Results 11,121-11,140 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 4: In page 10, to delete lines 36 to 39.
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 5: In page 10, between lines 41 and 42, to insert the following: "(a) proceedings to determine whether a person has benefited from assets or proceeds deriving from criminal conduct or is in receipt of or controls such assets or proceeds,".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Amendments Nos. 6, 13 and 14 do not arise out of Committee proceedings so I move to recommit.
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 6: In page 11, to delete lines 39 to 41 and substitute the following: ""designated state" means a member state and any other state designated under section 4;". Amendment No. 14 introduces a new section 11 to the Bill. It is a saving provision which seeks to ensure that the assistance which can currently be provided to states under the Criminal Justice Act 1994 continues...
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 7: In page 12, line 37, to delete "Protocol or" and substitute "Protocol,".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 8: In page 12, line 38, after "Convention," to insert "Framework Decision or 2005 Council Decision,".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 9: In page 13, line 2, to delete ", subject to subsection (2) of section 73".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 10: In page 14, line 41, after "assistance" to insert "in criminal matters".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 11: In page 15, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(h) Schedule 8 sets out the English text of the 1959 Convention and the First Additional Protocol thereto,".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 12: In page 19, line 26, after "Second" to insert "Additional".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 13: In page 19, line 38, to delete "The" and substitute "Without prejudice to section 11, the".
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move amendment No. 14: In page 19, after line 46, to insert the following: 11.â(1) Whereâ (a) mutual assistance between the State and another state was provided for by or under a provision of Part VII of the Act of 1994 before the repeal of that Part on the commencement of section 10(a), and (b) the state is not designated under section 4 for the purposes of that assistance, the...
- Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I will take matters on board later but regret to advise Deputy Rabbitte that I cannot accept this amendment. On Committee Stage, I indicated that I was willing to revisit the matter. I put the proposal to the office of the Attorney General and I was advised it was considered an inappropriate amendment. The phrase "without undue difficulty" is very vague. It is considered that it would not...
- Asylum Applications. (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Deputy Rabbitte for giving me the opportunity to respond in the House this evening to a matter which has generated some media comment in recent days. The House is the appropriate venue in which to discuss this matter. The Refugee Appeals Tribunal was established in November 2000 and Mr. John Ryan was appointed its second chairman in an interim capacity on 3 December 2003. Following...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 2 March 2000 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by 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 25 June...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Students who have a Certificate of Registration showing Stamp 2 from the Garda National Immigration Bureau are entitled to work 20 hours per week during college term and 40 hours per week during holidays. Students are entitled to remain in the State for the duration of their studies. Their permission to stay in the State is temporary and they would be expected on completion of their courses...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 22 December 2005 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was informed, by letter dated 17 July 2007, that the...
- Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Quin Garda Station as of 31 January 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 1. Quin Garda Station forms part of Ennis Garda District and the strength of the District as at the same date was 199. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, on any given day, personnel...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department on 17 April 2007. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Letters...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: An application for permission to remain in the State, under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1st January, 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 Scheme, was received from the person concerned on the 14th December, 2005. The closing date for the submission of applications was 31st March, 2005 and therefore the application in question was...