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Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (14 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Training in the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) is voluntary and comprises of both unpaid and paid training. The provision for paid training for Reservists for 2012 is €2.5m. Based on the average rate per man-day for 2011, the 2012 provision will enable approximately 30,000 paid training man-days to be made available in the current year. This will provide for training of existing Reservists...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (14 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The table outlines the number of vacancies in the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service. The number of vacancies, by rank, is based on the Employment Control Framework of 10,000 all ranks in the Permanent Defence Force versus the strength of 8,918 as at 29 February 2012, the latest date for which figures are available. As the Deputy will be aware a major re-organisation of the Defence Forces...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (14 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The table sets out the number of female personnel serving in the Army, Navy and Air Corps at 31 December for each of the years 2007 to 2011. Female representation in the Defence Forces 2007-2011 Year End Army Air Corps Naval Service Total % of PDF 2007 456 33 71 560 5.7% 2008 468 32 70 570 5.8% 2009 462 33 72 567 5.7% 2010 467 32 70 569 6% 2011 467 30 68 565 6% In terms of the current...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (14 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the current economic situation, the acquisition of equipment for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service takes place on a strictly prioritised basis to ensure that the Defence Forces can carry out their roles at home and overseas. In recent years, a number of vehicle purchases took place which included Minibuses, standard patrol vehicles and mid-coaches for troop transportation. The main...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (14 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Defence Forces maintains a wide portfolio of training facilities. The portfolio includes class rooms and lecture halls throughout the Defence Forces' Barracks and Schools, tactical training lands, and firing ranges. Sufficient resources are made available on an annual basis to ensure that these facilities are both maintained in proper working order and developed to meet future...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (14 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Department is engaged in an ongoing building and maintenance programme. One of the key objectives of the building programme is the modernisation and enhancement of the living, training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. The capital building programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings...

Written Answers — Emergency Planning: Emergency Planning (14 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Emergency planning in this country is based on the 'lead Department' principle. This means that each Department is responsible for assessing the risks, making appropriate plans and leading the response to those emergencies that impact on its areas of responsibility. I am satisfied that the lead Departments have the necessary powers to activate a national-level emergency. In April 2011, the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Private Security Authority: Private Security Authority (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Private Security Services Act 2004 provides at section 40 for the establishment of a Private Security Appeal Board to hear and determine appeals against decisions of the Private Security Authority. I am in the process of making the necessary arrangements for new appointments following the expiration of the term of the previous Appeal Board.

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The community-based CCTV Scheme was first launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a community CCTV system. The Scheme provided for two types of grants: a pre-development grant of up to €5,000 to assist local communities to develop proposals and substantive grants of up to €100,000 towards the capital cost of establishing a system. In...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Clean-street was an initiative undertaken by the Garda National Drugs Unit, in conjunction with District and Divisional Garda Management, to target individuals involved in on-street sale and supply of drugs in communities. Over the past two years the Garda National Drugs Unit has coordinated eleven phases of Operation Clean-street...

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: A total of 21 persons, subject to Deportation Orders issued following due process, were removed from Ireland and returned to Lagos, Nigeria on 7th March, 2012 in accordance with the law. The individuals in question were all failed asylum seekers or persons otherwise found to be in breach of their permission to be in the State. A number of the deportees had been convicted of serious criminal...

Written Answers — Spent Convictions: Spent Convictions (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: There is currently no provision in Irish Law allowing for the expunging of a conviction acquired by a person. The only exception to the general situation relates to Section 258 of the Children Act 2001, which provides for non-disclosure of certain findings of guilt made in relation to persons under 18 years of age. However, the Deputy may wish to note that drafting of a Criminal Justice...

Written Answers — Criminal Investigations: Criminal Investigations (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigations into Anglo Irish Bank by An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) are ongoing with a full investigation team employed at the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation. I am further informed that there are currently 25 Garda personnel...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: In relation to the matter of residency and naturalisation, I am informed that there is no record of any application from the person referred to in the Deputy's question.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question currently has permission to reside in the State arising from her marriage to an Irish national up until 14 April 2012. In order to renew this permission, the person concerned should attend with her Irish spouse at her local registration office two weeks prior to the expiry date of her current...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. The person referred to in the details supplied is currently availing of direct provision accommodation as a single person at Kinsale Road accommodation centre in Cork. The details supplied state that this person's spouse...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned entered the State on a C-Visit Visa on 18 September 2008 and was granted leave to remain in the State until 19 October 2008. The daughter of the person concerned wrote to the Immigration Division of my Department on 7 October 2008 seeking, on behalf of her father, an extension of his permission to remain in the State. Following consideration of this request, my...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not for my Department to decide whether or not a foreign marriage is in conformity with Irish law. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), that the person concerned submitted an application for EU Treaty Rights as the partner of an EU citizen, which was refused on 6th March 2012. This was due to the fact that insufficient...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 24 October 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...