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- 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...
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: We cannot get a word in edgewise with the antics of Deputy Durkan.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The elder statesman speaks.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: That is right. He was happy enough not to have a sitting when they agreed the calendar last September.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: This is an hypocrisy.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: He was keeping an eye on Ring.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is only upsetting himself.
- Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: We are having that now.
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: On 28 August 2009, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in consultation with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment announced changes in the way the State's immigration system deals with non-EEA migrant workers. From that date, all non-EEA persons who have held employment permits for 5 years of more consecutively and have been working lawfully during...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 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 March 2008 and I decided in my absolute discretion to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The person in question was informed of this decision in a letter issued to her on 25 May, 2010. A certificate of naturalisation will...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 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 October 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 18 April 2001. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. Arising from the refusal of her...
- Written Answers — Provision of Services: Provision of Services (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that arrangements for the provision of the services in question have been in place since February of this year. The relevant details have been communicated to the person referred to in his question.
- Written Answers — Electronic Monitoring: Electronic Monitoring (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I set out the background to the decision to introduce a pilot to test the technology used in electronic monitoring and its suitability for application in this jurisdiction in my reply to the Deputy's party colleague on the 13th of May, 2010. I have nothing further to add at this time.
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 25 November 2009. Following consideration by a Visa Officer it was refused on the 4 December 2009 for the following reasons. There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application, specifically a full copy of the passport of the contact/host in Ireland was not provided; It was...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: My officials have studied the report which issued last month and have already met with the group, which commissioned it, to discuss its contents. The views expressed in the report are broadly critical of the direct provision system in this country for asylum seekers. The group recommend its abolition. It is clear at this stage, however, that no alternative system for the reception of asylum...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are currently no extant Delegation of Ministerial Functions Orders in my Department.
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Jun 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 138 on 27 May, 2010 . The position remains as stated.