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Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Garda Authorities and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The current staffing of my constituency office, and their salary ranges, is as follows: Number Grade Salary Range 1 Personal Assistant €43,816 – €55,415 1 Personal Secretary €29,024 – €47,379 4 Clerical Officer 3 × €23,177 – €37,3411 × €23,042 – €36,267 The staffing of the constituency office of my predecessor, Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D., when he ceased office in...

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 2008. 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Citizenship Division of my Department that statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The average processing time from application to decision is now at 26 months. More complicated cases can at times take more than the current average, while an element of straight forward cases can be dealt with in less than that timescale. The length of time taken to process each application should not be classified as a delay, as the length of time taken for any application to be decided...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Any person who wishes to make a complaint regarding a crime of child abuse should contact their local Garda station. Garda District Officers (Superintendents) have overall responsibility for investigations within their respective areas and direct appropriate investigations into allegations of such abuse which are as comprehensive and prompt as possible. The Commission for the Support of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the first named person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in May 2007 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person in question was informed of this decision and the reasons for it in a letter issued to the first named...

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

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Commissioner and I signed the contract for an outsourced safety camera network with the preferred service provider in November, 2009 following a tender and evaluation process. In accordance with the provisions of the contract, following the necessary preparatory work, rollout of the national safety camera network is scheduled to commence in the coming weeks and will increase to...

Written Answers — Prison Service: Prison Service (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Library facilities are available in all prisons. The majority are managed by qualified staff from the Local Authority Library Services whose salary costs are refunded by the Irish Prison Service. Prison staff assist the librarian staff and operate library services in some prisons. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table in relation to nine prisons. ...

Written Answers — Prison Service: Prison Service (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that the filling of vacancies in the Prison Service, in common with the rest of the public service, is subject to the Government Decisions of 3 February and 24 March 2009 on the Implementation of Savings Measures on Public Service Numbers, more generally referred to as the moratorium on public sector recruitment. However, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the...

Written Answers — Prison Service: Prison Service (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that the filling of vacancies in the Prison Service, in common with the rest of the public service, is governed by Government Decisions of 3 February and 24 March 2009 on the Implementation of Savings Measures on Public Service Numbers, more generally referred to as the moratorium on public sector recruitment. However, I am informed by the Director General of the...

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It may assist the Deputy and the House if I set out current policy in this area. The Irish Prison Service continues to work to implement its Drugs Policy & Strategy, entitled Keeping Drugs Out of Prison, which was launched in May 2006 using a number of stands. Firstly, through the implementation of stringent measures to prevent drugs from getting into prisons; and secondly, by continuing...

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Education Unit 2008 2009 2010 Arbour Hill 29,282 19,975 20,000 Castlerea 71,529 52,047 50,000 Cloverhill 30,398 24,754 23,000 Cork 75,174 38,667 38,000 Dóchas 48,868 40,794 35,000 Limerick 51,784 48,042 48,000 Loughan House 50,906 42,287 30,000 Midlands 181,458 95,929 65,000 Mountjoy 64,690 50,426 50,000...

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy and the House that the term 'Protection Prisoners' is used by the Irish Prison Service to distinguish those prisoners who would be considered to be under threat or "at risk" in the general population due, for example, to gangland feuding, drug debts, because they gave evidence in a court case or because of the nature of their offence. A number of our prisons have...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: My Department's records show that 228 Chinese nationals have been deported from this State since 2000. In relation to the number of those people who have served a prison sentence in this State, such details are not recorded in my Department in a manner as would enable me to readily provide the Deputy with the requested information. The Deputy will appreciate that the extraction and...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 26 March 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Immigration Service: Immigration Service (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Provision is made at section 3(1) of the Immigration Act 2004 for the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to appoint such and so many persons as he or she considers appropriate (referred to in the Act of 2004 as "immigration officers") to perform the functions conferred on immigration officers by the said Act. A person so appointed holds the office on such terms and conditions as are...

Written Answers — Student Visas: Student Visas (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can confirm to the Deputy that full time Non-EEA students are required to show an attendance record of 80% on their course of study as evidence that they are pursuing their studies while present in the State. This requirement was introduced on an administrative basis and has been in place for a considerable time. Students who do not meet the required attendance level may be denied further...

Written Answers — Immigration Policy: Immigration Policy (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I understand that in the United Kingdom immigration officers were given certain civil cash seizure and forfeiture powers under the proceeds of crime legislation in that jurisdiction in respect of persons involved in immigration related offences. In certain situations cash may be seized where it comes from criminal activity. To date such measures have not been a particular feature of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The number of staff in the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) acting as Presenting Officers at appeal hearings of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal for the last 5 years has ranged from 15.85 whole time equivalents in 2005 to 9.85 in the current year. The number of outstanding appeals in the Refugee Appeals Tribunal for each of the past 5 years is set out below: Date Appeals...