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Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The working group to which the Deputy refers was established by me in March of this year. Its terms of reference were as follows: To consider the operation of the current system for determining the rent payable on foot of a rent review clause, with particular emphasis on the arbitration process and the adequacy of the information available to all parties and, if necessary, to make such...

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As I said, the working group was expected to report by the end of June. It has asked for some additional time and its report will be published some time in July. I do not accept it was a knee-jerk reaction. It was a reaction by me to try to address some of the issues, such as the disquiet to which some people have referred regarding what they feel is a lack of transparency in the...

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: There is no hiding behind the Constitution and we can only act under the Constitution. We can only act under the aegis of the law as we ourselves pass it and it is imperative, under contract law, that if two parties enter into a contract freely with legal and other advice, the Oireachtas cannot pass a law to change that.

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: We are on the same page with regard to having difficulty with the circumstances of certain people who entered into rents at the peak of the Celtic tiger era. We cannot pass a law here that would rewrite that contract unless both parties are willing to do it. In many cases landlords are renegotiating and in some cases they are not. It may very well be that a landlord or a body which...

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: None of those instances is relevant with regard to this issue, which boils down to the elephant in the corner which nobody is mentioning. If we were to intervene and change contracts that were validly entered into without the consent of the two parties involved and where one is objecting, we would have to provide compensation. The taxpayer would have to provide this to people disadvantaged...

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The parties are ideally placed to enter into a renegotiation provided both are willing to do so.

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: They do not need facilitation and can do it themselves. The facilitation is already there.

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is indicating we should bring in a law mandating one of the parties, against its wishes, to accept something less than was originally contracted for.

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: They are facilitated.

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: That is the problem.

Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: If there is a willingness on both sides the State does not need to intervene.

Leaders' Questions. (30 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: That is what he is taking about.

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

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos 329 and 330 together. I wish to refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 116 of 22 April, 2009. The position remains unchanged. I also wish to inform the Deputy that I have not had discussions with the British Government regarding proposals to change their time zone to central European time.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (29 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 19 April 2010. Following consideration by a Visa Officer it was refused on the 13 May 2010 for the following reasons: 1. The evidence of finances submitted was deemed insufficient in that a six month bank statement immediately prior to the application was not submitted. 2. It was the opinion of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service, that no money was spent on the installation of kitchens for normal purposes and for training purposes at Fort Mitchel prison in County Cork between 2002 and its closure. Upon closure of Fort Mitchel, all equipment and furniture in the prison was examined to identify what could be used in other prisons. Following on from...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Jun 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 19 April 2005, 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 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 April 2008 and I decided in my absolute discretion not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person concerned was informed of this decision in a letter issued to him on 3 February, 2009. There is no appeals process...

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

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person concerned made an application for residence in the State based on his marriage to a French national on 29 July, 2009. The legal representative for the person concerned was informed of the decision to refuse this application. A request by the legal representative for the applicant for a review of this decision was...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I presume the Deputy is referring to an application for asylum in respect of the person concerned. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Arising from the refusal of her 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 25 November 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...