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Written Answers — Garda Vetting: Garda Vetting (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. The GCVU has managed a substantial increase...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The general moratorium on recruitment and appointments in the Public Service continues to apply to An Garda Síochána. The purpose of initiating a Garda recruitment campaign at this time is to establish a panel of approved candidates who will be available to meet future Garda recruitment needs in line with Government policy. I was happy to obtain the approval of my colleague the Minister...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: 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 in July 2010. On examination of the application submitted, it was determined that the application be returned to her in its entirety for further attention on 5 July, 2010. In order to be fair to all applicants, only valid...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: An application for long term residency from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in my Department on 16 June 2010. Officials in the section that processes such applications have informed me that applications received in February 2010 are currently being processed. It is likely, therefore, that further processing of the application from the person concerned will commence in the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 makes it an offence to solicit in a street or public place for the purpose of prostitution. The offence can be committed by the prostitute, the client or a third party - a pimp, for example. The Act also provides for offences such as organising prostitution, coercing or compelling a person to be a prostitute, knowingly living on the earnings of a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Office Holder cars are provided, pursuant to a long standing arrangement, for the President, Taoiseach, Ministers, Chief Whip, Ceann Comhairle, Minister of State for Children and Youth Affairs, Attorney General, Chief Justice, D.P.P. and former Taoisigh & Presidents. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the number of official cars in use for the periods requested was as...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Office Holder cars are placed at the disposal of Government Office Holders, including former Presidents and Taoisigh, pursuant to a long standing arrangement. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the cost in 2009 for the provision of Office Holder vehicles for former Taoisigh, including fuel and maintenance was €33,867, exclusive of salaries.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Garda personnel are assigned to the Office Holder fleet as Garda Protection Officers. I am advised by the Garda authorities that there are currently 54 Gardaí assigned to drive and protect Office Holders, including the President, members of the Government, the Attorney General, Chief Justice, D.P.P. and former Presidents and Taoisigh. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the salary...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy, in relation to the years 2008 and 2009 is as follows: 2008 2009 Fuel â'¬218,677 â'¬183,493 Maintenance â'¬139,602 â'¬147,339 Depreciation â'¬331,142 â'¬541,045 It is not possible to provide the Deputy with the costs for 2010 at this stage.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: A very small pool of vehicles is available to the Department for use in transporting official post, documents and other materials. It is also used on occasion to transport officials where otherwise a taxi may be required. There are no surplus or additional vehicles attached to my Department so the question of additional vehicles not in regular use does not arise.

Written Answers — Money Laundering Legislation: Money Laundering Legislation (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: There has been no change in policy in relation to the practice of certifying copies of a person's identification documentation by An Garda Síochána in the context of opening an account with a financial institution. When requested members of An Garda Síochána continue to certify identities of persons against identification documents provided to financial institutions. This has been the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Tallaght and Clondalkin Garda Sub-Districts. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents. The area is subject to regular patrols by uniform and plain-clothes personnel, including the Community Policing and Mountain Bike Units and the District Detective and Drug Units,...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of incidents of anti-social behaviour in the area. The area is subject to regular patrols by uniform and plain-clothes units, including the Community Policing and Garda Mountain Bike Units, local Detective and Drug Unit personnel, supplemented as...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting: Garda Vetting (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers. A response to the application was returned to the registered organisation involved on Thursday, 7th October, 2010.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 to 358, inclusive, together. Between 1 July, 2009 and 30 June, 2010 there were approximately 12,900 invalid applications for certificates of naturalisation returned to the applicant (by virtue of improper and/or incomplete filling out of the application form.) 6,200 valid applications for a certificate of naturalisation deemed ineligible as the applicant...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Irish visa requirements are kept under constant review having regard to the current economic needs of the State and the orderly management of immigration generally. At present, my Department is examining ways to further facilitate foreign entrepreneurs and their families who wish to travel to the State for the purpose of establishing businesses. In addition, as part of the five year...

Written Answers — Free Legal Aid Scheme: Free Legal Aid Scheme (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the costs for criminal legal aid for the years 2005 to 2009 are contained in the Revised Estimates volume for each of the years concerned. As the Deputy will be aware, copies of these documents are available at www.finance.gov.ie and in the Oireachtas Library. The cost of criminal legal aid to date in 2010 is €40.81m.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in March 2006. All valid applications are dealt with in chronological order as this is deemed to be the fairest to all applicants. The average processing time from application to decision is now at 26 months. More complicated...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister for Justice and Law Reform may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. In the case of a non-Irish national applicant who is the spouse of an Irish citizen those conditions are that the applicant must: be of...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (12 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Dunshaughlin Garda Sub-District. The area is subject to regular patrols by Gardaí attached to Dunshaughlin Garda Station with additional support available, if required, from Ashbourne Garda District personnel, including the District Detective Unit and the Divisional Traffic Corps. A crime prevention initiative which...