Results 9,561-9,580 of 18,729 for speaker:Michael McDowell

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have no plans to establish a national guardianship register for unmarried fathers.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have instructed the Office of Public Works (OPW) to prepare the relevant planning procedures including an assessment of the environmental and related issues arising to enable the construction of a bridge to the island. I am advised by the OPW that this planning process will have commenced by August next. As soon as the planning requirements are complete it is intended to commence...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy will be aware, a class "B" driving licence is the standard licence for cars and vans. Members of An Garda Síochána are not permitted to drive official vehicles of these types unless they hold at least a full class "B" licence, whereupon they may be authorised by Divisional Officers or Chief Superintendents to do so, subject to being otherwise deemed suitable. This is known as...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the Land Registry has forwarded the information requested directly to the Deputy. I would like to refer the Deputy to my letter of 26 May, 2006 to members of the Oireachtas regarding a new service for T.D.s and Senators concerning the current status of Land Registry/Registry of Deeds applications. As outlined in my letter, the service was introduced, inter alia, to provide a...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that when the Gaeltacht allowance was introduced in 1934, it was decided that it would only be paid in areas where Irish was the general medium of speech and where all the members of the force were proficient in Irish and were required to perform their duties in...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, that there are 33 Ballistic vests on issue to the Gardaí in the Mayo Garda Division ten (10) of which have both ballistic and anti-stab properties. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that a total of 1,946 Ballistic vests are available to Gardaí nationwide. A...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the Land Registry has forwarded the information requested directly to the Deputy. I would like to refer the Deputy to my letter of 26 May, 2006 to members of the Oireachtas regarding a new service for T.D.s and Senators concerning the current status of Land Registry/Registry of Deeds applications. As outlined in my letter, the service was introduced, inter alia, to provide a...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána rose to a record 12,641 on 8 June 2006 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 further...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a review of the investigation file into the collision referred to by the Deputy has been completed by a Garda Superintendent, and a copy of the resulting investigation file has been forwarded to the Law Officers for consideration. I am further informed that Garda investigation files relating to road traffic accidents are not made available. However,...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that the case of the person concerned falls under the terms of the Dublin II Regulation, Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003. Consequently, I wish to preface my reply by briefly explaining the workings of this Regulation. The Dublin II Regulation is intended to prevent the phenomenon of 'asylum shopping' across Europe and sets out criteria for determining which...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that the information sought is being compiled. The provision of this information is complicated by two factors. Firstly, two data sources — the Irish Prison Service and the Garda National Immigration Bureau — must initially compile and then cross reference data from separate recording systems. Secondly, records are not maintained in such a way as to conveniently...

Written Answers — Judicial Appointments: Judicial Appointments (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: Where a vacancy exists in a Circuit for a permanent judge the President of the Circuit Court assigns a judge to the Circuit on a temporary basis. This is the position at present in the Eastern and Northern Circuits. The permanent assignment of a Judge to a particular Circuit is a matter for Government. It is open to serving Circuit Court Judges to seek assignment or transfer to a vacant...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: It has not been possible, within the timeframe available, to collate the information required by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and is currently being researched. I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: A declaration of acceptance of Irish citizenship as post-nuptial citizenship was received from the person referred to in the Deputy's question on 26 November 2004. I informed the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No 553 of 21 February 2006 that officials in the Citizenship Section of my Department had written to the person concerned on 5 August 2005 seeking additional documentation...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would refer the Deputy to my Reply to Dáil Question No. 469 of 31 January 2006. The position is relation to the person concerned is as set out therein. The person concerned continues to be classified as having evaded his deportation. The effect of the deportation order is that he must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State. The enforcement of the deportation order remains...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non EU national parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. It is a requirement under the IBC/05 scheme that each applicant is resident with their child on a continuous basis since the child's birth and that evidence of such residence...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the application concerned was completed on 13 June, 2006 and that the Land Registry has already forwarded this information directly to the Deputy. I would like to refer the Deputy to my letter of 26 May, 2006 to members of the Oireachtas regarding a new service for T.D.s and Senators concerning the current status of Land Registry/Registry of Deeds applications. As outlined...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 433 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the numbers of arrests for drinking and driving offences in the Carlow/Kildare Division for each of the past five years are set out in the following table: Year Number 2002 619 2003 665 2004 821 2005 740 2006* 318 *2006 figures are up to 31 May 2006.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (20 Jun 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that from the commencement of the penalty points system in October 2002 to 31 May 2006, 21,341 traffic offences warranted the issuing of penalty points in the Carlow/Kildare Division.