Results 11,301-11,320 of 18,761 for speaker:Michael McDowell

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for family reunification was made by the person in question in May 2003. This application was refused and the person in question was notified of the decision in writing on 18 July 2005.

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

Michael McDowell: The person concerned, together with one child, arrived in the State on 2 January 2005. It is understood that she gave birth to a second child on the day of her arrival in the State. The person concerned, on behalf of herself and her two dependent children, applied for asylum on 6 January 2005. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee...

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

Michael McDowell: I informed the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 227 on 24 November 2005 and also to Question No. 298 on 15 December 2005 that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy had been received in July 2005. Officials in the citizenship section of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform wrote to the person in question on 21...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to the answers I gave to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 384 on 6 December 2005, 183 on 1 December 2005 and 46 on 20 October 2005. The person concerned applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for the processing of applications from the non-national parents of Irish-born children born before 1 January 2005....

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question No. 384 on 6 December 2005. The person concerned applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for the processing of applications from the non-national parents of Irish-born children born before 1 January 2005. For the reasons set out in my previous reply the...

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

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the visa office on 10 February 2006. Having given full consideration to the matter, the application was refused on 23 February 2006. It is open to applicants to appeal against the refusal of a visa application by writing to the visa appeals officer and submitting any additional documentation which they feel may support the application....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: In March 2005 I established the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime to devise an appropriate support framework for victims of crime into the future and to disburse funding for victim support measures. The commission is entirely independent in its decision-making and examines each application on its merits. The commission received an application from the Missing in Ireland Support...

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

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the incident referred to by the Deputy is being investigated by the Garda Síochána. I understand that the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the South Dublin County Council Dog Warden are assisting the Garda authorities in their investigation. I am further informed that targeted Garda patrols will be carried out in 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. I understand that, in circumstances where the completion of an application in a particular case is urgent, the Land Registry will make every reasonable effort to facilitate such requests on receipt of a written explanation as to the reason underlying the urgency.

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

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management has a number of initiatives in place to counteract the use of drugs and house break-ins in the Finglas area. To counteract the use of drugs in the area, the Garda K district drugs unit carries out searches on a regular basis in the area on those suspected of being involved in drug activity. Also, Operation Colt has been set up...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there has been non-compliance with a notice served under the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 on premises referred to by the Deputy. The Garda authorities are now giving consideration to bringing these matters before the courts in accordance with the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 2003.

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength across 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 1,743,16.3%, in the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána during that period. I...

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

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the information requested is not readily available and can only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought.

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

Michael McDowell: Section 38 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides a legislative basis for the operation of CCTV systems in public places for the purposes of crime prevention and crime detection by the Garda Síochána and community-based groups. It does not apply to persons operating CCTV cameras on their premises for the purposes of protecting persons or property on the premises or environs. Officials of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: In order to ensure public safety and security, I propose to introduce a wide range of amendments to the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2000 in the context of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004, which is before the Dáil. Included in these new proposals will be measures which will create mandatory minimum sentences, of between five and ten years, for certain firearms offences, including possession of a...

Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I withdraw the remark.

Garda Reserve Force. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. Under section 15 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, which provides for the establishment of a Garda reserve, the powers and duties of reserve members may be determined by the Garda Commissioner. The Garda Commissioner, in a comprehensive submission to me on the Garda reserve, has proposed that the powers of reserve members will be confined to...

Garda Reserve Force. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: I welcome the acknowledgement by Deputy O'Keeffe that his party has solidly and fully supported the establishment of a Garda reserve and that it promised it to the electorate on a number of occasions. I note he has not, in any way, resiled from that. On the question of consultation, as the Deputy well knows, the Bill was crafted on the supposition that the initiative and proposals for a...

Garda Reserve Force. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: Deputy O'Keeffe is aware that he urged me in this House to scrap the delay mechanism on their introduction because the legislation provided for a one year delay. He said in this House that he wanted it done now. He also said in the House that he wanted 5,000 reservists.

Garda Reserve Force. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: No, but——