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Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The concerns expressed by the individual referred to by the Deputy are set out in a recently published article. That article states that instead of having smaller units with self contained facilities at the new Thornton Hall prison development in North County Dublin, it instead appears that the intention of the Irish Prison Service is to have two main prison buildings on the complex each...

Written Answers — Enforcement of Court Orders: Enforcement of Court Orders (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department has no plans to negotiate bilateral reciprocal arrangements for the recognition and enforcement of pension adjustment orders with each of the Member States of the European Union. The EU Commission's current work programme on civil judicial co-operation aims to create an area which envisages rules on jurisdiction, recognition and conflicts of laws in the civil law field. The...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In December 2006, the Law Reform Commission published a Consultation Paper on Multi-Unit Developments which highlighted a broad range of issues relating to the governance and operation of such developments, including problems arising from the manner in which company law currently applies to property management companies. The Consultation Paper suggested that action to address these problems...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that funding for the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (€53.452m in 2007) included funding allocated for Integration measures. As the Deputy will have noted these measures are now separately funded in Subhead E8 of Vote 19 in 2008. Consequently the allocation to this subhead (€9.293m in 2008) must be taken into account when comparing the allocation of...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Drug Treatment Court, which originally operated on a pilot basis in the North inner city of Dublin, has been placed on a permanent footing and extended to the Dublin 7 area. The Court uses a multi-disciplinary approach and involves a range of Government Departments and agencies charged with dealing with various aspects of the problem of drug misuse. The Court operates with the assistance...

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87, 204, 205, 207 and 208 together. The intimidation of witnesses is an offence pursuant to Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999. Section 41 specifies the offence as harming, threatening or menacing or in any other way intimidating or putting in fear another person who is assisting in the investigation of an offence by the Garda Síochána, with the...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my detailed response to Question No.163 on 9 October last in which I outlined the reasons why I do not intend to make regulations under section 22 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 at this time. I have nothing further to add to the details set out in that reply.

Written Answers — Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation of Legal Profession (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am aware of the comments to which the Deputy refers. The current regulatory arrangements for solicitors include an independent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal appointed by the President of the High Court to investigate complaints of misconduct against solicitors and an Independent Adjudicator. However, the Government recognises that improved regulation of the legal professions is...

Written Answers — Court Judgments: Court Judgments (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The High Court Judgment was appealed to the Supreme Court which treated the case as a simple question of fact — had the children been unlawfully retained in the UK while an Irish Court was hearing guardianship proceedings? As the answer to this question was yes, the Supreme Court remitted the proceedings back to the UK where the main proceedings are being heard. The advice available to me...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána in consultation with the Garda representative associations. The programme is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 provides that the details of all convicted sex offenders be recorded on a sex offenders register. The requirement to register is just one component of the external monitoring of convicted sex offenders. The register is the property of An Garda Síochána and is not available to the public. In exceptional circumstances, such as where the Gardaí are aware of an...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no change in the position in this case since my reply to the Deputy's question of 4 December 2007. The application for a visa was refused by the Visa Officer in Cairo on 26 November 2007. The grounds for refusal were that the Visa Officer had concerns around the bona fides of the marriage and the applicant's spouse's capacity to support him financially in Ireland. It is open to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 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 March 2004. Officials in that section submitted the application for a decision in June 2006 and my predecessor decided to refuse the application. The reasons for the decision were disclosed to the applicant in a letter dated 17...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190, 191 and 195 together. The personnel strength of Tipperary Garda Division on 31 December 1997, 31 December 2002 and 30 November 2007 (the latest date for which figures are readily available) are as set out in the table. 31/12/1997 31/12/2002 30/11/2007 Tipperary Division 297 314 362 The Deputy should be aware that Garda Divisional/District boundaries...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have arranged to meet with the person concerned in the coming days.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Since 2004, under my Department's decentralisation programme, three-hundred and fifty posts from six bodies attached to my Department have transferred to six different locations around the country. The most recent transfer of these posts took place in November of this year. Compiling the information sought in respect of overtime payments and other payments to the staff members who...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Payments in advance for works and services are made in the ordinary course of Departmental business in certain circumstances under public financial procedures. These can arise for a variety of reasons and include advance funding to the Office of Public Works for building projects and other prepayments. The annual appropriation account includes details of all such payments as at the 31st...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is a significant ongoing programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda stations and other Garda accommodation around the country, including County Kildare. The Garda accommodation programme is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána and is brought forward in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 214 together. The Garda stations referred to by the Deputy form part of the Carlow/Kildare Division. The total strength of the Carlow / Kildare Division, as of 30 November 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 404. The total strength of each station in the Carlow / Kildare Division as of the same date was as follows: ...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198, 206, 209, 210 and 212 together. I am advised by Garda management that in general terms there are two broad categories of organised crime groups operating in this jurisdiction. The first category consists of individuals/groups that are well established and tightly structured and are involved in drug trafficking, armed robbery and firearms offences. The...