Results 2,601-2,620 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department has no record of receipt of an application for permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 scheme in respect of the person in question. However, if the Deputy can supply details of the application, officials of the relevant section of my Department will contact the Deputy directly with an update.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. There are specific procedures in place in both...

Written Answers — Property Services: Property Services (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 902 and 903 together. I can inform the Deputy that the Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill 2007, which will give effect to key recommendations of the Auctioneering/Estate Agency Review Group, including establishment of the Property Services Regulatory Authority to control and regulate the provision of property services provided by auctioneers, estate...

Written Answers — Property Services: Property Services (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Government Legislation Programme published yesterday provides for publication of the Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill in early 2008. This legislation will give effect to key recommendations of the Auctioneering/Estate Agency Review Group, including establishment of the Property Services Regulatory Authority to control and regulate the provision of property services provided by...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The detailed allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is planned to allocate a minibus to the Community Garda Section at Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that no persons in St. Patrick's Institution are detained in their cells 23 hours a day. All persons detained there get a minimum of 2 hours exercise per day and leave their cells for various other activities throughout the day. There is a wide range of activities available to young offenders in St. Patrick's Institution...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 233 for answer of 20th March 2007 in which I advised that a difficulty has arisen over the identities used by the persons in question on entering the State. My officials are continuing their efforts to satisfactorily resolve this issue. I will inform both the Deputy and the applicants when the matter has been resolved.

Written Answers — Departmental Query: Departmental Query (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the applications in question were approved on the 30th July 2007.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. ...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As outlined in Parliamentary Question put down for answer on the 26th June 2007 (PQ No. 669) persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The persons in question submitted applications for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1st January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 scheme. Both applications were refused as the individuals concerned did not meet the continuous residency criteria. My Department is currently appealing a number of matters related...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 716 put down for answer on 26th June 2007, the Immigration Division of my Department wrote to the person concerned requesting documentation. The written request was sent to the address that she provided to the Garda National Immigration Bureau. It now appears that she has moved to a new address. All non EEA Nationals are required to notify the...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, under the National Drugs Strategy it is the Customs Service which has primary responsibility for the prevention, detection, interception and seizure of controlled drugs at the point of importation. I am advised that a framework for co-operation between the Customs and Excise Service of the Revenue Commissioners and the Garda Síochána with respect to drugs law...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Female genital mutilation constitutes an assault that causes serious harm to girls and women on whom it is carried out. Such an act is in fact an offence under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997. Any such cases brought to the attention of An Garda Síochána would, of course, be rigorously investigated.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 221 of Thursday, 5 July 2007. Since that reply, in excess of 2,000 new applications for naturalisation have been received. This means that the number of applications which have yet to be processed to a conclusion has now risen to almost 17,000. The average processing time remains on average 30 months. Additional staff were recently...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that an application for permission to remain in the State was received in June 2007 from the person referred to by the Deputy. I understand that the Immigration Division will be in contact with the person concerned shortly with a decision in the matter.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is policed from Santry Garda Station and is regularly patrolled by mobile and beat patrols with a view to ensuring a concentrated and visible Garda presence in the area. I am further informed that the area is additionally patrolled by the Divisional Traffic Unit and Divisional Task Force whose sustained efforts have gone a long...

Written Answers — Departmental Amnesty: Departmental Amnesty (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have no plans for the introduction of a general amnesty in respect of persons awaiting a decision on their immigration status in the State. Amnesties or regularisation, in my view, undermine the system of legal migration. They can exacerbate the problem of illegal migration by sending out the wrong message and give rise to a belief that further amnesties will become available in the future.

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (26 Sep 2007)

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

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (26 Sep 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Neighbourhood Watch is a crime prevention programme which aims to enlist the active co-operation of the community in a neighbourhood by observing and reporting suspicious activities and by so doing reducing the level of criminal behaviour. Since its establishment, the Garda authorities have sought to encourage the active participation of the public in Neighbourhood Watch by encouraging and...