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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 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 personnel strength, all ranks, of the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Garda bureau of fraud investigation as at 17 October 2005 was as set out in the following table: Division Strength Criminal Assets Bureau 28 Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, 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 at the Garda College in November. The number of trainees at the Garda College, Templemore as at 18 October 2005 was as set out...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: It is not possible in the time available to obtain the detailed information requested by the Deputy. I will communicate further with the Deputy as soon as the requested information, to the extent that it can reasonably be compiled, is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that there are currently 86 juvenile liaison officer gardaí and eight sergeants working in the various divisions throughout the country. In addition, the national juvenile office has a staff of one superintendent, two inspectors and two sergeants. I am further informed...

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am advised by the Garda authorities that prior to the installation of the pilot digital radio network into parts of the Dublin metropolitan area, Tetra installations used by other European forces, including the Isle of Man, were examined. Any issues encountered by others were taken into account when the specifications for the system were being compiled.

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the number of gardaí who have undertaken the Garda liaison officers' familiarisation two day course for officers dealing with the gay and lesbian community is 16. The grades of the gardaí in question are as follows: Grade Inspectors Two Sergeants Six ...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, that the Kevin Street policing area forms part of the Dublin metropolitan south central division and is covered by two gardaí who are assigned as liaison officers to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. The two officers are based in Pearse...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the preparation of a request for tender documentation for a new national digital radio system is at an advanced stage. It is expected that tender documentation will issue to the marketplace in a matter of weeks. I will provide a detailed answer to a priority question on Thursday, 20 October 2005 with regard to this matter. I am further...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the person in question was arrested on 2 June 2005 and conveyed to Store Street Garda station where he was detained and placed in a cell. During the afternoon of that date he was found in an unconscious state in the cell and removed to hospital where he died on 16 September 2005. I am further informed that an officer from outside the division was...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 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 are currently no plans to alter Garda divisional structures as they relate to County Kildare.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have no proposals at this point to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Law Reform Commission on multi-party litigation published last month. The details of any legislative proposals in this area will be announced in due course on the basis of the Government's consideration.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the terms of reference for investigation by the chief superintendent in this case were to conduct a fact finding investigation into allegations made by a complainant against gardaí in Ashbourne station. While it is not possible for me to say when it will be completed, I am anxious that the investigation will proceed as quickly as possible...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have requested the Land Registry to contact him directly concerning the current position of the application in question.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have requested the Land Registry to contact him directly concerning the current position of the application in question.

Written Answers — National Women's Strategy: National Women's Strategy (19 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The national women's strategy now being developed builds upon the national plan for women, which was published in 2002 and which effectively covered the period of the national development plan to end 2006. Work on the new strategy is well advanced. It is being overseen by an interdepartmental committee of senior officials and is the subject of consultation with the Equality Authority and with...

Paramilitary Activities. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Irish and British Governments yesterday jointly published the seventh report of the Independent Monitoring Commission on the continuing activities of paramilitary groups, pursuant to Articles 4 and 7 of the international agreement establishing the IMC. The report focuses primarily on the six month period from 1 March to 31 August. Consequently, it deals with a period encompassing the five...

Paramilitary Activities. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Government has, since January of this year, consistently stated that the Northern Bank robbery was the work of the Provisional IRA. Subsequently, gardaí uncovered a Provisional IRA money-laundering operation dealing with what is now clearly established to be the proceeds of that crime in the Republic. There is an ongoing investigation of the individuals involved in that so I cannot say...

Paramilitary Activities. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: My best estimate of the number of members of the IRA was between 1,100 and 1,500 persons. I have no doubt that some of them were capable of sadistic, thuggish and brutal activities in the past and may be tempted to repeat such actions in the future on their own account. The gravamen of the statement of 28 July is that they cannot adhere to that statement while engaging in any breaches of the...

Paramilitary Activities. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I understand that Sinn Féin claims to have spent less than the Alliance Party on recent elections in Northern Ireland. Only a child would believe that, taking into account the evidence on the ground.

Garda Investigations. (20 Oct 2005)

Michael McDowell: I would like to express my sympathies again to the families of Terence Wheelock and Brian Rossiter on the untimely deaths of their sons. I will speak firstly about the death of Terence Wheelock, who had been detained in Store Street Garda station. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that an officer from outside the division was appointed to investigate the incident immediately after...