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Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to be in the House today to present the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009. The primary purpose of the Bill is to transpose Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and Council into law. The directive requires service providers to retain data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that seventeen members of An Garda Síochána, comprising one Detective Superintendent, two Detective Inspectors, two Detective Sergeants, two Sergeants, five Detective Gardaí and five Gardaí, are at present allocated to the investigation referred to by the Deputy. Ten of these are drawn from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, and the remaining...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: My Department and bodies under its aegis employ some 25,000 staff, including civil servants, members of An Garda Síochána, Prison Officers and the Judiciary. In March 2009, the Government introduced a moratorium on the filling of vacancies in the public service, either by way of recruitment or promotion. Subsequently, the Government introduced an Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Equality Acts provide that it is an offence to discriminate against a person for employment purposes or in the provision of goods and services on the basis of gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller community. The Civil Partnership Bill 2009 amends the Equality Acts to extend this protection to civil...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: 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 her.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy is provided from May 2008 - when I was appointed Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform - to date. As Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform I have travelled abroad on nine occasions, seven of which were for the purpose of attending EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Councils. On the other two occasions I travelled to Oslo to sign...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Based on the information provided by the Deputy, my Department has no record of a visa application for the person referred to.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 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 June 2006. 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 527 of Thursday, 9 July, 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 31 March 2006 on her own behalf and on behalf of her two children. 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. The person concerned was informed, by letter dated 16 June 2007, that the Minister proposed to make Deportation...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 16 June 2006. 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 11 April 2007. 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There is currently no application pending in my Department in the case of the persons whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the persons concerned, the Deputy should note that it is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of Tuesday, 28 April, 2009 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 22 December 2004. 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 April 2004. 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 Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The table sets out the number of posts in my Department that were vacant on 1 October 2009 and had previously been filled by officers at the grade indicated. Grade Number of vacancieson 1 October 2009 Assistant Secretary and equivalent 4 Principal Officer, Counsellor and equivalent 6 Professional Grades 2 Assistant Principal, First Secretary and equivalent 11 Higher Executive Officer,...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As a constituency colleague I also wish to offer my congratulations, coimhghairdeas and also to his wife, Mary and his family and also to his hard-working secretary of many years, Dymphna Neasy. It will be an interesting constituency from now on. He is leaving me with a very heavy burden of looking after the entire constituency which now stretches from Omeath, Fairyhill on one side and as...

Written Answers — Judicial Investigations: Judicial Investigations (13 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I understand that, following discussions by officials with possible providers of counselling services, the legal advisor to the Victims Committee has been consulted to establish the level of interest among the bereaved families in taking up such services at this juncture. Appropriate arrangements to provide services will be made for those among the bereaved families who feel this would be of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 638 on 16 September, 2009. The position remains as stated.