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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my Reply to his Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 May 2006. My position in relation to the person concerned, legally and operationally, is as set out therein. The person concerned continues to be classified as having evaded her transfer to the United Kingdom, pursuant to the provisions of the Dublin II Regulation. Consequently, she is liable to arrest and...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The first named person arrived in the State on 17 August, 2003 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 Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, he was informed by letter dated 23 November, 2005, that...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The first named person arrived in the State on 25 April, 2003 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 Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, he was informed by letter dated 30 August, 2005, that...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my Reply to Dáil Question No. 74 of 15 June, 2006 in relation to the cases of the persons concerned. As the Deputy is aware, the asylum cases of the two persons concerned fall under the terms of Council Regulation (E.C.) No. 343/2003 and, as stated in my previous Reply, a Transfer Order has been signed and issued in respect of the mother in this case. As...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. As can be seen from the content of this table, a broad range of my Department's activities are captured by the terms of the question. The reports listed vary considerably in nature, scale and purpose but, taken together, the value of the activities reflected in this table cannot be overestimated. A significant...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is not true to say that Sligo is 17th on list for provision of closed circuit television. As the Deputy is aware Sligo is one of the 17 remaining locations nationwide which form part of the Garda CCTV programme. As part of this programme 17 Garda Town Centre CCTV Systems, including Sligo, will be implemented in the following locations: Athlone, Ballyfermot, Carlow, Castlebar, Clondalkin,...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 12,641 (all ranks) on Thursday 8 June with the attestation of 273 new members. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,939 (or 18.1%) in the personnel strength of the Force during that period. I have been...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the notices will be served by ordinary post. Section 18 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 provides that in a prosecution for a fixed charge offence it shall be presumed until the contrary is shown that the relevant notice under that section has been served or caused to be served.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to applications for permission to remain in the State made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended). As the Deputy will appreciate, my Department will at any time have a considerable number of such cases on hands with these cases arising predominantly from persons whose asylum applications have been formally...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I appreciate why Deputy Howlin tabled the amendment. I take the point that the Bill is very large. If I produced ten Bills, as Deputy Ó Snodaigh suggested, they would not be passed by this Dáil but would be for a future Dáil to consider.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: Perhaps one or two might have been passed but not ten.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Legislature is not tedious and I enjoy the legislative function very much. I thank the Deputies, whatever their views on the individual provisions of the Bill, for the very detailed consideration they gave to them on all Stages in this House. The Heads of the Bill were circulated in advance, as were all the amendments, which were discussed in advance of their tabling on Committee Stage. I...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I will deal with Deputy Jim O'Keeffe's point first. As regards the implementation of this Bill, it is my intention to do what I did with the Garda Síochána Act last year, that is, set up some form of implementation monitoring group so that it does not gather dust. All steps must be taken as quickly as possible to ensure the legislation is brought into operation in its entirety. I am...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: There have been Criminal Justice Bills concerning public order, insanity and many other issues. Therefore, it is not as if this was just a one-off, mammoth Bill which substitutes for the absence of any other legislation. I wish to respond to remarks made earlier in the debate about the three amendments, which are entirely typographical and grammatical and have no substantive meaning. It is...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: No.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: As is clear from the Garda Síochána Act, volunteer reserve members of the force will only have such powers as are conferred on them by the Commissioner. As I indicated to the committee last week, the powers conferred on the reservists at this point are those set out in the discussion document which was before that committee. They do not, at this stage, involve the issuance of warnings under...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: Tá mé buíoch den Teachta as an méid atá ráite aige. Phléigh muid an t-ábhar seo anuraidh le linn na díospóireachta ar an Garda Síochána Bill. Ní aontaím leis an Teachta. Ar leathanach 14 den Bhille, "be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows", ní bhainimid úsáid as an réamhfhocal "an" sa chomhthéacs sin. Ceist stíle atá ann ach tá mé sásta leis an téacs mar atá.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: Níl stíl phearsanta i gceist. Sa Garda Síochána Act 1925, úsáidtear "the Garda Síochána" agus dúirt an Teachta O'Keeffe faoi sin that if it is alright for Kevin O'Higgins, it is alright for him.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 5: In page 14, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(6) The collective citation "the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2006" shall include Part II (other than section 7) of the Criminal Justice Act 1999 and Part 8(other than section 86) and those Acts and those Parts (other than the sections specified) shall be construed together as one.". This is a brief...