008 for amendment. The resubmitted application was not...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 2008. I have been advised by officials in that Section that there was an error on the original application form and it was returned to the person in question on 15 April 2008 so that it could be amended. An amended...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 March 2008. The application has not been examined in detail. Examination of the residency requirement will take place in the near future and the applicant will be contacted at that time informing her when her application will be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question is the subject of a Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application made in August 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The detailed allocation of resources, including the allocation of personnel and speed detection equipment, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide in accordance with his identified operational requirements. Along with the expansion in the numbers of the Traffic Corps, there has been a significant increase in the financial resources provided for road traffic equipment which will...

Written Answers — Firearms Legislation: Firearms Legislation (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am in correspondence with the Office of the Attorney General on this issue. I will write to the Deputy on the matter in the near future.

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The position is that matters relating to consumer protection, including the impact of provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 2007, fall primarily within the policy area of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.