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Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: You are a brave man, Richard.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: You are a brave man.

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is in the Midlands Prison and it is working.

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am grateful to both Deputies for raising this matter. When we discuss this issue on Thursday, we will have a better opportunity to consider some of the valid points raised by Deputy O'Donnell in particular. I do not accept that there is a laid-back attitude when one considers that this House passed significant legislation in 2006 and 2007. Shane Geoghegan was a respected young man...

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It has progressively increased to an average of 15 years.

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I want to assure the House that prisoners who are considered a risk to the public serve well in excess of the average of 15 years. I assure the House that no one who will come before me will get out before a considerable number of years — well above the average — in regard to murder for organised crime.

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Life sentence prisoners are reviewed by the Parole Board on a number of occasions before any substantial concessions are recommended. Furthermore, they continue to serve their life sentence even when given extended periods of temporary release and can be returned to prison if they breach their conditions or if they pose a threat to the public. In considering such cases, my approach would...

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There is now a total of 90 community gardaí in the city. More broadly, Limerick southside and northside regeneration agencies have launched ambitious plans for action on an unparalleled scale to lift the disadvantaged areas of Limerick out of the cycle of disadvantage and despair.

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Limerick City Joint Policing Committee was one of the first to be established and is working well, and gardaí are working closely with the local authority and other members of the committee. The Government is determined to provide the Garda with the resources and legal tools it needs to tackle the challenges of criminality which we saw demonstrated in Limerick last weekend. On the wider...

Army Barracks Closures. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Defence, Deputy Willie O'Dea. The consolidation of the Defence Forces formations into a smaller number of locations is a key objective of the White Paper on Defence 2000. The dispersal of personnel over an extended number of locations is an impediment to essential collective training. It also imposes increased and unnecessary...

Army Barracks Closures. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: ——provided some of the resources required for infrastructure, training area development and equipment procurement. In this regard, the White Paper stated "the thrust of the Government decisions in the White Paper is based on their recognition of the necessity to enhance the equipment and infrastructure available to the Defence Forces". These barrack closures move the Government closer...

Army Barracks Closures. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Moreover, as has been pointed out in many independent reports on the Defence Forces, the primary driver for barrack organisation and personnel deployment is the efficient and effective delivery of military capabilities. As the Minister for Defence has said in response to many questions in the House, Defence Forces properties are kept under constant review in terms of addressing Defence Forces...

Army Barracks Closures. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: With the Good Friday dispensation and the welcome regularising of the security situation, the operational requirement to have troops deployed so widely in seven military posts along the Border no longer exists. On the northern side of the Border, the chain of British military bases has already been removed. Closing the four smaller Border posts, including Connolly Barracks, Longford, and...

Army Barracks Closures. (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: This is because most of the personnel serving in these installations live in the areas and will, based on previous experience with barrack closures, continue to do so, thereby minimising the impact. The Minister accepts this was not an easy decision and obviously the Government's desire is to limit the adverse impact this relocation will have on personnel. However, the need to consolidate...

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

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the son of the person in question was the subject of a Family Reunification application made in November 2006 and a decision issued in September 2008 granting him permission to remain. I am further informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that no application for Family Reunification was received from the person in...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The airports listed hereunder have been prescribed by order (SI 57 of 2004 Immigration Act 2004 (Approved Ports) Regulations) by the Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to be approved ports for non-nationals arriving by air from outside the State pursuant to Section 6(2) and 20 of the Immigration Act 2004: Carrickfinn Airport; Connaught Airport; Cork Airport; Dublin Airport;...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware there are a number of commitments in the Programme for Government related to extraordinary rendition. Insofar as they fall within the responsibility of my Department there has been regular communication between me and my Department acting on my behalf with the Garda Commissioner relating to the implementation of the Programme's commitment in relation to...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Juvenile Diversion Programme operates in accordance with Part 4 of the Children Act 2001, as amended, and under the general superintendence and control of the Garda Commissioner. The aim of the Diversion Programme is to deal with juveniles who offend, by way of administering a formal or informal caution, thus diverting the offender away from the courts and minimising the likelihood...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Garda CCTV systems are operational in 11 towns and cities around the country, including Cork, and a major programme of expansion involving the implementation of CCTV systems in a further 14 locations is well underway. Garda CCTV schemes are planned and implemented on the basis of the Garda Commissioner's identified operational needs and priorities taking into account available resources. I am...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (11 Nov 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, it is the Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs which is the lead Government Department for our National Drugs Strategy. Subsequently, the primary budget for projects established to combat substance abuse in the state including the funding for local and regional drug task force originated community based projects is provided from the drugs initiative...