Results 9,101-9,120 of 18,729 for speaker:Michael McDowell
- Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 201 together. An allowance amounting to 7.5% of gross pay is payable to members of An Garda SÃochána serving in defined Gaeltacht areas who perform their duties through the medium of Irish and whose knowledge of the language is certified as adequate for that purpose. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that Garda Districts in the Division...
- Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: There are currently 129 staff employed in the Garda Information Service Centre (GISC) in Castlebar, comprising 1 Principal Officer, 3 Assistant Principals, 11 Higher Executive Officers, 15 Executive Officers, 10 Staff Officers and 89 Clerical Officers. Some 55 employees of the GISC transferred from the Department of Agriculture and Food and were already based in Castlebar, while 30 others...
- Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: An RFT for the supply of an additional 11,000 Anti Stab Ballistics Vests (and without prejudice or commitment to purchase a further quantity of no more than 4,000 over the duration of the contract) was published in the EU Journal and the Government's tendering website on 8th May, 2006 with a closing date for receipt of tenders of 21st June, 2006. A total of eleven companies submitted tenders...
- Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of An Garda SÃochána increased to a record 12,641 (all ranks) on Thursday 8 June with the attestation of 273 new members. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,939 (or 18.1%) in the personnel strength of the Force during that period. I have been...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: I understand the Immigration Division of my Department has requested a report in the matter from the Garda National Immigration Bureau. On receipt of this report the immigration status of the person concerned will be further considered.
- Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of An Garda SÃochána increased to a record 12,641 (all ranks) on Thursday 8 June with the attestation of 273 new members. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,939 (or 18.1%) in the personnel strength of the Force during that period. I have been...
- Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: A Detective Superintendent from outside the relevant Garda Division was appointed immediately after the incident to carry out a detailed investigation into all the circumstances surrounding the person in question's arrest, detention and removal to hospital. The Garda authorities submitted the relevant file to the Director of Public Prosecutions on the matter and furnished a copy to me also....
- Written Answers — Treatment of Persons in Custody: Treatment of Persons in Custody (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: The treatment of persons in custody in Garda stations is governed by the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda SÃochána Stations) Regulations 1987. The objective of the Regulations is to ensure that members of the Garda SÃochána act with due respect for the personal rights of persons in custody and their dignity as human persons. The Regulations include...
- Written Answers — Prison Suicides: Prison Suicides (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: The statistical information sought by the Deputy is as follows: Year Reported Self-Injury by Prisoners 2000 73 2001 73 2002* 144 2003* 180 2004* 170 * Source â National Suicide Research Foundation. The National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF) established the National Parasuicide Registry in 2000 as a national monitoring system for the occurrence of parasuicide. The...
- Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the 2005 Annual Report of An Garda SÃochána, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library.
- Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: The figure for the number of headline offences in 2005 is available in the annual report of the Garda SÃochána, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library.
- Written Answers — Prison Suicides: Prison Suicides (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: All deaths in prison custody are the subject of an internal investigation, a Garda investigation and an inquiry by a Coroner. The cause of death is determined on foot of the Coroner's inquiry or by the jury on the basis of the information presented to the Coroner's court, if a plenary inquest is held. The number of deaths in prison custody which are attributed to suicide are as follows: ...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: Deputies à Snodaigh and Cuffe oppose Part 7 of the Act. It will come as no surprise to them that I do not propose to drop it, since I am advised that it is necessary to allow for transposition of our obligations under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and the European Union joint action on making it a criminal offence to participate in a criminal...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: It is a framework decision.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: I take the point the Deputy is making. This State, unlike the US, does not provide a constitutional right to have a firearm.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: There is no general right to have a firearm. The State does not have a presumption one way or another â it does not hold that everyone who wants a firearm can have one. The State's view is that having a firearm is a licensed and certificated activity.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: That is the way Ireland works.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: There is no presumption in favour of everybody who wants to have a firearm in their house. That is not the way Ireland has ever worked as an independent State.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: We are not going down that road now. That is the first point.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Michael McDowell: The second point is that if a superintendent asks for a psychiatric report but does not get co-operation from the psychiatrist â the psychiatrist may be on holiday or there may be no conclusive evidenceââ