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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy's Question is understood to refer to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime. Many of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crime have already been given effect through legislation. Some additional...

Written Answers — Change of Name Licence: Change of Name Licence (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the General Immigration Division of my Department that following the receipt of a request from the solicitor of the person referred to by the Deputy (in his Parliamentary Question of 5th June 2008), an application form for a change of name licence was forwarded by that Division by registered post to the solicitor in question on the 6th June 2008. Having failed to...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: My Department has developed the community based CCTV scheme, the purpose of which is to support local communities who wish to install and maintain CCTV security systems in their area. My Department does not operate a scheme for persons who wish to install a CCTV system on their private property. I would urge the persons referred to by the Deputy to contact An Garda Síochána concerning the...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have been advised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) that the number of applications received by them to join the Garda Reserve is as follows. At September 2006, 6,661 applications had been received following an initial recruitment campaign. At the end of December 2007, an exercise carried out by PAS showed that a total of 7,916 applications had been received up to that date. In the...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There are a range of reasons why not all applicants secure a place as Reserve trainees. Applicants must first of all meet the basic entry criteria relating to age and residence as set out in Section 4 of the Garda Síochána (Reserve Members) Regulations 2006. They must also satisfy the criteria regarding occupations, for example members of the Defence Forces are precluded from joining. It...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Since its establishment in August 2006, the number of attested Garda Reserve members has risen steadily from 36 at the end of 2006 to 217 at the end of 2007 and a current number of 331. There are also currently 76 Garda Reserve trainees. There have been occasional slight fluctuations over the past two years as some members have decided to discontinue their membership for a variety of...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: A total of €258,868 has been incurred by the Garda Síochána Vote in 2007 (€154,736) and 2008 (€104,132) in respect of the public information campaigns to recruit for the Garda Reserve. The Garda Reserve recruitment advertising campaign for 2009 is currently in the process of being planned and the estimated cost of that campaign is not currently available. In 2006, a major recruitment...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Nov 2008)

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 December 2005. 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 — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána in consultation with the representative associations. The programme is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the cumulative cost of the policing arrangements for the development referred to in Co. Mayo is approximately €11.1m. This figure is made up of basic salary, overtime, subsistence allowance, travelling expenses and other ancillary costs. In accordance with section 7 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 An Garda Síochána is statutorily required to...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Regarding the head of CAB, since the first appointment of the solicitor Mr. Barry Galvin, a member of the Garda Síochána has been at the head, and it is the strong view of the Garda Commissioner that a garda should be at the head. Regarding directing operations from prisons, because of the latest technology there is no doubt that criminals are endeavouring to get mobile telephones into...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Senators for their contributions. As a matter of record, because everybody is claiming credit for the genesis of the Criminal Assets Bureau, I shall throw in my tuppence too.

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I said earlier that the State responded. In fairness to the Oireachtas, it was one of the fairly significant times when all parties came together as one. Senator Norris may be correct concerning the exhortations made by Deputy Tony Gregory and it is true that the Rainbow coalition brought in the legislation with the acquiescence of all the parties, including my own, in Opposition. I was...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: ——anyone to be under any illusion. The CAB operates throughout the country. I know it operates in my own constituency. Operation Platinum took place in County Mayo in 2008 whereby the CAB, working with local gardaí, searched a considerable number of properties and made some very significant seizures. That operation is ongoing. Again, this is because of the profilers we have put in...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Justice Act 2007 introduced new offences for membership of an organised criminal gang, with an imposition of five years in prison, and for committing an offence for a criminal gang, ten years. Some people ask whether cases have been brought in relation to that. It is much more difficult — it was somewhat easier to ground a case against a terrorist organisation — to ground...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am grateful to the Seanad for this opportunity to talk about the Criminal Assets Bureau and its work. The bureau has been very successful over the years in tackling criminals in an effective, visible and tangible way and has become a very open way for the public to see the law enforcement agencies of the State having a real effect on criminal activities. The 2007 annual report...

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Will Deputy Reilly give up his €400,000?

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: He is on €400,000.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy should let him deal with the issues.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Speak up, Richard.