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Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the nationality of offenders is not necessarily known or recorded at the time of preferring a charge, or recording a conviction. Therefore, it is not possible to provide statistics on the basis of the nationality of persons who commit offences. The Transfer of Execution of Sentences Act 2005 applies to cases in which persons sentenced by an...

Written Answers — Victims Commission: Victims Commission (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I established the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime in March 2005, with a three-year remit, to devise a framework of supports for victims of crime into the future and to disburse funding for victim support measures. Its chairman is Mr. Jim McHugh who is a retired assistant commissioner of the Garda Síochána. Its other members are Ms Nora Owen who is a former Minister for...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I presume the Deputy is referring to non-EEA spouses of Irish nationals who are deceased. Marriage to an Irish national does not grant any automatic right to enter or reside in the State, just as it does not grant an automatic right to Irish citizenship following the coming into force of the Immigration and Citizenship Act 2001, which abolished the previous system of post-nuptial citizenship....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question arrived in the State on 22 August 2001 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following the consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person was informed in a letter of 25 April 2003 that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person in question arrived in the State on 22 October 2001 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following the consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person was informed in a letter of 25 June 2003 that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of...

Written Answers — Stardust Report: Stardust Report (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: In response to a recent written request, I have forwarded a copy of the report received by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform from the Forensic Science Laboratory to a member of the Stardust victims' committee. The findings of the report were outlined to the victims committee by the Department at a meeting in November 2004.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: Responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 has been assigned to the Department of Health and Children as part of the establishment of the new Office of the Minister for Children, under the Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Brian Lenihan. The group in question was approved in April 2005 for staffing grant assistance of €170,400 which...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 18 November 2004. Applications for naturalisation are taking approximately 24 months to process. It is likely, therefore, that a decision will be made in the case towards the end of this year. I will be in touch with the Deputy and the...

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Irish Prison Service must accept all committals sent to the various institutions by the courts. Prisoners with mental health problems have access to medical, nursing, psychiatric, and psychology services within the prison system. In cases where qualified medical practitioners decide that a prisoner requires in-patient treatment, the prisoner may be transferred to the Central Mental...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: Strong provisions are already in place to combat anti-social and unlawful behaviour. The primary basis for the law regarding public order offences is the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, which modernised the law in this regard. I recently published legislative proposals to deal with anti-social behaviour, including provision for anti-social behaviour orders. I propose to introduce...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, is a matter for the Garda authorities. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of the Garda station at Newcastle West, as at 31 December 2005, was 27, all ranks. Garda personnel assignments, together with overall policing arrangements and operational strategy, are continually monitored and reviewed....

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Registrar of Titles that further details are required in order to locate the application in question. If the Deputy can provide me with the date of lodgement of the application and a Land Registry reference number, I will make further inquiries on his behalf.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed there are no data available on the number of breathalyser roadside breath tests for the years 2002 and 2003. The following table indicates the number of roadside breath tests for 2004, by Garda division. Statistics are not compiled in such a way as to indicate the Garda station. The amount of time it would take to compile such information would require a disproportionate amount...

Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that training for members of the Garda Síochána in the new penalty points offences, FCPS, commenced on 14 December 2005. Training is now completed in many divisions and is currently ongoing in the remaining Garda divisions. In regard to enforcement, I announced the establishment of the Garda traffic corps in November 2004. The strategic review of...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the crime statistics for the past six years show that there has been no substantial increase in thefts or burglaries in Doon, County Limerick. There were three burglaries recorded in 2005, with none in 2004 and one in 2003. There were two theft related offences recorded in 2005 with seven in 2004 and six in 2003. Local Garda management is satisfied...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (31 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information sought is not readily available and that research is necessary to retrieve the relevant data. I will be in further contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (26 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the Land Registry to contact him 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 Deployment: Garda Deployment (26 Jan 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 of Monivea Garda station as at 25 January 2006 was one sergeant and one garda. Local Garda management states there are currently no plans to alter the personnel strength of Monivea Garda station and resources are augmented from within...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (26 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: There are currently 64 Garda youth diversion projects, three of which — KEY, JAY and YEW — are operating in the Tallaght area. In addition, one sergeant and four Garda level juvenile liaison officers operate from Tallaght Garda station. I am committed to the continuing development and, as resources permit, expansion of Garda youth diversion projects and the possibility of funding further...

Written Answers — Disability Support Services: Disability Support Services (26 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The report to which the Deputy refers is an independent report commissioned from the IPA by the board of the National Disability Authority on foot of a formal complaint on an operational matter within the NDA. Copies of the report have now issued to all the parties immediately concerned. I am not one of those parties and have not received or seen a copy of the report. I am informed by the...