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Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigation into the crime referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and that a number of avenues of inquiry are being actively pursued with the co-operation and assistance of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The Deputy will appreciate that in circumstances where a Garda investigation is ongoing it would not be appropriate for me to comment...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Joint Policing Committees are provided for in the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Their purpose is provide a forum where An Garda Síochána and the local authority — the two organisations which make the most significant contribution to preventing and tackling crime in a specific area — can come together, with the participation of members of the Oireachtas and community and voluntary...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Where information comes into the possession of An Garda Síochána indicating the type of activity suggested by the Deputy, it is subject to thorough investigation. An Garda Síochána, in accordance with the priorities determined by the Minister for Justice, Equality, and Law Reform pursuant to Section 20 of the Garda Siochana Act 2005 and 2007, is committed to targeting organised criminal...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (17 Dec 2008)

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 — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (17 Dec 2008)

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 — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: No equipment or data has been reported stolen or lost from the Department. A small number of Blackberry devices have been lost and not recovered to date. They were quickly missed, the accounts frozen and the data removed by the server. There was no loss of data.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 and 311 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested in respect of hotel accommodation costs incurred by staff in my Department on official business is not separately identifiable because it forms part of the total travel and subsistence expenditure. As a general principle, competitive accommodation rates are sourced where...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: My Department has 510 servers in total. The capacity of each server varies depending on function, and that function can change depending on business requirements, but the approximate total capacity of the servers is 41 terabytes.

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested will take time to be compiled. I will forward the answer to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy on a quarterly basis. I am advised that it would take extensive garda time and resources to compile the information on a monthly basis as requested by the Deputy. The number of motorised vehicles has increased from 40 to 53 and from 2 to 8 in respect of mountain bikes in the period referred. Station Type Jan 07 Apr 07 Jul...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 30 November 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, there were 689 Gardaí assigned to the Community Policing Unit. The Deputy will be aware that Garda Divisional boundaries and County boundaries are not co-terminous. The 2008 Garda Annual Policing Plan sets out the Commissioner's proposals to realign the boundaries of...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Commissioner informs me that 31 legally held handguns have been stolen since the start of 2004. As the Deputy is aware, for over 30 years prior to 2004, it was policy not to license handguns in this jurisdiction. Following a series of judicial decisions, that is no longer the case and approx. 1,800 handguns have been licensed since then. This was not the result of a considered...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There are currently 11 attested Garda Reserve members attached to Limerick Garda Division. At present all the Reserve members in the Limerick Division are attached to Henry Street Garda station. A further 6 people are in training and will be assigned as Reserve Gardaí to the Limerick Division upon completion of their training. Recruitment for the Garda Reserve is ongoing and I would...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in June 2008. Processing of the file has been completed and I have reached a decision. The person in question will be informed of that decision in due course.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation on behalf of the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in June 2008. Processing of the file has been completed and I have reached a decision. The person in question will be informed of that decision in due course.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation for the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in August 2005. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the coming months.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As I indicated in my Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 11 December, 2008, it has not been possible to compile the full and accurate detail of the information sought by the Deputy. When I have the information to hand I will respond to both Deputies.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Negotiations are currently underway with a commercial consortium, which was selected following an EU tender procedure as the preferred bidder for the design, construction, finance and maintenance of the proposed prison facilities at Thornton Hall, North County Dublin. While these negotiations are advanced stage they have not yet been completed to the point that the Project Agreement can be...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength, including Community Gardaí, of Blanchardstown Garda station as at 31 December 2003-2007 and 30 November 2008 the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Personnel Strength 142 152 167 174 180 192 Community Gardaí 19 17 17 19 22 26 It is...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 158 of 23 October 2008.