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Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Senators will recall that I indicated in this House my intention to bring forward amendments to refine the scope of this section in order to ensure that jury verdicts following receipt of all admissible evidence would not be brought into question. With this in mind this suite of amendments specifies the type of rulings that may be appealed by the prosecution, specifies the standard that must...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: As the Senator is aware, heretofore an appeal could be made to a higher court to determine a point of law on a without prejudice basis to the person who was acquitted. What this procedure is bringing in is the possibility that it would be on a with prejudice basis. In other words, an appeal can be made in regard to an erroneous point of law which would then have implications because it is...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Both sections 31 and 33 as passed by this House amended the Courts of Justice Act 1924, albeit different sections of that Act. One of the effects of amendment No. 21 is to combine the amendments to the 1924 Act in one section, that is, section 31, with the consequent deletion of section 33 by amendment No. 22. Amendment No. 21 has two other effects. Paragraph (a) of section 31, the...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Amendment No. 25 deletes the word "and" between paragraphs (a) and (b) in section 37 and facilitates amendment No. 26 which inserts a new paragraph (c) in section 37. Amendment No. 26 amends section 24(5) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1967. The amendment addresses a lacuna in the law governing the production in court of accused persons who had been remanded in custody. The jurisdiction of...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Amendment No. 27 relates to the Schedule which lists the offences in respect of which the Director of Public Prosecutions may seek to have an acquittal quashed and a retrial ordered on the basis of new evidence. The procedure is limited to the most serious offences on the Statute Book, that is, offences that generally carry a mandatory or discretionary sentence of life imprisonment. In line...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Seanad, the officials who dealt with this Bill, the Members on the other side of the House and those on my side of the House. This is a significant Bill that makes a fairly dramatic change in the criminal law. I believe the procedures under this Bill will be used sparingly. The main procedures regarding the issue of retrial will be used sparingly. It was never intended that...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I was not having a go at the Senator.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy, made a Family Reunification application in July 2008. The case is being considered by INIS and a decision will issue to the applicant in the next week.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (8 Jul 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 over...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of brothels, by county, found operating by An Garda Síochána, recorded on PULSE, in each of the years 2006 – 2010 (to 30 June). County 2010 (to 30 June) 2009 2008 2007 2006 Limerick 7 8 4 2 1 Dublin 4 9 9 7 12 Offaly 2 1 1 1 Wexford 2 Monaghan 2 Roscommon 2 Longford 2 Laois 1 ...

Written Answers — Prison Service Recruitment: Prison Service Recruitment (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that although the person referred to in the question was successful in Stage 1 of the selection process of the 2007 Recruit Prison Officer competition he was not placed sufficiently high on the order of merit to be called for interview.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that detailed information of that nature is not maintained in a manner that can be extracted without disproportionate and unwarranted use of resources.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the provision of accommodation to asylum seekers. Complaints by residents of direct provision centres are dealt with in accordance with the procedures outlined in the recently published revised house rules and procedures of RIA, which are available on its website at http://www.ria.gov.ie. A copy of these rules and...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358 and 359 together. The maximum recruitment age to join An Garda Síochána is set in the Garda Síochána (Admission & Appointments) Regulations 1988 as amended and I have no plans to change this age. Under these regulations, admission and appointment to the Garda Síochána to the rank of Garda is open to all citizens of the EEA. The Intergovernmental...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are two distinct groupings of members of An Garda Síochána on overseas postings. They are Liaison Officers and members on either United Nations or European Union Missions. Liaison Officers Eight (8) Garda Sergeants, attached to Liaison & Protection, are currently posted abroad as Liaison Officers. Five of these postings are as Garda...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for naturalisation. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claim, and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 183 on 30 June, 2010. The position remains as stated.

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Community-based CCTV Scheme is designed to support local communities who wish to install CCTV systems in their area. The day-to-day administration of this Scheme is carried out by Pobal on behalf of my Department. Substantive grants of up to €100,000 have been made available from my Department with the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs providing matching funding...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answer of 20th May 2010 in which I stated that all applications to join the Garda Reserve are processed in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Garda Síochána (Reserve Members) Regulations, 2006. The length of time for processing applications can vary depending on the number of applications on hand. I have no role or function in the process.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (8 Jul 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 to 368, inclusive, together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the total personnel strength, Community Policing strength and Reserve Gardaí strength in each Garda Station in the Kildare Garda Division, on 31 May 2010, the latest date for which figures are readily available, is set out in the table hereunder: District Station...