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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform at an initial stage on 11 January 2005. An appeal in respect of the application was subsequently received and examined by the visa appeals officer who was unable to conclude based on the additional evidence supplied that the initial decision should be overturned. At both stages it was...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The visa application in question, which was requested for the stated purpose of a short visit, was refused by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on 5 January 2005 because it was considered that the applicant had not shown any obligation to return home after the proposed visit and that she may not observe the conditions of the short visit visa for which she applied. It was...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I regret I have been informed by the Garda authorities that it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will contact him as soon as the details are available.

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: It has not been possible to compile the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. The information sought is being compiled at present and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person in question arrived in the State and claimed asylum on 26 November 2002. Her application and subsequent appeal was refused and she was notified my decision to refuse refugee status to her in a letter of 29 April 2004, in which she was informed of the three options open to her at that point — to leave the State before her case was considered for deportation; to consent to the...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: Legislation relating to noise pollution is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Cullen. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has issued a leaflet, A Guide to the Noise Regulations, which outlines the steps to be taken when a person experiences nuisance caused by noise. While it is primarily a civil...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person in question, along with her husband and one of their children, arrived in the State and claimed asylum on 14 August 2000. Their applications were refused following consideration by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and later on appeal by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. They were notified of the refusal by letter on 26 September 2002 and given three...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: Sections 13 and 14 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 provided for increases in the monetary and jurisdiction limits of the Circuit Court and District Court. The proposed limits are €100,000 for the Circuit Court and €20,000 for the District Court. As the Deputy will be aware, the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, was established in 2004. I will consider the commencement of...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 357 together. The Government's Road Safety Strategy 2004-2006 notes that traffic law enforcement in successful jurisdictions, such as Victoria in Australia, have benefited from the engagement of private sector interests for the operation of camera and other detection equipment. The strategy therefore proposes that the Garda Síochána will enter into...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person in question has permission to remain in the State until 28 March 2005 and may, prior to the expiry of this period, present herself to her local immigration registration office to seek an extension of her permission to remain.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the total number of Garda stations located in County Meath as at 7 March 2005 was 18. The personnel strength of each Garda station in County Meath as at 1 January in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and as at 7 March 2005 was as follows: Station 01/01/01...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy may be aware, under the Refugee Act 1996, two independent statutory offices were established to consider applications or appeals for refugee status and make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. These two offices are the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, which considers applications for a...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have not yet received a report on the full review of the Garda investigation file on the murder of the person in question, following from the submission of a memorandum from the legal representative of the family. When the review has been completed and when any ancillary issues are resolved and the report is received, I will be in further contact with the legal representative, as previously...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Road Traffic Act 1961 defines a mechanically propelled vehicle as a vehicle intended or adapted for propulsion by mechanical means. Quadricycles and motorcycles, including micro-motorcycles, come within this definition. To use a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place, a range of requirements must be satisfied in respect of both the vehicle and the driver. Specifically, a...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: During the summer of 2004, my Department published a comprehensive review of progress under the equal opportunities childcare programme 2000-2006 entitled Developing Childcare In Ireland. This document was circulated to all Members of the Oireachtas and was also posted on the Department's website. Much of the information the Deputy is seeking concerning the period up to the end of 2003 is...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: An application for naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 11 June 2004. The average processing time for such applications is 24 months and it is likely, therefore, that the application of the individual concerned will be finalised in or around June 2006. I will inform both the applicant and the Deputy as soon as I...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Registrar of Titles that this is an application under section 49 — pertaining to the acquisition of a title by virtue of long possession — of the Registration of Title Act 1964, which was lodged on 8 March 2004. Dealing No. D2004WS002605V refers. I am further informed that this application was completed on 25 January 2005.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The current staffing in my private and constituency office is as follows. In my private office, there is one special adviser, one higher executive officer, serving as a private secretary, two executive officers and one clerical officer. In the constituency office, there is one executive officer, one personal secretary, one personal assistant and three clerical officers. I also have shared...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The persons concerned made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of their parentage of an Irish citizen child under the revised arrangements on 7 February 2005. Their applications were acknowledged on 22 February 2005. I advise the Deputy that applications are being dealt with in order of receipt in so far as is possible and as expeditiously as possible. The...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (8 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: My Department is responsible for the co-ordination of child care service delivery during the period of the National Development Plan 2000-2006. My Department established the equal opportunities child care programme in April 2000 to increase the number of child care facilities and places in Ireland, to improve the quality of child care services available and to put new structures in place for...