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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 25 January 2006. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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 February 2007, that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his Parliamentary Question, No. 382 of Tuesday 30 September 2008. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that reply.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned arrived in the State on 5 September 2002 and subsequently claimed asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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 19 November 2004 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in...

Written Answers — Firearms Licences: Firearms Licences (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the information sought is still not readily available. However, I am assured that it is being compiled and I will issue a response to the Deputy as soon as it comes to hand.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I understand that the application concerned was completed earlier this year and that the related details were recently provided directly to the Deputy by the Property Registration Authority.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority was established as and from 4 November, 2006. The Property Registration Authority replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the...

Written Answers — Digital Mapping Project: Digital Mapping Project (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together. In order to provide some background information I can inform the Deputy that the Digital Mapping Project in the Property Registration Authority (PRA) commenced in July 2005 and is due for completion in 2010. The system has been delivering considerable benefits to the entire country since the completion of Phase 1 in April 2006. On that...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Work on the preparation of legislative proposals to respond to the Law Reform Commission's recommendations concerning multi-unit developments and the regulation and governance of property management companies is under way across a number of Departments. Options are being considered in consultation with relevant Departments and the Attorney General as to whether it would be more expeditious...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in April 2008. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The investigation has been completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. The...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Most of them are women.

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Deputies from the far side of the House for their contributions. I shall follow on from what Deputy Jim O'Keeffe said in his first few words, as a practising solicitor for more than 20 years, before and during my time in this House. I want to echo Deputy O'Keeffe's words as regards the abhorrence that 95% of the solicitors' profession have for some of the revelations that have...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Referral to Select Committee (7 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with Standing Order 122(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Written Answers — Electronic Monitoring of Offenders: Electronic Monitoring of Offenders (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The enabling provisions to allow for the use of Electronic Monitoring are provided for in the Criminal Justice Acts of 2006 and 2007. However, before any decisions are taken on the introduction of those specific provisions careful and detailed consideration must be given to the costs, advances in technology, the offender cohort most suitable and the likely overall impact on reducing...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that the policing of the border area is constantly monitored and reviewed by senior Garda Management and their Regional Management Team. He also tells me that local Garda management is satisfied that the personnel currently allocated to Garda Stations in the border area is adequate to meet current policing requirements. An Garda Síochána, in...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As of 31 August last, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the number of dedicated Juvenile Liaison Officers throughout the Force was 103, made up of 95 Gardaí and 8 Sergeants. An additional 7 new Juvenile Liaison Officer posts are being created in 2008. These new posts are to be located in the Garda Divisions of Cavan/Monaghan, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary, as well as...

Written Answers — Gaming Regulation: Gaming Regulation (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Report "Regulating Gaming in Ireland" deals comprehensively with many aspects of gaming and gambling in Ireland, including the subject of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, or FOBTs. As the Deputy is aware, the report regarded FOBTs as gaming instruments and therefore as inappropriate instruments to be located in licensed bookmakers' premises, on the basis that the traditional distinction...

Written Answers — Departmental Budget: Departmental Budget (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 21 together. The Deputies will be aware that the Government decided in July of this year that all Departments were required to yield up savings in their budgets to help address the very significant fall-off in State revenues. The amount to be saved by year-end in respect of the Justice Group of Votes i.e. Garda, Courts, Prisons, Property Registration...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 35, 67 and 92 together. The provision of an additional €17m to the Garda transport subhead as part of the supplementary estimates process for 2006 enabled a significant additional purchase of Garda vehicles. As is standard practice, the supplementary estimate was submitted to and approved by the Oireachtas towards the end of the financial year when the...

Written Answers — Garda Divisions: Garda Divisions (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The previous question related to the ongoing process of aligning Garda Divisional boundaries with Local Authority boundaries. This alignment makes sense, particularly in the context of the establishment of Joint Policing Committees, which are Local Authority-based. These changes were signalled in this year's policing plan. I am advised by the Garda authorities that they are implementing the...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 159 together. Every person landing in the State, including the holder of a visa, is obliged, pursuant to the provisions of section 11 (2) of the Immigration Act, 2004, to furnish to an Immigration Officer such information in such manner as an Immigration Officer may reasonably require for the purposes of the performance of his or her functions. The...