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Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: Entry to the Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 1988, as amended. There are currently no arrangements in place to allow transfers to the Garda Síochána from the London Metropolitan Police.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: Section 17 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000 provided that a label containing the name and address of premises to which an on-licence or off-licence was attached be clearly indicated on a label affixed to any container in which intoxicating liquor was sold for consumption off the premises. This section was not commenced and was repealed in the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003. Section 22 of the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: My Department has no record of a visa application from the person named in the details supplied by the Deputy. The Deputy should forward the reference number of the visa application in question to the immigration division of my Department in order to enable a check on the status of the application in question.

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 to 309, inclusive, together. By way of background, I wish to inform the House that the parole board, which replaced the sentence review group, was established on an administrative basis in April 2001. The board's principal function is to advise me on the administration of long term prison sentences. The parole board reviews the cases of prisoners sentenced...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda college has a current developed capacity to induct a maximum of four intakes of approximately 160 new trainees per annum which provides for an output of 640 newly attested members per annum at the end of phase 3 training. This output is based on the principle that the required levels of continuing professional development courses,...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel that the number of gardaí who have graduated from the Garda college each year from 1997, to 11 October 2004, was as set out as follows: Year Number 1997 326 1998 470 1999 589 2000 494 2001 531 2002 485 2003 475 2004 363 Total 3,733

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel that the personnel strength (all ranks) of each Garda division as at 5 October 2004 is as set out as follows: Division 2004 Carlow/Kildare 325 Cavan/Monaghan 375 Clare 260 Cork City 618 Cork North 248 Cork West 250 D.M.R. East 535 D.M.R. N.C...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel that it is not possible to provide this information in the detail requested. However, I am informed that it is not normal practice to replace members deployed temporarily for short periods to other centres.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 to 318, inclusive, together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength, all ranks, of the Laois-Offaly division as at 1 October each year since 1997 was as set out as follows: Year Number 1997 279 1998 283 1999 275 2000 278 ...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that for security and operational reasons it is not Garda policy to disclose the number of gardaí deployed at such locations.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: The headline offence figures for the Laois-Offaly Garda division from 2000 to 2003 are shown on the following table. The figures for 2003 are provisional and are, therefore, subject to change. Comparable statistics are not available for the years prior to 2000. I regret it has not possible to get a breakdown of the district figures in the time available but I will contact the Deputy again as...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that statistics on public order offences are compiled in accordance with the general crime counting rules which may be found on page 142 of the Garda annual report, 2002. They are generated by the PULSE computer system and are presented as described on page 140 of the report.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that in the early hours of 29 September 2004, three youths armed with a golf club damaged windows of parked cars in an estate in Tallaght. To date, one youth, aged ten years, has been arrested and is being dealt with under the juvenile diversion programme. Inquiries are continuing. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that both mobile...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the current telephone system in Tallaght Garda station was installed as part of the Dublin metropolitan region microwave network commissioned in 1998-99 and that there are currently no plans to replace or upgrade the system in Tallaght.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda mountain bike unit was introduced on a pilot basis, on 5 June 2001, in the Tallaght and Raheny Garda districts of the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR. In February 2002 a review conducted by the Garda authorities found that the pilot project proved to be a very successful policing initiative. Since that time the Garda mountain bike...

Written Answers — Juvenile Diversion Programme: Juvenile Diversion Programme (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: The Garda juvenile diversion programme has proven to be highly successful in diverting young people away from crime by offering guidance and support to juveniles and their families. The first commencement order under the Children Act 2001 was made in May 2002 and included provisions placing the programme on a statutory basis. The Act introduced the concept of restorative justice to the...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there have been no arrests of persons organising and profiting from prostitution in the area. Consequently, there have been no convictions.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: The right to work for asylum seekers is based on the Government's decision of 26 July 1999. It allows asylum seekers to seek employment once they had applied on or before that date, had been 12 months without a final determination of his or her asylum application and had been compliant with their obligations in the asylum process. The person concerned has not been entitled to seek or take up...

Written Answers — Drug Courts: Drug Courts (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: On 9 January 2001 a pilot programme was launched in the Dublin District Court and the north inner city was chosen as the location. The programme marked a major policy initiative in the criminal justice system. It was designed as an alternative measure for dealing with less serious and non-violent drug offenders. In July 2002, the project was evaluated by expert consultants at the end of the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2004)

Michael McDowell: The persons concerned arrived in the State and made an asylum application on 27 October 2000. Their applications were refused on appeal on 11 April 2002. On the same day an application for residency on the basis of parentage of an Irish child born in February 2002 was received. Following the decision of the Supreme Court in the cases of L & O, the separate procedure that then existed to...