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Written Answers — Garda Security Escorts: Garda Security Escorts (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Garda hours used for prison escort services in the Limerick Division in 2007 and in the period January to April 2008 is as outlined in the following table. Year Hours 2007 13,427 January to April 2008 5,245

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy is serving a two and a half year prison sentence for burglary and was transferred to the open centre at Shelton Abbey on 28 April 2008. In common with all other prisoners detained there he has access to a wide range of educational opportunities.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: My Department currently funds, through the Irish Youth Justice Service, two Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDP) in the Dublin 8 area. These are the DAN GYDP and the YIS GYDP. In 2007, these Garda Youth Diversion Projects received funding of €94,162 and €51,400 respectively. GYDP funding covers staff, operational and programme costs; capital grants are not a feature of GYDP funding....

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

Dermot Ahern: 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 should be granted. While it is not the practice to comment in detail on...

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

Dermot Ahern: The personnel strength of the Garda Reserve in each Garda District as at 30 April 2008 was as follows: Region Number DMR (Dublin Metropolitan Region) DMR South Central Pearse St 19 Kevin St 8 Donnybrook 6 Total 33 DMR North Central Store St 9 Bridewell 6 Fitzgibbon St 6 Total 21 DMR West Clondalkin 5 Lucan 6 Blanchardstown 15 Total 26 DMR North Santry 4 Raheny 6...

Written Answers — Prisoner Complaints Procedures: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 537 to 539, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that sections 15 and 16 of the Prisons Act, 2007 were commenced on the 1st of October 2007. These sections provide a mechanism whereby prisoners can make an appeal to an independent tribunal against a decision by the prison authorities to impose a disciplinary penalty involving a loss of remission...

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Although not specific to graduates with a legal background, there are opportunities for temporary placements for graduates with disabilities across Government Departments. The "Willing, Able and Mentoring" project, WAM as it is known, is coordinated by the Department of Finance and over the last 2 years, 3 people have been placed with my Department under this programme. WAM is administered...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 386 on 22 April 2008.

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

Dermot Ahern: In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 to 2007 proposals, inter alia, to alter the boundaries of a divisional geographical area are a matter in the first instance for the Garda Commissioner in the context of the Annual Policing Plan. The 2008 Policing Plan contains the Commissioner's proposals to realign Garda boundaries in a number of areas around the country to...

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

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Lahinch Garda Station on 31 March, 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 2. Lahinch Garda Station forms part of the Ennistymon Garda District and the personnel strength of Ennistymon Garda District as of the same date was 33. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large...

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

Dermot Ahern: In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 to 2007 proposals, inter alia, to alter the boundaries of a divisional geographical area are a matter in the first instance for the Garda Commissioner in the context of the Annual Policing Plan. The 2008 Policing Plan contains the Commissioner's proposals to realign Garda boundaries in a number of areas around the country to...

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

Dermot Ahern: 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 (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 February 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...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Up until the end of 2007, the non-property costs, such as IT and training, incurred by my Department and its agencies, amounted to €1.4m. As the Deputy will be aware, all matters and expenditure in relation to the provision of office accommodation and other property solutions, required under the Government's decentralisation programme, are primarily the responsibility of the Office of...

Written Answers — Internet Safety Proposals: Internet Safety Proposals (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am very aware of the concerns of parents, teachers and voluntary organisations regarding the content available to children via the internet. The establishment of the Office for Internet Safety (OIS) as an executive office within my Department will continue to build on the work of the Internet Advisory Board which was set up in February, 2002 following the Report of the Working Group on the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008, which I intend to bring before the Oireachtas shortly, provides for increases in fines for certain offences under the Licensing Acts, including the sale and supply of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 years. It will also provide that a minimum closure period of two days will apply in future in cases where a temporary closure order is imposed by the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision. Asylum seekers in direct provision avail of free full board accommodation with no utility or other costs associated with that accommodation. This cohort would include a number of persons who have made applications for leave to remain...

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 486 and 487 together. Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory target, currently set at 3%, for the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector. Part 5 also provides a framework for monitoring the employment target in all public bodies by committees under the aegis of relevant Ministers of the Government. Under the Act, public...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is a national unit based at Kilmainham Garda Station, Dublin Metropolitan Region, under the direction and control of the Assistant Commissioner, National Support Services. Following the successful evaluation of a pilot scheme to establish a Garda Dog Unit in the Southern Region, the Garda Commissioner, on the 4th April...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Provisions for controlling supply to and consumption of intoxicating liquor by persons under the age of 18 years are contained in the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 and subsequent legislation. The Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008, which I intend to bring before the Oireachtas shortly, will further strengthen provisions relating to underage drinking. For example, it will provide a statutory basis...