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- Written Answers — Disability Support Services: Disability Support Services (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The report to which the Deputy refers is an independent report commissioned from the IPA by the board of the National Disability Authority on foot of a formal complaint on an operational matter within the NDA. Copies of the report have now issued to all the parties immediately concerned. I am not one of those parties and have not received or seen a copy of the report. I am informed by the...
- Written Answers — Disability Support Services: Disability Support Services (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The disability legislation consultation group, DLCG, is a group comprising representatives of people with disabilities, their families, carers and service providers brought together by the National Disability Authority, NDA, to provide an input to the consultation process on the Disability Bill initiated by the Government in April 2002. Neither I nor the Minister of State have formally met...
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The person in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for the processing of applications from the non-national parents of Irish born children born before 1 January 2005. It is required under the revised arrangements that the applicant must provide evidence that he or she has been living with the Irish born child...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have recently approved the applications for certificates of naturalisation by the persons referred to by the Deputy. I am advised that officials from the citizenship section of my Department will shortly be in touch with the persons concerned to inform them of my decision, as well as the procedures which must be finalised before certificates of...
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130, 131 and 134 together. I refer the Deputy to my replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1075, 1076, 1082, 1084, 1086, 1087, 1091, 1108, 1120, 1149 and 1156 of 25 January 2006.
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 133 together. I have made inquiries with the Garda authorities and the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Number of Persons Reported Missing 1995-2005 Year No. of persons reported missing Numbers untraced at end of year 1995 1,578 17 1996 1,444 10 1997 1,848 3 1998 2,015 10 1999 1,800 15 ...
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (26 Jan 2006)
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 (26 Jan 2006)
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. I understand that, in circumstances where the completion of an application in a particular case is urgent, the Land Registry will make every reasonable effort to facilitate such requests on receipt of a written explanation as to the reason...
- Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the headline offences recorded and detected by group for the Carlow-Kildare division. The figures provided for 2005 are provisional, operational and liable to change. Headline Offences Recorded and Detected for Carlow-Kildare Division for 2005 Year 2005 Recorded Detected Homicide 3 2 Assault 199 142 Sexual...
- Written Answers — Immigration Unit: Immigration Unit (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: In October 2004 the Commissioner approved the establishment of an immigration unit, consisting of one sergeant and six gardaÃ, in Louth-Meath division to target immigration issues relating to the Border with Northern Ireland, paying particular attention to the main Dublin-Belfast routes. The unit has proved successful and in 2005 refused 854 non-nationals leave to land having detected them...
- Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: As the Deputy will be aware, an application for a Garda CCTV system in Drogheda had been submitted to the CCTV advisory committee for consideration. This committee was established by the Garda Commissioner to advise on all matters relating to CCTV systems. Following recommendations from the Garda authorities, I have approved the implementation of new Garda CCTV systems in a further six...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The consumption of alcohol and drugs has long been accepted as a factor which increases the risk of involvement in collisions. The information contained in the report of the Louth county coroner is further confirmation of the deleterious relationship between alcohol, drugs and driving. The report shows a trend towards improved driver behaviour with a general increase in the percentage of...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The refugee in question made an application for family reunification in May 2005. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. When this investigation is completed, the commissioner will prepare and forward a report to my Department. Upon receipt of this report the application will be considered...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 to 144, inclusive, together. I am informed that the National Roads Authority, which is under the aegis of the Department of Transport, is tasked with the compilation of statistics relating to road collisions within the State. I have made inquiries of the Garda authorities and the following table gives details of the number of convictions for drink driving...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: I regret it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with her when it becomes available.
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The person concerned, a Nigerian national, arrived in the State on 7 March 2005 and claimed asylum. Her application was refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on 15 June 2005. Her subsequent appeal was refused by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and she was notified of this recommendation by letter on 31 August 2005. In accordance with section 3 of the...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The applicants in question applied for permission to remain in Ireland on the basis of having an Irish-born child prior to 1 January 2005, in accordance with the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005. It is a requirement under the revised arrangements that each applicant is resident with his or her child on a continuous basis since the child's birth and that evidence of such...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: The refugee in question made an application for family reunification in November 2005. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Application Commissioner for investigation as required under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. When this investigation is completed, the commissioner will prepare and forward a report to my Department. On receipt of this report, the application will be...
- Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (26 Jan 2006)
Michael McDowell: I would like to clarify at the outset that the person concerned is not the subject of a deportation order. She is, however, subject to a transfer order under the Dublin II Regulation â Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003. This regulation is intended to prevent the phenomenon of "asylum shopping" across Europe and sets out criteria for determining which member state is responsible for...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jan 2006)
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 14 July 2004. The average processing time for such applications is 24 months at the present time. It is likely, therefore, that the case will be finalised in or around July this year. I will be in touch with both the Deputy and the applicant...