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Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (16 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 787 of Wednesday, 24 September 2008 on this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that reply.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the permission granted to the person concerned under the IBC/05 Scheme has been renewed until 21 October 2010, subject to registration with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. I have arranged for the letter informing the person of this decision to be reissued.

Written Answers — : (16 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the Reply I gave to his Parliamentary Question no. 929 of Wednesday 24 September 2008. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply. I am satisfied that the applications made by the person concerned for asylum and subsequently for temporary leave to remain in the State, together with all refoulement issues, were fairly and comprehensively examined...

Written Answers — Icelandic Investments: Icelandic Investments (16 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department has no record of having any funds invested in Icelandic financial products.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (15 Oct 2008)

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 — Property Services Regulation: Property Services Regulation (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Details regarding establishment of the Property Services Regulatory Authority will be available shortly on publication of the Property Services (Regulation) Bill in this Session.

Written Answers — Criminal Law Codification: Criminal Law Codification (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee was established on 1 February 2007 under Part 14 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 to oversee the development of a programme for the codification of the criminal law. It is chaired by Professor Finbarr McAuley of the School of Law in UCD and consists of representatives of the judiciary, the legal profession, legal academia, the Department of...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department has no record of having awarded contracts to the company concerned.

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The most recent advertisement for recruitment to full time positions in An Garda Síochána appeared in the national press on the week ending the 11th of May 2008. As a result of these advertisements a pool of candidates are awaiting interview. Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is a matter in the first instance for the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána who utilises the offices of the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Long Term Residency is an administrative scheme introduced in May 2004 and is focused on persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit / work authorisation / work visa conditions. Such persons may apply to my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am not aware of any mislaid residency permits within my Department. If the Deputy has details of any person who feels their application may have been mislaid he should relay that information to me. I will then arrange for INIS (Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service) to make direct contact with him in the matter. I understand that applications for long term residency received in...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can advise the Deputy that my Department, in association with the Probation Service commissioned a 'Review of Adult Probation Residential Facilities' in 2007 in order to examine, inter alia, the management structure, overall governance and operation of the four residential facilities and the role of the Probation Service. The commission also sought recommendations for the future of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service is currently conducting a review of all of the content of the INIS web site with a view to improving the information available to all of its customers. The content for the website page referred to by the Deputy is currently being developed and will be available shortly.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is hard to listen to Deputy Ó Caoláin. I read in the newspapers recently that Sinn Féin has €250 million stashed away in US banks. That has not been denied, so I suppose it is true. Perhaps the Deputy and his party could give us a bit of a hand and repatriate some of that money.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I could not believe my ears when listening to Deputy Flanagan earlier. He said that we need additional resources in the area of justice. At the time I had in front of me the pre-budget document Fine Gael published. On page 19 the party advocated freezing the voted Exchequer current spending for 2009 at 2008 levels, and then looked for 3% savings in every Department. How could we deal with...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As the Minister for Finance has underlined, there has been substantial investment in public services over the past ten years. This has made possible the very real improvements which have occurred in communities throughout the country. In facing up to the changed fiscal circumstances, we should not lose sight of the strong base from which we are operating. The range and depth of our public...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Bruton is in here every day calling for less spending, yet his colleagues are now calling for more spending. They are talking out of both sides of their mouths. They are hypocrites.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputies opposite would do well on "The Muppet Show".

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Did Deputy Bannon agree to take a wage cut?

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Did the Deputy carry his own bag?