Results 301-320 of 727 for long speaker:Michael McDowell

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...cells was undertaken in 2005 and completed in 2006 following my commitment to abolish the use of the notorious old-style padded cells in our prisons. These measures all represent further steps along the road to improving and modernising our prison system but there is a lot more to be done. Turning to the Bill, Part 1, encompassing sections 1 to 3, contains standard provisions, including...

Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...and Science today and the website is now working. She personally witnessed its operation. Moreover, any person who is worried about the situation is free to send a postal application, as long as they get a certificate of postage for today.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...breath test. A person who fails or refuses to comply with a MAT may be prosecuted and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of up to €5,000 and/or imprisonment for up to six months. Under long-standing legislation, if a Garda as a result of the test forms the opinion at the roadside that a person has consumed an intoxicant then he/she can arrest that person and bring the person back...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. While applications for long term residency are under consideration, the person concerned should ensure that their permission to remain in the State is kept up to date. An application for long term residence from the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. An...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. While applications for long term residency are under consideration, the person concerned should ensure that their permission to remain in the State is kept up to date. An application for long term residence from the...

Gangland Crime. (14 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy should take a long hard look at the record before discussing temporary release.

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (14 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: As of 1st December 2006, I can inform the Deputy that the figures at unlock indicated that there were 149 persons on temporary release with an additional 55 life sentence prisoners on long term release. This compares with a total figure of 552 persons on temporary release on 9 December 1996.

Seanad: Garda Reform: Statements (13 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...about this. We do not need to wait for a general election. We can establish it now and have a committee to which the Commissioner is regularly accountable under the new Act. It will go a long way to producing genuine democratic oversight. The Oireachtas is the policing authority for Ireland. It would be a sad day if I were able to state in the Dáil or in this House that I could not...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...However, where agendas are pursued, the public is entitled to draw its own conclusions without being deliberately misinformed. On one occasion I delivered a speech to the House in Irish. It was my long-standing intention as Minister to do so in both Houses as our national language should be used by Ministers. Out of courtesy I took the step of ensuring that every Member who, like myself,...

Seanad: Garda Reform: Statements (13 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...made in an oppressive interview room and immediately recanted. On the contrary, Dean Lyons's complex and vulnerable personality gave rise to a situation whereby he maintained his own guilt long after his admissions came about, not only to the Garda Síochána but to a wide variety of other persons including his legal advisers and family members. Mr. Birmingham also points out Dean Lyons's...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...and must impose at least the mandatory minimum sentence. I am confident that these stringent new provisions, combined with the continuing efforts of the Gardaí in Operation Anvil, will go a long way to ensuring that those found in possession of firearms will pay a very serious price for their crimes. I am informed by the Garda authorities that murders involving the use of firearms tend...

Written Answers — Joyriding Offences: Joyriding Offences (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...becoming involved — or further involved — in anti-social and criminal behaviour by providing suitable activities to facilitate personal development, promote civic responsibility and improve long term employability prospects. By so doing, the projects also contribute to improving the quality of life within communities and enhance the relations between the Gardaí and the community.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...Unit has resulted in further firearms being seized and a number of persons arrested, thereby disrupting their criminal activities. Operation Anvil will continue to be funded to the extent and as long as the Commissioner considers that it is necessary to do so and it is fulfilling its objectives. The tables show the successes of Operation Anvil. Table 1: Operation Anvil in the Dublin...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. Long...

Bail Laws. (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is a long-established pattern. The deterrent of making the sentence for any subsequent offence run consecutively does not seem to be as strong as it was hoped at the time of the bail referendum and when the 1984 legislation was passed. I agree with the Deputy that this is the case. There are a number of issues involved. First, the Deputy raised the possibility of extending the type and...

Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...to the Exchequer. These are figures which some people have ceased to remember. However, those are the circumstances which Ray MacSharry was dealing with in 1987. Even though the battle is long over, the ideological argument that tax rates and the structure of our tax system does not matter still lingers. Whether one takes a small fraction or a large fraction of a worker's earnings...