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Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Community-based CCTV Scheme provides financial assistance to qualifying local organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of local community CCTV systems. The scheme also offers pre-development grants of up to €5,000 to enable qualifying applicants to investigate the need for CCTV in their area and to complete a detailed proposal. Pobal administers...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Newcastle West Garda Station and Garda District on 31 December 2002 to 2007 and 31 March 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table. Year Station District 31/12/02 24 43 31/12/03 26 44 31/12/04 27 45 31/12/05 27 46 31/12/06 29 49 31/12/07 29 47...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that no application for residency or permission to remain in the State has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have recently been in contact with the person referred to by the Deputy in relation to their immigration status. Further documentation has been requested from the person concerned in order to facilitate the Immigration Division in examining their case.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006, which is currently awaiting Committee Stage in the Dáil, provides for simplification of the conveyancing process, particularly the procedures involved, in order to reduce delays and associated costs. When enacted, these provisions will prove of assistance to home buyers in reducing conveyancing costs. In addition, the Government Legislation...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Enforcement of road traffic legislation by the Garda Síochána is continuous and is planned and carried out in response to the developing situation with road traffic at national and local level and at different times. The trend in fatal traffic collisions has been favourable over the past number of years. The number of such collisions has decreased from 396 in 2005 to 365 in 2006 (a...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: A tender process for procuring an outsourced safety camera network is under way, the contracting authority for which is An Garda Síochána. Following a two stage tender and evaluation process, a preferred bidder has been identified. The Government has confirmed that it will be proceeding with the outsourcing of a countrywide safety camera network and the financial resources necessary to do...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I understand from officials in the Citizenship section of my Department that the submission dated 31 March, 2008 was received by my predecessor. This submission seeks to appeal the decision of my predecessor to refuse the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person in question. The Deputy will be aware, however, that once an application for naturalisation is refused, the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An application for naturalisation from the person in question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 18 May 2005. Officials in that section inform me that a letter requesting further documentation was sent to the applicant on 10 December 2007, but to date no reply has been received. Further processing of the application will commence once the documentation requested has...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in August, 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 568 of Tuesday 12 February 2008 and No. 495 of Tuesday 4 March 2008 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned, and her three children, arrived in the State on 31 May 2005 and applied for asylum on 8 June 2005. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications...

Written Answers — Mine Disaster: Mine Disaster (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is referring to a tragic incident that occurred on Ballymanus Strand, Donegal on 10th May 1943 in which 18 people tragically lost their lives. This tragic incident was recently the subject of an adjournment debate in the Seanad on 23rd April 2008. Officials of my Department recently retrieved the file on this matter from the National Archives and the details of the incident were...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship Section of my Department inform me that having checked their records, no trace of an application for a certificate of naturalisation for the person referred to in the Deputy's Question can be found.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Government Legislative Programme published on 1 April 2008 provides for publication of the Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill during the current Dáil session. It will provide for the establishment on a statutory basis of the Property Services Regulatory Authority, The primary task of the Authority will be to maintain and improve standards in the property services sector by...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Property Registration Authority that the parties concerned have been in regular contact with the Authority and that an investigation of this matter has been ongoing for several weeks. I understand that a definitive resolution of the matter, which involves records of considerable age, cannot be arrived at until all relevant documents have been inspected. I am further...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Tourist visas are only a subset of Short Stay visas which cover intended stays of 90 days or less in Ireland; there are many other types of Short Stay visa such as business travel, visit to family member, conferences, examinations, intra-company transfers, sports and cultural events, etc. It is also the case that visas are the first line of defence in the field of immigration control. In...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Government Legislation Programme provides for publication of a comprehensive Sale of Alcohol Bill later this year which will modernise and streamline all the laws relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2004, as well as the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2004, and replacing them with updated and streamlined provisions. It is intended...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the cumulative cost of the policing operation at Rossport from September 2006 to 30th April, 2008, including salary costs, amounts to €8.9m.