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Written Answers — Prison Inspections: Prison Inspections (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 10 December, 2009. As I indicated to the House on that occasion the recent report on Mountjoy Prison by the Inspector of Prisons has been considered by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service and his Senior Management Team. A number of the Inspector's recommendations have been implemented or are in the course of...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is the body responsible for providing accommodation for asylum seekers. RIA currently operates 54 accommodation centres across 21 counties. Of these, 17 centres are designated for single persons only while 35 provide accommodation either solely for families, or are mixed-use centres housing both families and single persons in...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the member was examined by the Chief Medical Officer, Garda Síochána on 15th October 2009 in relation to his application for compensation under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts, 1941 and 1945. I understand that the reports of the Garda Chief Medical Officer and the Garda Commissioner are currently being prepared. The application will be...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: My Department has no function in relation to the regulation of legal transactions in gold. Furthermore, the informal purchase of gold is not specifically regulated in criminal legislation. However, if members of the public have suspicions that goods being sold or traded may have been stolen, the correct action is for these suspicions to be referred to An Garda Síochána for investigation....

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The detailed allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide in accordance with his identified operational requirements and priorities. I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are two Public Order Vehicles allocated to the Station referred to by the Deputy and there are currently no plans to allocate an additional Public Order...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The position regarding the policy contained in the Civil Partnership Bill is as set out in detail in my speech in the House on Second Stage of the Bill on 3 December 2009. The text of the speech may be viewed at www.oireachtas.ie.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed that improvement works are being carried out on the heating system at the building referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Having examined the file of the person concerned, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of having received correspondence from him which would match the dates referred to in the Deputy's Question. However, my Department's file does contain an un-dated item of correspondence which was received on 7 January 2009 and acknowledged on that date. No further correspondence...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I understand that arrangements were occasionally made under which a female convicted of a criminal offence might be offered the choice of going to a Magdalen laundry rather than serving a prison sentence. Such arrangements had no statutory basis. A person charged with a criminal offence may in certain circumstances be remanded in custody by the courts pending trial or sentencing. The...

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Be honest about it.

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Gilmore is back in his mould again.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy's party voted against the increases.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: No one is listening to him anyway.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The more Deputy Kenny speaks, the more he sounds like Deputy Ring.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There must be something in the air in County Mayo.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Muppets.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Workers' Party, the Socialist Workers' Party, New Agenda, Democratic Left, Official Sinn Féin and probably the Communist Party of Ireland.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The commitment given in the Agreed Programme for Government is to "legislate to provide effective remedies for complaints about judicial behaviour, including lay participation in the investigation of complaints". That commitment is reflected in the Government's Legislative Programme published on 16 September 2009. It lists the Judicial Council Bill in relation to which proposals are being...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that following the Government Decision on this matter, all Agencies and areas of my Department were instructed to rigorously implement the 8% reduction in professional fees across the board. The saving from this measure is estimated to be in the region of €3m this year. Furthermore, a range of administrative efficiencies, including procurement efficiencies achieved...