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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána as at 31 March 2006 was 12,439. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,737 (or 16.2%) in the personnel strength of the Force during...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána as at 31 March 2006 was 12,439. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,737 (or 16.2%) in the personnel strength of the Force during...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána as at 31 March 2006 was 12,439. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) as at 30 June 1997 and represents an increase of 1,737 (or 16.2%) in the personnel strength of the Force during...

Written Answers — Youth Projects: Youth Projects (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 28 March, 2006. The evaluation referred to by the Deputy is complete and the report is awaited. On receipt of the report, a decision will be made soon after on action to be taken.

Written Answers — Anti-Racism Measures: Anti-Racism Measures (9 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The proposal for a Council Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia was presented by the Commission in November 2001. From the outset, Ireland took a positive approach to the negotiations on the proposal. The primary Irish objective in the negotiations was to ensure that our constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression was not compromised. Following extensive discussions, in...

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

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that they are satisfied that adequate resources and strategies are available to investigate complaints made under the Geneva Conventions Act 1962 and the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000. Where necessary the services of the national units, under Assistant Commissioner, National Support Services are available to assist...

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 ...