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Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that in 2007 there were 36 murders and one manslaughter recorded involving a knife or sharp instrument. I am further informed that there has been one murder incident recorded involving a knife or a sharp instrument since the beginning of this year to 7 January. These figures are provisional, operational and liable to change. The Firearms and Offensive...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990, prohibits the unlawful carrying of knives or articles which have a blade or are sharply pointed or any article made or adapted to cause injury. It is an offence for any person to have, in any public place, such knives or articles. It is also an offence to manufacture, import, sell, hire or loan such weapons. Any person found guilty of such...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the details requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in June 2006. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in the middle of 2005 and have approximately 5,300 applications on hand to be dealt with before those of the person's concerned. These are...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 20 March 2002 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, following the consideration of his case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), a Deportation Order was...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office on 4 December 2007. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 19 December 2007 for a number of reasons: 1. There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application 2. There was no evidence of finances shown 3. There was no clear link to the reference shown 4. There were apparent contradictions in the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The personnel strength of Miltown Malbay, Lisdoonvarna, Doonbeg and Carrigaholt Garda Stations on 31 December, 2007 (the latest date for which figures are readily available) was as set out in the table hereunder: Station 31/12/2007 Miltown Malbay 3 Lisdoonvarna 2 Doonbeg 1 Carrigaholt 1 Local Garda management report that there are no proposals to close any of the aforementioned Garda...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will appreciate that the level of complexity of any given application for naturalisation will determine the length of time taken to process that application to a conclusion. In circumstances where each application is examined and processed on an individual basis, any attempt to estimate the length of time taken for each stage of processing would be inappropriate and misleading.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in March 2007. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in July 2005 and have approximately 10,800 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are generally dealt...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The organisation to which the Deputy refers was one of 22 groups who received monies from a special integration initiative introduced in 2006. This provided for seed-funding in relation to integration initiatives for legally-resident immigrants and comes to an end in February /March 2008 after which the programme will be reviewed. As made clear in the official guidelines for this special...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (12 Feb 2008)

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...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a 'D' type visa has been approved for the person concerned.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The application referred to by the Deputy for a "Join Spouse" visa was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 22 January 2008 and is currently being examined by a Visa Officer. I would expect a decision in this case within the next two weeks.

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The information requested by the Deputy for the period 2002 to the end of January 2008 is set out in the table below. I am advised by the Garda authorities that data for 2001 are not available as the Garda Financial Management System only holds records of expenditure from 2002 onwards. Fuel 2002-2008 to date Year â'¬ 2002 5,132,852 2003 5,571,224 2004 5,646,828 2005 7,854,435 2006...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The information requested by the Deputy for the period 2002 to the end of January 2008 is set out in the table below. I am advised by the Garda authorities that data for 2001 are not available as the Garda Financial Management System only holds records of expenditure from 2002 onwards. Maintenance 2002-2008 to date Year â'¬ 2002 3,055,727 2003 3,416,794 2004 3,401,544 2005 3,663,093...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The current processing time for applications for certificates of naturalisation is approximately thirty months. All such applications undergo processing in accordance with the relevant legislation. This applies regardless of the length of time the applicant has been resident in the State and regardless of whether s/he is married to an Irish national. I have recently allocated additional...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is assumed that the Deputy's reference to the Dublin Pas List System is intended to be a reference to the Dublin Central Applications Facility (CAF). I can say, however, that a maximum figure of 4 posts at Principal Officer level or technical equivalent have been sanctioned for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The following table sets out the numbers, grades and date of...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy is aware, the deployment of Garda resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. It is widely accepted that anti-social behaviour can result in children coming into contact with the criminal justice system and it is therefore important that efforts are made to prevent such behaviour. To this end, the Garda Primary Schools Programme was established in 1991 and is a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Division of my Department requested documentation from the person concerned. On receipt of this documentation a decision will be made on the case.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department does not employ agency workers. However, from time to time short-term specialist staffing requirements are met under a contract with service providers.