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Written Answers — Copyright Law: Copyright Law (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to a settlement between the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and Eircom which has been reported in the press. I understand that this agreement has not been published and is essentially a private agreement between the two parties in connection with the downloading of copyrighted music from the internet. Because the issues involved relate to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Existing legislation makes extensive provision for unmarried fathers with respect to their children. Under the law as it stands — section 6A of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, as inserted by section 12 of the Status of Children Act 1987 — an unmarried father may apply to the court to be appointed a guardian of his child. Alternatively, where there is agreement between the parents,...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is in Clontarf Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in this area as a result of anti-social behaviour, and the area has been designated a public order hot-spot. A member of the local Community Policing Unit is allocated to this area and liaises with the local...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that Whitehall, Mountjoy and Fitzgibbon Street Garda Stations provide patrols in the area referred to by the Deputy. As of 31 January 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the strength of these stations was as set out in the following table: Station Total Strength Community Gardaí Whitehall 51 5 Mountjoy 105 11 Fitzgibbon...

Written Answers — Departmental Licences: Departmental Licences (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that my Department and its agencies have responsibility for the issue of a number of various licences and permits. They arise in the areas of responsibility of the Private Security Authority, the Irish Film Classification Office, An Garda Síochána and the Firearms Division of my Department. They relate to the regulation of the private security industry in the State,...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: They are rubbish.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers while their application for asylum is being processed. The RIA does not rent or lease any properties for the purposes of carrying out its remit but rather contracts-in a suite of services, including accommodation and catering, for this purpose. The RIA has no unoccupied accommodation centres in...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to parliamentary Question No. 216 of Wednesday 11 February, 2009 which sets out the latest position.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 5 January 2009. Following consideration by a Visa Officer, it was refused on 2 February 2009, for a number of reasons: 1. The evidence of finances submitted was deemed insufficient in that the reference did not provide bank statements or a P60 for 2008; 2. The applicant was previously refused an Irish...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that, at the time, a comprehensive investigation was launched, which involved the arrest of persons in connection with the murders and other related offences. Following lengthy judicial proceedings, a person was brought before the Special Criminal Court last year on kidnapping charges. The person was acquitted on all charges before the Court. I am...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is in the Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Members of the local Community Policing Unit have spoken to the person referred to by the Deputy and were informed that, while property had gone missing from outside the person's house, it was located a short distance away within a short time. For that reason the matter had not been...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: All visa required nationals must hold a valid visa to enter or re-enter the State regardless of their status. It is open to the individual to apply for a multi-entry visa which will facilitate several journeys to and from the State.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Mar 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 if he is satisfied that certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One such condition is that the applicant must be of good character. There are no guidelines relating to the judgement of good character. My officials...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 20 May 1998 as a minor dependant of his adult brother. As a result, any decision taken in relation to the adult brother of the person concerned applied equally to the person concerned. The brother of the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on the basis of his marriage to an Irish national, until 26 May 2000. This...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together. The treatment of persons in custody in Garda stations is governed by the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda Síochána Stations) Regulations, 1987. The objective of the Regulations is to ensure that members of the Garda Síochána act with due respect for the dignity and personal rights of persons in...

Written Answers — Compulsory Retirement Age: Compulsory Retirement Age (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The compulsory retirement age of 65 was removed for all 'new entrants' (as defined in the Public Service Superannuation Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2004) recruited on or after 1 April 2004. There are 632 staff (235 male and 397 female) currently serving in my Department who were recruited since 1 April 2004, the vast majority of whom may serve after the age of 65.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Good news.

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to advise the Deputy that under the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 the Courts may order the performance of unpaid work in the community by a person who is 16 years or over, who has been convicted of an offence for which the appropriate penalty would be an immediate custodial sentence and who has given his/her consent to the Court and this would appear to deal with the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Application: Citizenship Application (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have approved the application of the person in question and a certificate of naturalisation will issue once documents requested by the Citizenship Section of my Department have been received.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his Parliamentary Question No. 304 of Tuesday, 4 November 2008, in this matter. The person concerned applied for asylum on 3 December 2004. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act,...