Results 3,981-4,000 of 16,849 for speaker:Dermot Ahern

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Government Legislation Programme provides for publication later this year of a comprehensive Sale of Alcohol Bill which will modernise the laws relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2004, as well as the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2004, and replacing them with updated and streamlined provisions. It is intended that this legislation...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The statistics requested by the Deputy are that, to date, 4 persons have been granted Subsidiary Protection in the State. I do not propose to provide information regarding the nationalities of those persons as to do so may cause them to be identified. With regard to the decisions taken to grant Subsidiary Protection to date, I would remind the Deputy that applications for Subsidiary...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy has recently been requested to provide further documentation to my Department. When that documentation has been received a decision will be made in relation to the person's request and she will be notified accordingly.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the application referred to was approved on the 2nd May 2008.

Written Answers — Business Permission Applications: Business Permission Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The business permission application referred to by the Deputy is currently being processed and a decision will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 495 and 496 together. The figures sought by the Deputy are available from the Revised Books of Estimates for each of the years in question. Insofar as 2007 is concerned, the total amount of fees received by the Authority was €79.7m. Cash expenditure on the Authority's Vote in that year was €41.5m. As pointed out in the response to Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have not received an application from the persons referred to in the Deputy's question. All the information required in relation to the procedure for reinstatement of stamps on passports is available on my Department's website at www.justice.ie. The persons referred to by the Deputy should write in to the General...

Written Answers — Firearms Legislation: Firearms Legislation (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Section 26 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 declared air guns with muzzle energy greater than one joule to be firearms. Such firearms are subject to controls and require a firearms certificate for all users. Adults using such firearms are required to hold a firearms certificate and use them in accordance with any conditions attached to their firearms certificate and current firearms...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Community-based CCTV Scheme provides financial assistance to qualifying local organisations towards meeting the capital costs associated with the establishment of local community CCTV systems. The scheme also offers pre-development grants of up to €5,000 to enable qualifying applicants to investigate the need for CCTV in their area and to complete a detailed proposal. Pobal administers...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Newcastle West Garda Station and Garda District on 31 December 2002 to 2007 and 31 March 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table. Year Station District 31/12/02 24 43 31/12/03 26 44 31/12/04 27 45 31/12/05 27 46 31/12/06 29 49 31/12/07 29 47...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that no application for residency or permission to remain in the State has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that they have recently been in contact with the person referred to by the Deputy in relation to their immigration status. Further documentation has been requested from the person concerned in order to facilitate the Immigration Division in examining their case.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006, which is currently awaiting Committee Stage in the Dáil, provides for simplification of the conveyancing process, particularly the procedures involved, in order to reduce delays and associated costs. When enacted, these provisions will prove of assistance to home buyers in reducing conveyancing costs. In addition, the Government Legislation...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 — Road Safety: Road Safety (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Enforcement of road traffic legislation by the Garda Síochána is continuous and is planned and carried out in response to the developing situation with road traffic at national and local level and at different times. The trend in fatal traffic collisions has been favourable over the past number of years. The number of such collisions has decreased from 396 in 2005 to 365 in 2006 (a...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: A tender process for procuring an outsourced safety camera network is under way, the contracting authority for which is An Garda Síochána. Following a two stage tender and evaluation process, a preferred bidder has been identified. The Government has confirmed that it will be proceeding with the outsourcing of a countrywide safety camera network and the financial resources necessary to do...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I understand from officials in the Citizenship section of my Department that the submission dated 31 March, 2008 was received by my predecessor. This submission seeks to appeal the decision of my predecessor to refuse the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person in question. The Deputy will be aware, however, that once an application for naturalisation is refused, the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An application for naturalisation from the person in question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 18 May 2005. Officials in that section inform me that a letter requesting further documentation was sent to the applicant on 10 December 2007, but to date no reply has been received. Further processing of the application will commence once the documentation requested has...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. 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 and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (13 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in August, 2006. 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...