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Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (1 Mar 2006)

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

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Letterkenny Garda district in the Donegal division. 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 Letterkenny Garda district as at 31 December 1997, 2000 and 2002 to 2005, inclusively, was as set out in the following...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The introduction of the PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999 has led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was previously the case. Consequently, the statistics provided for 1997 are not comparable to statistics provided for 2000 and subsequent years. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the attached table shows the ten headline group...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The introduction of the PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999 has led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was previously the case. Consequently, the statistics provided for 1997 are not comparable to statistics provided for 2000 and subsequent years. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the attached table shows the ten headline group...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The application in question was received in my Department on 24 November 2005. The application sought to enable a non-EEA national join his spouse, who is an Irish citizen, in the State. The visa officer who assessed the application was not satisfied on the basis of documentation supplied in support of the application, that sufficient finances were available to guarantee the support of the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that there is currently one garda employed in an administrative post at Clondalkin Garda station and one garda employed in an administrative post at Lucan Garda station. In this context administrative posts are...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 and 195 together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the number of garda community officers, all ranks, attached to Lucan, Ronanstown and Clondalkin Garda stations as at 31 December 2005 were as set out in the following table: Station Total Lucan 8 ...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Registrar of Titles that there is no record of an application pending with the details supplied by the Deputy at present. If the Deputy can provide me with the date of lodgement and a Land Registry reference number, or folio number, I will make further inquiries on his behalf.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a comprehensive policing and security plan was in place for the football match mentioned in the Deputy's question, which included high-visibility patrolling on all adjacent roads and streets. The incidents of criminal damage in the area concerned are under investigation and there is no evidence at this time to suggest these incidents are connected...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The position remains as set out in my response to Question No. 392 on 28 February.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and can only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (1 Mar 2006)

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, by rank, of Donnybrook, Pearse Street, Irishtown, Harcourt Terrace, Rathmines, Terenure and Kevin Street Garda Stations as at 31 December 2001 to 2005, inclusively, was as set out in the tables hereunder. I am pleased to inform the...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (1 Mar 2006)

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, in each of the 18 Garda districts within the Dublin metropolitan area as at 31 December, 2005 was as set out in the table hereunder: District Strength D.M.R. South Central A 203 B 327 E 177 ...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (1 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following tables show the number of headline offences by group, recorded and detected in the Garda districts of the Dublin metropolitan region for 2005. It should be borne in mind that any interpretation of the crime figures should factor in the increase in our population in the past ten years. In 1995, with a population of almost 3.6 million...

Written Answers — Private Security Authority: Private Security Authority (2 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The private security authority licence fee structure reflects the variety between the different sectors of the industry and takes account of companies and employees who might be working in multiple sectors. Fees also take account of the relative size of companies operating in any given sector. Moreover, the authority is obliged to become self-financing so licence fees must reflect the overall...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (2 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The education requirements for entry as a recruit prison officer provide that the applicant is qualified at Irish leaving certificate level at specified grades in mathematics and at least two languages, one of which must be English or Irish, and in not less than two other subjects. In the absence of these qualifications the merit grade in the applied leaving certificate or a qualification in...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (2 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 to 205, inclusive, together. I am informed that the Land Registry has written directly to the Deputy in respect of each of the cases referred to. It is also my understanding that the Deputy's original queries were in fact dealt with by the Land Registry but that the transmission of responses was unsuccessful due to an e-mail error. Any inconvenience...

Written Answers — Extradition Application: Extradition Application (2 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The initiation of an outgoing request for extradition is a matter for the Garda Síochána in consultation with the DPP and neither I as Minister nor my Department have any role in the procedure.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (2 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Síochána is aware of the identities of a number of Irish citizens who currently reside outside this jurisdiction and are believed to be involved in criminal activity related to the drugs trade. The Deputy will appreciate that it is not possible for the Garda authorities to be absolute about numbers but I am satisfied that the Garda...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (2 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that road traffic collisions vary widely in nature and degree, and the number of personnel who attend and the action taken vary accordingly. The number of members of the Garda Síochána who attend at the scene of a traffic collision is dependent upon the prevailing circumstances and is not influenced by the manner in which notification of the collision...