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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Bill referred to by the Deputy will address recommendations in the Second Interim Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children, including recommendations relating to age of consent and defences available to defendants. It will also reform the laws on incest. My colleague, Barry Andrews, Minister for Children, will be bringing a draft General Scheme to...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The relaxation of the in camera rule in family law proceedings has facilitated the flow of information on the operation of the law in the family law courts. The Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 allows for the preparation and publication of reports of family law proceedings by a barrister or solicitor or a person specified in regulations while continuing to respect the confidential nature...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 3 October 2006. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. Arising from the refusal of his...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Information on the number of staff employed in carrying out inspections in the agencies or bodies referred to by the Deputy is provided below. Equality Tribunal: 11. Office of the Inspector of Prisons: 1. Office of the Data Protection Commissioner: 1. Garda Síochána Inspectorate: 9. An Garda Síochána is obliged to carry out a wide range of inspections in a number of different areas...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information he requires in respect of the number of persons employed in the issuing of licenses within the areas specified is as follows: Private Security Authority (PSA) The PSA has 14 staff employed in the issuing of licences to the private security industry. Fireworks Import Licence 2 staff in my Department are directly involved in the issuing of...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department does not have a significant role in employment creation in the wider economic context so the question of commissioning the material referred to by him does not arise.

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that Mountjoy Prison is a Victorian prison which is now 160 years old. Redeveloping the existing 20 acre site is neither financially viable nor practical from an operational perspective and this is why I have set out in the clearest possible terms this Government's continued commitment to replacing the Mountjoy Prison complex with modern prison accommodation at...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together. Section 122(3) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides for the establishment of Garda promotion boards comprising three members, one of whom shall be a member of An Garda Síochána appointed by the Commissioner, and two of whom (including the chairperson of the board) shall be appointed by the Minister from a panel established for...

Written Answers — Black Market Activities: Black Market Activities (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am of course, aware of the damage caused to the economy by the kind of activities referred to by the Deputy. In September, 2008 I launched the Interdepartmental Report on DVD piracy. In line with the recommendations contained in that report, Garda officers have been appointed in each operational region to coordinate anti-piracy operations. Appropriate liaison structures have been...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 26 August 2008. 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 and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Complaints Procedure: Complaints Procedure (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's Customer Charter 2009 - 2011, which is on its website, www.justice.ie, outlines the Department's complaints procedure.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The legislation referred to by the Deputy deals with a number of distinct areas of law. While in practice there will be particular circumstances when the legislation referred to will act in a complementary fashion, including those outlined by the Deputy, they remain distinct areas of law. Therefore it is not a question of precedence as to laws but rather a consideration in each individual...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 6 May 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (19 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is aware Mountjoy Prison is a Victorian prison which is now 160 years old. Redeveloping the existing 20 acre site is neither financially viable nor practical from an operational perspective and this is why I have set out in the clearest possible terms this Government's continued commitment to replacing the Mountjoy Prison complex with modern prison accommodation at Thornton Hall....

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Community-based CCTV Scheme was launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a community CCTV system. To date two major rounds of this Scheme have been advertised, in 2005 and 2007. I am advised by Pobal who administer the scheme on behalf of my Department that no application was received in response to either of these rounds in respect of...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a 'Join Spouse (Irish National)' visa for the person concerned was created on my Department's on-line visa application system on 22 March 2010. At present, there are no papers for assessment in my Department and the applicant should contact the relevant consulate and file papers there. On receipt of the necessary papers a decision will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The case of the person concerned was examined under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999, (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended), on the Prohibition of Refoulement. On 23 March 2010, I refused the person concerned permission to remain temporarily in the State and instead signed a Deportation Order in respect of him. The effect of the Deportation Order is that...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The case of the person concerned was examined under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999, (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended), on the Prohibition of Refoulement. On 23 March 2010, I refused the person concerned permission to remain temporarily in the State and instead signed a Deportation Order in respect of him. The effect of the Deportation Order is that...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November, 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This person's case falls under the Dublin II Regulation, (Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003). The Dublin II Regulation is intended to prevent the phenomenon of 'asylum shopping' across Europe and sets out criteria for determining which Regulation State is responsible for examining an asylum application where applications have been lodged in more than one Regulation State or whereby an...