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Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: People lobbied the Deputy, as they did Members on my side of the House with whom I had a good conversation the other night. When I explained the reality of dynamic practical shooting, they fully accepted the position. It is as I said and nothing else. As people knew this legislation was coming up, they tended to ease off. There is a desire to operate on that basis and I cannot concede on...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to make a correction to the Bill under Standing Order 136, as follows: In section 29 of the Bill, to change the citation from "Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006" to "Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009".

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I also propose to make similar correction to a later section, as follows: In section 30 of the Bill, to change the citation from "Firearms Acts 1925 to 2007" to "Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009".

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: It is his first Bill.

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Community-based CCTV Scheme was launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a community CCTV system. To date two major rounds of this Scheme have been advertised, in 2005 and 2007. I am advised by Pobal who administer the scheme on behalf of my Department that no application was received in response to either of these rounds in respect of...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a sketch scheme for Athlone Garda District Headquarters is currently being finalised with the Office of Public Works. The scheme incorporates the existing Garda premises and the adjacent State owned site previously occupied by the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs. The development of the project will be progressed having regard to...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that letters have recently issued from my Department to the persons in question informing them that they have been granted permission to remain in the State until 5 April 2010. This permission to remain only becomes operative when the persons concerned have registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The first table below contains figures in respect of all study visa application decisions for the years 2005 to 2008 inclusive. Year Total study visa applications decided Approved Refused 2008 6801 4563 (67%) 2238 (33%) 2007 9254 4849 (52%) 4405 (48%) 2006 6516 3548 (54%) 2968 (46%) 2005 7838 3213 (41%) 4625 (59%) All study visa applications are decided by Department of...

Written Answers — Family Law: Family Law (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Existing legislation makes extensive provision for fathers with respect to their children. Under section 6 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, the mother and father of children born within marriage are the joint guardians of their children. Under section 6A of that Act, as inserted by section 12 of the Status of Children Act 1987, an unmarried father may apply to the court to be...

Written Answers — Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have received correspondence from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission regarding its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the issuing of an international road haulage operator's licence to the person referred to in the Deputy's question. The matter of the issuing or review of such licences is one properly for consideration by the Minister for Transport and I note that the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in March 2008. Officials in that section are currently commencing further processing of applications received in early 2008. Applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 28 February 2006. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The letter dated 6 April 2009, referred to by the Deputy in the Question, was issued by the Refugee Appeal Tribunal to inform the person concerned that her appeal...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management is aware of two incidents involving the person referred to by the Deputy, one of which was fully investigated and resulted in one person being convicted. The other incident was fully investigated and a file sent to the Law Officers who directed that two persons be charged. The person referred to refused to give evidence in...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A public recruitment competition for Recruit Prison Officers was held during 2008 and a panel of candidates successful at the first round of the process was established. There are currently no vacancies at this grade in the Irish Prison Service and it is not possible to predict the number of vacancies that will arise during 2009 and 2010. The recruitment competition held in 2008 will...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A final response issued to the individual concerned on 8 September 2008.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 17 June 2009. With reference to the 65 persons being considered as potential victims of human trafficking, I am informed by the Garda Síochána that fifty-one are adults who have not been reported missing to the Garda Síochána. Fourteen were minors, four of whom were reported to the Garda Síochána as missing by the Health Service Executive....

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The cost and area of existing planting was addressed in my answer of 24 June 2008 and I also mentioned that additional planting is to be undertaken at a number of locations along the boundary of the site. The additional area in question amounts to approximately 1.6 hectares. The planting to be undertaken will form part of the preliminary work which is expected to be put out to tender later...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Statistics on the number of persons committed to prison custody as a result of failure to comply with a court order in relation to the non-payment of a civil debt are set out in the following table. The table covers the years from 2001 to 2009. Year Total 2001 134 2002 184 2003 221 2004 200 2005 223 2006 194 2007 201 2008 276 2009 186 (until 30 June 2009) Figures are not available...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that I have today published the Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009. The amendments proposed in the Bill will replace section 6 and amend section 8 of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940 and will address the issues raised by the High Court decision to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Water Unit is based in Santry and Athlone and I am informed by the Garda authorities that Garda management is satisfied that the equipment and the number of personnel available to the Water Unit is adequate to meet current demand. Of a total of two Sergeants and fourteen Gardaí attached to the Unit, one Sergeant and eight Gardaí are allocated to Athlone. Plans are being developed...