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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: A medical certificate was received by my office on the 6th March, 2007 and forwarded to the Immigration Division of my Department. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the application for Family Reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 by the person in question is under consideration by my Department. I expect that a decision will be reached in this...

Written Answers — Prison Statistics: Prison Statistics (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The following table gives the daily average number of prisoners in custody for the years requested by the Deputy. Year Daily average number of prisoners in custody 1987 1,943 1992 2,185 1997 2,424 2002 3,165 2007 to date 3,238

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of family dependency in May 2006. An initial request for documentation issued in November 2006 and although some documentation was received in December 2006, it was insufficient to finalise the application. The necessary supporting documentation has now been received by my Department from the...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112, 121, 132, 134, 136 to 140, inclusive, 143 and 144 together. The allocation and deployment of Garda officers are the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner. The following table shows the numbers of Gardaí attached to the relevant stations in question on 31 December 1997, 31 December 2002 and on the latest date for which figures are available in 2007....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 21 December, 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 29 October, 2004, that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 260 of Tuesday, 13th February, 2007, and 218 of Tuesday, 3rd October, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Property Interests: Property Interests (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority was established as and from 4 November, 2006. The Property Registration Authority replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the...

Written Answers — Family Reunification: Family Reunification (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the original documents relating to the review of an application for Family Reunification, were recently returned to the person in question.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: As outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 417 put down for answer on 31st January 2007, persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, requires that the applicant must have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State immediately before the date of the application and, during the eight years immediately preceding that period, have had a total residence in the State amounting to four years. In the context of naturalisation, certain...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: There are plans to undertake a development project at Stepaside Garda Station under the Garda Building Programme. Projects are progressed under the Garda Building Programme on the basis of agreed priorities. This is achieved by consensus and with the cooperation and commitment of the Garda authorities and the Office of Public Works from whose Vote the capital works for Garda properties...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Following the submission to me in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, I 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 — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Garda Youth Diversion Projects are community-based, multi-agency crime prevention initiatives which seek to divert young people from becoming involved (or further involved) in anti-social and/or criminal behaviour by providing suitable activities to facilitate personal development and promote civic responsibility. The Garda Youth Diversion Projects are funded by my Department and...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The following table provides the information required by the Deputy. It shows the opening hours for each station in the country broken down by Region, Division and district. D.M.R. SOUTH CENTRAL District "A" Kevin St. 24 hours Kilmainham 24 hours District "B" Pearse St 24 hours Harcourt Terrace 24 hours District "E" Donnybrook 24 hours Irishtown 24 hours D.M.R. NORTH CENTRAL...

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 100 of 4 April 2007 which sets out the position.

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy will be aware, a situation had developed in the Prison Service whereby the capital budget and every other budget within the system was being highly subsidised to fund overtime expenditure. In order to reverse this wholly unsustainable dependence on overtime, on my appointment I put in place a number of measures including major cutbacks in overtime expenditure and new attendance...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.