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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (24 Sep 2009)

John Curran: I understand that funding of €121,000 has been allocated in 2009 to the organisation in question to refurbish, equip and operate a family respite support facility by the Mid Western Regional Drugs Task Force. This funding will be subject to the usual accountability and control processes of the public bodies concerned. Given the recent nature of the decision to fund, no reports are...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (23 Sep 2009)

John Curran: The Department of Social and Family Affairs is the lead Department of State with responsibility for the Family Support Agency, which administers the Family Resource Centre Programme and discussions between departments take place from time to time as necessary. In the context of providing more efficient and streamlined social inclusion services to people who need them the most, the integration...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Sep 2009)

John Curran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 72 together. The Report referred to in the Questions will be considered as part of the Estimates and budgetary process for 2010 and the decisions on all of the issues arising will be a matter for the Government. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage pending the outcome of this consideration.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (22 Sep 2009)

John Curran: Currently, there are 181 Community Development Projects/groups funded under my Department's Community Development Programme. The allocation for the Programme for 2009 is €20.9m. I understand that some projects attract funding from other sources. My Department is currently undertaking a review of these projects and I expect to have the results later this year. In addition, my intention to...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (22 Sep 2009)

John Curran: Community Development Projects funded under the Programme are either private companies limited by guarantee in their own right or are hosted by a private company limited by guarantee. Accordingly, the issues raised by the Deputy are matters for the boards, in accordance with the relevant employment legislation.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (22 Sep 2009)

John Curran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to questions 817, 819, 821 and 822 of 16 September 2009. The Scheme remains suspended pending the finalisation of the review and related decisions.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (17 Sep 2009)

John Curran: My Department provided funding for the organisation to which the Deputy refers through a hosting organisation, which is now in liquidation. My Department has no direct legal or other funding relationship with the organisation referred to by the Deputy. My Department is working with Pobal on the maintenance of front-line services to the area in question.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Sep 2009)

John Curran: The person concerned applied for asylum on 7 July 2003. 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2009)

John Curran: The Government has agreed with the US, as part of that administration's arrangements for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, to accept the persons concerned for long term resettlement in Ireland. No decisions have been taken as yet as about their accommodation. It is also unclear how much support they will need in order to be resettled and to integrate successfully into...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (16 Sep 2009)

John Curran: As the Deputy will be aware, funding from my Department for drug specific projects is overseen by the Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces. I have been advised by Dublin North East Local Drugs Task Force - the Task Force which oversees funding to the projects referred to by the Deputy – that they have already been approved funding to meet their requirements in 2009. Subject to funding...

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

John Curran: As we have discussed, the Bill, as drafted, represents an interim response to the McCann judgment. The draft legislation replaces section 6 of the 1940 Act with a carefully balanced range of safeguards and protections designed to take account of all the principles raised in the High Court. The Bill should be seen in that light. It is only three weeks yesterday since the High Court...

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

John Curran: The section provides that a person arrested on foot of a bench warrant should be brought before a court "as soon as practicable". This is a standard provision and the Deputy will be aware that the Garda routinely brings people before the courts all around the country on foot of bench warrants. I am not aware of any undue delay in this regard. Where difficulties arise in this area, there...

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

John Curran: I understand the Deputy's concern. I have sought advice on this proposal and I am informed it is unnecessary. A District Court judge may hear the evidence on oath and the debtor is subject to cross-examination in the ordinary course of proceedings in the District Court. There is no necessity to provide for this directly and, accordingly, the amendment is being rejected.

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

John Curran: I know where the Deputy is coming from because I dealt with this or a very similar amendment in the Seanad and sought advice thereon. I was told the amendment in the Seanad was unnecessary and that there is a preference in drafting for avoiding the making of unnecessary references because doing so adds to the already convoluted nature of legislation. Having examined the Deputy's amendment...

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

John Curran: I thank the Deputy for his suggestion in this regard. The 1872 Act did confer jurisdiction on the Circuit Court and High Court in debt matters in addition to the District Court. However, even by the time the 1926 Act was drafted, it was recognised that the District Court was the jurisdiction in which such matters were commonly dealt with. It constructed the legal framework that is used to...

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

John Curran: It has not been repealed but it is not in use. The 1940 Act is in use.

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

John Curran: I will do my best for the Deputy. I heard him say on Second Stage that he would withdraw the amendment and understood the reasons and I heard the Deputy's points. On the scale of the debt, if it is a legitimate debt it is fine. As to whether a person's past record is taken into account it is a question of how one looks at it. It is not taken into account in the manner in which the Deputy...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (9 Jul 2009)

John Curran: My predecessor approved the following funding last year. Payments of €185,000 were approved in respect of Basketball Ireland, €235,000 for the FAI and €85,000 for the GAA. In regard to local authorities, payments were approved as outlined in the following table: City/County € Dublin City 250,000 Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown 55,000 Fingal 115,000 South Dublin 85,000 Kildare 55,000...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (9 Jul 2009)

John Curran: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the recent suspension of the Scheme of Community Support for Older People and I would like to direct him to my reply to question number 452 on 9th June 2009.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Jul 2009)

John Curran: An amount of €22.3m has been earmarked for allocation to the 14 Local Drugs Task Forces in 2009. Of this amount, €22.04m has been allocated to date and the details in relation to this and the allocations for 2008 are set out in the table. Drugs Task Force Allocation 2008 Allocation 2009 €m €m Ballyfermot 1.83 1.62 Ballymun 1.43 1.32 Blanchardstown 1.39 1.25 Bray 1.80...