Shatter, AlanTuesday, 15 November 2011 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Written Answers - Constitutional Amendments
Was asked: the total cost, including an itemised breakdown, of the Referendum Commission in respect of the Twenty-ninth Amendment to the Constitution; the amount paid to date; if he will detail any further anti...
The information requested by the Deputy is not available to me. In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Referendum Act 1998 the funding of a referendum commission, in relation to the p...
Written Answers - Residency Permits
Was asked: the number of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals registered here in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
All European Union citizens coming to Ireland, including Bulgarian and Romanian nationals, are subject to the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 and 2008. Those r...
Written Answers - Citizenship Applications
Was asked: the progress made to date in the determination of an application for regularisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application was received in the Department from the person referred to by the Deputy. I am informed that correspondenc...
Written Answers - Garda Vetting of Personnel
Was asked: the position regarding the Garda vetting procedure; the waiting time for such reports to be evaluated; the number on such waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Garda vetting certificates are issued to specified registered organisations in respect of a particular post or employment in response to a written request and with the permission of the person who is ...
Written Answers - Courts Service
Was asked: if he will confirm a date when the Courts Service offices in Drogheda, County Louth, will relocate to alternative accommodation in the ownership of Louth local authorities in Drogheda; and if he will...
The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions and I have no role in the matter. However, in ...
Written Answers - Garda Strength
Was asked: the number of posts in an Garda Síochána that have not been filled following retirements as a consequence of the public sector recruitment ban.
I am informed by the Garda Authorities that as of the 31 October 2011, the total strength of An Garda Síochána was 14,099 which is a net reduction of 453 since the moratorium on recruitment was introd...
Written Answers - Illegal Trespass
Was asked: if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a legal loophole; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The position is that trespass to land is a civil wrong or tort, which for the most part, falls to be dealt with by a civil remedy, usually a court order directing the trespasser to leave the land in q...
Written Answers - Crime Levels
Was asked: if he will provide up to date statistics on the numbers of crimes reported to the County Limerick Garda districts of Askeaton, Bruff and Newcastle West for the period January-November 2011; if he wil...
Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by...
Written Answers - Legal Aid Service
Was asked: when free legal aid will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I wish to inform the Deputy that, in accordance with the Civil Legal Act 1995, as passed by the Oireachtas, the Legal Aid Board is independent in the operation of its functions. However to be of assis...
Written Answers - Courts Service
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the business of summons serving is not subject to any form of regulation; his views on the absence of regulation in this sector in the context of the ...
The Deputy will appreciate that the issue and the service of a summons in civil proceedings is as regulated by rules of court or statute and, since a summons is a means by which a court action is comm...
Written Answers - Prison Education Service
Was asked: if he will provide an update on literacy policies in our prison service; the penal institutions that currently have formal literacy policies; the engagement he has with the Department of Education an...
Was asked: the various literacy policies available in our prison service; the penal institutions that have formal literacy policies; the engagement he has with the Department of Education and Skills in formulat...
I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 450 together. Prison educational services are available in all institutions and are provided in partnership with the Vocational Education Committees (VECs) and...
Written Answers - Garda Operations
Was asked: the maximum length of time that blood and urine samples from a deceased person can be held by the gardaí before they are submitted to the State laboratory for testing.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that, following the death of a person which is the subject of investigation, blood and urine samples are taken by the pathologist during the post mortem process ...
Written Answers - Garda Stations
Was asked: if he will confirm whether Grenagh and Rathduff Garda station, County Cork is to be closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
A final decision on whether station closures will take place, and if so what stations, will be taken in the context of the Commissioner’s draft Policing Plan for 2012 and will be announced shortly. Th...
Written Answers - Crime Levels
Was asked: the policing measures to be put in place to cope with the perceived increasing level of crime in Grenagh and Rathduff, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that current policing measures in place, in support of regular uniform and plain clothes patrols, in the areas referred to include patrols under dedicated crime ...
Written Answers - Residency Permits
Was asked: the reasons for refusal of a permanent residency card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the person in question applied for a permanent residence card under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and 2008 o...
Written Answers - Garda Stations
Was asked: further to parliamentary Question No. 177 of 5 October 2011, if he will provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that refurbishment work at the station referred to by the Deputy is being finalised and that it is expected to be available for Garda use in a matter of weeks.
Written Answers - Croke Park Agreement
Was asked: the number of Croke Park Agreement projects that each State agency under his aegis are progressing; if he will list each project by Department in tabular form; the amount to be saved by each project;...
The Implementation Plans of the Department and its Agencies under the Public Service Agreement involve 295 actions. The latest progress reports (covering the period April to September 2011), which are...
Written Answers - Asylum Support Services
Was asked: if a transfer to alternative accommodation will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The family referred to in the question is currently availing of accommodation at the Old Convent accommodation centre, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo. If the family wish to transfer to an alternative direct...
Written Answers - Residency Permits
Was asked: if he will defer the decision pending or taken in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 until a full review has been made into the very serious...
The person concerned applied for asylum on 26th January, 2010. In accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the ...
Written Answers - Citizenship Applications
Was asked: if and when more favourable consideration will be given in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the grounds of previous refusal; and if h...
Applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy’s Question were received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (IN...
Written Answers - Visa Applications
Was asked: the criteria under which Bosnian citizens who have relations here admitted to the country as programme refugees may attain a visa to visit them.
It is open to any visa required national to apply for a visa for any purpose and citizens of Bosnia are no different from other visa required nationalities in this regard. Each visa application is c...
Written Answers - Garda Stations
Was asked: his plans for Garda stations in County Cork; his plans to amend opening times; his plans to protect rural residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
A final decision on whether station closures will take place, and if so what stations, will be taken in the context of the Commissioner’s draft Policing Plan for 2012 and will be announced shortly. Th...
Written Answers - Crime Statistics
Was asked: the number of arrests and prosecutions of proprietors of premises selling psychoactive products, head shops that have been taken in the past year since the passage of the Criminal Justice (Psychoacti...
Was asked: if he has been informed by An Garda Síochána authorities as to the number of raids on properties suspected of being involved in the sale and supply of substances covered under the Criminal Justice (P...
I propose to take Questions Nos. 443 and 444 together. The Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, which came into effect on 23 August 2010, is one element of the State’s approach to tar...
Written Answers - Garda Deployment
Was asked: the reason the number of local authority houses are taken into consideration by An Garda Síochána when utilising the Garda establishment redistribution model in allocating personnel across divisions;...
I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Authorities, and when I have that information to hand I will write to the Deputy directly.
Written Answers - Garda Complaints Procedures
Was asked: if the gardaí have supplied all the information requested by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in respect of the complaint made by a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if he will ensur...
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is an independent statutory body which was set up under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and has oversight functions in relation to the Garda Síochána. GSOC r...
Was asked: if the internal Garda inquiry has taken place into the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if so, the action that has been taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the m...
In July 2009 the Garda Commissioner forwarded to my Department and to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission a detailed report of the Garda inquiry carried out by an Assistant Commissioner into event...
Written Answers - Irish Prison Service
Was asked: the cost of transporting members of the prison population from prison to hospitals for cosmetic procedures in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that no prisoners were transported to hospital, in the years mentioned, for medical procedures for cosmetic reasons. Prisoners have an entitlement to the same ...
Written Answers - Family Law Proceedings
Was asked: if a person who is party to family law proceedings is in breach of the in camera rule if they report the giving of false evidence in a family law hearing to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a s...
The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister for Justice and Equality to provide legal advice in response to Parliamentary Questions. However, I can indicate the following by way...
Written Answers - Garda Transport
Was asked: the number of Garda vehicles that are attached to each Garda station in the Longford-Westmeath district; and the number of Garda vehicles that were attached to these stations in 2009 and 2010.
The establishment of new Divisions and a realignment of Divisional boundaries within An Garda Síochána took place in January 2009. In that context I am advised by the Garda authorities that the Long...
Written Answers - Departmental Staff
Was asked: if it is true that jobs from his Department based in Killarney, County Kerry are being moved to another county; if so, the number of jobs that will be lost to the Killarney area; the location to whic...
My Department operates a Financial Shared Services Centre in Killarney, County Kerry and there are no plans to move the staff in it to another county.
Written Answers - Appointments to State Boards
Was asked: the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appoi...
I can inform the Deputy that I recently advertised for expressions of interest from members of the public interested in serving on the 3-person Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. No appointments ha...
Written Answers - Drug Seizures
Was asked: if the Forensic Science Laboratory has found grit weed contamination in samples of cannabis seized in recent times; if he will make available the results of analysis carried out by the Forensic Scien...
I can inform the Deputy that the Forensic Science Laboratory is independent of me in its work and I have no role in its day to day operations. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy I hav...
Written Answers - Garda Deployment
Was asked: the full cost to the State for the Garda presence for the Corrib gas project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the number of gardaí stationed in north Mayo used to police the Corrib gas project and protest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 together. I have asked the Garda authorities for an update of the costs of the policing operation and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as the informatio...
Written Answers - Ministerial Staff
Was asked: the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parli...
As the Deputy is no doubt aware, this Government provided for a reduction in the number of staff in a Minister’s Private and Constituency Offices. Three of my four permitted appointments as Minister...
Written Answers - Pension Provisions
Was asked: if when a garda takes up a new post within the public sector on retirement from An Garda Síochána they must rescind their Garda pension until such time as they retire from their new position; and if ...
The pension of a retired Garda who takes up employment elsewhere in the public sector is not affected by such employment. A Bill to provide for a Single Public Service Pension Scheme has been initiat...
Written Answers - Surrogacy Issues
Was asked: the progress made on establishing protocols for couples embarking on having children by surrogacy abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
A guidance document for people who are considering arranging for a surrogate mother to give birth to a child outside the State is at an advanced stage of preparation by an interdepartmental group co-o...
Written Answers - Visa Applications
Was asked: when a visa application will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 26 August 2011. While a preliminary assessment of the application has been completed, the application referre...
Written Answers - Identity Cards
Was asked: the number of Garda age ID cards issued for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; the average time to process the Garda age ID cards in each of these years; the amount generated in ea...
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table contains the number of Garda National Age Cards issued from 2007 to 2011 (up to 31 October) and the amounts paid in fees. In the years ...
Written Answers - Garda Strength
Was asked: the number of gardaí currently in the Garda air support unit by rank; the number of civilians by grade in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of the Garda Air Support Unit was as set out hereunder:
Written Answers - Visa Applications
Was asked: if he will provide details of the procedure which apply to Libyan nationals applying for a short-time visa to visit Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I can advise the Deputy that there has been no change or alteration in the visa application procedures for Libyan nationals notwithstanding the recent political developments to which the Deputy refers...
Written Answers - Traffic Fines
Was asked: if he will provide a breakdown, by county, for the period of October 2010 to October 2011 of the amount of money accrued from fines that persons were caught speeding by the speed camera vans; and if ...
The objective of the outsourced Garda mobile safety camera network is to reduce the number of speed related collisions and so save lives and prevent serious injury, as excessive or inappropriate speed...
Written Answers - Capital Projects
Was asked: if he will provide details in regard to the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered outside the State in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively; if he...
In response to the Deputy’s question, the annual expenditure on my Department’s Capital Programme for 2009, 2010 and 2011 is set out below, along with the proportion of that expenditure awarded to com...
Written Answers - Visa Applications
Was asked: if he will reconsider the refusal of a visa application in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 22 June 2011. Following full consideration by a Visa Officer this application was refused on 2 September 2011...
Written Answers - Defence Forces Personnel
Was asked: the position regarding a former naval serviceman (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Under the provisions of Defence Force Regulation A10, an enlisted member of the Permanent Defence Force who has completed less than 12 years’ service in the Permanent Defence Force is entitled to his ...
Written Answers - Croke Park Agreement
Was asked: the number of Croke Park agreement projects that each State agency under his aegis is progressing; if he will list each project by Department in tabular form; the amount to be saved by each project; ...
The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and Coiste an Asgard. In July, the Government approved a proposal to begin drafting legislation to tr...
Written Answers - Defence Forces Reserve
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to the delays in clearing applicants for the Reserve Defence Force; the reason for such a delay; and when will new applicants for the reserve be allowed join the force...
All applicants wishing to join the Army Reserve or Naval Service Reserve must complete a Garda Vetting application form and undergo the Garda vetting process. Once completed, vetting application forms...
Was asked: when recruitment for the Reserve Defence Force will recommence; the numbers currently in the reserve; and the limit on its numbers.
The tables below outline the establishment, which sets the limit on numbers who can serve in the Reserve Defence Force, and strength of each rank of the Reserve Defence Force broken down across the Ar...
Was asked: the funding for each of the past five years for the Reserve Defence Force.
Subhead D of the Defence Vote is entirely devoted to the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) and includes the provision for RDF training, gratuities, allowances and grants paid into unit funds. The annual ...
Written Answers - Defence Forces Recruitment
Was asked: his views on a case (details supplied); if he will have the case reviewed; the position regarding the change of information in relation to the upper age limit for recruits on the Defence Forces websi...
The overall situation in relation to the case of the individual referred to is currently being examined in detail by officials in my Department in consultation with the military authorities. As I am ...
Written Answers - Appointments to State Boards
Was asked: the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appoi...
The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and Coiste an Asgard. The Civil Defence Act 2002 provides that the Board shall consist of at least eigh...
Written Answers - Ministerial Staff
Was asked: the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parli...
As Minister for Defence, I have engaged a personal assistant who will assist me with constituency matters. The annual salary attached to this post is €56,060, which does not exceed the applicable pays...
Written Answers - Capital Projects
Was asked: if he will provide details in regard to the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered outside the State in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively; if he ...
The Department is engaged in an ongoing capital building programme designed to modernise and enhance the living, training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence ...
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