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Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I regard the work of Community Alert as important. In recent years, my Department has provided funding to Muintir na Tíre for the Community Alert Programme of €150,000 in 2004, €120,000 in 2005, €175,000 in 2006 and €200,000 in 2007. The funding covered costs associated with running the Programme, including salaries, travel and subsistence, staff training and administration. Funding...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a fixed charge notice was issued to the person concerned on the 10 October, 2006 and a payment was subsequently made. This notice has since been invalidated by the Garda Fixed Charge Processing Office, and a refund will issue to the person concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that no application for residency or permission to remain in the State has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. The Immigration Division of my Department has written to the person concerned asking for her future intentions in the State.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of Tuesday, 17 June 2008 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 8 April 2003. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 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 their residency application.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned entered the State in May of 2005 on a Visa issued to enable him to join his father who had already been granted permission to remain in the State on the basis of his parentage of an Irish born child. Permission to remain in the State with stamp 4 status was subsequently granted to the person concerned by the Garda National Immigration Bureau for a period of two years,...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State in 2001, on the basis of his being the parent of an Irish citizen child. The person concerned currently has permission to remain in the State, under Stamp 4 conditions, until 22 September, 2010.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the permission of the person in question to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1st January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme, has been renewed until 19th December, 2010. I have arranged for officials within my Department to re-issue the letter informing the person concerned of this...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to made an application for residence in the State on the basis of his marriage to an Irish national. The application is currently under consideration and the Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department will contact the person in question shortly. My Department has accepted responsibility for the loss of the passport in question which was sent by registered...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána in consultation with the Garda representative associations. The programme is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: My Department has issued an Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Usage Policy to all staff of the Department and its associated agencies. The Policy has been placed on my Department's Intranet where it can be viewed by all staff. I can also inform the Deputy that all new laptops issued by my Department are encrypted and that all older laptops were recalled for encryption at...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 16 May 2005. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 31 May 2006, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the Property Registration Authority (PRA) does not have any arrangements in place for the registration of deeds for Munster (or any other area) with any third party. All deeds for registration in the Land Registry are processed by staff of the PRA. The Deputy may wish to note, however, that the PRA is currently engaged in a process of converting the Register...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am sure that the Deputy can fully appreciate that An Garda Síochána does not, as a matter of policy and on grounds of security, disclose information relating to the security arrangements which are in place at national installations. I can inform the Deputy however in relation to this matter that it is the Customs Service of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners which has primary...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There is no such loophole. As the Government Alcohol Advisory Group pointed out in its Report, it is already an offence under Section 17(3) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act for a licensee, with intent to evade the conditions of the licence, to take intoxicating liquor from the premises to which the licence refers for the purpose of its being sold on the account or for the benefit or profit of...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in Parliamentary Question 755 of 24 September 2008. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: A basic point made by Wilson and Kelling in their 1982 article Broken Windows is that fixing problems when they are small is the most successful strategy. I believe that the Joint Policing Committees provided for in the Garda Síochána Act 2005 can make a significant contribution to addressing problems which communities face. The Committees provide a forum where An Garda Síochána and the...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments)(Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 749 of 2004) set the maximum age for recruitment to An Garda Síochána for all applicants, irrespective of service elsewhere, at 35 years. This maximum age was recommended by the Garda Commissioner taking into account the training and operational requirements of the Force and all the relevant...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was created on-line through the Department's Automated Visa Application Tracking System (AVATS) on 9 September 2008. Supporting documentation was submitted to the Visa Office, Beijing, on 16 September 2008 and the application is currently being considered by a Visa Officer. Where all the required documentation has been submitted I would expect...

Written Answers — Mitigation Petitions: Mitigation Petitions (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: No petition or application to open a petition is currently on hand for consideration by me in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy. I have arranged to forward to the Deputy the appropriate application form which should be completed and returned to my office by the person concerned. I should, however, bring to the Deputy's attention the fact that the 1995 High Court Judgement on...