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Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As previously indicated in Parliamentary Question 568 of 24 March 2009, six members of the Force must retire on compulsory age grounds in 2009. It is not possible to predict with any certainty the number of Gardaí who will leave the Force for different reasons, during the course of the year.

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will appreciate the Irish Prison Service must accept all prisoners committed by the Courts into its custody. Consequently it is not operationally practical to set limits for the number of prisoners held within the prison system. The Irish Prison Service has been experiencing serious pressure on numbers during the last 12-18 months and in 2008 it became necessary to introduce...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that a review of prisoner population projections is currently underway and a report is expected by the end of this summer. The outcome of this review will inform the Irish Prison Service and my Department on matters relevant to the prison estate.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner, who is responsible for the detailed allocation of personnel throughout the force, that the personnel strength of each Garda Station in the Tipperary Garda Division on the latest date, for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the table. The Deputy should be aware that at the end of 2004, the personnel strength of the then Tipperary...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 May 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 — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 262 (16138/09) of the 28th April which sets out the position in relation to rural Garda stations.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (12 May 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 May 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 January 2009. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 23 months. The Citizenship Division is currently commencing further processing of applications received in late 2007. More complicated cases can at...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Garda Authorities that the South-Eastern Region has 15 members of An Garda Síochána trained by the Criminal Assets Bureau as Asset Profilers. At present the breakdown of Asset Profilers operating in the South-Eastern region is seven in the Waterford/Kilkenny Division, three in the Tipperary Division and three in the Wexford Division. When the amended Garda Divisional...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for long-term residency by the person referred to by the Deputy was received on 01/11/2006. His application is currently in the latter stages of processing and a decision will issue shortly. As soon as a decision is reached in his case, he will be notified directly.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that my Department has not employed consultants or lobbyists to act for the Department outside the State in the past five years.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The following is a breakdown of the number of applications for certificates of naturalisation received from 2002 - 2006 and the number pending a decision. Year No. of applications received No. of applications pending a decision 2001 1,431 0 2002 3,574 2 2003 3,580 26 2004 4,074 87 2005 4,527 470 2006 7,030 3,019

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that they received an application from the person referred to by the Deputy on 19th March, 2009 and that they will be in touch with that person shortly.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of Wednesday, 29 October 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The first named person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 29 July 2005. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The first named person...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was first received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in November 2004. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person concerned did not have five year's reckonable residence at the date of application which is a statutory residency requirement as...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to refer the Deputy to Question Numbers 1154 and 287, answered on 30 January 2008 and 28 April 2009 respectively, which contain the information requested by him.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 May 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that an application from the person in question for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January 2005, was received in my Department in October 2006. The person in question was informed by letter dated 8 November 2006 of the termination of the IBC/05 Scheme. Since the...