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Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I want to exclude Senator Terry Leyden from this.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: To some extent, I regret that the Cathaoirleach interrupted Senator Leyden but he may have an opportunity, if we suffer the next amendment, to say a little more. What has happened here is most unfair. The Office of the Chief State Solicitor wrote - I presume on the instructions of the then Minister for Defence, Mr. Tony Killeen - that the Minister was conscious of the personal position of...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: That was the former Minister's concern. My concern was not to address the position of any individual but to put in place coherent legislation in respect of which there could be no confusion as to eligibility criteria and to go further than it appears the former Minister proposed to do, namely, by extending eligibility to a broader pool of people. I did not wish simply to address the...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: On a point of information, I did not say anything about any military judge sitting. The Senator is obviously still incapable of listening to what I am saying.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I want to correct one thing. In regard to the letter I attributed to the former Minister, Mr. Killeen, I forgot about the musical chairs that took place at the end of January. The letter was actually sent while Deputy Ó Cuív was Minister for Defence. The letter on this matter from the lawyers representing the gentleman who was in difficulty last summer was received by the Department...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: That would be particularly complex in my case.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I thank Senators for their comments and assure them that there is no evil plan attached to this. I should inform the Senators from Fianna Fáil who contributed that the previous Government made a decision that it was necessary to introduce a similar provision in the law. One was being prepared to be included in the somewhat smaller Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill that my...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Bill deliberately reads, "in one official language". It may be possible to deal with things differently in the future. The reality is that legislation is enacted in the English language and that amendments are furnished in English. The legislation we are dealing with is in English and when it goes to the Dáil it will be in English. The final print will be instantly available in...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: We were acting on the advice of the Attorney General and the previous Attorney General, neither of whom believed there was a constitutional difficulty of any nature.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of 31 December 2006, the personnel strength of all Garda stations in County Kildare was 267. At that time County Kildare formed part of the Carlow/Kildare Garda Division and on 29th June 2009, the Garda Division of Kildare was established. The personnel strength of Kildare Garda Division on 31st May 2011 was 324. This represents an increase of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that while I cannot comment on any particular case that may come before the courts, I want to make it clear that no attack on any member of An Garda Síochána or indeed another emergency service will be tolerated and that the full rigours of the law will be brought to bear on the perpetrators of any such attacks. It is very important for everyone to understand that...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: 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 November 2007. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from An Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 20 October 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations he submitted for consideration under Section 3...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency or naturalisation. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 10 December 2004. I am advised that the applications made by the person for asylum, for subsidiary protection, for temporary leave to remain and for...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the first named person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency or naturalisation. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 20 April 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for a three year period to 26th June, 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 26th June, 2008. An application for the renewal of this permission was received in my Department on 5th July, 2011. This application will be considered shortly. Once a decision has been made on this renewal...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: 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 August 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted Leave to Remain in the State for the period to 12th August, 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 12th August, 2008. The person concerned is required to apply in writing for the renewal of this permission. As my Department's records show no evidence of such a renewal application having been made to date, it...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a husband and his wife who entered the State on 10th September, 2004, and lodged separate asylum applications on 17th May, 2006. Their asylum applications were considered by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of whom concluded that the persons concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as refugees....