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Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Drug Treatment Court, which originally operated on a pilot basis in the North inner city of Dublin, has been placed on a permanent footing and extended to the Dublin 7 area. The Court uses a multi-disciplinary approach and involves a range of Government Departments and agencies charged with dealing with various aspects of the problem of drug misuse. The Court operates with the assistance...

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87, 204, 205, 207 and 208 together. The intimidation of witnesses is an offence pursuant to Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999. Section 41 specifies the offence as harming, threatening or menacing or in any other way intimidating or putting in fear another person who is assisting in the investigation of an offence by the Garda Síochána, with the...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my detailed response to Question No.163 on 9 October last in which I outlined the reasons why I do not intend to make regulations under section 22 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 at this time. I have nothing further to add to the details set out in that reply.

Written Answers — Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation of Legal Profession (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am aware of the comments to which the Deputy refers. The current regulatory arrangements for solicitors include an independent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal appointed by the President of the High Court to investigate complaints of misconduct against solicitors and an Independent Adjudicator. However, the Government recognises that improved regulation of the legal professions is...

Written Answers — Court Judgments: Court Judgments (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The High Court Judgment was appealed to the Supreme Court which treated the case as a simple question of fact — had the children been unlawfully retained in the UK while an Irish Court was hearing guardianship proceedings? As the answer to this question was yes, the Supreme Court remitted the proceedings back to the UK where the main proceedings are being heard. The advice available to me...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 provides that the details of all convicted sex offenders be recorded on a sex offenders register. The requirement to register is just one component of the external monitoring of convicted sex offenders. The register is the property of An Garda Síochána and is not available to the public. In exceptional circumstances, such as where the Gardaí are aware of an...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no change in the position in this case since my reply to the Deputy's question of 4 December 2007. The application for a visa was refused by the Visa Officer in Cairo on 26 November 2007. The grounds for refusal were that the Visa Officer had concerns around the bona fides of the marriage and the applicant's spouse's capacity to support him financially in Ireland. It is open to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in March 2004. Officials in that section submitted the application for a decision in June 2006 and my predecessor decided to refuse the application. The reasons for the decision were disclosed to the applicant in a letter dated 17...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190, 191 and 195 together. The personnel strength of Tipperary Garda Division on 31 December 1997, 31 December 2002 and 30 November 2007 (the latest date for which figures are readily available) are as set out in the table. 31/12/1997 31/12/2002 30/11/2007 Tipperary Division 297 314 362 The Deputy should be aware that Garda Divisional/District boundaries...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have arranged to meet with the person concerned in the coming days.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Since 2004, under my Department's decentralisation programme, three-hundred and fifty posts from six bodies attached to my Department have transferred to six different locations around the country. The most recent transfer of these posts took place in November of this year. Compiling the information sought in respect of overtime payments and other payments to the staff members who...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Payments in advance for works and services are made in the ordinary course of Departmental business in certain circumstances under public financial procedures. These can arise for a variety of reasons and include advance funding to the Office of Public Works for building projects and other prepayments. The annual appropriation account includes details of all such payments as at the 31st...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is a significant ongoing programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda stations and other Garda accommodation around the country, including County Kildare. The Garda accommodation programme is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána and is brought forward in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 214 together. The Garda stations referred to by the Deputy form part of the Carlow/Kildare Division. The total strength of the Carlow / Kildare Division, as of 30 November 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 404. The total strength of each station in the Carlow / Kildare Division as of the same date was as follows: ...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198, 206, 209, 210 and 212 together. I am advised by Garda management that in general terms there are two broad categories of organised crime groups operating in this jurisdiction. The first category consists of individuals/groups that are well established and tightly structured and are involved in drug trafficking, armed robbery and firearms offences. The...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 545 of Tuesday, 4 December, 2007 and No. 1028 of Wednesday, 26 September, 2007 and the written replies to those questions. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person referred to by the Deputy has applied for leave of the High Court to seek a Judicial Review of the decision in their case. In the circumstances, it would be inappropriate for me to make any further comment in relation to the case until the judicial review proceedings have been determined.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my previous reply of 24 April 2007 in relation to the persons in question. As the persons in question have failed to reply to the correspondence issued on 5 April 2007, their applications are now deemed abandoned. The correspondence of 5 April 2007 was the fourth attempt by the Immigration Division of my Department to obtain the documentation required to make a decision...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my previous answer to Parliamentary Question No. 163 put down for answer on 29 November, 2007. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in March 2005. A request for documentation recently issued to the legal representative of the person concerned. On receipt of the requested...