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Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: For policing purposes the country is divided into six regions, each of which is commanded by a regional assistant commissioner. The duties of the commissioners are mainly operational and they are responsible for ensuring the operational efficiency of their respective region and, in particular, the quality of operational management exercised by their divisional and district officers. Each...

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: Postal districts and the organisation of the postal service have little to do with crime.

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I would like to see the people of Dublin 6W demanding to be moved back to Dublin 6 if they went to a different Garda station. I know that the Deputy is not seriously suggesting that we should structure policing around postal districts.

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I accept the point that, as part of general reform of the Garda Síochána, the districts will have to be reviewed in one respect since we are now establishing local policing committees. If they are to function reasonably, they should correspond with understandable local authority boundaries, and that issue will be examined. Regarding the Dublin area, the facts say that Enniskerry is regarded...

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I will make a point to the Deputy concerning an area near enough to home for him. Shankill is not radically different from Bray. The Dargle River is the boundary between one part of Bray and Little Bray and lower Shankill, but they are not radically different when it comes to establishing a Garda command-and-control structure. To suggest otherwise places one at the margins of reality. I do...

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I do not accept the proposition that any garda would push a body into an adjoining Garda district or float it across a river to get another force to deal with the issue.

Harbours and Piers. (27 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Transport. Responsibility for Tralee and Fenit harbour and for 12 other regional harbours operating under the Harbours Act 1946 transferred from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the Department of Transport with effect from 1 January 2006. The Tralee and Fenit Harbour Commissioners are responsible for the control,...

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I thank the Deputies for the opportunity to clarify some of the questions raised in this House and elsewhere on this subject in recent days. Brian Murphy's death on 31 August 2000, which date must be remembered, was a tragic loss of a young man. I know we all sympathise with his family, not only in their obvious grief on his death but also in their perception that the criminal justice system...

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: My spokesperson never stated that no further cases will be affected by the illness of Professor Harbison.

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: No such statement was made by or on behalf of my Department or the Government. It was inferred by some media that, given the length of time since Professor Harbison's retirement, it was unlikely that many cases remained unresolved. It was never stated by me, my Department, the Taoiseach or anybody in Government that there was no such case.

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: It may be interesting to the Deputy to realise that he cannot believe everything printed in the newspapers.

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: No spokesperson in the Department could possibly say there are no other cases since no spokesperson in the Department would possibly have that knowledge in his or her mind or be in a position to hand on such misinformation to the public.

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: Given the amount of time since Professor Harbison's retirement and given that a great number of the cases in which he was involved have been dealt with, I believe it is very unlikely that many cases remain unresolved. I do not believe it is likely that many other cases would be affected. However, the suggestion that the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform stated that this is not a...

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am not blaming anybody. I am making a very simple point. As the Deputy knows very well, given his remarks on wealth tax, one needs to be careful about what is made of one's remarks in the newspapers.

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Taoiseach has limited knowledge on this matter, as do I. He was not evasive in any sense and he did not attempt to muddy the waters at any time. He attempted to the best of his ability to answer the questions put by Deputy Rabbitte who, having sat at the Cabinet table, knows full well that the Taoiseach of the day is not and can never be acquainted with the intimate detail of any...

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: They are not lessons which should be learned on the basis of destroying the reputation of any individual.

Written Answers — Domestic Partnerships: Domestic Partnerships (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 619 and 620 of 25 April 2006. I have nothing further to add to that reply other than to state that the Working Group on Domestic Partnership advertised its terms of reference and sought submissions in the following newspapers: on 2 April 2006 in The Sunday Business Post, Ireland on Sunday,...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I wish to advise the Deputy that information and statistics relating to applications under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts 1995 and 1997 are contained in the annual reports by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to the Houses of the Oireachtas on the operation of the Acts. I expect to lay the annual report for 2005 before the Houses of the Oireachtas in the coming days....

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I can confirm that my Department received the formal application for transfer of the person concerned from the United Kingdom authorities in September 2005. Various reports were then sought and received by my Department from bodies in this jurisdiction. The application was reviewed by the State's legal officers in order to ensure that the requirements of the Council of Europe Convention on...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (26 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am advised by the Garda authorities that there are 228 interview rooms in 131 Garda stations that have video interview recording facilities. The number of interview rooms per station varies between one and four units. Apart from a very small number of rooms that were fitted out prior to June 2000, the equipment has been drawn down from a contract put in place in April 2001. With regard to...

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