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Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 to 196, inclusive, together. I wish to direct the Deputy to my reply to his previous similar Parliamentary Question (No. 382 of 22 April, 2008) concerning the details of spending by my Department in the years 2003 — 2007 on publication of information notices/awareness campaigns. Details concerning spending by the non-commercial bodies under the aegis of...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The new female prison forms part of the overall prison development at Thornton Hall and it is not, for practical, commercial and procurement reasons, possible to provide details as to the likely cost of individual components of it. There are no plans to move away from the basic architectural design principles of the Dochas Centre. The design has proved to be a successful model and the design...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983, provides that a Court may make a Community Service Order as an alternative to a sentence of imprisonment or detention in respect of any individual over the age of 16 years who has been convicted of a criminal offence and who consents to the Order being made. As the Deputy will be aware, the Community Service Order requires an offender to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The office accommodation provided for the National Property Services Regulatory Authority at Abbey Road, Navan, Co. Meath was opened on 15 November, 2007. The accommodation is provided for by the OPW and is shared with the Revenue Commissioners. I understand from the OPW that the annual rental cost of the space occupied by the NPSRA is €189,869. I can also inform the Deputy that there...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 386 of Wednesday 4 June 2008.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that 489,029 breath tests were carried out in 2007 under mandatory alcohol testing. Of the persons so tested, 5,211 were taken to a Garda station for evidential testing. Of those 3,610 were found to be over the legally permitted alcohol limit.

Written Answers — Change of Name Licence: Change of Name Licence (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have received an application from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. When the application is processed, the Immigration Division will contact the person in question in writing with a decision in the case.

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 135 of 29 May, 2008. Of the four prisoners mentioned in that answer, two of the prisoners have been in custody since 1980 and two since 1985.

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that all prisoners are advised of the services available to them on committal to prison and have access to these services through a number of channels, including requests to prison officers on their landings. Prison staff are proactive in referring prisoners to services where they have concerns about their well-being. Longer...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Operation Anvil commenced in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) on 17 May, 2005 and was extended nationwide in 2006. It is an intelligence led policing initiative, the focus of which is the targeting of active criminals and their associates involved in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity through extensive additional overt patrolling and static check points by...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 April 2007. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in late 2005 and have approximately 9,800 applications on hand to be dealt with before the person concerned. These are generally dealt with in...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The amounts of interest paid under the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997 by my Department during the last five years were as follows, €4,850.59 (2003); €7,415.53 (2004); €10,341.70 (2005); €35,844.93 (2006); €65,777.59 (2007). I would like to add that the total interest paid during this five year period amounted to €124,230 which represents 0.01% of €1,376,881,787 being the...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is in Raheny Garda Sub-District and is patrolled by foot and mobile patrols from that Garda station. I am further informed that local Garda management is aware of public order problems and anti-social behaviour in the area concerned. The area referred to has been included in the local Policing Plan for particular attention...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I did not say that. Deputy O'Dowd got it wrong. I said I was in favour of it.

European Council Decisions: Motions (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council decision on the improvement of co-operation between the special intervention units of the member states of the European Union in crisis situations, a copy of which...

European Council Decisions: Motions (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council framework decision on taking account of convictions in the member states of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings, a copy of which proposed...

European Council Decisions: Motions (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: Draft Council decision on the stepping up of cross-border co-operation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, a copy of which proposed measure was laid before Dáil...

European Council Decisions: Motions (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters, a copy of which proposed...

International Agreements: Motion (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the agreement between Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Portuguese Republic, the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland establishing a maritime analysis and operations centre-narcotics which was signed in Lisbon on 30 September 2007, and a copy of...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Maybe we can put it in the Deputy's constituency.