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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by officials of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the EU Commission published a proposal for a Directive Providing for Sanctions Against Employers of Illegally Staying Third Country Nationals in May 2007. The Directive was finally adopted by the European Council in June 2009. Following the publication of the proposal neither Ireland nor the United...

Written Answers — Official Travel Arrangments: Official Travel Arrangments (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The requirements of the Office Holder fleet are subject to regular review and assessment to ensure that the most suitable vehicles are purchased, bearing in mind the function of the vehicles and their suitability for the specific transport requirements involved. These requirements are assessed having regard to a number of criteria, including emissions, fuel efficiency and overall cost. The...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by Garda authorities that the location referred to is within Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of previous instances of anti-social behaviour in the area, including at the location referred to. I am further informed that local Garda management is not currently in receipt of any complaints relating to the location. Any such complaints reported to An...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the provision of accommodation to asylum seekers. RIA takes the issue of child protection very seriously and has a Child and Family Services unit, whose role is to manage, deliver, co-ordinate, monitor and plan all matters relating to child and family services for all asylum seekers residing in the Direct Provision...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 895 and 1144 together. The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána and it is progressed in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, who have responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I have been advised by the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 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 2004 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person concerned was informed of this decision and the reasons for it in a letter issued to him via his legal representatives...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The detailed allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide in accordance with his identified operational requirements and priorities. The Garda authorities have informed me that they are satisfied that the Garda transport allocated to the station referred to by the Deputy is sufficient to meet the policing needs of the area concerned.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 27 February 2002. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. He was notified of this determination by letter dated 31 October 2002. The person concerned applied for permission to remain in the State on the basis of being the parent of an Irish citizen child, born...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 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 referred to in the Deputy's Question. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Drugs Seizures: Drugs Seizures (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that prior to May 2008 seizures of drugs were recorded under the generic description "prohibited articles" and accordingly a detailed breakdown is not available. From May 2008 (when Operation Support Group came into operation) to 31 December 2008, there were 351 drug seizures within the Irish Prison Service. Figures for 2009 and up until the 12 September 2010 are...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will appreciate that for obvious reasons it is not the practice to comment on security arrangements put in place in any particular case other than to make the general point that responsibility for providing security for visiting persons or delegations rests primarily with An Garda Síochána. I would emphasise that this should not be taken in any way as confirming the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Immigration Services Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State with Stamp 4 conditions on the basis of his marriage to an Irish national and he was informed of this by way of letter dated 06 August 2010. This permission is valid for three years effective from 21 July 2010....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 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 January 2008 and I decided in my absolute discretion to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person concerned was informed of this decision in a letter issued to him on 24 September, 2010. Officials in the Citizenship...

Written Answers — Victims' Support: Victims' Support (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As I have stated previously in the Dáil, from 2003-2008 the Remembrance Commission operated a Scheme of Acknowledgement, Remembrance and Assistance for Victims in this Jurisdiction of the Conflict in Northern Ireland. Under the Scheme, payments could be made to individuals under various categories such as acknowledgement payments, economic hardship payments and medical expenses payments. The...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The position is that section 12 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, which entered into effect on 1 December 2009, prohibits the creation of a fee farm grant at law or in equity. From that date, any instrument purporting to create a fee farm grant, or to grant a lease for life or lives renewable for ever or for any period which is perpetually renewable, vests in the purported...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the matter referred to by the Deputy has been investigated and a file sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for direction. As the Deputy is aware, the DPP is independent in the performance of his functions and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further. The alleged breach of a court order is a matter which can be addressed...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Under the law as it stands, married parents are joint guardians of their child. If they separate, custody is normally with the parent with whom the child is intended to reside. The law makes no distinction between the access rights of the married mother and father. Where a child is born outside marriage the mother is the sole automatic guardian. An unmarried father may apply to the court...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 908 and 909 together. I can inform the Deputy that the full details of the estimate for 2010 for legal aid, both civil and criminal, are contained in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2010, while the costs for the earlier years sought are contained in the Revised Estimates volume for each of the years concerned. As the Deputy will be aware, copies of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: My proposals for the better enforcement of maintenance orders are contained in the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 which is before the House.

Written Answers — Residential Institutions: Residential Institutions (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that the Magdalen Laundries were private, religious run institutions without any legislative or State mandate for their general operation. As I have already informed the House previously the vast majority of females who entered or were placed in Magdalen Laundries did so without any direct involvement of the State. My Department's research indicates that a small...