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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (13 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that all Garda members as part of their normal duties enforce breaches of the road traffic law by cyclists.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (13 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that a policing plan has been prepared in respect of the obligations of An Garda Síochána to prevent any breaches of the criminal law occurring during the construction of the M3 motorway. The policing measures in place are deemed necessary by local Garda management who are satisfied that...

Written Answers — Córais Chomhuainigh Aistriúcháin: Córais Chomhuainigh Aistriúcháin (13 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Os rud é go bhfuil an cás dá dtagraíonn an Teachta os comhair na gcúirteanna i gcónaí, bheadh sé míchuí domsa aon ní a rá faoin ábhar.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person concerned was recently granted permission to remain on student conditions. She should now attend at her local Immigration Office to have the appropriate permission to remain endorsed in her passport.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (13 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) makes criminal history vetting disclosures to registered organisations in respect of prospective employees, volunteers and students on placement who would have substantive, unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults. The GCVU's normal, prevailing processing time in respect of valid vetting applications is approximately four weeks, although...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 3 June 2002 and applied for asylum on 6 June 2002. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (13 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The rules relating to the service of summons depend on various factors such as the court involved (e.g., District Court etc) and the type of summons. The functions of the Courts Service, established under the Courts Service Act 1998, are to manage the courts and to provide information on the courts system to the public. Detailed information in relation to the service of all types of summons...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (13 Mar 2008)

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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person in question made an application for Family Reunification in March 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 application will be considered by my Department and a decision will...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (13 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the details requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The wife of the person referred to by the Deputy was admitted to the State in November 2004 as a programme refugee. The person in question is the subject of a Family Reunification application made by his wife in April 2006. This application will be considered by my Department and a decision will issue in due course. At the present time Family Reunification applications are taking up to 24...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Records held by the Immigration Division of my Department indicate that the person in question has been unlawfully resident in the State since 1988. Correspondence was received from the person in question's legal representatives in 2007 regarding their client's status in the State. The legal representatives were requested to furnish particular information and documentation in order to...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to 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. In the context...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that the Law Reform Commission published a Consultation Paper on Multi-Unit Developments in December 2006. It identified a broad range of regulatory and other issues arising in relation to such developments, including problems relating to the structure and governance of property management companies and the manner in which company law currently applies to them. The Law Reform...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A C Visit Visa is granted for visits of less than 90 days. As a consequence it is not the general policy to extend permission to remain to persons who are admitted initially for a period of 90 days or less on a C Visit Visa, save in very exceptional and unforeseen circumstances. The person concerned entered the State on foot of a C visit visa. An examination of the papers in relation to the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, the Equality Authority and the Garda Ombudsman Commission are relocating offices to Roscrea as part of my Department's Decentralisation Programme. Under an advance phase, the Equality Authority relocated twenty posts to temporary accommodation in Roscrea in April 2007. In total, around eighty posts will transfer to the town by the target date of mid-2009. I...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In the course of my meeting with President Bush on St. Patrick's Day, we discussed matters relating to Northern Ireland including the forthcoming investment conference, a range of current international issues including the international economy and the position of the undocumented Irish in the US.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am aware of, and appreciate the work done by, this organisation on behalf of both Irish and non-Irish residents of the area. My Department has not provided funding to this organisation in the past and I understand there are no applications for funding on hand at this time. Services like these, which are focused on the inclusion of all communities, encourage integration and form part of...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (2 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Final arrangements for the printing of the Report in question in both the English and Irish languages, are now being made. I intend to publish the Report shortly and arrangements will be made to lodge copies in the Oireachtas Library.