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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (15 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The gardaí attached to the Bridewell Garda station are responsible for the policing of the area referred to by the Deputy and it is patrolled by local uniformed gardaí on a daily basis. These patrols are assisted by detective units, divisional task force, divisional drugs unit and a community garda assigned to the area. Since 1 January 2005 there has been three recorded incidents of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: My Department makes regular use of the courier-packaging services provided by An Post. These services are, in the main, paid for using An Post meter facilities along with other post services. As such it is not possible to provide separate figures for expenditure in this regard. Expenditure on courier services by companies other than An Post for 2004 amounted to €34,724.16 and expenditure to...

Written Answers — Vehicle Regulations: Vehicle Regulations (15 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Garda Síochána enforces the lighting regulations and the construction, equipment and use of vehicle regulations. Prosecutions have been brought for breaches of these regulations as they pertain to smoky exhausts, no silencer fitted on a mechanically propelled vehicle, lights underneath vehicles, for failing to keep the vehicle free of inessential objects or inessential stickers and for...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: There are seven EU directives falling within the remit of my Department which have been adopted by Council but have not been implemented to date. These are: Commission Directive 2004/57/EC on the identification of pyrotechnic articles and certain ammunition for the purposes of Council Directive 93/15/EEC on the harmonisation of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The present position in on the admission of family members to Ireland to join non-EEA nationals already here is that in all cases the person must be in a position to support his-her family without recourse to public funds. A non-EEA national who is not visa required and is working in the State on an employment permit or under the work authorisation scheme may apply for family reunification...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Garda station referred to by the Deputy is not for sale and there are no plans at present to sell it.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: There is no record in the immigration division of my Department of an application for permanent residency having been received from this person.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: I regret that it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the necessary information. I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The author of the correspondence is serving a 40-year prison sentence for the capital murder of Garda Sergeant Patrick Morrissey. He had originally been sentenced to death for this horrific and callous crime and the sentence was commuted to one of 40 years by President Patrick Hillary on 29 May 1986. I am satisfied that this person is detained in accordance with law and I am not prepared to...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Procedures: Garda Vetting Procedures (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 572 and 620 together. The Garda central vetting unit, GCVU, carries out criminal record vetting in respect of, inter alia, prospective full-time employees having access to children and vulnerable adults of the Health Service Executive and in certain agencies funded by the executive. The unit deals with approximately 100,000 vetting applications per annum. The...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 23 July 2001 and claimed asylum. His application for asylum was refused and a deportation order issued in respect of him. Judicial review proceedings have been instituted challenging the deportation order. Accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further in this case.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 23 September 2004. On examining the case file in connection with the Deputy's question, it was noticed that the person concerned did not meet the statutory residency requirement at the time of application. Officials of the citizenship section...

Written Answers — Compensation Tribunal: Compensation Tribunal (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The criminal injuries compensation tribunal is funded as a cash-limited grant scheme by my Department. The allocation for 2005 is €3.384 million. A total of 96 applications were received by the tribunal to end May this year. Unfortunately, the allocation provided for 2005 is now exhausted and the tribunal is not in a position to issue payments. Under the terms of the public financial...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Registrar of Titles that this is a transfer order application which was lodged on 9 February 1998, dealing number D2003TJ002357D. This application was completed on 1 June 2005.

Written Answers — Internet Regulation: Internet Regulation (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Internet is an international phenomenon. It has no borders and no single organisation controls it. Access is easy, and regulation is difficult in view of the many jurisdictions, differences between legal systems, and variations in societal norms in different countries. A distinction must also be made between what is illegal and what would be regarded as harmful and undesirable but not...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: A consultation process for my proposals for a Bill to streamline and modernise our liquor licensing laws has recently concluded. I will take account of the views of organisations and individuals who responded to my request for submissions in the context of the drafting of the Bill to repeal the Liquor Licensing Acts 1833 to 2004 and replace them with updated provisions more suited to modern...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned was refused refugee status in the State following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned was informed of these recommendations by letters dated 15 July 2002 and 28 February 2003. A notification under section 3(3)(a) of the Immigration Act 1999 was...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The persons concerned, a mother and son, were refused refugee status in the State following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The persons concerned were informed of these recommendations by letters dated 25 July 2002 and 11 December 2002 respectively. A notification under Section...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned, a Nigerian national, arrived in the State on 3 February 2005 and claimed asylum. His application was refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on 28 February 2005. His subsequent appeal was refused by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and he was notified of this recommendation by letter on 24 March 2005. He was notified of the decision to...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 11 May 2001 and claimed asylum. Her application for asylum was refused and a deportation order issued in respect of her. Judicial review proceedings have been instituted challenging the deportation order. Accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further on this case.