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Written Answers — Drug Treatment Court: Drug Treatment Court (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Drug Treatment Court, which originally operated on a pilot basis in the North inner city of Dublin, has been placed on a permanent footing and extended to the Dublin 7 area. The Court uses a multi-disciplinary approach and involves a range of Government Departments and agencies charged with dealing with various aspects of the problem of drug misuse. The Court operates with the assistance...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 95 together. There are no protocols in place to provide for the entry of members of the Garda Síochána, in their capacity as police officers, into Northern Ireland and vice versa or for the purposes of the pursuit of suspected criminals and/or the arrest of persons. Provision for the deployment across international borders of police officers in...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that a module on 'Trafficking in Human Beings' is currently being provided by Continuous Professional Development training in the 2007 Core Programme. This training is provided to all members of Garda and Sergeant Rank. All Student and Probationer Gardaí receive training on immigration legislation and aspects of the Children Act 2001. This training...

Written Answers — Criminal Assets Bureau: Criminal Assets Bureau (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Criminal Assets Bureau has been at the forefront of the fight against organised crime, including drug trafficking, in this jurisdiction since its inception in 1996. The significant successes that the Bureau continues to achieve by its operations demonstrates the effectiveness of its approach in pursuing illegally gotten gains. The manner in which the Bureau operates has, in the...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Chief Superintendent appointed by the Commissioner to conduct an investigation into the incident has submitted a report which is currently being considered by senior Garda management. The Deputy will appreciate that it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As of 30 September last, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the number of Juvenile Liaison Officers was 93. The total strength of the force at the same date was 13,531. This represents 0.69% of the Force. Of course, while these officers are specifically dedicated to this service, a significant number of Gardaí are engaged in liaising with juveniles on a day-to-day...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I wish to advise the Deputy that following various reviews of the Probation Service which included the findings of the Expert Group published in 1998 and 1999 together with the Comptroller and Auditor General Report in 2004, a new Director was appointed as Head of the Probation Service in September, 2005 following an open competition. To support the Director and strengthen the management of...

Written Answers — Border Controls: Border Controls (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There has been ongoing liaison between officials from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) and their British counterparts since 2005, both on the development of the British e-Borders system and to assess the potential benefits which would accrue to Ireland if such a system was to be developed here. I am advised that the British authorities are close to finalising a contract...

Written Answers — Legal Services Regulation: Legal Services Regulation (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions No. 431 and 442 on 6 November. I have nothing further to add to the details of that reply.

Written Answers — Integration Issues: Integration Issues (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister of State with special responsibility for Integration Policy, Mr Conor Lenihan T.D. has announced that he intends to set up a Task Force on Integration. He is consulting with various interest groups on such matters as membership, terms of reference, work programmes and other associated matters of relevance to the Task Force. When he has concluded the consultation process, he...

Written Answers — Sex Offender Treatment Programme: Sex Offender Treatment Programme (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 107 together. There are three forms of direct therapeutic intervention for sex offenders currently operating within the Irish prison system. These are: Individual counselling from the Irish Prison Service's Psychology Service and from the Probation Service; The Sex Offender Programme which has been in operation since 1994; and one-to-one interventions...

Written Answers — Refugee Resettlement Scheme: Refugee Resettlement Scheme (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the Government's scheme of resettlement refugees. In May 2005, the Government decided to increase Ireland's annual quota of resettlement refugees from 10 families (around 40 persons) to 200 persons. Decisions on nationalities and source countries are made following close consultation between the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, the...

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: At the outset I should say that members of the Garda Síochána are called upon to interact with members of the public on a twenty four hour basis in a wide variety of situations — some of which are inevitably contentious. In the vast majority of cases these interactions are handled in an exemplary and professional manner and do not give rise to difficulty from a litigation point of view....

Written Answers — Disability Strategy: Disability Strategy (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Ireland was in the first group of countries to sign, subject to ratification, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when it opened for signature on 30 March 2007. A high-level, cross-departmental implementation group to advise on any changes to the Government's National Disability Strategy that may be required to enable the State ratify the Convention was established...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will be aware that the Comptroller and Auditor General, whilst outlining his concerns about the level of sick leave in the Prison Service over the period 2002-2006, has acknowledged that the figures provided by the Prison Service for January to April 2007 show an overall reduction of 10% in per capita sick leave days and that this would represent the first major reversal of the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 124 together. The Report of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), on its visit to Ireland was published on the 10 October 2007, together with the response of the Government of Ireland to the issues raised by the CPT in that report. During the 2006 visit the delegation from the CPT visited a...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am aware of the soccer fixture in question. I am informed by the Garda authorities that, as with all such fixtures, the Garda Síochána is in consultation with relevant sports officials with a view to putting in place the necessary operational policing plan for the event. I am further informed that available information indicates at this stage that supporters from the visiting soccer...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As of 31 October 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the number of Garda officers assigned to the Criminal Assets Bureau was 30.

Written Answers — Restorative Justice: Restorative Justice (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Following on from the publication of the report on restorative justice by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights in January 2007, the National Commission on Restorative Justice was established in March 2007. Recommendation 5 of the Joint Oireachtas Committee provides that a cross-sectoral working group should be created to develop a national strategy...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (7 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 it is open to me to set policing priorities for An Garda Síochána. I recently announced these priorities for 2008. One of the priorities I have set is to combat, particularly in co-operation with other agencies and the community generally, the problems of public disorder with particular emphasis on alcohol related behaviour (including under age...