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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 1 June 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The mobile services for my Department are provided by Vodafone Ireland. The Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform currently has a contract with Vodafone Ireland for the provision of mobile voice and data services including hardware.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The number of staff in my Department who have been dismissed or had their contracts terminated in each of the last five years is as follows: 2004 4 2005 2 2006 2 2007 3 2008 1 2009 to date 5

Written Answers — Firearms Licences: Firearms Licences (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Section 26 of the Firearms Act 1925 provides that 'Nothing in this Act relating to firearms shall apply to any antique firearm which is sold, bought, carried, or possessed as a curiosity or ornament'. I understand, generally speaking, that firearms manufactured before the mid 19th Century which do not utilise modern type ammunition would be classed as antique firearms. Furthermore,...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The following is a breakdown of the Visa figures for the categories requested. In order to ensure that there is an understanding of the categories involved, the following definitions shall apply. English Language Students — This is taken to mean persons over 18 coming to Ireland for the expressed purpose of studying the English language in a recognised institution, whether it is a course...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a travel document for the person in question was renewed on 19 August 2009 and was issued to the address on the travel document. It was returned to the office on 3 September 2009 by the Returned Letter Branch of An Post stating that the person was unknown at the address. The person in question should contact...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 30 July 2004. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Oct 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. One such condition is that the Minister must be satisfied that the applicant is of good character. In pursuance of this condition, the Citizenship Division of my...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 384 of Wednesday, 6 May, 2009, in this matter. The person concerned applied for asylum on 4 March 2005. 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...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is a matter in the first instance for the Public Appointments Service and then for the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána. I have been informed by An Garda Síochána that there is no scheme and there are no plans to introduce a scheme as referred to by the Deputy. I have no role or function in the recruitment or training in Customs or Airport Services.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Civil Registration Act 2004 provides that it is an offence for a registrar to fail or refuse, without reasonable cause, to register a birth, stillbirth, marriage or death. It is also an offence under that Act to fail or refuse, without reasonable cause, to issue a marriage registration form to one of the parties to an intended marriage, or to purport to solemnise or to be a party to a...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 contains a comprehensive series of provisions aimed at protecting children and other persons and makes persons convicted of a range of sexual offences subject to notification requirements. These provisions extend to any offenders convicted abroad of the same range of sexual offences who enter the State. An Garda Síochána has a system in place for the monitoring...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A valid 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 July 2007. All valid applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 24 months. More complicated...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and all bodies under its aegis are participating in the cycle to work scheme which is available to all employees, regardless of location. It is unlikely that decentralisation will have any significant impact on the implementation of the scheme.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (7 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Clontarf Garda sub-district. I am further advised that local Garda management is aware of the difficulties that anti-social activity behaviour is causing in this area. The area referred to is patrolled by uniform and plain-clothes units, including the local community policing and garda mountain bike units, which...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A valid 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 February 2006. I decided not to grant a certificate of naturalisation and the reason for refusal was disclosed to the applicant in a letter dated 2 July 2009. It is open to the person in question to lodge a new application...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: A valid 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 October 2006. I decided to grant a certificate of naturalisation and the person in question was informed of this in a letter issued to him on 29 July 2009. The name that appears on a certificate of naturalisation, except in...

Written Answers — Drug Offences: Drug Offences (7 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: In relation to the first part of the Deputy's question, the Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him. I refer to...

Written Answers — Temporary Release of Prisoners: Temporary Release of Prisoners (7 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. It is not possible to provide figures regarding temporary release to the Deputy in the format requested as this would require the manual examination of records going back over a considerable time period. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort and could not be justified in...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (7 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 283 together. The Psychology service has an authorised staff complement of 21, comprising one head of psychology, six senior psychologists, 11 psychologists and three psychology assistants. Of this staff, five are assigned to Arbour Hill, five are assigned to Wheatfield Prison and three to the Midlands Prison. Arbour Hill is the designated centre for...