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Written Answers — Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Criminal Justice Bill 2004 (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: When the Criminal Justice Bill 2004 was published, an invitation was issued to the general public, through the Department's website, inviting views on section 30 of the Bill. Section 30 provides for the secure custody of firearms and requires all applicants for firearms certificates to satisfy the Garda superintendent, to whom the application is made, that they have provided secure...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 946 and 947 together. As the Deputy is aware, Carlow and Kilkenny are two of 17 locations nationwide which have been selected to receive a Garda CCTV system. That programme of CCTV systems is being implemented on a phased basis as follows: phase 1 — Bray, Dundalk, Dún Laoghaire, Finglas, Galway and Limerick; phase 2 — Athlone, Clondalkin, Tallaght and...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am aware that the person concerned is a retired member of the Garda Síochána who was criticised in the second report of the Morris tribunal.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The immigration division of my Department has recently been in correspondence with the person concerned requesting documentation in support of his application for residency. On receipt of all the documentation requested, a decision will be made on the case.

Written Answers — Garda Síochána Act 2005: Garda Síochána Act 2005 (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 950 and 962 together. Representatives of the person in question have communicated with me in writing, and I am currently considering my response, which will issue in due course. That response will address the request by those representatives to invoke the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a C visit visa has been approved in this case.

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy is aware, Kilkenny is one of 17 locations nationwide which have been selected to receive a Garda CCTV system. That programme of CCTV systems is being implemented on a phased basis as follows: phase 1 — Bray, Dundalk, Dún Laoghaire, Finglas, Galway and Limerick; phase 2 — Athlone, Clondalkin, Tallaght and Waterford; phase 3 — Ballyfermot, Carlow, Castlebar, Clonmel, Ennis,...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 7 October 2003 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, in accordance with section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, he was informed by letter dated 16 August 2005, that the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The visa application in question was refused by my Department at initial stage on 23 August on two separate grounds. First, the visa officer was not satisfied on the basis of the documentation supplied in support of the application that sufficient finances were available to guarantee the support of the applicant while in the State without requiring recourse to public funds. Second, the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The visa application in question was received in my Department on 2 September 2005. Applications are dealt with strictly in the order of date received. As we have an obligation to provide the best possible service to all our customers and to deal objectively with all applications received in a fair and transparent manner, applications are not, as a rule, given priority over earlier...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy may be aware, the equal opportunities child care programme 2000 to 2006 provides staffing grant assistance towards the staffing costs of community-based or not-for-profit child care services which have a clear focus on disadvantage. To date, I have approved over €447 million in capital, staffing and quality improvement grants. Of that, a total of almost €160 million has been...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management are aware of the problems at the school mentioned and are in regular contact with school management to address the problems. The incidents of criminal damage are attributable to youths frequenting several vacant and derelict buildings which back onto the school. Intensive Garda patrols have been set up to combat...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is policed by gardaí from Pearse Street Garda station. The policing consists of patrols by uniformed gardaí, the detective unit, the divisional crime task force, the crime prevention unit, the mountain bike unit, the community policing unit and the district drugs unit. The Garda is aware of complaints regarding drug and...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that several burglaries and robberies from the person have occurred in recent months in the area referred to by the Deputy. Those incidents are under investigation by gardaí from Pearse Street station. The area is frequently patrolled by uniformed gardaí, the detective unit, the divisional crime task force, the crime prevention unit, the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy is aware that I wrote to the person concerned in January and April 2004 setting out the position regarding how she might set about acquiring Irish citizenship. While the preferred option is post-nuptial citizenship, the medical condition of her Irish husband appears to rule out the possibility of proceeding in this way. It appears that the only other option is naturalisation, and I...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The position regarding the payment of travel and subsistence to the staff concerned was set out in my replies to Questions Nos. 198 and 199 on 16 June 2004 and Question No. 615 on 28 June 2005. I indicated that the payment of travel and subsistence is governed by the provisions of the Department of the public service circular 11/82. It is a matter for each Department to determine whether it...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person in question entered the State in April 1999 and applied for naturalisation in December 2002. Since she had only been resident in the State for just over two and a half years at that stage, her application was deemed ineligible. The person in question applied again for naturalisation on 21 July 2005, at which stage she had the necessary reckonable residence of five years. The...

Written Answers — Landing Rights: Landing Rights (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: Permission for foreign military aircraft to land in the State is granted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, pursuant to the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952. Permission is normally granted based on several policy stipulations, included among which are requirements relating to cargo contents. Chartered civilian aircraft are also sometimes used to transport military cargo...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 24 February 2003. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, at his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are...