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Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 27: In page 7, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "17.—The following section is inserted in the Act of 2001 after section 226: 226A.—On the commencement of this section, the Board shall be known as the Children Acts Advisory Board, or in the Irish language An Bord Comhairleach um Achtanna na Leanaí.".".

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 28: In page 7, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "18.—Section 227 (as amended by item 17 of Part 11 of Schedule 7 to the Health Act 2004 and section 156 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006) of the Act of 2001 is repealed and the following section substituted: 227.—(1) The Board shall— (a) on request advise the Ministers on policy issues relating to the...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 29: In page 7, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "19.—(1) The Acts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule are amended as indicated in that Part. (2) The statutory instruments specified in Part 2 of the Schedule are amended as indicated in that Part.". All these amendments relate to the Schedule to the Act and relate to the adaptation of various provisions of...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 30: In page 7, to delete lines 8 to 16.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 31: In page 7, after line 16, to insert the following: SCHEDULE AMENDMENT OF ACTS AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS TO CHANGE NAME OF SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES BOARD TO CHILDREN ACTS ADVISORY BOARD PART 1 AMENDMENT OF ACTS TO CHANGE NAME OF SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES BOARD TO CHILDREN ACTS ADVISORY BOARD Item Provision affected Amendment 1. Section 23A(2)(b) (as inserted...

Written Answers — Recreational Facilities: Recreational Facilities (26 Apr 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Children's Strategy includes a commitment to develop a National Recreation Policy for children between the ages of 12 and 18 years. The preparation of the policy is nearing completion and it is my intention to publish it shortly. One of the key aspects of the policy is the provision of more recreational facilities and in particular, the establishment of youth cafés, identified...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The first group consists of amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, 16, 24 and 26. These are technical amendments arising from changes made to the Child Care Act 1991 and the Children Act 2001 in the Bill as passed by the Dáil. Amendment No. 1 provides for a new section 1 in the Bill. This sets out the Short Title of the Bill in subsection 1(2), the commencement provisions and a revised...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The second group contains amendment No. 4 which was inserted in the Dáil and is an amendment to the Child Care Act 1991. The purpose of amendment No. 4 is to modify the in camera rule in child care proceedings, set out in section 29 of the Child Care Act 1991. Section 29 of the Child Care Act 1991 is the section which creates the jurisdiction to take children into care and the in camera...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The third group comprises amendments Nos. 5 and 6. Amendment No. 5 is a technical amendment and amendment No. 6 amends section 43B to provide that an additional category of person may apply to the court to have an order under section 43A of the principal Act or any condition or restriction attaching to such an order varied or discharged. This amendment relates to the Bill that was passed by...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Senators for their attention this afternoon. I note there were no contributions made and there was a broad welcome for these amendments in the other House. I welcome the enactment of this legislation. It means the Children Act 2001 will have been concluded and implemented within the lifetime of the Government. It required some amendments. It required administrative changes such as...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Discrimination on the ground of age is prohibited under Irish law both in the area of employment and in access to and supply of goods and services. The Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004 prohibit discrimination in the access to and provision of goods and services on nine grounds, which include age. The Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2007 outlaw discrimination on the same grounds, but in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department, in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Local Government and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs embarked on a pilot project in 2006 to deal with incidents of graffiti. This initiative involves the removal of graffiti from sites within the pilot areas of Dublin City, Galway City and Bray, Co. Wicklow. The clean up operation, which commenced...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act, 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that they are aware of public concern at the misuse of the types of vehicles mentioned by the Deputy in certain areas, including public parks, and that they take a proactive approach in dealing with the matter. When persons are found using such vehicles in breach of legislation appropriate action, as circumstances dictate, is taken. I am also informed...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a decision on the Family Reunification application was issued to the person in question on the 13th June 2007.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that there has been no application for Naturalisation on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy. The person concerned made an application for long term residency in June 2006. She has recently been granted permission to remain for a five year period with an exemption from work permit requirements.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 300 of Wednesday, 31 January, 2007, No. 77 of Thursday, 26 October, 2006 and No. 425 of Wednesday, 27 September, 2006 and the written replies to those Questions. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by my Department that an application by the person in question was received by the EU Treaty Rights Section. Following an examination of this application it was refused under Regulation 3(2) of S.I. 656 of 2006 (Free Movement of Persons), on 23 May 2007. The applicant was informed of the above decision by registered post on 23 May 2007. The Regulation requires that in order to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in April 2007. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand from the Immigration Division of my Department that a decision has been reached in relation to the application and the person in question will be informed of the decision shortly.