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- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I know their game. People such as Deputy Brian Hayes-----
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: -----are looking very jealously at that seat over there.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: They will be waiting a long time.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I have not been rejected by my people in County Louth.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I have not-----
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: Is that the RTE George Lee or the Fine Gael George Lee?
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: What party had the most representatives on the boards of the banks? The Fine Gael Party.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: Fine Gael wanted to reduce stamp duty.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: Fine Gael wanted to reduce stamp duty.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy has a good memory.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: Talk to Alan Dukes.
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 25 and 28 together. The application for a visa referred to was made on 28/04/2009. It was received in the Visa Section, Burgh Quay, Dublin on 03/06/2009 and is currently being processed. The decision in relation to this application will issue in due course.
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that those persons granted temporary leave to remain in the State under the IBC/05 Scheme were given permission under Stamp 4 conditions. This gives an entitlement to work in the State without the need for a work permit and to set up a business without seeking the permission of the Minister. As such, all holders of Stamp 4 status, including those who were granted...
- Written Answers — Control of Firearms: Control of Firearms (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the exact format of the new firearm certificate has not yet been finalised but it is envisaged that it will be a durable, credit card sized document.
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 317 of Tuesday, 16 December, 2008 and No. 112 of Thursday, 4 December, 2008 and the written Replies to those Questions. The person concerned applied for asylum on 9 November 2006. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...
- Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I am very pleased to initiate the Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 in the Upper House. I thank the Seanad for allowing us to take it here and look forward to the contributions on this important Bill. I thank my officials for bringing it forward quickly because I had given an undertaking when I launched the victims of crime initiative last year to bring it forward as soon as possible this year....
- Seanad: Human Trafficking: Motion (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Senator O'Toole exhorted me to take this matter seriously. I hope he was not suggesting I do not take it seriously because nothing could be further from the truth. I am glad the proposers of the motion have welcomed the launch earlier today of the national action plan to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings in Ireland for...
- Seanad: Human Trafficking: Motion (10 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: My Department is keeping laws under review. The recent report by the Immigrant Council of Ireland is being examined. We note that the report recommends the Swedish model. Confusingly, the comparative research quoted in the report states that one in 15 men in Ireland reported buying sex compared to one in eight in Sweden. We must be careful in how we measure the success of the steps taken...
- Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I wish to share time with Deputies Ciarán Cuffe and Finian McGrath.
- Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2009)
Dermot Ahern: I pay tribute to the report, prepared by Mr. Justice Ryan, on the work of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. His report lays bare the full horrors faced by those committed to the institutions in question. Most important, his report is an official and incontrovertible statement of confirmation of the pain and suffering endured by so many children whose stories have up to recently...