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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned, together with the other family members referred to by the Deputy, are the subject of Deportation Orders, made against them, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claims, applications for Subsidiary Protection and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Legally resident non-EEA nationals over the age of sixteen years are required to register with their local immigration registration officer. It is open...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in August, 2010. The application is at an advanced stage of processing. Numerous attempts have been made, without success, to contact the person concerned regarding his application. It is vital that an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of Tuesday, 13th November 2012. The position remains as stated. Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of Tuesday, 13th November 2012 I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned comprise a father and a mother and their two children. The father applied for asylum on 4th March, 2008. His asylum claim was refused. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was notified, by letter dated 5th December, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Food Safety Standards (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The current contract for the provision of fresh poultry products for the Irish Prison Service was placed with Crossgar Foodservices, an Northern Ireland company following an open tender competition in accordance with EU Procurement Directives. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that all the poultry produce currently supplied through this contract is certified as been reared,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Accident Investigations (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is carrying out an investigation following the heavy landing incident involving the Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service helicopter which occurred on 19 June 2012. This investigation is ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Food Safety Standards (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The current contract for the provision of fresh poultry products to the Defence Forces is with Kildare Farm Foods, an Irish Company based in Kildare, who were awarded the contract as part of an open tendering competition, carried out in accordance with national and EU procurement rules. Overall procurement policy is a matter, in the first instance, for the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (20 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are 40 residential properties (former married quarters) vacant in the Curragh Camp environs in various states of repair but the majority of which are uninhabitable. 39 of these properties are within the confines of the Camp and the remaining property is in Orchard Park. In February 1997 the then Minister for Defence set out policy on married quarters on the basis that they were...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Members on all sides of the House for their very constructive engagement, which has contributed meaningfully to the development of the legislation. I thank the members of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence Equality and its Chairman, Deputy David Stanton, for their careful deliberation on the heads of the Bill, which likewise was of substantial benefit in its development. I also...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am about to conclude. Amendment No. 243 proposes the insertion of a new Schedule 2, which sets out the provisions applicable to oral hearings conducted in accordance with sections 169 and 170. Amendment No. 244 proposes to insert a new Schedule 3 to make detailed provision for the establishment and membership of the complaints panel and complaints committee. The complaints panel must...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is envisaged under the Bill that the initial specialist judges will come from the existing cohort of county registrars, who will be entitled to make applications to be appointed as specialist judges to the JAAB. The board will be asked to recommend county registrars to fill the posts initially. It is envisaged that up to eight appointments will be made initially. It may be that we will...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Yes.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: We have very well qualified county registrars around the country. A number of them have made the case that they do not have enough work to do, which is interesting in the context of the work and the extensive powers that they have. It is not envisaged that, in the short term, this will require the appointment of replacement county registrars. It is envisaged in the short term that some of...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Before we conclude, there are some typographical errors to which I need to draw the attention of the House for completeness. I ask that the House note some slight typographical corrections to the amendments made by the Seanad in the case of the following points. I have referred to them in passing as we have gone through them, but it is important to ensure that, when the Bill is published,...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: These amendments deal with the new Part 5, which makes provision for the regulation, supervision and discipline of personal insolvency practitioners. The insolvency service will be responsible for the direct regulation of personal insolvency practitioners. We will not impose any particular restrictions as to the types of professions of persons who will be licensed to perform this function....

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I did not think we had reached amendment No. 202 yet.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputies opposite must have nodded it through for me. I was anxious to place on record the background to the provisions but I will be happy, if need be, to proceed to amendment No. 213. Chapter 2, comprising sections 158 to 160, sets out a number of general obligations that will apply to personal insolvency practitioners. Amendment No. 213 proposes the insertion of section 158. This...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Chapter 4, comprising sections 164 to 174, provides for a comprehensive system of complaints and investigations where improper conduct by a personal insolvency practitioner is alleged and for the imposition of appropriate sanctions. Amendment No. 219 proposes the insertion of section 164 which empowers the director of the insolvency service to appoint members of the staff of the service or...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to briefly point out to Deputy Donnelly one issue which he has missed, which is that the debtor will not in these circumstances be walking into the bank faced by the bank's lawyers and bank manager pointing out the section, because the personal insolvency practitioner will be the expert and intermediary and will be able to, when speaking to the creditors, deal with any threats that...