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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources including personnel, that the current personnel strength of the Garda station in question is two gardaí. The allocation of personnel within a division is a matter for the local chief superintendent. I am further informed by Garda management that the situation will be kept under...

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

Michael McDowell: An application for permission to remain in the State based on marriage to an Irish national was received from the person concerned in April 2004. Applications of this type are dealt with in chronological order and currently take approximately 16 months to process. A number of requests for documentation to further process the application have already issued to the person in question. On...

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

Michael McDowell: 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 as to whether such...

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

Michael McDowell: In assessing any visa application, the visa officer will consider various matters, including whether it is reasonable in all the circumstances to conclude that the applicant would fully honour the conditions of the visa, for example, the likelihood that the applicant would overstay the length of time applied for. The visa officer will also have regard to information provided and such factors...

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

Michael McDowell: As I am sure the Deputy will appreciate, so-called joyriding is a complex problem which, while requiring significant inputs from the criminal justice system, can only be tackled to lasting effect through a multi-faceted and multi-agency response involving both the community and relevant statutory bodies. I am informed by the Garda authorities that gardaí at Santry, Raheny and Coolock...

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

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are currently no plans to establish additional Garda stations in Waterford city. The Garda authorities also point out that the provision of additional Garda stations in Waterford city would necessitate the deployment of additional Garda personnel to indoor administrative duties. Such personnel can be utilised more effectively in providing a...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength, all ranks, of the Dublin metropolitan region and the Cork City, Cork west, Cork north, Limerick, Galway west and Waterford-Kilkenny divisions as on 31 December 2002, 2003 and 2004 was as set out in the following table. The corresponding...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána on 1 January 2005 was 12,209, all ranks. I have been further informed that 825 trainees have been admitted to the Garda college to begin training to date in 2005. A further 275 trainees are due to begin training...

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

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of hours expended to date under Operation Anvil in Lucan Garda district, which includes Lucan and Ronanstown Garda stations, is 6,895 hours; and in Clondalkin Garda district, which includes Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and Rathcoole Garda stations is 6,079 hours. This covers the period up to and including the roster ended 28 August, 2005.

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

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength, all ranks, of Clondalkin, Ronanstown, Lucan, Ballyfermot and Rathcoole stations at June 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005 was as follows: Station 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005 Clondalkin 56 60 78 83 82 Ronanstown 57 62 69 82 87...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the number of Garda recruits currently undergoing training and on comparable dates in each year from 2002 to 2004 is as set out in the following tabular statement: Year 2002 503 2003 675 2004 716 2005 990

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

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1022 and 1024 together. The person concerned arrived in the State on 18 April 2002 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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, she...

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

Michael McDowell: I regret that it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy concerning this matter.

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

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1025 and 1026 together. Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy, who are husband and wife, were received in the citizenship section of my Department on 7 April 2004. I have already informed the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 7 October 2004, which was in respect of the wife only, that...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by officials in the citizenship section of my Department that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation having been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. The reference number provided by the Deputy appears to concern different individuals.

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

Michael McDowell: The person in question made an application for residency in the State on the sole basis of marriage to an Irish national. The application is currently under consideration and it is expected that a decision will be made within the next two weeks. However it should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State.

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

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy is aware, I launched the community based CCTV scheme on 15 June 2005. This scheme has been developed in response to a demonstrated demand from local communities across Ireland for the provision of CCTV systems. The scheme is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying local organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of local...

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

Michael McDowell: I have not received a request for a meeting from the persons concerned. On receipt of such a request I will consider the matter.

Written Answers — Legal System Reform: Legal System Reform (28 Sep 2005)

Michael McDowell: The King's Inns have made a submission to the Competition Authority in response to, as I understand it, the Competition Authority's preliminary report entitled Study of Competition in Legal Services. This is part of the consultation process being engaged in by the Competition Authority, pending completion of its final report which will take into account the various submissions made to it. The...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by officials in the citizenship section of the Department that there is no record of an application in respect of naturalisation having been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. However, I understand that an application for family reunification under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 has been received in my Department in February 2005 in respect of the...