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- Written Answers — Travel Documentation: Travel Documentation (13 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 26 March 2008. This permission is valid until 26 March 2011. The Immigration Division of my Department has also informed me that there is no record of a current travel document application on behalf of the daughter of the person in question. As the...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 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 July 2006 and I decided to refuse the application. The reason for my decision was disclosed to the person in question in a letter issued on 3 November, 2008. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application if and...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 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 February 2006. Processing of the file has been completed and I have reached a decision. The person in question will be informed of that decision in due course.
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 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 July 2008. Officials in that Section are currently processing applications received in July 2006. Applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. However, I understand...
- Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (13 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: A Deportation Order was made in respect of the person concerned on 15/9/2004. The person applied for permission to remain under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This application was refused as the person in question did not meet the criteria of the scheme. She was informed of this decision by...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant must be of good character. An application for a Certificate of Naturalisation from the person concerned was received in...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will appreciate that the granting of Irish Citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and a honour and not an entitlement. Applications must be processed in a way which preserves the necessary checks and balances to ensure that it is not undervalued and is only given to persons who genuinely satisfy the necessary qualifying criteria. The procedures involved in the...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's decentralisation programme has made excellent progress. To date, five hundred and fifty posts have moved and there is a presence in all of my Department's seven locations. This represents 60% of the overall target number. Out of this total, two hundred and fifty seven of the staff were from Dublin and two hundred and ninety three moved from...
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I have provided the money for it.
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: It was coming this week anyway.
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I wish to share time with Deputy Sean Connick.
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Ãireann" and substitute the following: condemns all unlawful killings and the criminal disregard for human life they demonstrate and expresses its sympathy to the families of the victims of all such killings; condemns in particular the recent killing in Limerick; strongly supports An Garda SÃochána in its determined fight against...
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: There is no entitlement to any form of release and we do not release any prisoner convicted of murder who is still considered a threat. We have never released any person involved in organised crime convicted of murder and there are prisoners who have been in prison over 30 years. Introducing a tariff of 25 years might act to prevent a Minister detaining someone for longer than 25 years,...
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: This Government is not only strengthening the criminal law to enable it to respond to current circumstances, but it will continue to provide the Garda SÃochána with the resources it needs to prevent crime and pursue criminals. I will not detail the resources which are being provided to the Garda, as these are set out comprehensively in the Government's amendment to the motion. My...
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: ââin the not too distant future. The use of weapons by gang members is a matter of particular concern. I fully support the comments which the Garda Commissioner made at the Committee of Public Accounts last week about licensed handguns. The Commissioner acknowledged at the meeting that I have raised this matter with him on many occasions over the past number of months. Since I became...
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I told the Deputy last week, but he wanted to proceed with an FOI.
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy opposed them.
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy opposed them, let us be frank about it, he and his pseudo-liberal colleagues.
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: The CSO collects the statistics for the State.
- Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (18 Nov 2008)
Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that all fixed and mobile speed cameras operated by An Garda SÃochána can be used in wet and inclement weather. In severe rainfall, heavy fog or snow, when visibility is poor, the operating range may be reduced. I am also informed that when the LTI 20-20 Ultralyte handheld speed detection device is being used offending motorists must be stopped by the...