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- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: An application for naturalisation from the person in question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department on 24 April 2006. Applications received in the second half of 2004 are currently being processed and there are approximately 7100 applications awaiting processing before that of the person in question. Applications for naturalisation, including those made from persons...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: I refer to my responses to Parliamentary Questions, numbers 32499/06 of 12 October, 2006 and 33842/06 of 19 October, 2006 where I advised that my Department wrote to this applicant's legal representative inviting them to lodge further representations, regarding an application for leave to remain. To date, this Department has not received a response. My Department wrote again on 31/01/2007 to...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of Thursday 12 October, 2006 and the written reply to that Question. The position is unchanged.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: He is a good friend of mine.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Prisons Bill 2006, which completed its passage through the Seanad on 5 December 2006. It deals with a range of issues relating to prisons and prisoners and its purpose is manifold. It provides for video conferencing of certain non-trial court hearings; the placing of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons on a...
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: It might be useful to people who should not have it. Section 20 provides that on receipt of the environmental impact assessment and the visual representation of the development, the Minister shall give notice of the proposed development to the planning authorities in the relevant area. Members of the public shall be informed of the development by means of placing a notice on the site and in...
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: It was very decent of him to tell his plans to the censor.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: Unfortunately, it is too small.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: In terms of time it is probably as close as Spike Island.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: If the Deputy keeps coming up with ideas I might accommodate him.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: The Deputy should take a look at American prisons.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: That includes Deputy Howlin.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: He picked up the hash on the exercise ground of the prison, which shows exactly why we cannot have a prison exercise ground within catapult distance of busy streets.
- Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: That is why we need to move to Thornton Hall.
- Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: The Fines Bill was circulated yesterday. It provides for the payment of fines by instalments. Other legislation is being considered for the recovery of fines by way of imposition on wages and other payments due to people. The second Bill is being worked on in my Department.
- Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: However, in the meantimeââ
- Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: In the meantime, I wish to make two points. First, it is necessary there should be some sanction for those who do not pay fines imposed on them by the courts.
- Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: Second, the new legislation will make it possible for those who do not have this sum of money available to them immediately to pay it by means of instalments.
- Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: It is being worked on in the Department at present.
- Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)
Michael McDowell: As the Deputy is aware, the immigration and residence Bill is promised legislation. It has been the subject of extensive consultation and will be published during this session. As I indicated to the Law Society, consideration is being given to requiring certain high risk abusers of the asylum seeking process to remain in one place while their applications are being considered.