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Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The position is that section 31 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988, as amended by the Intoxicating Liquor Acts of 2000 and 2003, provides for offences relating to the sale and delivery of intoxicating liquor to persons under the age of 18 years. Under section 31(2) of the 1988 Act, it is an offence for a licensee to sell or deliver, or permit any other person to sell or deliver, intoxicating...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have requested the Land Registry to contact him directly concerning the current position of the application in question. I understand that, in circumstances where the completion of an application in a particular case is urgent, the Land Registry will make every reasonable effort to facilitate such requests on receipt of a written explanation as to the reason...

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Prison Psychology Service now comprises eight Clinical Psychologists, five Counselling Psychologists and one Forensic Psychologist. The recruitment of six new psychologists in 2005 brought the total number of psychologists to fourteen — the largest number since the Psychology Service was established in 1981. A further recruitment competition is under way at present with a view to...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am advised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS), which is responsible for Stages One (aptitude tests) and Two (interviews) of the Garda recruitment competitions, that the information sought by the Deputy is not available and that to attempt to retrieve said information would necessitate the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of time and resources. While the vast majority of...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 351 to 354, inclusive, together. Following the Government decision in October 2004 to approve my proposal to increase the strength of An Garda Síochána to 14,000, I asked the Garda Commissioner to review the eligibility criteria for entry to the Garda Síochána. I am of the belief that future intakes of recruits to the Garda Síochána should as far as...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: Assessments of eligibility as regards the educational criteria for admission as a Garda Síochána trainee are carried out by the Public Appointments Service on the applications of those who have been successful at Stage 1 of the recruitment process (aptitude tests). I am advised by the Public Appointments Service that in 2004 a total of 52 such applicants were deemed ineligible purely on the...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the primary recommendation of the Final Report that a Commission of Investigation be established to investigate aspects of the State's handling of the murder of Mr Seamus Ludlow are under consideration by the Department of the Taoiseach. In accordance with several of the other recommendations, the Garda Commissioner has established a review of the murder investigation under...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: There are 323 persons currently in prison for non-payment of a fine. This includes 53 persons in respect of whom the non-payment of the fine is the principal basis for their imprisonment. Records are not maintained in such a way as to provide this information in respect of the earlier dates referred to in the Question. Compilation of that information would require expenditure of an inordinate...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: There are 13 persons currently in prison for debt-related offences. This includes 6 persons in respect of whom the debt-related offence is the principal basis for their imprisonment. Records are not maintained in such a way as to provide this information in respect of the earlier dates referred to in the Question. Compilation of that information would require expenditure of an inordinate...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360, inclusive, together. There are 131 persons currently serving prison sentences of less than three months duration, of whom 39 are serving sentences of less than one month. The corresponding statistics in respect of the earlier dates referred to in the Questions are not readily available. I would, however, refer the Deputy to the annual reports of...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 to 363, inclusive, together. The number of persons currently in prison for speeding offences, drink driving offences and other road traffic offences are 8, 69 and 994 respectively. 756 of these 1,071 persons were also committed to prison on conviction on foot of other offences. The corresponding statistics in respect of the earlier dates referred to in the...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 364 to 367, inclusive, together. Prison committal records are not maintained in such a way as to provide offence-related information categorised by individual statutes. However, I can inform the Deputy that the numbers of persons currently in prison following conviction on sexual offences and public order-type offences are 270 and 166 respectively. The number...

Written Answers — Prison Statistics: Prison Statistics (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table and refers to numbers at unlock on the morning of 4 May, 2006. Institution Bed Capacity Number in Custody Mountjoy Prison 445* 500 Dóchas Centre 85 96 St. Patrick's Institution 217 192 Cork Prison 253 256 Limerick Prison (Male) 275 267 Limerick Prison (Female) 20 18 ...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (4 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (4 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have requested the Land Registry to contact him directly concerning the current position of the application in question.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 25 November 2004. The average processing time for such applications is 24 months at the present time. It is likely, therefore, that the application of the person concerned will be finalised in or around November 2006. I will advise both the...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (4 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: There is no provision in Irish law for the automatic deportation of a non-national who has committed a criminal offence. It has long been the practice of Ministers for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to give consideration to deportation in particular cases where a non-national has been convicted of a serious offence. Until recent times such cases were relatively isolated and the volume was...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (4 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: There are currently 226 non-Irish national prisoners serving sentences for a range of offences coming from 44 different countries. This figure includes 109 non-EU nationals. There is no provision in Irish law for the automatic deportation of a non-national who has committed a criminal offence. It has long been the practice of Ministers for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to give...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (4 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: As indicated in the Legislative Programme announced by the Chief Whip on 24 April 2006, the Coroners Bill is in the course of being drafted with a view to publication later in the year. My proposals for a Bill to comprehensively reform the legislation relating to coroners and the organisation of the coroner service are available on my Department's website having been approved by the...