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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 10 October 2005. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his 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 10 July...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to the written replies to Question No. 538 of Thursday, 17 April 2008 and Question No. 188 of Thursday, 10 April 2008. The person concerned applied for asylum on 6 October 2003. 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...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (24 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: 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 — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (24 Sep 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that the most up-to-date figures readily available for the amount spent by my Department on consultancy were outlined in my reply to Question No. 769 of 10 July 2008.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Officials in the Citizenship Section inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question. If the Deputy wishes to furnish further particulars, officials in the Citizenship Section of my Department will advise him of the position.

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: My Department holds no records relating to the person concerned. As such, the person concerned would be regarded as being illegally resident in the State at this point in time. The person concerned, on the basis of the position as represented by the Deputy, would appear to be the son of a person who has been granted temporary leave to remain in the State under Section 3 of the Immigration...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I can confirm that my Department received the formal application and supporting documentation from the United Kingdom authorities in March, 2008. The matter was referred to the State's Legal Officers for advices in line with all such applications and these advices have recently been received. Various reports have been sought and are currently awaited by this Department from bodies in this...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: It is planned to develop the farmland at Dromard, Templemore for the training of members of An Garda Síochána across a range of disciplines. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the development of the site is still at the conceptual planning stage and that the Garda authorities, in consultation with the Office of Public Works, are advancing their plans. As the proposed plan is still...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The total spend by year in relation to expenditure on consultancy by my Department for 2003-2008 was asfollows: Year Cost â'¬m 2003 2.5 2004 2.5 2005 3.1 2006 2.7 2007 1.6 2008 1.0 Included in the above is the following expenditure on PR/Advertising consultancy: Year Cost â'¬ 2003 379,994 2004 259,215 2005 359,890 2006 209,635 2007 168,814 2008 43,104

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The following table sets out the salary of the current post holders in the role of Chief Executive Officer in each of the agencies under the aegis of my Department. Name of Body CEO/Equivalent Salary Courts Service CEO Secretary General €216,516 Equality Authority* CEO Assistant Secretary scale €128,535 – €147,036 Garda Síochána Complaints Board* CEO Assistant Secretary scale...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: In December 2006, my Department allocated €1.95 million in grant assistance to sixteen community based not for profit organisations in CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) areas under the Equality for Women Measure — CLÁR Strand. CLÁR areas are areas of rural disadvantage which have been so designated by the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The projects were...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my response to his Parliamentary Question No. 866 of Tuesday 8th July 2008. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004 prohibit discrimination in access to and supply of goods and services on nine grounds including that of gender. Minor amendments to the Equal Status Act 2000 were required in order to complete the transposition into Irish law of Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004. These are provided for in Part 14 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has permission to remain on student conditions until September 2008. It appears that he is due continue his studies until 2010 and it is therefore open to him to attend his local immigration office to seek an extension of his permission to remain on the production of evidence that he is still...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of on the spot fines issued in Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge, Clane, Kilcock, Robertstown and Prosperous for breaches of control of consumption and possession of alcohol bye-laws for 2006 and 2007. Number of On the Spot Fines issued in 2006 and 2007 2007 2006 Maynooth 95 10 Leixlip 0 41 Celbridge 75 127...

Written Answers — Drug Courts: Drug Courts (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 776, 809 and 810 together. The Drug Treatment Court, which originally operated on a pilot basis in the North inner city of Dublin, has been placed on a permanent footing and extended to the Dublin 7 area. The Court uses a multi-disciplinary approach and involves a range of Government Departments and agencies charged with dealing with various aspects of the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: My Department is continuing to examine this proposal. As indicated in the replies to Parliamentary Questions 9121/08 and 14079/08 on 4 March and 17 April 2008 respectively, any significant extension of Garda search powers beyond those already available in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 gives rise to consideration of highly sensitive issues,...

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: An Garda Síochána currently delivers both Primary and Secondary School Programmes throughout the country which include a focus on drugs education. The Garda Secondary School Programme has been designed in conjunction with the Social Personal & Health Education (SPHE) syllabus of the Department of Education & Science. This SPHE syllabus supports the personal development, health and well...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (10 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: In relation to the issue of the Criminal Asset Bureau's work at regional and local levels, I can inform the Deputy that in order to maximise the benefit that can be derived from local knowledge, officers from the Criminal Assets Bureau work closely with Gardaí from specific regions and localities in order to ensure that the efforts of the Bureau are targeted in the most effective manner...