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Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: We will have the old Stickies in. Never.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: To the best of one's knowledge, information and belief.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: At least he was not found in the brothel.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Faint praise.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Gutter politics.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: He knows all about bunkers.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I did not know the Deputy recognised the courts.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy has bunkers on his brain. It is a Freudian slip.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Will Deputy Ferris tell the Deputy that Sinn Féin closed the bunkers?

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I could do worse to Deputy Ó Caoláin.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy, in your case, I could go much farther.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It is your-----

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: In the Deputy's case, I could throw much worse.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. In the case of a non-Irish national applicant who is the spouse of an Irish citizen those conditions are that the applicant must...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to refer the Deputy to my replies to Question No. 486 of 22 April, 2009 and Question No. 349 of 9 February, 2010. With regard to the information requested concerning the Authority's 2010 budget and its expenditure in earlier years I wish to refer the Deputy to the Abridged Estimates Volume for Public Services 2010 and the Revised Estimates for Public Services for each of the years...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: 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 26 months. More complicated cases can at times take more than the current average, while an element of straight forward cases can be dealt with in less than that timescale. Additional resources have been allocated...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 281 of Tuesday, 10 November, 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Garda Code of Ethics: Garda Code of Ethics (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Section 17(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform shall by regulation establish a Code of Ethics that includes standards of conduct and practise for members of the Garda Síochána. Section 17(2) requires the Commissioner to prepare, at my request, a draft Code of Ethics. The Commissioner has submitted this draft Code and the...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Sex Offenders Act 2001 contains a comprehensive set of provisions aimed at protecting children and other persons. The Act makes persons convicted of a range of sexual offences subject to notification requirements under its Part 2, including notification of changes of address. The provisions of the Act also extend to any offenders convicted abroad of the same range of sexual offences who...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (17 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I regret that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily to hand. I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available.