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Written Answers — Civil Partnerships: Civil Partnerships (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 to 394, inclusive, together. Married people owe each other many judicially enforceable duties such as a duty on maintenance, a special duty in respect of any home used by them and many other duties. Married status also involves other legal issues such as judicial competence over capital assets, divorce, competence as a witness, subjection to family law and...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The figures for burglaries recorded and detected for each Garda Division for 2005 are available in the Garda Annual Report, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library. I was pleased to note that the Garda annual report for 2005 shows that the total number of burglaries recorded in the Dublin Metropolitan Region has decreased from 10.3 per 1,000 of population in 2003 to 9.2 per...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (23 May 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 An Garda Síochána as at 31 March 2006 was 12,439. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,737 (or 16.2%) in the personnel strength of the Force during...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I regret that I cannot be of assistance to the Deputy in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (23 May 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 An Garda Síochána as at 31 March 2006 was 12,439. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,737 (or 16.2%) in the personnel strength of the Force during...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The necessary supporting documentation has only recently been received by my Department from the person in question. The case is currently under consideration and it is expected that a decision on the application for residency based on marriage to an Irish national will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to state at the outset that none of the persons referred to by the Deputy are, or were, at any immediate risk of being deported. The reason for this is that the persons concerned have, in the main, failed one or both stages of the asylum determination process, which processes are in place for the purposes of determining, on a case by case basis, as to whether each person should or...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question arrived in the State on 13 November, 1996 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by Asylum Division. The person in question was granted temporary leave to remain in the State on 10 June, 2002, and this was renewed in 2004 and 2005. She currently has permission to remain in the State until 23 August, 2006. The conditions...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the new Garda Station planned for Finglas will provide monitoring facilities for the town centre CCTV system. Suitable accommodation has been included in the brief of requirements for the new station. As the Deputy is aware, a key issue to be addressed in the...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, that the present CCTV system, to which the Gardaí have access in the existing Ballymun Garda station, entails a monitoring facility of three cameras operated by Dublin City Council. It is expected that this facility will again be provided in the new station.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (23 May 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 Síochána as at 31 March 2006 was 12,439. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,737 (or 16.2%) in the personnel strength of the Force during...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made a family reunification application on behalf of his wife in March 2006. 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. The application will then be considered by my...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The information requested by the Deputy has been sought from the Garda authorities, and I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy is aware Clondalkin is one of the 11 remaining locations nationwide which form part of the Garda CCTV programme. Following recommendations from the Garda authorities, I have approved the implementation of six new Garda CCTV systems. With the addition of these 6 new locations a total of 17 Garda Town Centre CCTV Systems, including Clondalkin, will be implemented in the following...

Written Answers — Garda Personnel: Garda Personnel (23 May 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 An Garda Síochána as at 31 March 2006 was 12,439. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,737 (or 16.2%) in the personnel strength of the Force during...

Written Answers — Garda Personnel: Garda Personnel (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the total number of tours lost in the Garda Síochána through sick leave in 2005 was 126,282. I have been further informed by Garda management that the specific information requested in relation to the sick leave within the Garda Traffic Corps is not readily...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the numbers of motorcyclists on provisional licences who have been summoned and convicted for carrying passengers in the past three years are set out in the following table: Year Charges/Summonses Convictions 2005 54 9* 2004 46 20 2003 46 20 *An increase in this figure is anticipated during 2006 as proceedings for these offences...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the numbers of prosecutions and convictions for not having a valid driving licence on their person when asked to produce it by a member of the Garda Síochána in 2003, 2004 and 2005 are set out in the following table: Year Charges/Summonses Convictions 2005 6,985 588* 2004 4,826 920 2003 1,870 397 *An increase in this figure is...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that statistics are not compiled in such a way as to distinguish between categories of licence holders that were summoned for driving unaccompanied. No distinction is made in law between the offence of driving unaccompanied and not having a driving licence. By driving unaccompanied in contravention of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. In the case of a non national applicant who is the spouse of an Irish national those conditions are that the applicant must be of full age; be of good character; be married to the Irish citizen for at least 3 years; be in a marriage...