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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the number of Garda personnel allocated to each Garda station in County Meath at 31 January 1997 and 31 January 2005, and the total number of gardaí in the county on each of these dates, were as set out in the table. Station 1997 2005 Laytown 6 8 ...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the number of Garda personnel allocated to each Garda station in County Kildare at 31 January 1997 and 31 January 2005, and the total number of gardaí in the county on each of these dates, were as set out in the following table. Garda Stations 1997 2005 Naas...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme, EOCP, 2000-2006 is a seven year development programme which aims to increase the availability and quality of child care to support parents in employment, education and training. The level of demand for capital grant assistance was such that I considered it important to increase the capital provision for the present programme. Following discussions...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: Solicitors acting on behalf of the person in question made an application for a transfer to Dublin on his behalf on 4 February 2005. Having regard to his particular circumstances with regard to access to translation services, the reception and integration agency has arranged accommodation for him in Dublin from 1 March 2005.

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Prison Service has in place arrangements to ensure that the property is maintained in a secure and safe manner. I am not for obvious reasons going to go into detail about the specific measures but I can confirm that the buildings have not been damaged or vandalised since the closure. A total of €129,798.52 has been expended to date on security related measures and in addition to this,...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy may be aware the equal opportunities childcare programme, EOCP, provides grant assistance towards the staffing costs of community-based not-for-profit child care services which have a clear focus on disadvantage. Funding under the staffing measure of the EOCP is only made available to help support the staffing costs of those projects which can demonstrate that they are providing...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Irish Prison Service employs a number of means to encourage prisoners to bring about positive development within themselves, including: programmes in the areas of education, vocational and pre-vocational training and lifeskills, specific programmes and individual counselling to address criminogenic factors, for example, anger management and sex offenders programmes, individual and group...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: At this stage no final decision has been made as to the exact number or category of prisoners to be accommodated on the new site. Therefore, it is not possible to give precise staff numbers for the new prison complex planned for north County Dublin at this point in time.

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: At present, Mountjoy Prison operates as the largest committal prison for sentenced prisoners in the State. In this regard it caters for persons serving sentences ranging from a few days right through the spectrum to include those sentenced to life imprisonment. It is anticipated that the new complex will also cater for a wide range of offenders. However, no final decision has yet been made as...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: As of 1 March 2005 the maximum available bed capacity of the prison system was 3,357. There were 3,257 persons in custody on that date. That does not however imply the existence of 100 readily available spaces. Two thirds of the available spaces were in Portlaoise Prison which mainly houses subversive and other high security prisoners and is not suitable for the general population. Cloverhill...

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 178 together. A decision has been taken in principle to dispose of the current Mountjoy complex including the training unit and St. Patrick's Institution. A final decision has not yet been made regarding the facilities that will be provided for prisoners at the new site.

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: At this stage no final decision has been made as to the precise number of prisoners to be accommodated on the new site. The existing Mountjoy complex has a total capacity of over 900 prisoners and the new facility will cater for more than that number.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: A declaration of acceptance of Irish citizenship as post-nuptial citizenship was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 10 October 2003 from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Officials in the citizenship section wrote to the representatives of the person concerned by registered post on 10 January 2005 informing them that it was their view that the person...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: My Department has not paid fees or remuneration to the person whose details are supplied.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person in question is free to leave the State at any time. As a visa requiring national he must be in possession of a valid Irish visa to allow him travel to the State. It is not the policy of my Department to assist persons who do not have leave to remain in the State with a re-entry visa prior to travelling.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: The application was recently approved and the refugee was notified in writing of the decision.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that Donabate forms part of the Swords subdistrict and that personnel attached to Swords Garda station are charged with the responsibility for the provision of a full policing service in the neighbourhood. The personnel strength of Swords Garda station, all ranks,...

Child Care Services. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: I thank Deputy Breeda Moynihan-Cronin for affording me the opportunity to update the House again on this issue. I understand that the matter was also raised on the Order of Business. The equal opportunities child care programme is the Government's key response to the need to develop child care to help to support the needs of parents, with a particular emphasis on those who may be in...

Child Care Services. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: Some people have a brass neck to raise these issues when in those days nothing was done. Since budget day last December, I have already made one significant announcement of over €25 million in additional capital funding and I expect to make another such announcement in the near future. The programme has already created more than 20,000 new child care places and a further 16,000 have been...

Child Care Services. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael McDowell: Child benefit has increased by 272% since 1997. It has risen in real terms from a minimum of €54 per child per month in 2000——