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Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Government's approach to tackling the problem of drug misuse, including heroin use, is through a co-ordinated and integrated approach under the National Drugs Strategy. The Strategy tackles the issue under pillar headings of drugs supply reduction, education and prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and research. Drugs and organised crime are being prioritised by An Garda Síochána as a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware the asylum process encompasses the activities of the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT), both of which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform in relation to the granting of refugee status. Persons who are refused a declaration under Section 17 of the Refugee Act 1996 that they are a...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that there are ongoing discussions with the Stardust Victims Committee concerning the forthcoming 30th anniversary of the tragedy and related matters.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As part of the five year strategy 'Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy', which was launched by the Taoiseach in September this year, my Department has undertaken to establish a mechanism to ensure that the visa regime here supports the priorities set out in the Strategy. This new mechanism will be designed to ensure that entrepreneurial, business and tourist travellers to Ireland who...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Commissioner and I signed the contract for an outsourced safety camera network with the preferred service provider in November, 2009 following a tender and evaluation process. In accordance with the provisions of the contract, following the necessary preparatory work, roll-out of the national mobile safety camera network commenced at midnight on 15 November, 2010 and is expected to...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy may be aware, the Explosives Act, 1875 provides for the control of the importation, manufacture, storage and sale of fireworks. The 1875 Act was amended by the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 which came into effect in August, 2006 to provide for new offences governing the possession of illegally imported fireworks with intent to supply. The amendments also provided for...

Written Answers — Controlled Drug Sales: Controlled Drug Sales (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 is one element of the Government's multi-pronged approach to targeting the activities of so called 'headshops' and the sale of unregulated psychoactive substances. The Act works in tandem with the ongoing controlling, as appropriate, of identified harmful substances by the Department of Health and Children through the Misuse of Drugs...

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: We discussed amendment No. 1 on Committee Stage and I outlined Government policy regarding the protection in law for persons making reports in good faith. Previous mention was made of the corruption laws in our country. Significant anti-corruption legislation is on our Statute Book. The Prevention of Corruption Acts, 1889 to 2005, relate to this area. I indicated that I have asked my...

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: That is correct. Amendments Nos. 4 and 21 are my amendments.

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: It was a parliamentary question.

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As I said earlier and also when we discussed this previously, I have no doubt predecessors of mine indicated why the Government had decided, based on the strong advice of the Attorney General, that a much more robust way of dealing with whistleblower protection was by doing it on a sectoral basis in order to tailor it to the circumstances that pertain in the particular area. There is no...

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 4: In page 5, lines 40 and 41, to delete ", or ought reasonably to know,".

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The effect of the amendments would be that protection from liability for damages or other form of relief would apply to persons making reports in good faith that were founded on a suspicion that an offence was being committed, in addition to the existing wording, which applies to an opinion. As I already said, I believe the opinion itself encompasses the issue of suspicion. We did discuss...

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 6: In page 6, to delete lines 6 to 8 and substitute the following: "(5) An employer shall not penalise or threaten penalisation against an employee, or cause or permit any other person to penalise or threaten penalisation against an employee, for---". Amendments Nos. 6, 8 and 9 relate to penalisation of an employee for making a report of a suspected corruption offence....

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, line 14, to delete "and effective".

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 9: In page 9, line 25, after "or" to insert "by".

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 10: In page 11, line 9, to delete "his or her parent or guardian" and substitute the following: "the employee's parent or guardian with his or her consent". Schedule 1 of the Bill provides redress for compensation and a mechanism for complaints to a rights commissioner for an employee who may have been penalised or threatened with penalisation by an employer as a result...

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 11: In page 11, line 12, to delete "his or her" and substitute "the employee's".

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 12: In page 11, to delete lines 27 to 32 and substitute the following: "(b) require the employer to take a specified course of action, which may include, in a case where the penalisation constitutes a dismissal within the meaning of section 8A(13), re-instatement or re-engagement;". Amendment No. 12 relates to Schedule 1 of the Bill, and paragraph (1) deals with redress...

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages. (16 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 13: In page 11, line 45, to delete "A rights" and substitute "Subject to subparagraph (10), a rights".