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Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: A contract for the provision of the complete Garda operational uniform was awarded in 2008 and a contract for the provision of the Prison Officer uniform was awarded in 2009 by the National Procurement Service (formerly the Government Supplies Agency) following an EU competitive procurement process. I am advised that, for commercial competition reasons, it would not be appropriate to provide...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in November 2006. The application is being processed in the normal way with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting to organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. The employment vetting service provided by the Gardaí has been...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: The Road Traffic Act 2010 provides for preliminary impairment testing and the regulations to give effect to the relevant sections are being prepared. An implementation group, involving representatives from the Department of Transport, the Medical Bureau of Road Safety and An Garda Síochána, has been set up to prepare for the implementation of the programme and training will be provided in...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to 2010 is currently being compiled and will be published in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report for 2010. However, I can inform the Deputy that the provisional figure (which is subject to change) for 2010 is 6,681 for fines. The corresponding figure for debt is 5. I can also advise the Deputy that the number of such persons actually...

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: I understand that the person to whom the Deputy refers has made a complaint in relation to this matter to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The Ombudsman Commission is statutorily independent in its examination of complaints and I have no role in the matter.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: I am aware of reports which have appeared in relation to the activities of the individual in question. The position with regard to these reports is, as with any other person, that the individual in question, for so long as he may have been here, would have been completely subject to our laws. Any person who may have information that the individual in any way contravened those laws should...

Written Answers — Legal Services Ombudsman: Legal Services Ombudsman (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: The Memorandum of Understanding on Specific Economic Policy Conditionality related to the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support to Ireland includes a commitment to legislate for the appointment of an independent regulator of the legal profession. My Department is currently considering the implications of this commitment, if any, for the appointment of the Legal Services Ombudsman, the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 25 January 2011. Further information in relation to naturalisation applications will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in November 2008. The application is being processed in the normal way with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: There is nothing to prevent a person from representing himself or herself before a court in civil cases. However, the function of the Legal Aid Board is to provide legal aid and advice in civil cases to persons of modest means at little cost. A person who, for whatever reason, has to attend court or is contemplating court action may wish to access information via the Courts Service website...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: I can inform the Deputy that €943,858.25 was incurred by my Department in connection with the operation of the Independent Examination of the Stardust Victims Committee's case for a Reopened Inquiry into the Stardust Fire Disaster. In addition, my Department provided €424,300 to meet the legal, expert and other costs of participation by the Victims Committee. As the Deputy will...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: The Minister of State, Deputy Connick, approved the granting of a foreshore lease under Section 2 of the Foreshore Act, 1933 to Mayo County Council for the construction of a slipway at Kilcummin Pier, Killala, Co Mayo on 17 June 2010. The Chief State Solicitor's Office is presently drafting the aforementioned lease.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 2010. Advance payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme commenced nationally on 18 October 2010. The person named submitted an application with 16 land parcels, 7 of which required re-digitisation. My Department has completed this re-digitisation process. Payments to the person named were...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: The process of redeployment of staff from the Ennis local office is ongoing. While every effort has been made to identify redeployment opportunities in Ennis it has not proved possible to accommodate staff locally. In these circumstances the terms of the Croke Park Agreement are being invoked and the details of all staff to be redeployed will be registered on the Public Appointments System...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person named commenced in REPS 4 on I November, 2008 and has received payment for the years 2008 and 2009. His 2010 payment application has now been processed and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. The 50% advance payment, which issued on 18 October and the further 30% payment, which issued on 1 December, were both on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a number of other land parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: It is intended that the annual forestry premium payments will issue before the end of April to applicants who have returned the claim form for their forestry payment (Form 4) before then.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: This case concerns the lodgment of an application for grant-aid under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme after the decision to suspend the Scheme for new applications on 14 October 2008. Legal advice is being obtained by my Department in relation to the validity of the decisions taken by the Agriculture Appeals Office. No decision will be taken in relation to payment in the case...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 April 2010. The 50% advance payment, which issued on 18 October, was on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage as a number of other land parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. Following re-digitisation, two land parcels were found to be...