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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 235 of Thursday, 15 May 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned arrived in the State on 27 November 2006 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal....

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 6 August 2002 on her own behalf and on behalf of her then three minor children. Her asylum 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),...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 29 January 2009. I am informed that in the meantime the person concerned presented at his Immigration Office and the permission granted has been renewed until 3 February 2010.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to his Parliamentary Question, No. 855 of Wednesday, 24 September 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 14 October 2003. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. The person concerned lodged an appeal against this determination with the Refugee...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 28 August 2001. 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, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 18 June 2003, that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the persons referred to by the Deputy entered the State on 30th July 2008 for the purpose of a visit and were granted permission to remain until 29th October 2008. Subsequently, on 8th September 2008 an application was received from the persons in question seeking permission to reside in the State on a permanent basis. On...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 February 2005. The Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner made a determination that the asylum application of the person concerned be 'deemed to be withdrawn' as she did not attend at that Office within five working days of her arrival in the State nor did she notify that Office of her address in the State at that time. The person...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question No. 104 of Thursday, 29 January 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 (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 28 August 2000 and applied for asylum. 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. The person concerned was informed by letter dated 22 January 2003 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned entered the State on a C-Visit Visa on 18 September 2008 and was granted leave to remain in the State until 19 October 2008. The daughter of the person concerned wrote to the Immigration Division of my Department on 7 October 2008 seeking, on behalf of her father, an extension of his permission to remain in the State. Following consideration of this request, my...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department 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. An application for long term residency was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 27th July 2007. I understand that applications received in April 2007 are currently being dealt...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The appointment of Chief Executive Officer is made on such terms as the Minister, after consultation with the Authority and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may determine, and subject to the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956 and the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996. The Authority have written to me requesting me to set terms in consultation with them for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49, 58, 85, 86, 87 and 89 together. Discussions are continuing in relation to the sharing of services between the two organisations. All payroll transactions are already carried out on behalf of the Equality Authority by my Department's Financial Shared Services Unit based in Killarney. My Department is currently looking to extend this service to the Irish...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: In June 2008, at the launch of the Justice for Victims Initiative, I announced that it would include an important legislative package of reforms. Last December the Government approved my proposals for this legislative package in the form of the Criminal Procedure Bill. This Bill draws on several of the major recommendations of the Balance in the Criminal Law Review Group. The General...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51, 88 and 113 together. As indicated in my reply to Question No. 249 of 5 November 2008 the Value for Money review of the Equality Authority is an analysis of past performance in achieving the tasks set out in its strategic plan to date. The review has not yet concluded. A decision on publication of the report will be taken in due course.

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Government attaches the highest priority to tackling organised crime including drug trafficking and bringing those involved in such activities to justice. One of the main priorities I have set for the Garda Síochána in 2009 is to target gun crime, organised crime and drug related crime through a range of measures, including the use of the Garda specialist units and targeted operations...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The question of legislation to regulate debt collection as a financial activity is not one that comes within the area of responsibility of my Department. However, I am aware of recent media reports which alleged intimidation of persons owing money in various circumstances by "criminal" debt collectors. The alleged intimidation and threatening behaviour of debt collectors, no more than such...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Dean Lyons case offered a thorough independent analysis of the facts surrounding the false confession made by Dean Lyons based on the evidence of all relevant witnesses. It concluded that there was no deliberate attempt to undermine the rights of Dean Lyons. At page 12 of his Report Mr Birmingham (now Judge Birmingham) makes it clear that...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I assume the Deputy is referring to appointments to Boards and other such like bodies which I am required to make from time to time. The Deputy will be aware that in making appointments of this nature, that in some instances the procedures to be followed are set down in statute. In other cases, the law often requires that an appointee be qualified in a certain profession or perhaps be a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 110 together. I can confirm that in common with all other Departments, my Department is required to give effect to an 8% reduction in the rates for professional fees for services rendered to it from 1 March. Services provided by legal practitioners, including those provided by solicitors and barristers, will be subject to the reduced rates. By...