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Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: This morning I spoke on victims. The core issue is dealing with and assisting victims of violence.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Shatter's Bill does no justice to this core issue.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The motion seeks approval for the continuance in operation of those sections of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 which would otherwise cease to be in operation after 30 June next. This legislation was enacted in the aftermath of the atrocity in Omagh in August 1998. This was a dreadful act which claimed the lives of 29 innocent people and injured over 200 others. The...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: By yourselves.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, is just as entitled to——

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Under delegated functions, he is entitled to speak. He is attached to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Members who supported this resolution or indicated that their parties are prepared to support it. I wish the case for doing away with these provisions was as rosy as Deputy Ó Snodaigh paints it.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The reality is to this day there still are people running around with balaclavas and batons——

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: ——and dissident groups and others who are endeavouring to disrupt the peace process and to continue their criminal activities. That is what this is designed to address. I thank the Members opposite who have supported it. Given its nature, the structure on which it is based and the fact that it must come before the House in a resolution, it is important that Members of the Opposition...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is in Clontarf Garda Sub-District and is patrolled by foot and mobile patrols from that Garda station. I am further informed that local Garda management is aware of public order problems and anti-social behaviour in the area concerned. The area is regularly patrolled by uniform and plain-clothes units, including the local...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Parliamentary Question 558 on 17 April 2008. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my previous answer to Parliamentary Question No. 223 put down for answer on 9th April 2008. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that an application for family reunification under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 was made in May 2004. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jun 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is not possible to provide the Deputy with the information sought as although it is known that leave to remain in the State has been revoked in a number of instances, this information is not recorded in a manner that enables it to be extracted.

Written Answers — Removal Orders: Removal Orders (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 came into operation on 1st January 2007. Since that date, nine Removal Orders, made in accordance with Regulation 20(1)(a), have been signed in respect of European Union citizens of which five have been effected. In accordance with Regulation 20(1)(c) an exclusion period, ranging from three to five years in...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Since the establishment of the Ministerial Decisions Unit in 2001, 16 people have had their refugee status revoked. This is broken down as follows: 2003 — 1 revocation 2005 — 4 revocations 2006 — 3 revocations 2007 — 3 revocations 2008 — 5 revocations to date Of these 16 revocations, 6 were revoked on the basis that the Minister was satisfied that the person to whom the declaration...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 2 September 2005 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 7...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (19 Jun 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 (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 5 November 2002 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 22...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in 2002 under the procedures then in place for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland. The permission granted was for an initial period of twelve months. Under the terms of the procedures then in place, applicants, such as the person concerned, are not required to keep in contact with my Department unless there is a...