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Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Garda Vetting is conducted by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) on behalf of organisations employing personnel to work in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or student placement capacity with children and/or vulnerable adults, which are registered with the Unit. The phased roll-out of Garda vetting to sports organisations is being managed in...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (19 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are currently 66 personnel attached to the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU). The current average time for the processing of correctly completed vetting application forms is approximately four weeks, and the Central Vetting Unit dealt with 187,864 applications in 2007, the latest year for which a full-year figure is available.

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

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for his views and I will be in touch with the Deputy in relation to this matter shortly.

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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 8 May 2003 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 30 June...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Order for Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The confirmation Bill to confirm the resolutions passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas is a requirement of section 26 of the Prisons Act 2007. This Act provides that where the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform decides to proceed with the construction of a prison using the consent development process provided for in the 2007...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The assistant secretary had time to go to the conference.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: We do.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: We were responding to what was said at the committee.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: That was raised at the committee.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I asked my officials to meet with these people in response to what came up at the committee.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: We never said it was a super-prison. It is a prison on a super site.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer to something Deputy Rabbitte said regarding a civil servant from my Department. I understood there is a convention in this House that people are not to be referred to who do not have the opportunity to respond. Deputy Rabbitte may say he did not attack a civil servant but on reflection, he may wish to consider what he said or what inferences he was making about the person in...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It has eight separate blocks within the campus using shared services. Economies of scale indicate that it is better to do that than have separate prisons all over the place. The maximum numbers in a block will be fewer than 200. There will be about 48 in any one wing and there would be approximately 24 on a landing. The design, as I said at the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: In response to the request from the Rolestown and St. Margaret's action group, we received this document yesterday. I assure the group that I hope to establish the liaison group as quickly as possible. The Prison Service has a good neighbour mission statement which supports active liaison with local residents. It covers the issue of communications, protection, security, safety and a number...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Regarding the building of this prison and the procedure in the Houses, there has been no more consultation about any prison in the history of the State than about this prison. It is a lot better than the procedure heretofore, in respect of the exemption under Part 9 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Regarding the figures of 1,400 and 2,200, as I said on Committee Stage, we were expected to give a worst case scenario on the ultimate capacity of the prison for the environmental impact statement. It is not the intention for the foreseeable to go beyond the capacity of 1,400 prisoners, with single cell occupancy. This may occur in exceptional circumstances. Mountjoy Prison was designed...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is showing his colours.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: No.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I do not know what the Deputy is talking about.