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Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 and 424 together. While work on finalising the detail of the Revised Estimates Volume is not yet completed, I can say that priority will continue to be given to resources, including overtime, for front-line policing duties. The focus across all areas of activity will, as always, be on intelligence led operations, high visibility patrolling and utilising...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person to whom she refers was granted permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA citizens of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. That permission is currently valid until 7 July 2010. Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department have informed me that there is...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ No.134 of the 2 April 2009. I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted permission to remain in the State on 2nd December 2008. This permission was communicated to the person referred to in the Deputy's Question by writing and a copy of the letter was forwarded to the Deputy for...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The personnel strength of the Garda Reserve as at 31 March 2009 was 322, with a further 152 persons in training. The number of attested Garda Reserve members currently assigned to the stations mentioned by the Deputy is as follows: Station Number Athlone 1 Mullingar 6 Longford 1 The Garda stations mentioned above fall into two separate Divisions. Athlone and Mullingar are in the...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Following the submission of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this, and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the person in question was afforded Business Permission on 13 March 2007 in the Information Technology sector for 12 months subject to any subsequent renewals showing successful business viability. Business Permission was renewed on 5 March 2008 for a further 12 months in which the person concerned was advised that the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 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 Section of my Department on 2 December 2004. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of this application is at an advanced stage and the file will be forwarded to the Minister for a decision in the coming months.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The table below sets out the details requested by the Deputy. Year Certificates Issued 1995 678 1996 402 1997 1011 1998 1217 1999 1022 2000 1018 2001 1419 2002 1550 2003 2272 2004 2449 2005 2629

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that, in relation to this matter, the position remains the same as set out in my reply to his Dáil Question No. 212 of 12th November 2008. As I pointed out in my previous reply, work is continuing in relation to complementing the work of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. Only last week, I published the fourth Annual Report of the Commission for the Support...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 provides that free legal aid may be granted in certain circumstances for the defence of persons of insufficient means in criminal proceedings. Under the 1962 Act, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid. Applicants must establish to the satisfaction of the court that their means are insufficient to enable...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Government's commitment to tackling domestic violence is reflected in the establishment in June, 2007 of Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. Cosc's key responsibility is to ensure the delivery of a well co-ordinated "whole of Government" response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Cosc's current priority is to produce a...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy may be aware, section 12 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997, provides that it is an offence for a person, intentionally or recklessly to administer to, or cause another to take, a substance which he or she knows is capable of interfering substantially with that other person's bodily functions, where he or she knows that the person does not consent to that...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The penalty provisions provided in the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act are set out in the reply to Question No. 219 of 12 November 2008. I am informed by the Garda Síochána that there are currently forty-six investigations ongoing under this legislation, on completion of which investigation files will be submitted to the Law Officers. Section 2 of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking)...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will, no doubt, be aware of the existing legislative provision covering the recovery and disposal of the proceeds of crime, contained in the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 and the Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996, as amended by the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act, 2005. This wide-ranging legislation makes provision for confiscation, restraint of use, freezing, preservation or...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Arrangements are being made to have all sex offenders in prison assessed before their release. This is being introduced on a phased basis giving priority to those offenders identified as being of higher risk. I have been advised that by the end of this year, we will have reached the stage where the majority of sex offenders are being assessed. While all sex offenders must notify the Gardaí...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am preparing a Sexual Offences Bill at present which will update and modernise many of the laws protecting children and other vulnerable persons against sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. I am also aware that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children is expecting to shortly publish an interim report on absolute and strict liability. On the publication of...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy's Question is understood to refer to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime. Many of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crime have already been given effect through legislation. Additional...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The majority of institutions within the prison estate are medium security closed prisons and accommodate a wide variety of prisoners ranging from those serving short sentences for relatively minor offences up to prisoners serving lengthy determinate sentences or life for serious offences. The exception is Portlaoise Prison which is a maximum security prison. The most recent available...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Most public order offences involving alcohol related disorder are prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994. Sections 4 and 5 of that Act are of particular relevance to alcohol related offences. They relate to offences of intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct in a public place, respectively. The Deputy will be aware that the fines for sections 4 and 5...

Written Answers — Garda Powers: Garda Powers (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that there are, of course, legislative provisions already in place to oblige people to stay away from other people or places. Thus, the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 permits the Court, in appropriate cases, to order a person not to communicate with a specified person or not to approach within a specified distance his/her home. The Criminal Justice...