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Vol. 694 No. 1   Written Answers.  -  Data Protection. Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern):    The data protection review group invited and received submissions from interested parties. In response to the submissions and research by group members, a consultation document was issued with a deadline for receipt of responses of 31 October. Responses to this document are being considered and some follow-up fact finding is being carried out — especially in the context of recent developments within the EU — to allow the group to reach conclusions. It would hope to submit its report by the end of the year.  Youth Services.  272. Deputy Pat Rabbitte    asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform    the location of and the funding provided to each Garda Youth Diversion Project here in the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40031/09] Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern):    There are 100 Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDPs) in operation around the country. The location of and funding provided to each project for 2007, 2008 and 2009 is set out in the following table. In 2007, the total amount of funding provided to GYDPs was €7,711,457. This amount includes payments totalling €120,000 to 24 of these projects arising from project participation in the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme under the European Social Fund (ESF). In 2008, the total amount of funding provided to GYDPs was €9,134,095. This amount includes payments totalling €1,137,879 provided in relation to the ESF programme. Finally in 2009 to date, the total amount of funding provided to GYDPs is €8,579,913. This amount includes payments totalling €3,203,326 in relation to the ESF programme. The amount paid to projects may differ from the notified allocation in any year due to savings being made by projects and the deduction of balances from grants carried forward from the previous year. Project Name Location 2007 2008 2009     Total Paid Total Paid Total Paid to date ABLE Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 85,189 89,905 47,342 ACORN Edenderry, Co. Offaly 109,330 144,041 110,983 ALF Athlone, Co. Westmeath 83,865 117,817 93,060 An tOileain Castleisland, Co. Kerry 750 92,463 81,662 APT Tallaght, Dublin 24 21,000 88,944 65,949 BALL Lisduggan, Co. Waterford 99,196 127,529 107,112 BAN Galway, Co. Galway 114,040 87,809 44,660 Bandon Bandon, Co. Cork 92,966 111,153 96,726 BAP Ballincollig, Cork 80,211 102,900 75,175 BAPADE Killarney, Co. Kerry 104,556 119,949 95,061 BEST Ballymun, Dublin 9 65,500 5,400 65,401 BLOCK Portlaoise, Co. Laois 97,307 111,043 98,554 Boost Tallaght, Dublin 24 65,500 27,175 64,857 Boyne Drogheda, Co. Louth 77,787 114,045 89,614 Brís Galway 13,811 Project ceased   Cable Drogheda, Co. Louth 65,500 5,400 41,430 Cabra Step Up Cabra, Dublin 7 76,000 83,707 25,689 Cavan 365 Cavan, Co. Cavan 21,000 94,920 91,807 CCYDG Moyross, Limerick 251,168 296,878 127,346 CLAY Crumlin, Dublin 12 65,000 5,400 51,438 CODY Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 77,200 112,985 95,678 Compass Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny 91,172 145,291 118,851 Connect 7 Tralee, Co. Kerry 96,400 119,981 99,970 CYAP Castlebar, Co. Mayo 47,623 114,863 104,256 CYD Clonmel, Co. Tipperary 98,328 122,195 91,404 DAN Donore Avenue, Dublin 8 94,162 112,956 63,939 DAY Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 87,516 113,158 88,698 DIME Hardwicke Street, Dublin 1 98,135 114,595 102,449 Douglas West Douglas, Co. Cork 65,250 41,176 80,704 EDGE Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary 65,500 47,369 72,456 Effort Finglas, Dublin 11 65,000 5,400 84,050 Ennis Youth Ennis, Co. Clare 99,993 123,482 86,625 EYE Mullingar, Co. Westmeath 100,868 134,601 104,761 Falcarragh Falcarragh, Co. Donegal 65,500 26,525 52,072 FAN Finglas, Dublin 11 106,352 87,620 90,772 FAYRE Faranree, Co. Cork 83,970 123,449 85,438 Feabhas Cobh, Co. Cork 80,500 87,176 79,632 Fusion Tullamore, Co. Offaly 69,580 18,295 91,786 GAP The Glen, Cork City 96,078 108,495 97,438 GRAFT Clondalkin, Dublin 22 98,907 148,257 102,974 HAY Dunne St, Dublin 1 45,750 5,400 93,633 High Voltage Dundalk, Co. Louth 94,169 122,825 95,753 HUB Carlow, Co. Carlow 20,750 99,524 80,767 Irishtown Garryowen, Limerick 65,000 19,221 102,287 JAY Tallaght, Dublin 24 97,616 120,700 83,727 JETS Swords, Co. Dublin 66,000 5,400 39,125 Junction Ballinasloe, Co. Galway 81,400 111,764 91,572 JUST US Tralee, Co. Kerry 71,899 120,801 86,102 KEY Tallaght, Dublin 24 167,961 197,414 113,070 Kilmore West Kilmore, Dublin 5 85,289 85,911 43,818 Kilrush Kilrush, Co. Clare 65,750 35,400 61,730 King’s Island Kings Island, Limerick 58,622 98,297 96,618 Knocknaheeney/Holyhill Knockanaheeney, Cork 103,489 136,734 109,929 LAB Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin 86,776 118,595 98,523 LEAF Raphoe, Co. Donegal 87,940 150,207 103,127 LEAP Longford, Co. Longford 97,082 97,925 83,798 LSCYI Roxboro, Limerick 111,976 122,947 106,666 Mallow Mallow, Co. Cork 1,000 68,260 74,077 MAY Mahon, Co. Cork 90,423 95,458 97,806 MEAS Galway, Co. Galway 70,580 50,124 74,423 MNYP GYDP Monaghan, Co. Monaghan 84,451 96,257 36,501 MOST North Circular Road, Dublin 7 76,435 82,950 59,544 MY Tralee, Co. Kerry 20,500 72,050 94,241 New Directions Bray, Co. Wicklow 70,929 83,180 85,318 NICKOL Buckingham Street, Dublin 1 130,091 166,382 123,139 NK 10 Listowel, Co. Kerry 1,000 91,434 90,689 Northside Youth Development Project Ballynanty, Limerick 90,750 112,020 96,280 NYPD Navan, Co. Meath 124,883 184,588 130,939 ORB Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 22,312 89,289 68,688 PACT Ferrybank, Co. Waterford 91,294 122,062 98,768 Poddle Close Crumlin, Dublin 12 66,304 86,438 24,386 Port Portarlington, Co. Laois 65,500 14,205 95,561 RAD Roscommon, Co. Roscommon 86,669 124,202 101,137 RAY Roscrea, Co. Tipperary 65,750 7,850 76,436 SAFE Coolcotts, Co. Wexford 83,209 80,660 95,187 SAY Sandyford, Dublin 18 69,870 121,962 81,763 Slaney Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford 65,750 27,475 88,242 Slí Eile Tullamore, Co. Offaly 7,500 Project ceased   SMART Trim, Co. Meath 82,328 94,478 91,533 SUB Birr, Co. Offaly 20,750 114,649 81,540 SWAN Store Street, Dublin 1 65,500 4,580 84,753 SWAY St. John’s Park, Waterford 92,345 114,354 85,157 SWIFT Clondalkin, Dublin 22 86,000 102,188 54,902 TACT Togher, Co. Cork 80,419 103,466 93,085 TAR Tipperary, Co. Tipperary 65,750 65,165 81,662 TEAM Dundalk, Co. Louth 123,233 157,591 130,544 The Bridge Celbridge, Co. Kildare 66,000 82,008 81,662 The Castle Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 66,000 71,728 86,525 The Curragh Newbridge, Co. Kildare 65,000 10,697 85,803 The Valley Clondalkin, Dublin 22 21,000 93,525 88,749 Treo Nua Tuam, Co. Galway 750 102,638 90,772 Treoin New Ross, Co. Wexford 66,000 69,986 74,371 TYRE Tramore, Co. Waterford 65,500 40,700 73,432 WAY Wicklow, Co. Wicklow 79,562 100,360 95,693 WEB Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 89,444 106,144 87,375 West Limerick Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick 65,750 4,580 88,337 Woodale GYDP Darndale, Dublin 17 46,000 77,778 114,990 YAB Ballina, Co. Mayo 102,222 128,028 104,462 YAPS Sligo, Co. Sligo 97,023 123,730 102,567 YEW Ballyboden, Dublin 16 78,102 95,461 84,679 YIS Meath Street, Dublin 8 51,400 105,427 86,593 Youghal Youghal, Co. Cork 65,000 4,580 79,549   Totals 7,711,457 9,134,095 8,579,913  Visa Applications.  273. Deputy Seán Sherlock    asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform    the reason a temporary visa application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork was rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40054/09] Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern):    The visa applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 16 September 2009. They were refused by the Visa Officer on 22 September 2009 for the following reasons: 1. The evidence of finances shown was deemed insufficient; 2. There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the visa applications. This is linked to the above refusal reason in that the financial documents submitted were internet banking copies which did not provide contact details for the financial institution concerned. Details in respect of the documentation required in support of a visa application is available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (www.inis.gov.ie); 3. The obligations to return to the home country were not deemed sufficient; 4. It was the opinion of the Visa Officer that the applicants may not observe the conditions of the visas, if granted. It is open to the persons concerned to submit an appeal within two months of the date of visa refusal, in this case before 22 November 2009. Correspondence notifying the applicants of the visa refusals issued from the Honorary Consulate, Karachi on 24 September 2009. Guidelines on making an appeal are available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (www.inis.gov.ie).  Missing Persons.  274. Deputy John McGuinness    asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform    if establishing a missing persons unit is part of the Programme for Government; if so, the progress made to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40074/09] Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern):    The Programme for Government 2007 contained a commitment to task the Garda Inspectorate with assessing the need to establish a dedicated Missing Persons Unit, including a response network similar to Amber Alert in the USA. I consequently asked the Garda Síochána Inspectorate to assess the need to establish a dedicated Missing Persons Unit within An Garda Síochána including a response network similar to Amber Alert and to report their findings to me. The Inspectorate published their report earlier this year, and I welcomed their recommendations on the handling of missing persons cases. The Inspectorate report found overall that Garda systems for handling missing persons cases are in line with international best practice and has made recommendations on how those systems can be further enhanced. One of its recommendations was that the Garda Missing Persons Bureau continue to advise and assist in high risk missing person cases leaving direct, day to day responsibility to District Superintendents and their personnel.