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Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A reply to Parliamentary Question No. 612 of 27 January, 2009 has issued to the Deputy. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to by the Deputy is in the Raheny Garda District. Local Garda management is aware of a number of incidents of the type referred to by the Deputy occurring in the area over the Christmas period. These incidents are under active Garda...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy should be serious. This is a serious situation.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (4 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The position with regard to the matter raised by the Deputy remains as outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 388 (ref.: 32363/08) of 30th September last.

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (4 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question Number 70, of 25th February, 2009 which inter alia sets out the position in relation to the implementation of the Kopp Report on the State Forensic Laboratory.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of the Garda National Drugs Unit on 31 January 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 60. The GNDU is based in Dublin Castle and deployed nationally to support Divisional Drugs Units as and when required. The personnel strength of the Drugs Unit in each Division on 31 January 2009 was as...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (4 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy has made six separate applications for transfer to a prison in this jurisdiction under the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. All of these have been refused and the person concerned has been notified of the reasons for these refusals. As the Deputy is aware, the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A general policy has been in place for a number of years to the effect that religious and volunteer workers in the State should remain for a maximum of 3 years. However, this policy, while remaining in force, has not been rigorously applied and such volunteer workers have on a case by case basis been facilitated with further renewals, although it is not intended that such permissions be...

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move: That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government on 3 February 2009 nominated Mr. Dermot Gallagher for appointment by the President to be a member of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and to be its Chairperson, recommends, pursuant to section 65(1)(b) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, that he be appointed by the President to be a member and to be Chairperson of the Commission....

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the members of the Opposition, in particular the spokespersons for Fine Gael and the Labour Party, for their approval of the nomination of Mr. Dermot Gallagher. In reply to Deputy Ó Snodaigh and the other two Deputies opposite, the criticism that has been made of the appointment selection is ironic. What more transparent appointment can be made than the nomination coming before the...

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Which document is that?

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: It was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, in February 2005, I believe. Proposed textual amendments are listed at the back to the 2005 Act. I do not want the House to divide on this. If we set up something independently to look at a profession, it is best to allow it to operate without restriction, but there are issues concerning the complexity and volume of work that needs to be...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. The legislation to address the Law Reform Commission's recommendations on multi-unit developments is in the course of being drafted by Parliamentary Counsel as a matter of priority. The principal focus of the new Bill will be on ensuring good governance of property management companies and similar bodies which comprise the owners of...

Written Answers — Crime Statistics: Crime Statistics (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. The CSO took over responsibility for the compilation and publications of these statistics in the third quarter of 2006. I understand from the CSO that key...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in March 2006. Officials in that Section inform me that the application is currently being processed and the file will be submitted to me for a decision in due course. The average processing time from application to decision is now...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in June 2008. Applications for certificates of naturalisation are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. Certain categories of applicant receive a faster decision as their cases are...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the position remains the same as outlined in my reply of 28th January last. I regret that it is not feasible to easily identify the exact costs of all the various reports emanating from my Department and its many agencies. To begin that process would necessitate the reallocation of considerable time and resources which could not be justified in the circumstances....

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the Forensic Science Laboratory has reported that 298 drugs cases have been received from stations within the DMR North Division during the period 1st January to 2nd of March 2009. A search of each individual case for seizure date, location and quantity is not possible, without a disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources, to provide...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: St. Patrick's Institution is a closed, medium security place of detention for males aged 16 to 21 years of age, serving sentences up to life. It contains a special unit for 16 and 17 year olds, however in the longer term the Irish Youth justice Service will take responsibility for the detention facilities for all boys under 18 years of age. I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: It is not possible to provide figures for the annual budget of St. Patrick's Institution as the Irish Prison Service does not allocate specific annual budgets for the operation of each institution. The below provides information relating to the annual average prisoner population and the annual cost per prisoner for each of the years in question. The figure for 2008 is not yet available as...