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Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (7 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: This Department has a small number of employees (less than 35 in total) on fixed term contracts whose employment in the Public Service ceases on the expiry of their contract. In accordance with the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003, each of these employees' contracts has an end date which is determined by an objective condition, such as arriving at a specific date; completing...

Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Student Visas: Student Visas (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service that a foreign national who is granted permission to come to Ireland for the purpose of engaging in a course of studies is permitted to take up employment on a casual basis. The relevant immigration permission which is granted to the student indicates that the student is only permitted to remain in the State to pursue his or...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him. I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Government has approved the assignment of a site owned by the Department of Defence to the Irish Prison Service as the location for the development of a new prison facility to replace Cork Prison and to serve the Munster Region. A preliminary site suitability report has been carried out on the site and this has confirmed that there are no significant constraints to the development of the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in March 2007 and I decided not to grant a certificate of naturalisation. The reasons for refusal were disclosed to the person concerned in a letter issued to her on 3 February, 2009. I am informed that the address the Deputy has...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 6 August 2003 and applied for asylum on 18 September 2003. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, the person concerned was informed, by...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 28 February 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strengths of the Garda Divisions in Cork are as set out in the table below. There are three divisions in County Cork namely, Cork City, Cork North and Cork West. Resource levels are monitored on an ongoing basis by local and senior Garda Management in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy was granted permission to remain in the State on 2nd December 2008. This permission was communicated to the person referred to in the Deputy's question by writing and a copy of the letter was forwarded to the Deputy for his information.

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 141, inclusive, together. I am aware that all files relating to complaints deemed finalised by the Garda Síochána Complaints Board up to and including 2005 have been destroyed. The Garda Síochána Complaints Board consulted with my Department, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Office of the Attorney General before taking its...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that Section 3(2)(b) of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, provides for the making of a Deportation Order in respect of a person whose deportation has been recommended by a court in the State before which such person was indicted for or charged with any crime or offence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there is no provision in Irish law for the automatic...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant must be of good character. An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person in question was received in...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau that the registration of the above named Moldavian national is now complete.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 261 of Tuesday 10 March 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 147 and 165 together. There is currently no applications pending in my Department for residency in the case of the persons whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the first named person the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending. The second named person...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy applied for asylum on 03/07/2008. The claim was assessed by the Refugee Applications Commissioner who concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The Commissioner's recommendation was communicated to him by letter dated 28/07/2008. This communication advised the person of his entitlement to appeal the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in September 2007. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as...