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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Long Term Residency is granted on the basis that a non-EEA national has completed five years legal residency in the State on work permit / work authorisation / working visa conditions. Residency is calculated from the corresponding Stamp 1 or Stamp 4 endorsements in an applicant's passport and not by the dates of commencement and expiry of each work permit. Periods of time where a person has...

Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs: Misuse of Drugs (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I intend to bring proposals to Government shortly for its consideration to make it a criminal offence to supply unregulated psychotropic substances for human use. I am also examining how appropriate powers could be given to the Gardaí and the courts to prevent head shops and other such outlets from selling these products by way of appropriate prohibition orders. My proposals are in addition...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This matter has been through the courts and a conviction recorded. The court also ordered compensation to be paid, and I understand this was done. I am also informed that subsequent civil proceedings were settled before coming to court. If there are concerns about possible offences which may not have been investigated, then the matters in question should be reported to the Gardaí. Where...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Apr 2010)

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 2008 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person concerned was informed of this decision in a letter issued to him on 3 February, 2009. There is no appeals process...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the closing date for the scheme referred to by the Deputy was 31 December 2009. I have been advised that the person in question would not have been eligible for consideration under that scheme as she was not an undocumented worker. However, I understand that the person referred to is being...

Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs: Misuse of Drugs (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that he has tasked D/Chief Superintendent, Garda National Drugs Unit to co-ordinate a national strategic approach to ensure that 'headshops' do not breach the Misuse of Drugs Acts by selling any banned substances and where appropriate, for proceedings to be considered for any such breaches. The Garda National Drug Unit in conjunction with District and...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 109 on 22 April, 2010. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of 28 February 2010, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of Meath Garda Division was 312. I am further informed that for security and operational reasons it is Garda policy not to disclose the number of personnel on duty at any specific time. The allocation of policing resources throughout the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength and the opening hours of Duleek Garda Station as at 28 February 2010, the latest date for which figures are readily available is set out in the following table. Strength Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday 2 10.00 - 13.00, 18.00 - 21.00 10.00 - 13.00 12.00 - 13.00 The allocation of policing resources including personnel, in...

Non-Medicinal Psychoactive Substances Bill 2010: First Stage (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: No.

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Section 8 provides for the offences of money laundering outside the State in certain circumstances. The opening words in Section 8 (1) provide that the offence is committed only if the conduct concerned is an offence under the law of the place in which it has occurred, that is, outside the State. The advice of the Office of the Attorney General is that sections 8(1)(a) and 8(1)(b), which...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Amendments Nos. 3, 6, 8 and 9 deal with the definitions of various professional groups and the application of these terms within the Bill. The reason for including the definitions "barrister" meaning a practising barrister and "solicitor" meaning a practising solicitor is to clarify that the persons referred to are practising in their professions. The amendments to section 40 relate to the...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: On Committee Stage in the Dáil an amendment was made to the definition of a financial institution in section 24 to include the category of an investment business firm, within the meaning of the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995, to bring within the scope of the Bill certain insurance intermediaries not otherwise covered. However, this had the unintended effect of bringing non-life...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The reason for the exclusion of non-life insurance business is mainly because much of the non-life insurance business is relatively small. It includes motor insurance policies and house policies. We tried to be as broad as possible to include as many circumstances as possible in which a money laundering risk could arise. It is unreasonable to extend the provisions of money laundering...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This amendment provides for a definition of "occasional transaction" in section 24 of the Bill. It has been included so that the term "occasional transaction" can be used in the relevant sections of the Bill without needing to be described separately each time as it applies. The amendments to sections 33 and 37 delete the current text, which in each case describes an "occasional...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This amendment was made to section 33, in Chapter 3 of the Bill, which relates to customer due diligence. Section 33(1)(d) provides that the identification and verification measures set out in section 33(2) must be applied before a service is carried out for a customer, if the designated person has reasonable grounds to doubt the veracity or adequacy of documents or information previously...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Deputy.

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The purpose of these amendments is to insert the term "transaction" after the word "service" in sections 33(8)(a) and 37(8)(b) of the Bill, thereby clarifying that the provisions apply to a transaction or service, as appropriate. The reason for this change is that the carrying out of a transaction with a customer, and nothing more, does not involve the provision of a service. By contrast,...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (28 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This amendment merely corrects a textual error in section 34 of the Bill, which should refer to "the treaties".