Results 5,901-5,920 of 16,849 for speaker:Dermot Ahern

Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will have a heart attack.

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children has been examining the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007, published in February 2007 by the Minister for Health and Children. That Bill provided wording for inclusion in the Constitution on the rights of children which would be put to the people in a referendum. The wording included a provision that would...

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the position as outlined in my written Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of Thursday 25 September, 2008 remains the same. The Coroner inquiry process is a matter for the relevant Coroner, who is independent in the exercise of that quasi-judicial role. In certain cases a post-mortem will be required so that the Coroner can carry out his/her statutory...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have set out information relevant to the Deputy's Question, in particular insofar as the current year is concerned. In light of the limited time available for reply and the wide range of organisations in question, it would not be feasible to compile the equivalent figures over a 10 year period without the application of a disproportionate amount of staff time. More detailed information is...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Section 18(2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 states that "A certificate of naturalisation shall be in the prescribed form and be issued on payment of the prescribed fee, and notice of issue shall be published in the prescribed manner in Iris Oifigiúil". The prescribed manner is as set out in S.I No. 216/1956. It must include the name of the person naturalised, their...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made an application for Family Reunification on the 31st July 2008. The application has been forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. When the investigation has been completed, the Commissioner will prepare and forward a...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As the person in question is a Tanzanian National she can apply for travel documentation on behalf of her children by post to the Tanzania High Commission, 3 Stratford Place W1C1AS, London, United Kingdom.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 15 October 2004. 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 19 September 2005, that the...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application for Family Reunification in April 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The investigation has been completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 16 May 2005, on behalf of herself and her minor child. 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...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The persons concerned, a husband and wife, arrived in the State on 9 January 2002 and 5 March 2002 respectively. He claimed asylum on 9 January 2002 and she claimed asylum on 6 March 2002. Their applications were refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The persons concerned were...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision. The first person referred to in the details supplied applied for asylum on 19 April 2006. She was initially accommodated at Watergate House and was subsequently accommodated at the Ursuline accommodation centre, Waterford. This person...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to reply to Parliamentary Questions 159 of 27 September 2007, 210 of 6 February 2007 and 136 of 23 November 2006. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 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 in January 2008. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in June 2006. Applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. The current processing...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The existing processing time for certificates of naturalisation is currently twenty eight months and this is primarily due to the significant increase in the volume of applications received in recent years. The Citizenship Section of my Department has recently decentralised to Tipperary Town and additional staff resources have also been allocated there. This is already helping to reduce the...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 170 together. I wish to refer the Deputy to my Reply to Parliamentary Question NO. 373 dated 30th September 2008. If the Garda Commissioner receives an application for a project in Cork city, it will be assessed and a decision will be made in the light of available resources.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 384 of Wednesday, 4 June 2008 and 476 of Tuesday, 11 March 2008, and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 16 November 2004. Her two children were included in her application. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (14 Oct 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 — Information Obligations: Information Obligations (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can advise the Deputy that my Department is participating in the inter-Departmental process, co-ordinated by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with a view to reducing by 25% the administrative burden placed on businesses by Government. I envisage that the identification, prioritisation and measurement process should be completed by all Departments by the end of 2009. While...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. I presume that the Deputy is referring to measures which are subject to potential infringement proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Communities. The first table below sets out details of EU Directives which have been transposed by my Department in the last 12 months. The second table below sets out the position...