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

Dermot Ahern: Broadband services are used to deliver PULSE and other services to all Garda stations covering the Meath area except the following which do not have network connectivity: Crossakiel Nobber Summerhill Longwood Kilmessan

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: With the information available, it has not been possible for the Garda Central Vetting Unit to identify the person in question and therefore to locate the application. However, if the Deputy will provide the necessary additional information, I will be in separate contact with a substantive response as soon as possible.

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

Dermot Ahern: I am very conscious of the particular concerns which this killing has caused. I have made my views on it known already. However, the Deputy will appreciate that responsibility for the investigation of crime rests with the Garda Síochána. The investigation into this particular killing is very much ongoing and active. An Garda Síochána is leading this investigation with assistance from...

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

Dermot Ahern: No Garda Stations in County Mayo have been closed in the period referred to by the Deputy. In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 to 2007, decisions on opening or closing Garda stations are a matter in the first instance for the Garda Commissioner to take in the context of the Annual Policing Plan. The opening hours of Garda Stations in the Mayo Division are...

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

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Stations in the Cork West Garda Division that are opened on a 24-hour basis as at the 2nd May 2008 was as set out hereunder. Stations Bandon Bantry Clonakilty Kanturk Macroom

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The procedures for the early release of certain prisoners are set out in the Criminal Justice (Release of Prisoners) Act 1998. Under Section 3(2) of the Act, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform can specify a prisoner as a qualifying prisoner and request the Release of Prisoners Commission to give advice as to their release. The Minister did not specify the prisoners in question...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There was no new payroll system implementation for the years in question. The current payroll system was implemented prior to 2004 and the annual external support costs are in the region of €105,000.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 May 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 2008. I have been advised by officials in that Section that there were errors on the original application form and it was returned to the person in question on 15 April 2008 for amendment. The resubmitted application was not...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 May 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 2008. I have been advised by officials in that Section that there was an error on the original application form and it was returned to the person in question on 15 April 2008 so that it could be amended. An amended...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 May 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 March 2008. The application has not been examined in detail. Examination of the residency requirement will take place in the near future and the applicant will be contacted at that time informing her when her application will be...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question is the subject of a Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application made 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...

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

Dermot Ahern: The detailed allocation of resources, including the allocation of personnel and speed detection equipment, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide in accordance with his identified operational requirements. Along with the expansion in the numbers of the Traffic Corps, there has been a significant increase in the financial resources provided for road traffic equipment which will...

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

Dermot Ahern: I am in correspondence with the Office of the Attorney General on this issue. I will write to the Deputy on the matter in the near future.

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The position is that matters relating to consumer protection, including the impact of provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 2007, fall primarily within the policy area of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Written Answers — Garda Security Escorts: Garda Security Escorts (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Garda hours used for prison escort services in the Limerick Division in 2007 and in the period January to April 2008 is as outlined in the following table. Year Hours 2007 13,427 January to April 2008 5,245

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy is serving a two and a half year prison sentence for burglary and was transferred to the open centre at Shelton Abbey on 28 April 2008. In common with all other prisoners detained there he has access to a wide range of educational opportunities.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: My Department currently funds, through the Irish Youth Justice Service, two Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDP) in the Dublin 8 area. These are the DAN GYDP and the YIS GYDP. In 2007, these Garda Youth Diversion Projects received funding of €94,162 and €51,400 respectively. GYDP funding covers staff, operational and programme costs; capital grants are not a feature of GYDP funding....

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

Dermot Ahern: 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 should be granted. While it is not the practice to comment in detail on...

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

Dermot Ahern: The personnel strength of the Garda Reserve in each Garda District as at 30 April 2008 was as follows: Region Number DMR (Dublin Metropolitan Region) DMR South Central Pearse St 19 Kevin St 8 Donnybrook 6 Total 33 DMR North Central Store St 9 Bridewell 6 Fitzgibbon St 6 Total 21 DMR West Clondalkin 5 Lucan 6 Blanchardstown 15 Total 26 DMR North Santry 4 Raheny 6...

Written Answers — Prisoner Complaints Procedures: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (8 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 537 to 539, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that sections 15 and 16 of the Prisons Act, 2007 were commenced on the 1st of October 2007. These sections provide a mechanism whereby prisoners can make an appeal to an independent tribunal against a decision by the prison authorities to impose a disciplinary penalty involving a loss of remission...