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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 16 October 2003. 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 15 August 2008, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to has been approved.

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (25 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that all prisoners are statutorily entitled to a daily gratuity. The person referred to by the Deputy served a total of 230 days and earned a total of €540.50 based on a gratuity payment rate of €2.35 per day. This was used by the person referred to in the prison tuck shop during his term of imprisonment. I understand...

Business of Dáil: Motion (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: In 1994 the Deputy was looking for heads.

Written Answers — Immigration Procedures: Immigration Procedures (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would like to refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 179, which he put down for answer last Thursday, 25 September. In that reply I explained in detail that it is important to have regard to the legal provisions that govern entry to the State of foreign nationals. In essence, those provisions provide that every person landing in the State, including the holder of a...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to my reply of 24 September 2008 to Parliamentary Question No. 768. The provision in the 2008 Estimates for the Equality Authority amounted to €5.9 million and, in respect of the Irish Human Rights Commission, the amount was €2 million.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I assume that the Deputy's Question relates to performance-related awards. There are two types of performance-related schemes applicable to civil servants in Government Departments. Details of individual awards made under these schemes are not disclosed on the basis that they are confidential to the officials concerned. Senior civil servants at Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary and...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 368 and 403 together. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department's decentralisation programme involves the relocation of over nine hundred posts from twelve agencies to seven provincial locations. I am pleased to report that significant progress has been made in the delivery of this programme. Five hundred and fifty decentralised posts have been filled,...

Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that none of the organisations referred to in his Question have the power to issue compulsory purchase orders.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The position is that the Government Alcohol Advisory Group recommended in its Report that off-sales of alcohol be permitted only between 10.30 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. Section 4 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 gives effect to this recommendation by providing that it is unlawful for a licensee to sell any intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises outside this period (12.30 p.m. and...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Prisoners are not currently being released on day release to attend FAS training courses, although I understand that such arrangements were in place some years ago. Statistics on the numbers of day release prisoners who participated in FÁS programmes and schemes in the past are not readily available as it would require the examination of each sentenced prisoner's file for the period covered...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for Asylum on 2 August 2005. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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 6 February 2006, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Garda Youth Diversion Projects are funded by my Department through the Irish Youth Justice Service. These projects are community-based, multi-agency crime prevention initiatives which seek to divert young people from becoming involved (or further involved) in anti-social and/or criminal behaviour by providing suitable activities to facilitate personal development, and promote civic...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a Certificate of Naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 25 November 2004. Officials in that Section inform me that a letter requesting further documentation has been sent to the applicant on 8 July 2008. To date, no reply has been received. A reminder issued to the applicant's legal...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 to 377, inclusive, together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that no Garda Stations have been closed in the counties of Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Mayo, Leitrim and Donegal in the past six years. There is a proposal to merge the Garda Stations of Mallow Road and Watercourse Road in the Cork City Division included in the Annual...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested the detailed information from the Garda Commissioner and I will contact the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I regard the work of Community Alert as important. In recent years, my Department has provided funding to Muintir na Tíre for the Community Alert Programme of €150,000 in 2004, €120,000 in 2005, €175,000 in 2006 and €200,000 in 2007. The funding covered costs associated with running the Programme, including salaries, travel and subsistence, staff training and administration. Funding...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (30 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a fixed charge notice was issued to the person concerned on the 10 October, 2006 and a payment was subsequently made. This notice has since been invalidated by the Garda Fixed Charge Processing Office, and a refund will issue to the person concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Sep 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. The Immigration Division of my Department has written to the person concerned asking for her future intentions in the State.