Results 9,421-9,440 of 16,849 for speaker:Dermot Ahern

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 637 and 638 together. It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, Mr. Coffey's report was made available to the Victims Committee and published last Friday. A Government statement on the report's findings issued on the same day.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Jan 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 — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the information sought is not readily available and is currently being researched. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority was established from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to that Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy will be aware of the service to Deputies and...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Recruitment to the Irish Prison Service is a matter in the first instance for the Public Appointment Service and then for the Director General of the Irish Prison Service. The Public Appointment Service is located in Chapter House, 26-30 Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1, and can be contacted at Lo-Call 1890 44 99 99 or by e-mail at info@publicjobs.ie.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An amount of €567,000 was spent by my Department on foreign travel in 2008. The corresponding amount in 2007 and 2006 was €598,067 and €672,688 respectively. The maintenance of national representation at the EU, the Council of Europe, the UN and other international fora primarily accounts for expenditure by my Department on foreign travel. In addition, the approximately 40 agencies...

Written Answers — Garda Districts: Garda Districts (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Síochána's 2008 Policing Plan contains the Garda Commissioner's proposals to realign Garda divisional boundaries to make them coterminous with local authority boundaries to facilitate both local Garda and local authority management in the administration of Joint Policing Committees as provided for under section 22(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. I am advised by the Garda...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The overall staffing of my Private office and my Constituency Office complies with the relevant guidelines set down by the Department of Finance. My Private office, which deals with general departmental policy and operational matters, is staffed by ten officers — one administrative officer; four executive officers, two of whom are work-sharing; four clerical officers; and one special...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: In the time available, it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the details requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 649 and 682 together. The Drug Treatment Court, which originally operated on a pilot basis in north inner city Dublin, has been placed on a permanent footing and extended to the Dublin 7 area. The court, which uses a multidisciplinary approach, involves a range of Departments and agencies that are charged with dealing with various aspects of the problem of...

Written Answers — Aircraft Searches: Aircraft Searches (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The question of searches is a Garda operational matter but in particular instances, I remind the Deputy that, while statutory powers of search are available to the Garda at present, and which apply to aircraft as much as to any other type of private property, such powers can only be exercised in accordance with the law. Accordingly, they can only be exercised in circumstances in which a...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: An application for a certificate of naturalisation for the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in February 2006. Officials in that section inform me that processing of the application has commenced and the file will be forwarded to me for a decision in the coming months.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 8 April 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 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 9 September 2005, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Based on the information provided by the Deputy, my Department has no record of a current visa application for the person in question.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Parliamentary Question number 172 of 13 November 2008 and to Parliamentary Question number 113 of 4 December 2008. The position remains unchanged. As the person in question's daughter is a Cameroonian national it is advised that she contact the Embassy of Cameroon, 84 Holland Park, London W11 3SB, England with a view to obtaining her national passport or...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 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 April 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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Jan 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 657 and 658 together. The current position of the person concerned is that following consideration of her case, under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement, as an exceptional measure and subject to certain stated conditions, the person concerned was granted...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (27 Jan 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...