Results 11,161-11,180 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr

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 11 January 2006. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in mid 2005 and have approximately 2,700 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person in question. These are generally...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Property Registration Authority that extensive searches have been made to try to locate an application relating to property in Cathedral Road but with no success. If the Deputy wishes to provide more specific information to the Authority, such as a folio number or dealing reference number, further searches will be made.

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 20 November 2006. Officials in that section are currently processing applications received in mid 2005 and have approximately 8,600 applications on hand to be dealt with before that of the person in question. These are generally...

Written Answers — Disposal of Firearms: Disposal of Firearms (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 480 and 481 together. I have requested the information from An Garda Síochána and will communicate further with the Deputy.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Division of my Department will be in touch with the persons concerned shortly outlining the options open to them.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the application referred to was approved on 7 March 2008.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy is by now aware, the information requested will require a cross-referencing operation which will match the data held by my Department with those records held by the Irish Prison Service. I wish to advise the Deputy that the information sought is, at present, being compiled and he may rest assured that this information will be conveyed to him at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in June 2007. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Costs of the type referred to by the Deputy are generally only incurred by my Department in the context of major building projects, which are in the main managed and overseen by the Office of Public Works. The only identifiable costs in the period in question were incurred in County Dublin in 2007 by the Irish Prison Service in the amount of €228,338. Any costs incurred by the Courts...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The person concerned arrived in the State on 24 February 2005, on a C-Visit Visa, valid to 15 March 2005. He applied for asylum on 9 March 2005. 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. The person concerned then lodged Judicial Review Proceedings in the High Court...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489, 490 and 492 together. As the Deputy is no doubt aware, I intend to bring forward proposals in the next session for legislative reforms in relation to the public order aspects of the sale and consumption of alcohol which I hope will, with the assistance of both Houses, be enacted and implemented before the summer recess. I have asked the Government Alcohol...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 94 of 4 March, 2008. I have nothing further to add to the details of that reply.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in June 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This...

Written Answers — Fraud Offences: Fraud Offences (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Larceny Act 1916, and the Larceny Act 1990 were repealed in full by the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. The offence consisting of fraudulent conversion formerly contained in the 1916 Act was replaced in Part 2 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, by the offence of theft and related offences. Part 2 of the Act of 2001, section 2, provides...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are many sources of stress, both professional and personal, that impact on the individual in the modern workplace. Work-related stress is an issue that my Department is taking very seriously. In the period 2005 -2007, the Department ran a number of one-day courses and seminars on stress management, attended by almost 230 staff. My Department has also put in place protocols aimed at...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Of course, the entire Bill is about how one computes damages in a libel action. Specifically, section 29 sets out the standards to be applied and there is a list of matters which the jury must take into account in arriving at an award of damages. Essentially, this amendment is trying to add an additional matter which should be taken into account, namely a recommendation of the Press Council....

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The present law therefore gives the plaintiff an option and I would be reluctant to withdraw that option from a plaintiff.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We are now discussing an obscure corner of the law, namely, the law relating to criminal libel. Section 35 relates to the proposal to establish an offence of the publication of a gravely harmful statement. I indicated on Committee Stage that I was considering this matter. On reflection, I do not think it is desirable to create a criminal offence of the publication of gravely harmful...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I intend to bring forward proposals for sanctions in the Dáil and I will bring them to the Seanad. I have no option but to do that under the Constitution.