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Written Answers — Firearms Certificates: Firearms Certificates (12 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Firearms Act 1925, as amended, provides that any person wishing to possess, use or carry a firearm or ammunition must, with certain limited exemptions, obtain a firearms certificate from a garda superintendent. Included among the exemptions from the requirement to hold a firearms certificate are persons who are members of an authorised gun club while engaged, as such a member, in a...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Date Awarded Costs Purpose of Consultancy â'¬ 1998 23,660.00 Management and organisation review of the Employment Equality Agency. 1998 14,206.93 Management review of the Irish Council of People with Disabilities. 1998 17,823.00 Management review of the Office of the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and...

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The starting pay for a member of the Garda Síochána is €23,598 per annum rising to a maximum of €42,404 over 17 years on an incremental scale. The estimated total annual payroll costs including pay, allowances and employers' PRSI, but excluding overtime, for a member of the force in his-her first year following qualification from the Garda college is €39,767. It is difficult for me to...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the provision of training in suicide is delivered by the social and psychological studies section of the student-probationer training faculty at the Garda college. The training is provided on phase III of the student-probationer education-training and...

Written Answers — Gender Discrimination: Gender Discrimination (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy may be aware, the examination of Ireland's combined fourth and fifth reports on progress under the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW, was held in New York in July 2005, following the submission of the reports in June 2003. The CEDAW committee issues concluding comments and recommendations for further action following the...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The reception and integration agency is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers through the policy of dispersal and direct provision. The agency seeks to meet its obligations regarding the accommodation of asylum seekers in a sensitive, balanced and proportionate way and maintains a spread of centres throughout the country. The agency monitors its accommodation on an ongoing...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Garda investigation into the death of the person referred to has not been re-opened. However, the Garda authorities inform me that, following consideration of the matter, they have decided that they should conduct a review of the original investigation. This review is being carried out under the direction of a detective chief superintendent from the national bureau of criminal...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The role of the Garda is to investigate alleged offences, to gather whatever evidence may be available and to submit a report to the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP. The question of whether a particular person should be prosecuted, and for what criminal offence, is the responsibility of the DPP. The DPP, who is independent in the performance of his functions, makes his decision on the...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The persons referred to by the Deputy made separate applications for refugee status in the State in November 1998 and February 2001 and their cases were considered separately. Both applications were rejected and following further consideration of their cases under section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, deportation orders issued. In the meantime they married each other on 30...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I recently made a number of changes to the rules governing entry to An Garda Síochána, including removing the requirement to hold a qualification in both Irish and English in the leaving certificate or equivalent, in favour of a requirement, instead, to hold a qualification in two languages, at least one of which must be Irish or English. Irish society is increasingly multi-ethnic and...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The visa applications were received by my Department on 2 August 2005, and were for the purposes of allowing the children of two non-EEA nationals travel to the State to reside with them here. It appears that the father of the children was a work permit holder for a number of years. Subsequently, both he and his wife applied for residency in the State based solely on parentage of a child born...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy will be aware that the primary responsibility for funding agencies providing health and welfare services to the victims of domestic violence rests with the Department of Health and Children. My Department has provided funding to such non-governmental organisations at the level set out in the tabular statement below. This financial assistance has been provided in respect of such...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person in question must make a written application to the immigration division of my Department for permission to remain in the State providing details as to his circumstances, address and identity.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The fixed charge processing system is operational in Dublin, Cork city and parts of Louth and Meath. The FCPS is currently integrated with the national driver file and with the Courts Service system. Integration with PULSE is planned to go live in April next. The system will be extended nationwide in respect of existing penalty point offences in conjunction with the commencement of an...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: First not all travellers to the State require a visa. The list of states whose citizens do not require an Irish visa is contained in Schedule 1 of the Immigration Act (Visas) Order 2005. All other nationals must be in possession of a valid Irish visa each time they travel to the State. The granting of an Irish visa is, in effect, only a form of pre-entry clearance enabling a visa-required...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The granting of an Irish visa is, in effect, only a form of pre-entry clearance enabling a visa required national to travel to the State for the specific purpose stated. A visa does not grant permission to enter the State and visa holders are subject to normal immigration control at the port of entry. The actual permission to enter the State is given by the immigration officer at the port of...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel, that there have been 33 additional gardaí allocated to the traffic corps to date in 2005. The additional personnel were allocated as follows: Division Personnel Allocated Carlow/Kildare 3 Gardaí Clare 1 Garda Cork City 1 Inspector Donegal 2...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (18 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the recent contract for the supply and fit of the Garda uniform did not include the provision for a tracking system or a requirement for the disposal of used uniforms. I have been further informed that there is already a contract in place for the disposal of used uniforms and that the management of the tracking of these used uniforms for...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I established the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime in March 2005 with a remit to devise an appropriate support framework for victims of crime into the future and disburse funding for victim support measures. The commission's term of office is for three years and its members are Mr. Jim Mc Hugh, retired assistant commissioner —chairman, Ms Nora Owen, former Minister for...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (18 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of Glanmire Garda station as at 14 October 2005 was 17, all ranks. The personnel strength of Glanmire Garda station as at 1 January 1998 was 14, all ranks. This represents an increase of three, or 21%, in the number of personnel...