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Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: Attendants.

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: "Cohabitees" does not mean anything to me.

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: Maybe I am old-fashioned but I just do not like it.

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: This paper contains a comprehensive examination of the law as regards cohabitees and makes recommendations for change. It does not recommend any new institution such as registered partnerships and does not analyse this question, which is for another day but is not far off. Instead, it makes proposals in individual areas of the law that would improve the situation of cohabitants. It repeatedly...

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: There should be an obligation and an entitlement for somebody who joins, say, a religious order to make the mother superior or some other member of the community the next of kin. There are some people in the clergy who share my view that it is right that the law reflects a relationship where responsibility and caring exists and helps those relationships rather than ignores them because...

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: Perhaps somebody will come into the House later and say he or she has a radically different view of the world and, if so, we will have to take that into account but it would be a pity to have a false division when everybody appears to be agreed on the approach to be taken.

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: It is not mine to withdraw.

Written Answers — Prison Service Staff: Prison Service Staff (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: As stated in my letter of 30 March 2004, the Irish Prison Service has conducted a thorough search of its files and has documented all information available in relation to chaplains' salaries. To revisit these files in order to clarify the exact application of all public service pay round increases applied to prison staff from 1980 would take an inordinate amount of staff time and resources,...

Written Answers — Prisoners' Voting Rights: Prisoners' Voting Rights (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: As I indicated previously, in reply to Question No. 175 of 7 April 2004 and Question No. 693 of 27 April 2004, the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, in a judgment adopted on 9 March 2004, found that a breach of Article 3 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights had occurred in a case taken by a prisoner in the United Kingdom. The prisoner, who is serving a sentence of life...

Written Answers — Peace Commissioners: Peace Commissioners (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: The duties and powers of a peace commissioner as set out in section 88(3) of the Courts of Justice Act 1924 allows for: (a) signing summonses (except against a garda); (b) signing warrants; (c) administering oaths and taking declarations, affirmations, information, bonds and recognisances; and (d) signing certificates for the registration of clubs. Peace commissioners are also empowered to...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: The immigration division of my Department has written to the person concerned on three occasions requesting information to assist with the determination of the application in question. There has been no response from the person to date. Consideration of the application cannot proceed pending the receipt of the information requested.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: The visa applications in question were to enable the wife and daughter of a non-EEA national employed in the State under the work permit scheme to join him. A worker employed under this scheme may be joined by their spouse and minor children after the worker has been in the State for one year and has been offered a contract for a further year. The worker must also be able to fully support the...

Written Answers — May Day Protests: May Day Protests (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Síochána engaged in ongoing liaison with various groups planning protests and-or demonstrations over the May Day bank holiday weekend.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: An application for naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the citizenship section of my Department on 9 March 2004. Applications for naturalisation are currently taking approximately 18 months to process. Consequently, it is likely that the application of the person concerned will be finalised in late 2005. As soon as I have reached a decision on the matter,...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 to 238, inclusive, together. A monitoring committee was recently established comprising representatives of the traders of the shopping centre, the property management group, the probation and welfare service, my Department, and the Garda to review the operation of the new probation and welfare office at Donaghmede shopping centre and to report to me on the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that it is not the practice to comment on individual applications for asylum. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Refugee Act 1996, two independent statutory offices were established to consider applications and or appeals for refugee status and to make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted....

Written Answers — Property Acquisitions: Property Acquisitions (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: There are no plans to purchase the facility referred to by the Deputy. The Reception and Integration Agency, on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs, has entered into a short-term service level agreement with a contractor for the provision of full board accommodation and ancillary services at the premises for short stay purposes, if required.

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: As I indicated previously to the Deputy, in reply to Question No. 462 of 23 March 2004, the person referred to is serving a cumulative sentence of 18 months for the unauthorised taking of an MPV, criminal damage, no insurance, assault and trespass. The sentence was reduced from two years, by the court, on appeal on 27 February 2004. The prisoner is currently scheduled for release, with...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: When the equal opportunities childcare programme 2000-2006 was initially launched, it was envisaged that grant applications would be announced on a quarterly basis, to tie in with the anticipated timeframe to process the project applications. However, practice revealed that some applications required extensive consultation before a recommendation could be made while others were complete in...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (4 May 2004)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Registrar of Titles that these are two applications for a copy folio and special features map which were both lodged on 30 October 2003. Application numbers C2003SM005276U and C2003SM005275T refer. I can inform the Deputy that application number C2003SM005276U was completed on 27 April 2004 and that application number C2003SM005275T was completed on 29 April 2004.