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Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (10 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The principal focus of the Bill on multi-unit developments will be on ensuring good governance of property management companies and similar bodies which comprise the owners of individual units within multi-unit developments and which exercise management functions in relation to such developments. It is also intended to include provisions for the resolution of disputes arising in relation to...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (10 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Drug Treatment Court, which originally operated on a pilot basis in the North inner city of Dublin, has been placed on a permanent footing and extended to the Dublin 7 area. The Court uses a multi-disciplinary approach and involves a range of Government Departments and agencies charged with dealing with various aspects of the problem of drug misuse. The Court operates with the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (10 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The information sought by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I assume that the Deputy is referring to performance-related awards schemes for civil servants, which fall into two categories. The first is a high level awards scheme in respect of senior civil servants at Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary and equivalent grades. The funding of awards under this scheme was based on 10% of the payroll of the posts covered by the scheme and, within this...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Community Gardaí attached to Tallaght Garda Station on 31 December 2005 to 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the table below: Year Strength 2005 20 2006 22 2007 24 2008 27 All Gardaí have responsibility, inter alia, to be involved in Community Policing issues as and when...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: He has not even started to answer the question.

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for his contribution to the Bill. He is in effect seeking a quota system for admissions to both parts of the legal profession. In regard to the gender profile, 46% of practising solicitors and 40% of barristers are women. Moreover, the majority of law graduates from public and private third level institutions are women. The proportion of female graduates in 2003...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 13: In page 14, line 33, before "the" to insert "subject to section 20(2),". I would like to give a rationale in respect of amendments Nos. 13, 15, 16 and 17 as they address some of the issues raised on Committee Stage by Deputy Rabbitte. The objective of the Government amendments and Deputy Rabbitte's alternative amendments are in effect the same, namely, to exclude...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 15: In page 15, line 1, to delete "the number (determined in accordance with regulations" and substitute the following: "subject to section 20(2), the number (determined in accordance with regulations (if any)".)

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 16: In page 15, line 33, before "the" where it firstly occurs to insert "subject to subsection (2),".

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 17: In page 16, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "(2) The determination for the purposes of section 19 of the number of complaints made in relation to barristers and the number of complaints made in relation to solicitors shall exclude any complaint which the Legal Services Ombudsman has decided under section 22(4) either not to investigate or to...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 20: In page 20, line 16, after "manner" to insert "(including by any informal means)". While Deputy Rabbitte's amendment No. 21 is similar, I will give the rationale in respect of amendment No. 20. Section 23 was examined in the light of the Committee debate on the matter of resolution of complaints by the Ombudsman. I agreed with the views expressed then that there...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Acting Chairman and his staff for facilitating the passing of this Bill. Also, I thank Members opposite for their co-operation. It is hoped the Bill will be passed by the Seanad and will become law in the near future.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204, 205 and 214 together. Among former Office Holders, only former Taoisigh and former Presidents are provided with State cars pursuant to a long standing arrangement. In my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 27 January 2009, I outlined the costs associated with providing State cars to the former Office holders concerned. For operational and security...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship Section of my Department inform me that the application from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question is nearing completion and I will be making a decision on it in the very near future.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. 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. In the case of a non-national applicant who is the spouse of an Irish citizen, those conditions are that the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the statistics requested by the Deputy are not compiled in such a manner as to provide data on the granting of naturalisation by country of origin.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Blanchardstown Garda Station on 31 December 2007 and 31 December 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 180 and 193 respectively. This represents an increase of 13 members, or 7% in the period in question. While the number of...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Crumlin, Sundrive Road, Kilmainham, Kevin Street, Pearse Street, Irishtown, Ballyfermot, Ronanstown, Terenure, Tallaght, Rathmines and Clondalkin Garda Stations on 31 December 2004 to 31 December 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table: Station 31/12/04...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (11 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that members of Community Policing Units are not utilised on duties at Farmleigh House. For operational and security reasons it is not Garda policy to disclose the number of Gardaí detailed for specific duties over any specific period of time.