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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to the detailed Reply I gave to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 135 of Thursday, 23 October 2008, 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 (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to the detailed Reply I gave to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 113 of Thursday, 27 November 2008, 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 (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person referred to by the Deputy applied for asylum on 21 July 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 15 August 2008. This communication advised the person of his entitlement to appeal the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

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 — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 27 September 1999. 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 27 November 2002, that the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 October 2003. 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 12 July 2005, that the Minister...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of Tuesday, 8 July 2008 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 21 April 2006. Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, it was established that the person concerned had previously made an asylum application in France and, as such, in accordance with the...

Order of Business (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Crawford will not be leader.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is something to look forward to.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Section 16 (1) (b) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 provides for the prohibition or restriction of a licensee from selling or supplying intoxicating liquor at a reduced price or free of charge on the purchase of a quantity of alcohol. Regulations are required in order to give effect to this provision. Under the terms of the EU Technical Standards Directives, any such regulations have to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 353 on the 25th November 2008. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Traveller Community: Traveller Community (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Members of the Traveller community come within the scope of the Equality Acts that accord them special protection against discrimination. These Acts charge the Equality Authority with working towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds, inter alia, of membership of the Traveller community. The provisions of the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989, under which criminal...

Written Answers — Traveller Community: Traveller Community (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The High Level Group on Traveller Issues is a working group under the Senior Officials' Group on Social Inclusion which, in turn, reports to the Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion, Children and Integration, chaired by the Taoiseach. The High Level Group, as established in 2003, provided a forum for senior policy makers and service providers to discuss barriers to service delivery and...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that office accommodation is currently leased by the Legal Aid Board at the following addresses: Galway Law Centre, 9, St. Francis St., Galway. Refugee Legal Service, Seville House, New Dock St., Galway In addition, the Probation Service provides funding to a Community Based Project entitled Dóchas Don Óige, which has offices at Liosban Industrial Estate, Tuam Rd,...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been advised by an Garda Síochána that Operation 'Snow' is an initiative undertaken by the Garda National Immigration Bureau which is designed to prevent the trafficking and smuggling of minors into, out of and within the State; to ensure the welfare of suspected victims of such criminal activity is adequately provided for; and to achieve prosecutions where criminal activity of the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I thank Senators Regan and Cummins for raising this issue. The aim of the Bill before us is to revise the law of evidence in criminal proceedings. Its particular target is the exclusionary rule of evidence as enunciated by the Supreme Court in its 1990 judgment in the People v. Kenny. There is no doubt but that the impact of the Kenny judgment on criminal trials has been profound. While...

Crime Levels. (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As I said earlier, the Government put Operation Anvil in place in 2005 and gave the Garda Commissioner substantial resources for it each year since then. Indeed, at a time when less money is available for next year, I increased the overall budget for Operation Anvil from €20 million to €21 million. I specifically told the Garda Commissioner that the money had to be earmarked for...

Crime Levels. (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: While Garda overtime will be reduced next year, one must consider the sizeable number of gardaí recruited in recent years. Next year alone, Garda numbers will increase from 14,267 to almost 15,000. These figures do not take into account the substantial civilianisation programme under which 2,600 civilians do office work done previously by gardaí in Garda stations. The civilianisation...

Crime Levels. (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It has been suggested that the East Wall area has not had a Garda presence whereas there has been a substantial Garda presence in the area.

Crime Levels. (10 Dec 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am not saying the Deputy voiced this criticism but it was made.