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- Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Name them.
- Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (24 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: There are no asylum seekers who are involuntarily homeless. The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is the body responsible for providing accommodation to asylum seekers while their application is being processed. As of 14/02/2010, the RIA oversees an accommodation portfolio of 54 accommodation centres across 21 counties and accommodates just over 6380 persons. All asylum...
- Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (24 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: In arriving at repatriation related decisions, all reasonable steps are taken to have families kept together so that they are all repatriated at the same time, thus preserving the family unit. I would see no reason to depart from such a policy. In situations where a parent and children are not co-operating with the deportation process, or the parent is being detained whilst awaiting...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 has completed Second Stage in the Seanad. Amendments to the Bill are currently being drafted to respond to issues raised during Second Stage discussions and in submissions subsequently received by my Department from relevant stakeholders and I expect that Committee Stage will be taken in the coming weeks.
- Written Answers — Extremist Groups: Extremist Groups (24 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: It is not clear precisely what the Deputy's question refers to. I am not aware of any recent incident connected with Venezuela which has any connection with this country. With regard to the incident in Dubai I assume that the Deputy is referring to the apparent use of forged Irish passports by a number of people suspected of involvement in the death of a Hamas official there. The apparent...
- Written Answers — Illegal Sex Industry: Illegal Sex Industry (24 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. In 2009 the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, an independent body operating under the aegis of my Department, provided funding of â¬62,000 to Ruhama to enable them to provide assistance to persons trafficked for sexual purposes. A similar level of funding will be provided in 2010. The Commission has agreed to provide...
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Unlike his leader.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: That is why you took the whip from him.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Why not leave and join the Labour Party?
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 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.
- Written Answers — Private Security Services: Private Security Services (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The Private Security Authority, established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry. The Authority is an independent body operating under the aegis of my Department. I would like to draw the Deputy's attention to Section 39 of the Private Security Services Act 2004 which provides for...
- Written Answers — Private Security Services: Private Security Services (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The Private Security Authority, established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry. The Authority is an independent body operating under the aegis of my Department. Section 30 of the Private Security Services Act, 2004 provides for the wearing of identity badges when providing a...
- Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 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.
- Written Answers — Public Service Pay: Public Service Pay (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I regret that the information requested by the Deputies is not readily to hand. I will write to the Deputies as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I am not in a position to respond to the Deputy at this time, but will do so as soon as the relevant information is available.
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 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.
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I am not in a position to provide the information sought by the Deputy at this time, but will do so as soon as the information is available.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. 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.
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 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
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I regret to advise the Deputy that it is not possible to provide a response to his Question at this time. The information sought by the Deputy will be provided at a later date.