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Written Answers — Land Registry: Land Registry (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that there has been significant investment in electronic access services in the Land Registry in recent years and that this has made an important contribution to enhanced productivity and customer service. In particular, as a result of a major programme of computerisation between 2001 and 2004, all folios and maps of individual registered land parcels, known...

Written Answers — Garda Research: Garda Research (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the study was included as a policy review in the Garda Policing Plan 2004. The main element of the study was a survey of over 2,000 second level students in two Garda regions, the Dublin metropolitan region and the eastern region. It was supplemented by focus group discussions with hard-to-reach groups under the auspices of the Irish Society for the...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (21 Mar 2006)

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

Written Answers — Public Service Appointments: Public Service Appointments (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Garda station at Shannon Airport has its fully sanctioned complement of clerical staff. While staffing levels are kept under constant review, any increase can only be facilitated within the confines of the Government decision of December 2002 which placed a cap on numbers across the civil and public service.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I presume that the Deputy is referring to the Carlow-Kildare division. 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 the Garda Síochána as at 31 December 1997 and 20 March 2006 was 10,702 and 12,445, respectively. This represents an increase of 1,743, or 16.3%, in...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Garda authorities inform me that the accompanying table provides the total number of headline offences, by group, recorded and detected in the Garda division of Cork city for the years 2000 to 2005 inclusive. The introduction of the PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999 has led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was previously the case....

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 608 and 616 together. The Garda authorities inform me that figures are not compiled in such a way as to distinguish between proceedings commenced for violations of the regulations in respect of the fitting of speed limitation devices on buses over 10,000 kg and heavy goods vehicles over 12,000 kg. However, the numbers of cases in which proceedings commenced...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Garda authorities inform me that, following a complaint made in 1992, an investigation was conducted by the Garda Síochána into the matter referred to by the Deputy. The investigation was completed in 1994 and concluded that there was no evidence to support the necessary ingredients for the prosecution of the offence of forgery in this jurisdiction. A further complaint was made in 1997....

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, inform me that the personnel strength, all ranks, of the Garda Síochána as at 31 December 1997 and 20 March 2006 was 10,702 and 12,445, respectively. This represents an increase of 1,743, or 16.3%, in the personnel strength of the Garda Síochana during that period. The personnel...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: On 22 November last year, following Government approval, I published my proposals to deal with anti-social behaviour, including provision for anti-social behaviour orders, on my Department's website. In so far as anti-social behaviour by children is concerned, my colleague, Deputy Brian Lenihan, Minister of State with special responsibility for children obtained Government approval on 13...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Government policy regarding child protection and family support in respect of asylum seeking families is multi-faceted. The reception and integration agency has responsibility for the accommodation of asylum seekers and the co-ordination of service provision. The agency has developed a child protection policy which is in line with the Children First national child protection guidelines. A...

Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is responsible for the provision of refuge and other crisis accommodation to women made homeless by domestic violence and the Department of Health and Children is responsible for the provision of front-line services to victims. A subcommittee of the national steering committee, made up of representatives from the above...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 23 May 2005 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person was informed by letter dated 17 January 2006 that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of her and...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Garda authorities inform me that the numbers of vehicles impounded under the provisions of section 41 of the Road Traffic Acts 1994 to 2004 in each of the years 2002 to 2006 are set out in the following table. Year Number of vehicles impounded 2002 8,987 2003 9,810 2004 9,681 2005 12,653 2006* 2,324 *To 17 March.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel, that the personnel strength of Ballymore Garda station as at 20 March 2006 was two, all ranks. Garda management states it is the responsibility of each divisional officer to allocate personnel within his or her division at levels on a priority basis in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Criminal Damage Act 1991 and the Litter Pollution Act 1997 provide for the offences of damaging or defacing property. The offence of defacing property with graffiti is not specifically provided for in the Criminal Damage Act 1991 and the statistics are not compiled in such a way as to provide the information requested. I am informed by the Garda authorities that in 2005 there were 6,159...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Criminal Damage Act 1991 and the Litter Pollution Act 1997 provide for the offences of damaging or defacing property. I am informed by the Garda authorities that 620 proceedings commenced in 2005 for damaging property belonging to another under the Criminal Damage Act 1991, resulting in 95 convictions in the north central division of the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR. The offence of...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was processed in the visa office in Beijing on 21 February 2006. Having given full consideration to the application the visa officer refused the application as he was unable to satisfy the authenticity of the details submitted concerning the applicant's employment. A letter notifying the applicant of the reason for refusal, and outlining the option to...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: No financial assistance is available from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to private householders for the installation of closed circuit television cameras, CCTV, in private premises or residences. I launched the community-based CCTV scheme last year in response to a demonstrated demand from local communities for the provision of CCTV systems. The purpose of the scheme is...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: It has not been possible within the timeframe involved to collate the information required by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.