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Written Answers — Prisoner Remission: Prisoner Remission (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Prison Rules, 2007 allow for the discretionary granting of additional remission, up to one third as opposed to the standard rate of one quarter, where a prisoner has shown further good conduct through his engagement in authorised structured activity and where, as a result, the prisoner is less likely to re-offend and will be better able to reintegrate into...

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question 145 of 22 October, 2008 on this subject. As stated previously, the Programme for Government provides for a Community Pay Back Scheme which will build on the Community Service Scheme currently the subject of a value for money and policy review which I am pleased to inform the Deputy is nearing completion. The findings of the report will...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Agreed Programme for Government contains a range of commitments to combat anti-social behaviour. One of these is the creation of Anti-Social Behaviour Action Teams (ASBATs) which would operate in areas experiencing serious anti-social behaviour problems. The purpose of ASBATs is to tackle local, previously intractable, problems of anti-social behaviour by coordinated and close...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I would like to advise the Deputy that consultations are taking place with An Garda Síochána and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that 100 Garda trainees commenced training in February and that a further 100 will commence training in early May, after which the moratorium on recruitment will apply.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Any person, who wishes to become an Irish citizen and meets the relevant Statutory conditions as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, may make an application for naturalisation. Section 16 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that I may, in my absolute discretion, waive some or all of the statutory conditions, including...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The basic requirement for obtaining Irish citizenship by descent, through Foreign Births Registration is that an applicant's parent was an Irish citizen at the time of the applicants birth. A person born outside of Ireland with a parent who was born in Ireland is automatically an Irish citizen by descent. A person born outside of Ireland with parents who were born outside Ireland and a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Non-EEA nationals may be granted permission to be in the State in accordance with section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004. For those given permission to remain a stamp is placed in their passports which includes a brief endorsement of the basis on which they are permitted to remain. The stamps themselves do not contain a number but the applicable conditions correlate with the number shown on...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am at present preparing a Sexual Offences Bill for which I expect to seek Government approval later this year. Following a review of the Sex Offenders Act 2001, which has now been in operation for more than 7 years, I will be proposing extensive changes to that Act, including the operation of the notification procedures or sex offenders register, as it is more usually called. At present in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

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. These conditions are that the applicant must - • be of full age • be of good character • have had a period of one yearâ€TMs continuous residency in...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management is aware of the incident referred to by the Deputy. A statement of complaint has been taken from the injured party and the matter is under investigation. On completion of the investigation, an investigation file will be prepared and submitted to the Law Officers. Crime prevention and personal security advice has also been...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. The person referred to in the details supplied applied for asylum on 12 October, 2006 and after initial accommodation at Balseskin reception centre, he was dispersed in accordance with Government policy to Great Western...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of Wednesday, 29 October 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 18 February 2005. 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...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned was granted a declaration of refugee status on 30 November 1998. Following his conviction and prison sentence for a very serious offence, his refugee status was revoked in December 2006. The person concerned appealed that decision to the High Court. A settlement was reached on 10 March 2009 under which the revocation of the declaration of refugee status remained in place...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, accompanied by her infant child, applied for asylum on 15 June 2005. The child was included on her mother's asylum application. Her asylum 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,...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, accompanied by her three children, applied for asylum on 30 July 2002. The three children were included on their mother's asylum application. Her asylum 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of Wednesday, 8 October 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 15 June 2005. She gave birth to a child in this State in 2005. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 8 September 2006. 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 July 2007, that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 177 of Thursday 12 March 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I should first explain that, under Department of Finance rules, sick leave without medical certification may only be granted to civil servants for one or two-day absences in total and subject to not exceeding seven days in any twelve month period. If the number of days absence without medical certificate in any period of twelve months, reckoning backwards from the date of the latest absence,...