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Asylum Applications. (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: We must consider the minors' interests separately. No adult of any kind or from anywhere has the right to organise a protest in which self-harm or hunger striking is encouraged on the part of a child. There is no walking away from this. We will not be manipulated by people who are attempting to exploit minors and put them in the way of danger.

Asylum Applications. (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am not blaming the HSE in the slightest. I have full confidence that the HSE will take every step in accordance with its statutory duty to protect minors. Others, particularly support groups, should see the wood from the trees. No group of adults or political lobby has the right to take children or minors and put them in the way of self-harm. It is fundamentally wrong and must be condemned...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon / Galway East, which includes the South Roscommon area, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library. I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon / Galway East, which includes the Garda District of Ballinasloe, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library. I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon/Galway East, which includes the Castlerea area, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon/Galway East, which includes the Ballaghderreen area, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon/Galway East, which includes the Garda District of Boyle, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon/Galway East, which includes the Elphin area, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon/Galway East, which includes the Strokestown area, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Roscommon/Galway East, which includes the Garda District of Roscommon, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Sligo/Leitrim, which includes the Garda District of Manorhamilton, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Headline crime statistics from 2000 to 2005 for the Garda Division of Sligo/Leitrim, which includes the Garda District of Carrick-on-Shannon, are contained in the relevant Garda Annual Reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Court Accommodation: Court Accommodation (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Under the Courts Service Act 1998, the Courts Service is responsible for the day to day management of the courts system. Section 5 of the Act provides, inter alia, that the functions of the Court Service include the provision, management and maintenance of court buildings and the provision of facilities for court users. The Courts Service is committed to improving the standard of court...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together. A decision was taken in 2001 to amalgamate the Garda Stations at Kill O'Grange and Cabinteely and a site has been acquired at Rochestown Avenue by the Office of Public Works to facilitate this development. Good progress is being made on the new station project, a brief of the accommodation requirements has been agreed and a...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The current immigration system in Ireland allows the authorities to deal with the victims of trafficking in a sympathetic and pragmatic way. It is recognised that it is in the interests of both the victims of trafficking and the authorities to co-operate with a view to ensuring the protection of victims and the prosecution of perpetrators. Although Ireland has not opted to participate in the...

Written Answers — Court Accommodation: Court Accommodation (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Earlier this year, it was announced that the Pilot Drug Treatment Court, currently operating in the Dublin 7 area, was to be placed on a permanent footing. It will be extended on a phased basis to the wider Dublin area in consultation with the other agencies involved in supporting the Court. The President of the District Court has assigned a Judge of the Dublin Metropolitan District Court to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that no application for naturalisation has been received from the person in question. However an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of marriage to an Irish national was received in April 2006. An acknowledgement of receipt of the application was issued on 3 May 2006. Applications of this type, in fairness to all other such applicants,...

Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Department of Transport, on the written request of a Chief Superintendent, may remove penalty points from a driving licence in circumstances including where the individual named on the notification to the Minister for Transport was not the person who committed the offence or two notifications to the Minister for Transport were issued in respect...

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (17 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 provides for the performance of unpaid work in the community by a person who is 16 years or over, who has been convicted of an offence, for which the appropriate penalty would be an immediate custodial sentence and who has given his/her consent to the Court. The information sought by the Deputy, regarding the number of Community Service...