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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that the Office of Public Works has responsibility for the provision, refurbishment and maintenance of State buildings. I am informed that the Office of Public Works has no record of any development works undertaken by my Department under Section 181 (2) (a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, since the Act was enacted.

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The use of the poor box has evolved over the years and, while each court of first instance (High, Circuit and District) has used the system on occasion, it is mainly used in the District Court where, typically, the judge may order the defendant to pay a donation into the court poor box in lieu of a criminal conviction. Payments made to the Court poor box are accounted for in the Court office...

Written Answers — Irish Film Classification Office: Irish Film Classification Office (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There are currently ten Assistant Classifiers in the Irish Film Classification Office who were appointed in accordance with Section 2(1)(a) of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act 1992. They are paid a per diem of €182 as well as travel and subsistence as appropriate. Total payments for the last four years are as follows: Year € 2005 318,036 2006 350,463 2007 359,252 2008 (To...

Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: A Visiting Committee is appointed to each prison under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order, 1925. The function of Visiting Committees is to visit at frequent intervals the prison to which they are appointed and hear any complaints which may be made to them by any prisoner. They report to me any abuses observed or found by them in the prison and...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are a total of 66 personnel attached to the Garda Central Vetting Unit. The current average timeframe for the processing of vetting applications is four weeks. The role and function of the Garda Vetting Unit is to provide a facility to enable vetting organisations dealing with children and vulnerable adults to obtain information from An Garda...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As stated to the Deputy in previous replies, there is no information available to me to indicate that the group in question had any structured relationship with any other subversive or other organisation.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have recently been in contact with the person referred to by the Deputy in relation to his immigration status. Further documentation has been requested in order to facilitate the Immigration Division in examining his case.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The public procurement rules do not specify the number of copies of tender documents to be submitted but they do permit contracting authorities to accept tenders by electronic means. My Department has previously accepted tenders electronically for a number of tendering exercises. Being conscious of the burden on suppliers and need to reduce overheads, my Department will be actively...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The statistics as requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table. Year Average Number 2001 3,112 2002 3,165 2003 3,176 2004 3,199 2005 3,151 2006 3,191 2007 3,321 2008 (up to 6 November) 3,525 The Government's significant investment in modernising our prisons over the lifetime of this Government has resulted in the provision of some 1300 new prison spaces. This...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The following information is taken from the Annual Reports of the Irish Prison Service for the years 2003 to 2006 and from available information which will be included in the 2007 report. While the statistics are not categorised in the exact format requested by the Deputy, it is assumed that the information given will be useful. Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Group 1 Offences...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 376 and 378 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department incurs transport related costs under a wide range of headings, including by means of travel claims submitted in the normal fashion. It is not feasible to extract this data in the time available. I can, however, inform the Deputy that total expenditure by my Department under the subhead...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested this information from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question was granted permission to reside in the State on Stamp 4 conditions on the basis of his marriage to an Irish National on 31 October 2008. This permission is valid until 30 October 2009.

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The majority of institutions within the prison estate are medium security closed prisons and accommodate a wide variety of prisoners ranging from those serving short sentences for relatively minor offences up to prisoners serving lengthy determinate sentences or life for serious offences. The exception is Portlaoise Prison which is a maximum-security prison. The most recent available costings...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have already outlined the position in this matter in my Reply to Question No. 143 from the Deputy on 22nd October 2008.

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 is the enactment under which most public order offences are prosecuted, including those for alcohol related disorder. Sections 4 and 5 of that Act are of particular relevance to alcohol related offences. They relate to offences of intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct in a public place, respectively. The fines for sections 4 and 5...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There are, of course, legislative provisions already in place to oblige people to stay away from other people or places. Thus, the Non Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 permits the court, in appropriate cases, to order a person not to communicate with a specified person or not to approach within a specified distance his/her home. Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999 makes it...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Restrictions on movement or access can give rise to consideration of the extent to which such restrictions are in compliance with constitutional rights. It is, therefore, generally the case that these restrictions are imposed by the courts, on application by the Garda. The following are among the provisions currently on the statute book which provide for restrictions: (i) exclusion orders...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Community-based CCTV Scheme was established in 2005. It is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying local organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of local community CCTV systems. The Scheme offers pre-development (Stage 1) grants of up to €5,000 to enable qualifying applicants to investigate the need for CCTV in their area and to...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy may be aware, the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 provides for offences in relation to assault, assault causing harm, causing serious harm, threats to kill or cause serious injury as well as a range of other offences. In the context of other legislative priorities, the need for additional measures is under consideration in light of the commitment in the Programme...