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Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: On Committee Stage, I tabled an amendment to section 10 proposing that three members of the property services regulatory authority "shall be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are representatives of persons who provide property services", such as auctioneers, letting agents and property management service providers. During subsequent discussions on the amendment, it was suggested...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Having experience over several years of appointing people to boards, when one is ticking all the boxes on gender representation balance, it is something of an onerous task. This is especially the case when getting nominations from various groups who do not necessarily put forward a gender balanced nomination, leaving it up to the Minister to ensure the gender balance of a board's membership....

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: That is not agreed.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The purpose of a code of practice under the Bill is to provide guidance in the form of non-binding standards in respect of the provision of property services. For this reason, any failure to observe a provision of such a code would not, of itself, render a licensee liable to any civil or criminal proceedings. It can, if relevant, be taken into account by the authority, the appeals board or...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: These are technical amendments. They provide that applications to the High Court and Circuit Court in the first instance shall be in a summary manner. This will mean the procedures for statutory applications under the rules of the superior courts and Circuit Court rules will automatically apply to such applications. This will remove the need to make specific rules of court to deal with any...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This is merely a technical amendment.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: These are drafting amendments.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This is a drafting amendment.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Chairman, the Seanad staff and mine for their work on the Bill. I also thank the Members of the House for their consideration of it. There was a relatively lively debate on Second Stage and the Bill is better for some of the amendments made which were prompted by both sides of the House. I was amenable to some of the changes prompted by the Opposition. It is necessary to get...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The position in relation to this visa application remains unchanged from that stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question 226 of 25 May 2010. The visa provided allows the person concerned to enter the State on multiple occasions up to and including the 30 August 2010. The person concerned has visit permission which would allow her to stay in the State for no longer than 90 days from the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 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 June 2009. 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...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Judicial Reviews taken against decisions of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (2005 to 2009) Year * 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 No. of Judicial Reviews 384 360 313 324 289 Outcomes Successful 2 8 9 15 16 Unsuccessful 36 40 39 89 128 Settled before leave 152 175 147 144 44 Settled after leave 16 47 32 33 18...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of motorcycles which are recorded as having been detained under the relevant provisions of the Road Traffic Acts: Motorcycles detained during the period 2005 to 2010 Year Number detained 2010 (to 7 June) 284 2009 594 2008 697 2007 633 2006 714 2005 647 I am also informed that it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148, 175 and 176 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that all applicants for Garda trainees are selected by the Public Appointments Service and subsequently undergo a Physical Competency Test, a Medical Examination and also Character Vetting. All student Gardai have gone through this procedure prior to commencement of training. Applicants who are...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 225 on 5 May, 2010. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The legal relationship as between the Minister and Garda Síochána in immigration matters is a detailed one and is set out in the various immigration Acts. The Minister has overall responsibility on behalf of the Government to manage the State's immigration regime. Within that structure certain roles are carried out by Gardaí who are appointed by the Minister as Immigration Officers....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 23 March 2010, the information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows. The services in question were availed of by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC). YEAR Sprakabâ'¬ Semantix (incorporated Semantix Eqvator in 2006)â'¬ Immigration and Naturalisation Service, Netherlandsâ'¬ TOTALâ'¬ 2005 4,044.51 7,174.46...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The legislative provisions governing the processing of asylum appeals are set out in the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), Statutory Instrument No. 424 of 2003, Refugee Act 1996 (Appeals) Regulations 2003 and Statutory Instrument No. 518 of 2006, European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I assume the Deputy is referring in his question to refugee determinations relating to asylum applications from Nigerian nationals, which were subject to a Ministerial prioritisation direction from 11 December 2003. The information requested by the Deputy in this regard is set out in the following tables. In light of legal proceedings relating to the Minister's direction in respect of such...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: By virtue of section 4(9) of the Immigration Act 2004, it is an offence for a foreign national not to comply with any conditions attached to his or her permission to be in the State including a condition as to duration of stay. A person guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both. The...