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Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: In the case in question, the European Court of Justice has been asked by the Spanish Courts to rule whether European law (specifically Article 13 of the EC Treaty and Article 2(1) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC) which prohibits discrimination on the ground of age, precludes national laws allowing for the setting of compulsory retirement ages in collective agreements and, that being so,...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 13,000 following the attestation of 299 new members on Thursday, 16 November, 2006. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June, 1997 and represents an...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 209 together. I recently announced my intention to ask the Government to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. I also stated that it is intended, as part of the new Immigration policy framework to provide a clear policy statement setting out how these cases will be managed once it is established that...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Mar 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 available.

Written Answers — Port Status: Port Status (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 together. Section 6 of the Immigration Act 2004 provides, inter alia, that a non-national (other than a seaman) coming by sea or air from outside the State shall not, without the consent of the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, land elsewhere than at an approved port. A non-national who lands in the State in contravention of this...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are 147 locations equipped to record interviews with suspects. Details are set-out in the table beneath. It was never the intention that all Garda stations would be equipped to carry out audio/video recording of interviews. Indeed, most Garda stations are not used for detention and interviews. Rather the intention was that a sufficient...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the annual cost of running the Garda College, which is responsible for the ongoing professional development of attested Gardaí, is approximately €33m. It is not possible to identify the element of the overall running cost which is specific to internal...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that a reply to his original question was issued from my office on 1 March, 2007.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 444 which was put down by the Deputy for answer on Wednesday, 31 January, 2007. As the Deputy will be aware, the information required to enable me to respond fully to his question was not available at the time. I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my letter to him, dated 27th February, 2007 in this regard. The information sought is contained therein.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my letter to him, dated 27th February, 2007 in this regard. The information sought is contained therein.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 448 which was put down by the Deputy for answer on Wednesday, 31 January, 2007. As the Deputy will be aware, the information required to enable me to respond fully to the question was not available at the time. However, I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, that the personnel strength...

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my letter to him of 1 March 2007, issued as a follow up to Question No. 451, which sets out the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The granting of remission to sentenced prisoners is a feature of prison systems internationally and a remission system has been in operation in this country, under statute, for more than fifty years. The current provision relating to remission is Rule 38 (1) of the Rules for the Government of Prisons, 1947, which states that:— A convicted prisoner sentenced to imprisonment, whether by one...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204, 207 and 208 together. The Sex Offenders Act, 2001 which commenced on 27 September 2001 sets out the notification obligations on persons convicted of a range of sexual offences against both children and adults. A convicted sex offender must notify his/her name(s), date of birth and current home address to the Garda Síochána within seven days of the...

Written Answers — Sex Offenders: Sex Offenders (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 206 together. The Sex Offenders Act which commenced on 27 September 2001 sets out the obligations on persons convicted of a range of sexual offences against both children and adults. Section 3 of the Act provides that each of the offences referred to in the Schedule to the Act shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3), be a sexual offence for the...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have requested a Garda report in relation to this matter and I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 13,000 following the attestation of 299 new members on Thursday, 16 November, 2006. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June, 1997 and represents an...

Written Answers — Interception Orders: Interception Orders (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 to 214, inclusive, together. Lawful interception is governed by the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993. Section 2 of that Act states that an authorisation to intercept may be granted only for the purpose of the investigation of serious crime or in the interests of the security of the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 20 November, 2000 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. In accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, she was informed by letter dated 31 October, 2003, that the Minister...