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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to inform the Deputy that the number of newspapers purchased by my Department on a daily and weekly basis are as follows: Newspapers Daily Weekly Irish Times 103 2 (Saturday edition) Financial Times 1 0 Irish Independent 52 2 (Saturday edition) Irish Examiner 34 2 (Saturday edition) The Guardian 8 0 Daily Star 8 2 (Saturday edition) London Times 6 1 (Saturday edition) London...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Eight officials of my Department are issued with credit cards of the type where outstanding balances are paid directly by the Department to the issuing credit card company. The total amount incurred on expenditure on these cards for the period 2005 to 2007 (to date) is €105,127. In addition, a further three similar type cards are currently on issue by my Department to senior officials of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that the information requested for the years 2005, 2006 and for 2007 to date is set out in tabular form. All of the photography costs in question were in relation to official business. Year Cost â'¬ 2005 4,934.49 2006 5,120.88 2007 to date 9,530.75 Information in relation to the period prior to 2005 is not readily available.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that my Department has incurred no costs on my behalf in this regard.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The cost of my Department's official entertainment for the years 2005-2007 (the period for which records are readily available) is €171,940. These costs were incurred in hosting visiting dignitaries, official functions and so forth for my Department.

Written Answers — Government Information Services: Government Information Services (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department does not receive from Government Information Services a daily summary of stories relevant to my Department. However, the Communications Unit of the Department of the Taoiseach does provide my Department with generic summaries of news headlines and programmes in electronic format throughout the day. These bulletins are brought to my attention as appropriate.

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Press Officer, or a representative from my Press Office, accompanies me on official business as required. As the Deputy will appreciate my Press Officer is in regular contact with me concerning official matters.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 870, 871 and 903 together. I wish to refer the Deputy to my responses to questions 27694/07 and 29049/07 of 7 and 15 November respectively, in which I provided information regarding certain aspects of my transport arrangements and those of Ministers of State at my Department. Insofar as my official car is concerned, the position is that cars are made available...

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department does not carry news summaries on its internal web, however it does subscribe to a commercial press clippings service updated daily. All staff have access to this service via the Department's internal website. It costs, on average, €20,000 per annum.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An expenditure review of the maintenance of Garda premises is being carried out at present. The purpose of the review is to examine spending from the Garda Vote on maintenance of Garda premises, which is carried out by the Office of Public Works at the request of the Garda authorities. I expect the review to be completed early in 2008. Its findings are unlikely to be implemented on a...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The value for money (VFM) review of Asylum and Immigration commenced in late 2004 and was completed in early 2006. An external quality assessment of the report was completed in July 2006 and the report was published on my Department's website in November 2006. The VFM review of asylum and immigration was carried out during a period of significant change, a key feature of which was falling...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that a review of certain aspects of its capital expenditure programme was commissioned in June 2006 under the framework of the Expenditure Review Initiative of the Department of Finance. The report of the independent review group was published in August 2007. The review concluded that the response made by the Irish...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Report referred to by the Deputy is nearing completion and will, early in the new year, be forwarded to the Central Steering Committee on Programme Evaluation in the Department of Finance, for consideration. As the findings of the review are still awaited it would be premature to comment on the anticipated value of savings to the Exchequer due the implementation of this report. However,...

Written Answers — Compensation Payments: Compensation Payments (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Awards to members of the Garda Síochána fall into two categories. The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941 and 1945 deal with injuries (including death) maliciously inflicted. Awards (including costs) made under those Acts between the years 2000 and 2006 amount to €54.1 million. A breakdown by year is available on my Department's website atwww.justice.ie/en/jelr/pages/compensation...

Written Answers — Compensation Payments: Compensation Payments (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The highest compensation award issued under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941 and 1945 concerned a member who sustained fatal burns following an arson attack on the station where he was on duty. The payment awarded to the member's family by the High Court came to £859,900 (€1,091,848).

Written Answers — Compensation Payments: Compensation Payments (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that during this period the highest compensation payment to a prison officer was €530,000.00. The person in question suffered from post traumatic stress to such a degree that it resulted in early retirement. The amount reflects the loss of potential earnings due to that early retirement.

Written Answers — Forensic Drugs Analysis: Forensic Drugs Analysis (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Forensic Science Laboratory that the following list of substances have been detected in cocaine and heroin respectively; Cocaine: Lignocaine, benzocaine, procaine, phenacetin, caffeine, mannitol, inositol, sorbitol, creatine, sucrose and lactose. Heroin: Paracetamol, caffeine and glucose.

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the collation of the information requested has not been possible in the time available. I will transmit the information to the Deputy as soon as is possible.

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (11 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the numbers of offenders serving sentences for rape who were released on completion of sentence between 2001, which is the earliest year for which computerised records are available, and 2006 are set out in the table. Year Number of Releases 2001 26 2002 40 2003 40 2004 33 2005 37 2006 35 The vast majority of...