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Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Cabinet approved the text of the Bill and Deputy Kenny knows it is coming. He has merely rattled out a series of assertions. There are questions he does not want asked — his only direct question to me was when this ethics legislation will be brought before the House. It is the next legislation that will come before the Seanad shortly and it will come to this House thereafter.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy knows, one of the functions of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is to take charge of the promotion in these Houses of the legislation which was necessary to deal with the disability area. The Deputy will be aware that last year the Minister of State with particular responsibility for disabilities, Deputy Fahey, and I put in place the sectoral plans to deal with...

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: If one looks to the amounts of money spent, €1 million extra was provided for disability in 1996 when the Opposition was sitting in that high chair. That was the extent of the munificence of that highly successful Government.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Opposition left the disabled children of Ireland high and dry.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: One would be ashamed——

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Opposition would be ashamed collectively if it was reminded of how many special needs teachers there were when its party members sat at the Cabinet table.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: This year we have announced a five-year disability plan with an extra €900 million going into that area. Under the disability legislation, each child is entitled to have an individual education plan put in place.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Each child is entitled to an independent appeal if that child's parents regard the plans put in place as inadequate.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The simple fact is that when Deputy Burton held office in my Department nothing was done by the Labour Party or Fine Gael for people with disabilities in this country.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: For stunts the Deputy has no equal. He comes in here——

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Property Registration Authority that Rules 17 and 18 of the Land Registration Rules 1972 deal with applications for registration based upon possession. Rule 17 makes provision for applications for registration based on possession. Rule 18 provides that every title to property the subject of an application under Rule 17 shall be examined under the supervision of the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 201 together. Under the Garda Síochána Pensions Orders, a widow's pension is payable on the death of a member or of a retired member of An Garda Síochána. While the person in question had been married to a member of An Garda Síochána, that marriage had been dissolved by decree of divorce. The member subsequently remarried. Since his death, a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Aside from staff availing of statutory entitlements or entitlements consistent with their conditions of service as Civil Servants (annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, parental leave, etc.), no staff in my Department are not working and in receipt of full wages. In relation to staff availing of leave entitlements for the full month of March, the position is that as the month only ended...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004, which commenced on 1 January 2005, provides that certain non-nationals are required to be resident in Ireland for a period of three years prior to the birth of their child in order for that child to be entitled to Irish Citizenship. As the person referred to in the Deputy's question is an E.U. national, there is no restriction on her period of...

Written Answers — Airport Immigration Controls: Airport Immigration Controls (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Senior Garda management at the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) meet regularly with the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and the airline operators utilising facilities at Dublin Airport to discuss issues relating to the implementation of immigration controls, air routes and flight schedules and other related matters arising at Dublin Airport. An Garda Síochána are engaged in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Foreign national parents of Irish citizen children do not have an automatic right to reside in the State solely by virtue of such parentage. An administrative scheme for processing applications for permission to remain in the State based on parentage of Irish citizen children finished in February 2003 subsequent to the Supreme Court's decision (23 January 2003) in the L & O cases. On 18...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that crime incidents are recorded on the PULSE crime recording system in accordance with the Garda crime counting rules, which are published in the Annual Reports of An Garda Síochána. The Garda Assistant Commissioner, Crime and Security has responsibility for ensuring that all crime reported is recorded in accordance with these rules. Since autumn...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Section 12 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (substituted by section 2 of the Road Traffic Act, 2003) provides that a member of An Garda Síochána may request the provision of a preliminary breath specimen or the provision of a blood or urine specimen from a person who the member is of the opinion has been involved in a collision. Section 15 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 provides a power to...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: There are two CCTV programmes in operation at present, the Garda CCTV programme and the Community-based CCTV scheme which I launched in June 2005. In addition to the Garda CCTV systems already in operation, contracts for systems in Ballyfermot, Clondalkin and Tullamore have been placed and implementation will be completed in a number of weeks. Tenders have issued for another nine locations...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the cost of recruiting and training 2,000 gardaí is estimated to be in the region of €193 million.