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

Dermot Ahern: Section 14, as passed by Dáil Éireann, provides for the payment of fines by instalments. Subsection (1) permits an offender to make an application to the court which imposed the fine to use that method of payment. Subsection (7) obliges the court to inform the offender of his or her right to make such an application. It is the intention that the application can be made subsequent to the...

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

Dermot Ahern: These are drafting amendments. The Parliamentary Counsel has decided that section 14(6), while correct, does not fit comfortably into section 14. The purpose of the subsection is to establish the appropriate period of imprisonment when a fine has been partially paid by instalments. This is already achieved in the inserted section 2A to section 17(3) of the Courts (No. 2) Act 1986 in regard...

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

Dermot Ahern: This amendment arose from an error that occurred on Committee Stage in the Dáil which was brought to our attention by Senator Regan prior to Committee Stage in the Seanad. I am grateful to the Fine Gael Party for bringing this error to my attention. One of the effects of the several amendments that were made to section 14 in the Dáil was that the expression "new date for payment" was...

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

Dermot Ahern: Where a receiver is notified by the Courts Service that a person has not paid a fine by the due date, the recovery order made by the court which imposed the fine takes effect. That gives the receiver power to recover the fine or seize and sell property belonging to the offender equal to the amount of the fine. It may be the case that part of the fine was paid by instalments. One of the...

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

Dermot Ahern: This is a drafting amendment which acknowledges that the Courts Service is singular and not plural.

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

Dermot Ahern: This is a drafting amendment that adds the word "and" to the end of paragraph (e) in section 15(3) as passed by Dáil Éireann. Subsection sets out the rights and responsibility as a receiver as authorised in a recovery order made by the court.

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

Dermot Ahern: On Report Stage I introduced a list of amendments which set out how the provisions relating to the receiver would operate in practice and how receivers would be appointed. The purpose of these amendments is to put on a statutory basis the necessary measures to ensure that the fees and expenses which receivers can claim are open, transparent and reasonable. Seanad amendment No.32 removes...

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

Dermot Ahern: We are dealing with a new procedure. The purpose of this Bill is twofold. The first is the indexation of fines in order to bring all existing fines up to today's values. The second is to ensure the payment of fines and to obviate the need for people to be imprisoned because of a failure to pay relatively small amounts of money. There have been instances over the years where people were...

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

Dermot Ahern: The purpose of amendment No. 40 is to ensure the definition of "fine" is properly inserted in the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983 and that the reference to the Fines Act 2010 is correct. Under the 1983 Act, community service can only be imposed by a court as an alternative to imprisonment. In this legislation I am extending the possibility of community service being imposed to...

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

Dermot Ahern: Section 19 provides a name and shame provision for persons who fail to pay their fines by the due date of payment. It is an additional measure which will encourage most persons to pay their fines. The Courts Service will be responsible for publishing the list of fine defaulters and the service will decide on the most appropriate means of so publishing. If it chooses the Internet, there...

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

Dermot Ahern: Section 19 (1) states: "The Courts Service may, from time to time, publish in such manner as it considers appropriate (including on the internet) a list of the names and addresses of persons who have failed to pay fines imposed on them by the due date for payment." While this matter is entirely a matter for the Courts Service, I anticipate that it will proceed by means of a rolling...

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

Dermot Ahern: I would be obliged if, in accordance with Standing Order 136, the Ceann Comhairle would direct the Clerk of the Dáil to make the following verbal change to amendment No.44(4), where "in this subsection" should read "in this section".

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

Dermot Ahern: I would like to say a few words about the Bill. I welcome its passing and the assistance we got from the Opposition in the Seanad and the Dáil. I said in the Seanad that if there was a case for its retention, then I would have to point out that considerable amendments were made, and a good teasing out of the Bill occurred in that House. It made life that little bit easier for us in the...

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

Dermot Ahern: That would be 10%.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was admitted into Ireland under Government decision as a programme refugee in 2006. I have further been informed by INIS that the person referred to made an application for Family Reunification on 15 September 2009 in respect of his wife. This application will be...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Visa Section of my Department that there is no record of an application matching the details provided by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: There are 557 Garda Reserve members at 30 April 2010. Since the Garda Reserve was established in 2006, 40 Garda Reserve members have also moved on to become trainee full-time members. All applications to join the Garda Reserve are processed in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Garda Síochána (Reserve Members) Regulations, 2006. The length of time for processing...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer further to my reply to Question 195 of the 3rd March 2010. I wish to advise the Deputy, that following the receipt of sanction from the Minister for Finance, a recruitment process commenced in February of this year. Candidates for this process were drawn from those who successfully completed a written examination and were placed on a panel for the position in 2008. The recruitment...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (20 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The legislation regarding the granting of public vehicle licences and any changes to it are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Transport. The legislation provides that the Garda Commissioner shall not grant a licence unless he is satisfied that the character and previous conduct of an applicant are such that the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. Applicants...