Results 7,661-7,680 of 18,729 for speaker:Michael McDowell
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the national child care investment programme 2006 to 2010 has been assigned to the Department of Health and Children as part of the establishment of the new Office of the Minister for Children under the Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Brian Lenihan. With regard to the application for staffing grant assistance under the...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: The person concerned, who is from Sierra Leone, arrived in the State on 22 August 2001 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 25 April 2003 that the Minister proposed to make a...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 5 November 2001 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 30 May 2003 that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect...
- Written Answers — Ground Rents: Ground Rents (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: As I have stated previously, publication of a Bill to abolish ground rents is subject to the resolution of possible constitutional and practical difficulties. The constitutional difficulties are related to the respective rights of ground rent tenants and landlords while the practical difficulties concern land law generally and in particular the land registration system. The area is one in...
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested is not readily available and is being researched. I will be in touch with the Deputy when the information is to hand.
- Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: There are no plans to relocate the Garda station on Bakers Road, Gurranabraher, Cork. There are, however, plans to provide an extension to the existing station and the Garda authorities are preparing a brief of requirements for this project.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: I have no plans to re-open Shanganagh place of detention. Part of the property has been disposed of to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council. My plans for the remainder of the site have not yet been finalised.
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: I have requested the Land Registry to contact the Deputy directly concerning the current position of the application in question.
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: I have requested the Land Registry to contact the Deputy directly concerning the current position of the application in question.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: The Garda central vetting unit, GCVU, was established in 2002 and currently processes vetting requests in respect of, inter alia, prospective full-time employees of the Health Service Executive and certain agencies funded by the Health Service Executive as well as in respect of selected employments in other sectors. In 2004, an inter-agency working group on Garda vetting reported with a clear...
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: I have requested the Land Registry to contact the Deputy directly concerning the current position of the application in question.
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: The persons who are the subject of this question were granted C visit visas to enter the State to visit their parents for a period of three months. C visas are granted for visits of less than 90 days. As a consequence, it is not the general policy to extend permission to remain to persons who are admitted initially for a period of 90 days or less on a C visa save in very exceptional and...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2001 provides for a set of provisions to enable persons who are married to Irish citizens to apply for a certificate of naturalisation. Such applications, which take 24 months to process, are granted at the absolute discretion of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and to qualify to make such an application the applicant must be of full...
- Written Answers — Property Sales: Property Sales (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: In July 2004, I commissioned the auctioneering and estate agency review group to examine the licensing and regulatory requirements for property practitioners. I initiated the review against a background of a considerable level of public concern about specific selling practices in the property industry, apparent deficiencies in regulatory and supervisory arrangements in respect of service...
- Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda PULSE system is able to process such summonses adequately.
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: Revised arrangements for the processing of applications for permission to remain in the State from non-national parents of Irish born children born before 1 January 2005 were announced by me on 15 January 2005. One of the specific conditions of the scheme was that persons granted residency on its basis had no entitlement to be joined in the State by other family members. The statutory...
- Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (28 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, of the Garda SÃochána as at 31 December 1997 and 20 March 2006 was 10,702 and 12,445, respectively. This represents an increase of 1,743, or 16.3%, in the personnel strength of the Garda SÃochána during that period. The...
- Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in the detail sought and can only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources.
- Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: There are no proposals to reopen the Curragh Prison. No staff are assigned there for maintenance or other purposes and no money has been spent on maintenance in the current year. The future of the facility will be the subject of discussions between the Irish Prison Service and the Department of Defence.
- Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (28 Mar 2006)
Michael McDowell: I am on record as acknowledging that certain Garda accommodation is not up to standard. However, considerable investment is being made, in terms of money, time and effort, to improve the working conditions for all gardaà in stations across the country. The prioritisation of works is dependent on a large number of factors which means priorities are constantly reviewed and updated as...