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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are currently 36 members of Garda rank trained for mountain-bike duties in the DMR Northern Division. There are 21 mountain bikes currently on issue and they are assigned to the following stations in the D.M.R. Northern Division: Santry, Whitehall, Ballymun, Raheny, Clontarf, Howth, Coolock, Swords, Malahide, Balbriggan and Skerries....

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question 187 of the 8 November 2007, in which I stated the reasons why visas had not been approved in this case. It was also pointed out that should a fresh application be made, the reasons for refusal of the previous application would need to be addressed. A subsequent application was made to the Visa Office in Cairo but it was refused on 26...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No: 1028 of Wednesday, 26 September, 2007 and the written reply to that question. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the first-named person was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in November 2005. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not satisfy the residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A letter informing the applicant of this was...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department contracts a reputable firm for the disposal of old IT equipment. This firm collects the equipment, removes the data from the hard drives and then physically destroys the equipment. The firm supplies my Department with confirmation of the asset destroyed, serial tags for the PCs and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) certificates of destruction.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Information on the number of Press Officers employed by my Department and bodies under its aegis, now and in 2002, is provided below in tabular form. Department/Agency 2007 2002 Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1 1 Irish Prison Service 1 1 An Garda Síochána 1 1 Courts Service 1 1

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: No podcasts are available for download from either the Department's website or from websites maintained by the Department. My Department does not have any plans at present to introduce podcasts to its website.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can inform the Deputy that a range of common-sense energy efficiency measures are applied in my Department. The Department's policy is to use energy saving devices such as energy efficient lights and powersave functions on equipment wherever possible. Staff are also encouraged to switch off all electrical office equipment at close of business. Thermostatic valves have also been...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned and her daughter arrived in the State on 17 May 1998 and claimed asylum. Their application was refused following consideration of their case by the Asylum Division and, on appeal, by the Asylum Appeals Unit. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 15 August 2000 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her and afforded her three...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The recommendations contained in the Report of the Joint Committee on Child Protection cover a number of issues which are the responsibility of several Departments and Agencies. The Office of the Minister for Children (OMC) has overall responsibility to ensure that the recommendations are addressed. A number of the recommendations contained in the Report fall within the remit of my...

Written Answers — Ground Rents Legislation: Ground Rents Legislation (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I assume the Deputy is referring to the issue of residential ground rents. The law already provides a statutory scheme for the acquisition of the fee simple in dwellinghouses which is set out in the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978. Part III of that Act provides a special procedure, operated by the Property Registration Authority, whereby a person may acquire the fee...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on 10 April, 1990 until 10 October, 1990. She continued to reside in the State without permission for a period of some seventeen years. On 31 July, 2007, she was notified in writing that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of her because she was unlawfully present in the State. She was given the...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Under section 17(3) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003, it is an offence for a licensee, with intent to evade the conditions of the licence, to take intoxicating liquor from the licensed premises for the purpose of its being sold on the account, or for the benefit or profit, of the licensee, or to permit any other person to do so. The penalty on conviction is a fine of up to €1,500 for a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 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 May 2005. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in the beginning of 2005 and have approximately 1,700 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person concerned. These are...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 30 September 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the number of community Gardaí attached to the Limerick Division was 57. All Gardaí have a responsibility, inter alia, to be involved in Community Policing issues as they arise. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, on any given day, the...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that on 9 November, 2007 nine incidents of criminal damage to cars in the area referred to by the Deputy were reported. Two juveniles have been arrested in relation to the incident and an investigation file is being prepared for the direction of the Law Officers. I am also informed that following a Garda investigation into a similar incident on 19...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Under the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 it is an offence to drive past a sign where the unladen weight of the vehicle exceeds that specified on the traffic sign. This offence became a fixed charge offence on 3 April, 2006. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the three tonne limit on Kennelsfort Road is being enforced by local District Garda personnel supported by...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit will be based in — and staffed by civil servants of — my Department. As I have indicated publicly, I intend to appoint a senior official of my Department to the newly created post of Executive Director of the Unit and a selection process, subject to standard selection criteria, is under way in my Department at present in relation to the filling of the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office, Dublin, on 24 October 2007. They were refused by the Visa Officer on 6 November 2007 for a number of reasons: 1.Financial evidence provided was deemed insufficient or incomplete 2.Obligations to return home were not deemed sufficient 3.It was the opinion of the Visa Officer that the applicants may not observe the...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (4 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will be aware that the CCTV system referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 597 of 27 November 2007 is one which is proposed to be developed under the Community-based CCTV Scheme, which is designed to support local communities who wish to install CCTV systems in their area in order to enhance public safety and reduce the risk of anti-social and criminal activity. The group...