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Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in Santry Garda District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in the area as a result of anti-social behaviour. A member of the local Community Policing Unit is allocated to the area who liaises with local residents and attends residents' meetings to help address their concerns. I...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the only Agency under the remit of my Department, which is a paid up member of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation is the National Disability Authority (NDA). Membership fees, which are paid in January each year, were as follows: 2007 - €1,505.93 2008 - €1,719 2009 - €1,642.60.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in the area as a result of anti-social behaviour. The area is subject to regular patrols by uniform and plain clothes personnel, including the Community Policing Unit, supplemented by the Garda Mountain Bike Unit and...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (21 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 him. I am informed by the Garda authorities that senior Garda management in...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within Tallaght Garda District and I am advised that local Garda management in Tallaght is aware of the issues referred to by the Deputy. To combat this problem there is a dedicated District Drug Unit, comprising one Sergeant and ten gardaí, operating on overt and covert patrols and surveillance operations to prevent,...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Gardaí from Raheny and Clontarf Garda stations police the area concerned and maintain regular contact with the management of the premises referred to in order to address any public order issues which may arise. I am further informed that local Garda management is aware of anti-social behaviour in the vicinity of the premises and has designated it a...

Written Answers — Criminal Justice Act: Criminal Justice Act (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The structures, arrangements and procedures that exist to facilitate access to solicitors by suspects in Garda custody are outlined in Regulation 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda Síochána Stations) Regulations, 1987 and 2006. The treatment of children in custody, including access to a solicitor, is further protected by part 6 of the Children Act 2001.

Written Answers — House Repossessions: House Repossessions (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Government policy in relation to protection of the family home from repossession is reflected in the statutory Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears and the agreed protocol between the Irish Bankers Federation and the Money Advice and Budgeting Service on debt default. Legislation in relation to the Code and bank law in general is the responsibility of the Department of Finance. The law in...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in Santry Garda District. I am also informed that An Garda Síochána is not aware of difficulties in respect of anti-social behaviour at the location referred to. However, any complaints received will be the subject of investigation and offenders dealt with in accordance with the law. A member of the local Community...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to was the subject of a family reunification application, which was approved in December 2002 and has current permission to remain on that basis. This permission is valid up to 3 February 2010. If the person referred to has any concerns regarding their status in the State, they should be...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to made a family reunification application with respect to his wife in January 2009. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Oct 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 960 of 24 September, 2008. No representations have been received from, or on behalf of the person in question as to why a Deportation Order should not be made in respect of him. The person's status in the State is currently being considered in the context of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, and when a decision in that...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (3 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, New Delhi on the 30 June 2009. Further documentation was received on the 18 August 2009. It was refused by the Visa Officer on the 18 August 2009 for the following reasons: The evidence of finances shown was deemed insufficient; There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application,...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (3 Nov 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 am informed that the specific information requested by the Deputy is not available from the CSO.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (3 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that an objection to the renewal of licences held by the premises referred to by the Deputy was made by An Garda Síochána in 2008 at the annual licensing court. The licences were renewed by the court. I am further informed that Gardaí from Raheny and Clontarf Garda stations police the area concerned and maintain regular contact with the management of...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that an incident in respect of the persons referred to by the Deputy is under Garda investigation. The Deputy will appreciate that, as an investigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time. I am also informed that matters raised previously with An Garda Síochána have been investigated.

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (3 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Questions numbers 340, 345 and 371 on Tuesday 20th October, 2009 which sets out the position with respect to the recommendations made in Mr. Paul Coffey SC's report. I can also inform the Deputy that the planned public information notice referred to in that question appeared on Tuesday 27th October.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Nov 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 April 2009. 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 — Courts Service : Courts Service (3 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Courts Service operates under comprehensive provisions contained in the Courts Service Act 1998. The Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which include management of staff and resources, accommodation matters, provision of support services for the judiciary and provision of information. The Board of the Service considers and determines policy in relation to...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Nov 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The position is that membership of the Pension Scheme for Established Civil Servants is only open to established civil servants. As the officer in question was employed in an unestablished capacity he could not have been a member of the established scheme. The Deputy may wish to note that the benefits payable to the officer under both the established and unestablished schemes are the same in...