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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 31 January 2003. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 14 October 2004,...

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

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy is a Moldovan national and as such requires a visa to enter the State and requires a work permit in order to take up employment in the State. This person entered the State on 19/12/2002 to take up employment. She has resided legally here since that date by registering on a yearly basis...

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

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to was approved on 5 March 2009.

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy is aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is undertaking an investigation under Section 102(4) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in respect of this matter. The date of completion of the report is a matter for the Ombudsman Commission which is independent in the exercise of its functions and is not subject to direction by myself or the Garda Commissioner in relation to...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Garda authorities that information in respect of monies seized in conjunction with drug seizures is not recorded as a compulsory field on the Garda IT system. It is not therefore possible to provide the information requested without undertaking an extensive manual examination of each drug-related incident for the years 2007 and 2008. This process would necessitate the...

Written Answers — Criminal Assets Bureau: Criminal Assets Bureau (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised that €10,401,000 was secured by the Criminal Assets Bureau for the Exchequer during 2007. The figures for 2008 are currently being compiled and will be made available in the Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report when it is published later this year.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: On the question of reviewing policy in relation to volunteers and religious workers I would refer the Deputy to my reply on this matter on 4 March 2009 (Question No 125). That review is being progressed having regard to current policies and legislation and also the legislative proposals contained in the Immigration Residence and Protection Bill. The Immigration Residence and Protection Bill...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Raheny Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in the area as a result of anti-social behaviour. An Garda Síochána deal with such anti-social behaviour by utilising public order legislation and issuing local authority fines on the spot for public drinking....

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in Clontarf Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of a number of incidents of the type referred to by the Deputy occurring in the area. These incidents are under active Garda investigation. The area referred to is regularly patrolled by uniform and plain clothes personnel, including the Community Policing Unit and the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Mar 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 2008. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 23 months. The Citizenship Division is currently commencing further processing of applications received in mid 2007. More complicated cases can at...

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

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned, accompanied by her two children and a dependant minor niece, arrived in the State on 8 January 2006 and applied for asylum. Her children and niece were included in her asylum application. The person concerned gave birth to a child in the State in early 2006 and this child was also included in his mother's asylum application. Her application was refused following...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Mar 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 February 2008. Officials in that Section inform me that processing of the application has been completed and the file will be submitted to me for a decision in due course.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am taking the term "senior officials" to refer to the Secretary General and officers in my Department at Assistant Secretary and equivalent level. The Department's headquarters will remain in Dublin, therefore the Secretary General will remain there. In relation to the rest of the Department and agencies staffed by it, there are currently two officers at Assistant Secretary level in...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The details of proposals for the Civil Partnership Bill, published in June 2008, are available on the Department's website at www.justice.ie. The scope of the Bill extends to provision for a system of registration of same-sex partnerships and to establish a redress scheme for cohabitants at the end of the relationship on death or break-up.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to are in the Raheny Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents in these areas as a result of anti-social behaviour. One of the areas has been designated a public order hot-spot. There is one dedicated community Garda assigned to each of the areas referred to by the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together. The amount of pension contributions paid by staff in the Justice sector was €43,235,010 in 2007 and €49,414,821 in 2008. I am awaiting figures for the Irish Human Rights Commission which I will forward to the Deputy as soon as they are available.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: There are thirteen fully qualified accountants employed in accountancy-related roles in my Department. These comprise nine chartered accountants, two management accountants and two certified public accountants. This does not include other officers of my Department who are in general administrative roles who are also qualified accountants. I should also mention that my Department provides...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to the same question put down by him on 11 February 2009.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Garda authorities that Operation 'Gem' is an initiative which was established to specifically target a number of people engaged in organised criminal activities particularly in the Dublin Area. To date this operation has resulted in proceedings being commenced against eighteen people for organised crime-related offences, has led to the recovery of a number of firearms and...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (10 Mar 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that Lifford Garda Station forms part of the Letterkenny Garda District. The personnel strength of the Letterkenny Garda District as at 31 January 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available was 194. The personnel strength of Lifford Garda Station as at the same date was 13. Local Garda management, through ongoing monitoring and...