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Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 to 233, inclusive, together. An Garda Síochána continues to work closely with other international law enforcement agencies to ensure that those involved in criminality do not find safe havens for their activities regardless of their geographical location. To this end Garda Liaison Officers are based in London, The Hague, Madrid, Paris, Europol and...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is not possible to provide the information sought by the Deputy at this time. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Travel Documents: Travel Documents (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I regret to advise the Deputy that it is not possible to provide a response to his Question at this time. The information sought by the Deputy will be provided at a later date.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the mother of the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State in February of 2002 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish citizen children. I understand that this permission expired on 6 April, 2009 and has not been renewed since. Persons under the age of 16 years who reside as part of a family unit in which...

Written Answers — Border Controls: Border Controls (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: While I am sympathetic to the concerns of the Deputy's correspondent in relation to promoting tourism, and would wish to facilitate that industry where I can, it clearly cannot be at the expense of undermining our border controls. Schengen is a complicated issue and a more detailed background was supplied in my reply to priority question 46447/09 on 10 December 2009. As I stated then,...

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Prison Service continues to work to implement its Drugs Policy & Strategy, entitled Keeping Drugs Out of Prison, which was launched in May 2006. Working to fulfil the commitments contained in the Policy and Strategy involves the implementation of stringent measures to prevent drugs from getting into prisons while, at the same time, continuing to invest in services within prisons to...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigation into the death of the person referred to by the Deputy was the subject of an intensive review in 2004. I am further informed that the Commissioner appointed the Assistant Commissioner, Northern Region to examine the investigation file, which remains open, and is under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner. Liaison is being...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The average annual cost of providing an available, staffed prison space in St Patrick's Institution was €101,590 in 2008; figures for 2009 are not yet available. St Patrick's Institution offers a diverse range of general and specialist services provided both by the Irish Prison Service and in-reaching statutory and non-statutory services. Among these are healthcare, psychiatric,...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The primary objective of the Garda Síochána in dealing with incidents involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including hoax incidents, is to protect the life and safety of the public. The Gardaí receive ongoing support in achieving this aim from the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that in 2009 a total of 96 calls have been...

Written Answers — Neighbourhood Watch Schemes: Neighbourhood Watch Schemes (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Neighbourhood Watch is a crime prevention programme which aims to enlist the active co-operation of the community in a neighbourhood by observing and reporting suspicious activities and by so doing reducing the level of criminal behaviour. Since its establishment, the Garda authorities have sought to encourage the active participation of the public in Neighbourhood Watch by encouraging and...

Written Answers — Community Graffiti Reduction Programme: Community Graffiti Reduction Programme (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Community Graffiti Reduction Programme (CGRP) was launched in April 2008. My Department contracted Pobal to manage and maintain the scheme and associated funds for projects to address the problem of graffiti. In 2008, a budget of €2.75 million was initially made available to the Programme. The CGRP was to be organised into two Phases. Phase 1 of the Programme applied to RAPID areas...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda accommodation programme is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána and it is brought forward in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. The accommodation requirements of Coolock Garda station will be considered in the context of the Garda Síochána's identified...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I regret that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily to hand. I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The allocation of Garda resources, including the distribution of personnel, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, his senior managers and Divisional Officers. Garda management is aided in this by a distribution model known as the Garda Establishment Redistribution Model (GERM). I am advised by the Commissioner that this model indicates the most effective means to distribute Garda personnel...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: In line with Government policy, my Department continues to engage with the authorities in Northern Ireland with a view to providing integrated and seamless co-operation across a number of policy areas. Under the Intergovernmental Agreement on Co-operation on Criminal Justice Matters, signed in June 2005, project groups comprising relevant officials and practitioners from the two jurisdictions...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The detailed allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide in accordance with his identified operational requirements and priorities. Such allocations are continually monitored and reviewed by senior Garda management along with overall policing arrangements and operational strategy. This ensures that optimum use is made of Garda...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is not possible to provide the information sought by the Deputy at this time. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: In 2009, 192 persons were admitted into Ireland as programmes refugees. A further three programme refugees accepted for resettlement in 2009 are expected to arrive in Ireland in early 2010. In addition, in order to contribute in a practical way towards the ultimate closure of Guantanamo Bay, two individuals were resettled in Ireland in 2009 as a humanitarian measure. I wish to refer the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Details of the allocation of policing hours relating to the operation of licensed premises are not readily available and could only be obtained by the disproportionate use of Garda administrative resources.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my Replies to his earlier Parliamentary Questions, Nos. 198 of Thursday, 26 November, 2009 and 278 of Tuesday, 17 November, 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in those Replies.