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Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The relaxation of the in camera rule in family law proceedings has facilitated the flow of information on the operation of the law in the family law courts. The Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 allows for the preparation and publication of reports of family law proceedings by a barrister or solicitor or a person specified in regulations while continuing to respect the confidential nature...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 3 October 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. Arising from the refusal of his...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Information on the number of staff employed in carrying out inspections in the agencies or bodies referred to by the Deputy is provided below. Equality Tribunal: 11. Office of the Inspector of Prisons: 1. Office of the Data Protection Commissioner: 1. Garda Síochána Inspectorate: 9. An Garda Síochána is obliged to carry out a wide range of inspections in a number of different areas...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information he requires in respect of the number of persons employed in the issuing of licenses within the areas specified is as follows: Private Security Authority (PSA) The PSA has 14 staff employed in the issuing of licences to the private security industry. Fireworks Import Licence 2 staff in my Department are directly involved in the issuing of...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department does not have a significant role in employment creation in the wider economic context so the question of commissioning the material referred to by him does not arise.

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that Mountjoy Prison is a Victorian prison which is now 160 years old. Redeveloping the existing 20 acre site is neither financially viable nor practical from an operational perspective and this is why I have set out in the clearest possible terms this Government's continued commitment to replacing the Mountjoy Prison complex with modern prison accommodation at...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together. Section 122(3) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides for the establishment of Garda promotion boards comprising three members, one of whom shall be a member of An Garda Síochána appointed by the Commissioner, and two of whom (including the chairperson of the board) shall be appointed by the Minister from a panel established for...

Written Answers — Black Market Activities: Black Market Activities (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am of course, aware of the damage caused to the economy by the kind of activities referred to by the Deputy. In September, 2008 I launched the Interdepartmental Report on DVD piracy. In line with the recommendations contained in that report, Garda officers have been appointed in each operational region to coordinate anti-piracy operations. Appropriate liaison structures have been...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 26 August 2008. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Complaints Procedure: Complaints Procedure (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's Customer Charter 2009 - 2011, which is on its website, www.justice.ie, outlines the Department's complaints procedure.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The legislation referred to by the Deputy deals with a number of distinct areas of law. While in practice there will be particular circumstances when the legislation referred to will act in a complementary fashion, including those outlined by the Deputy, they remain distinct areas of law. Therefore it is not a question of precedence as to laws but rather a consideration in each individual...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 6 May 2005. 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 — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is aware Mountjoy Prison is a Victorian prison which is now 160 years old. Redeveloping the existing 20 acre site is neither financially viable nor practical from an operational perspective and this is why I have set out in the clearest possible terms this Government's continued commitment to replacing the Mountjoy Prison complex with modern prison accommodation at Thornton Hall....

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: These are amendments to sections 4 to 8, inclusive, and are to ensure that a person who commits an offence under the Act enacted on the day on which this part of the Bill comes into operation will be liable on summary conviction to class A, B, C,D or E fines, respectively. The amendments arise from an amendment tabled by the Labour Party in the Dáil and the Seanad. I thank it for bringing...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: These are technical amendments designed to ensure that the indexing provisions will apply to any enactments enacted on or after the commencement date that amend other enactments. For example, a new Act may substitute a provision to an existing Act that amends a penalty provision which can be imposed on summary conviction and these amendments will ensure that a fine will fall into one of the...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: These are purely drafting amendments which for consistency with the drafting generally to sections 4 and 8 insert the word "specified" after the word "number" in two places in subsections (2) and (3) of sections 4 and 8. For example, where it now states where an enactment enacted during a period specified in column two of the table opposite, a particular reference number in column one. The...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This amendment deletes the term "Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform" and substitutes the word "Minister" because the definition of the word "Minister" is already contained in section 2.

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This is a standard provision found in legislation where provision is made for a notification or other document to be served on or given to a person. A recent example of such a provision is in section 9 of the Charities Act 2009. This provision is being applied to the notification required under section 15(2) of the Bill as passed by Dáil Éireann. Section 15(2) provides that a recovery...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Charles Flanagan raised a point about the service of documents in regard to court proceedings. There is no doubt there has been greater flexibility in recent times. However, it is best left to the rules of the various courts to decide how effective service is guaranteed. It cannot be guaranteed in all cases but prosecutions cannot proceed unless there is proof that documents were...

Fines Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: A court, when directing that a fine be paid by instalments, will specify the time during which they are required to be paid. This can be 12 months or a shorter period from the time that they would otherwise have fallen due. This is called the "due date for payment." The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that, in accordance with normal practice, the period during which the fine must be...