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Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 517 of Wednesday, 2 November 2005. The position remains as set out in that response.

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the Sex Offenders Act 2001 does not create a sex offenders register, nor is the term "register" mentioned or used in the legislation. The Act requires persons to be subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. The Garda Síochána has responsibility for enforcement of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. To date,...

Written Answers — Sex Offender Treatment Programme: Sex Offender Treatment Programme (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: As of 17 November 2005, there were 259 prisoners serving sentences for sexual offences. There are three forms of direct therapeutic intervention for sex offenders operating within the prison system. These are as follows: individual counselling from the Prison Service's psychology service and from the probation and welfare service; the sex offender programme which has been in operation since...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 17 April 1998 and claimed asylum the same day. He married an Irish national on 23 June 1999. He withdrew his application for asylum on 7 July 1999 in order to make an application for residence in the State on foot of his marriage to an Irish national. He was granted permission to remain in the State for an initial period of six months commencing at...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that my Department operates a small number of grant schemes with a limited range only and that no applications for funding have been received from the group to which he referred.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of the Waterford-Kilkenny division as at 31 December 1997 was 305, all ranks. The personnel strength of the Waterford-Kilkenny division as at 18 November 2005 was 348, all ranks. This represents an increase of 43, or 14.09%, in the...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy is aware, Waterford is one of 17 locations nationwide which has been selected to receive a Garda CCTV system. This programme of implementation of CCTV systems is being implemented on a phased basis as follows. Phase 1 includes Bray, Dundalk, Dún Laoghaire, Finglas, Galway and Limerick. Phase 2 includes Athlone, Clondalkin, Tallaght and Waterford. Phase 3 includes Ballyfermot,...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: The annual expenditure on Garda overtime is published each year in both the Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report and the Department of Finance's publication of the Revised Estimates. When the Revised Estimates for 2006 are published early in 2006, this publication will include the provisional outturn for Garda overtime for 2005 alongside the estimated provision for 2006. The...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of Tuesday, 8 November 2005 which outlined the position on civilianisation within the Garda Síochána. The Government has since approved my proposals for the funding of a 14-point anti-crime programme in 2006. A record €1,290 million is being provided to underpin this programme — an increase of €146 million or 13% when...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of the force as at 1 January 2002 was 11,815, all ranks. I have been further informed that the personnel strength as at 19 November 2005 was 12,301, all ranks. Garda authorities state that a total of 419 members, of all ranks, have...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 18 June 2001 and made an application for asylum on 19 June 2001. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and on appeal by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with section 3(b)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, he was...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: It is not possible to state the total number of foreign nationals who entered the State on or before 31 December 2002. However, the number who entered and claimed asylum in the six years before 31 December 2002 are shown in the following table. Year of application Number of asylum applications 2002 11,634 2001 10,325 2000 10,938 1999 7,724 1998 4,626 1997 3,883 1996...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: 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. Special procedures are in place in both offices to deal with...

Written Answers — Passports for Investment Scheme: Passports for Investment Scheme (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: A total of 107 primary investors, together with 76 spouses and minor children, were naturalised under the investment-based naturalisation scheme between 1989 and 2004. It has been the practice of successive Ministers for Justice not to publish details of individual naturalisation cases other than those which are required by law, that is, the publication in Iris Oifigiúil of the name and...

Written Answers — Teangacha Oifigiúla: Teangacha Oifigiúla (22 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: Déanfaidh Coimisinéir an Gharda Síochána, i gcomhairle le mo Roinnse agus leis an Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, an Teachta Ó Cuív, mionsonraí na riachtanas oideachais Gaeilge de chuid Gardaí faoi oiliúint a thabhairt chun críche go luath. Déanfar an cúrsa a chuireann Ollscoil na hÉireann, Maigh Nuad, ar fáil a scrúdú sa chomhthéacs thuas, i measc cúrsaí eile.

Written Answers — State Properties: State Properties (17 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: It is standard practice for the Office of Public Works to seek the views of the Garda Síochána as to suitability in respect of employees of contractors working on certain sensitive State properties. It would be contrary to the public interest to disclose the grounds either generally or in any particular case upon which opposition to prospective employment is expressed.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (17 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for a two year period from 3 November 2005, under the revised arrangements announced by me on 15 January 2005 for the non-national parents of Irish born children born before 1 January 2005. Some 18,000 applications to remain in Ireland under the revised arrangements were received by the closing date of 31 March 2005. Almost...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (17 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that no complaint has been received by them about allegations of overpayments to certain employees working at a building site in Ballymun. I am assured that should a complaint be received by the Garda authorities it will be thoroughly investigated.

Written Answers — Business Permission Scheme: Business Permission Scheme (17 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person in question made an application for permission to operate a business in the State under the business permission scheme in November 2004. An initial request for documentation issued in November 2004 and a reply was received in January 2005. Due to the large volume of such applications currently on hands the case was not further processed until October 2005 when a further request for...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (17 Nov 2005)

Michael McDowell: In the discussion document, Immigration and Residence in Ireland, which I published in April of this year and circulated to all Members of this House, it is proposed that a new status of "long-term resident" should be introduced in the forthcoming Immigration and Residence Bill. There is currently no separate status of "long-term resident" in the Irish immigration system. While a person could...