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Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that the person in question was refused Refugee Status in 2004 and is therefore not entitled to be issued with an Irish Travel Document. The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 7 February 2008, for 3 years until 11 January 2011. As the person in question is a national of the Democratic...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned, the Deputy should note that it is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 31 October 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The person concerned was advised of...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) advises me that while the person in question was refused refugee status following appeal, he was recently, as an exceptional measure granted temporary permission to remain in the State for one year until 25 June 2010. He is now required to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. One of the requirements for registration is...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 714 and 715 together. The person concerned applied for asylum on 4 July 2003. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the individual concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his previous Parliamentary Question, No. 286 of Tuesday, 28 April 2009, in this matter. The person concerned applied for asylum on 15 March 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the individual concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service is not exempt from the operation of Government Decision S180/20/10/0964C of 3 February and 24 March 2009 on the implementation of savings measures on public service numbers, more generally referred to as the moratorium on public sector recruitment. However, the terms of the moratorium provide that in exceptional circumstances...

Written Answers — Garda Retirement: Garda Retirement (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of Gardaí who have retired from the Force, both voluntarily and on age grounds, as at 31 December 2007 and 2008 and to-date in 2009 was as follows:- 2007 184 2008 259 2009 351

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to by the Deputy are covered by Clontarf and Whitehall Garda Stations. The personnel strength of these stations, as at the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table: Station Strength Community Gardaí Clontarf 81 7 Whitehall 52 5

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines, Civil Servants, as a general rule, should not receive additional remuneration for undertaking other duties in the public service such as serving as members of boards of agencies. However, the guidelines also stipulate that additional payments may be permitted for undertaking other work, subject to Department of...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner. I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 723 and 724 together. The personnel strength for the Western Region Garda Division, as at the latest date for which figures are readily available, included 23 at Superintendent rank and 213 at Sergeant rank. This compares with 23 at Superintendent rank and 218 at Sergeant rank at the end of January of this year. A vacancy has recently arisen at...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 725, 735 and 736 together. The number of qualified Stateless persons who applied for and obtained naturalisation in the past five years is one. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004 define a Stateless person as being 'within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of the 28th day of...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As is required by Section 21 of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996, the Chief Bureau Officer is required to present me with an Annual Report of the activities of the Criminal Assets Bureau. Since the establishment of the Bureau twelve such reports have been published. The specific statistics sought by the Deputy are not readily to hand and would require the expenditure of an inordinate...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 728 and 730 together. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him.

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 729 and 753 together. The rollout of the National Digital Radio System to the Garda Síochána commenced on a phased basis on 16th June, 2009. I am informed by Garda authorities that all Divisions within the Dublin Metropolitan Region were successfully migrated to the new system during July of this year. The next phase of rollout in the Eastern Region is now...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 sends out a clear message to those involved in criminal gangs that the Government will tackle them head on. Among the key provisions included in this Act are: 1. That all organised crime offences are scheduled offences for the purpose of the Offences Against the State Act so that they will be tried in the Special Criminal Court unless the Director...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 732 and 733 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities, that the personnel strength of each Garda station throughout the Kildare Garda Division as at 31 December 2007 and 2008 and 31 July 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table. Resource levels are monitored on an ongoing basis by Garda...

Written Answers — Criminal Offences: Criminal Offences (16 Sep 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is a specific statutory offence of intimidation of members of a jury. Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999 makes it an offence to harm or threaten or in any other way intimidate or put in fear another person who is assisting in the investigation by An Garda Síochána of an offence, or is a witness or potential witness or a juror or potential juror in proceedings for an offence,...