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Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (18 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy points out, there has been a significant increase in the number of outlets offering to buy gold for cash in towns and cities in the State. I am aware that the trade gives rise to concerns reported in communities about crime that may be linked to the cash for gold trade. The informal purchase of jewellery is not specifically regulated in criminal legislation; however the...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (18 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. The person referred to in the details supplied is currently availing of RIA accommodation at Dun Gibbons Inn accommodation centre, Clifden, County Galway. The RIA has received a transfer request from this family and has...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Jan 2011)

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

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware the asylum process encompasses the activities of the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT), both of which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform in relation to the granting of refugee status. At 31 December 2010 approximately 950 such cases were pending before the High Court where either...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (18 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers and the implementation of the government policies of direct provision and even dispersal around the country. On 9 January 2011, 6,112 asylum seekers were being accommodated by RIA, a reduction of 383 (6%) on the same period last year. These persons are being accommodated in a...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (18 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: I have requested the information sought from the Garda authorities and when I have this to hand I will write directly to the Deputy.

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Senators for their kind remarks. I assure Senator O'Donovan that I am always conscious of those Senators and Deputies who live as far from Dublin as he does. Although I live 50 miles from Leinster House, door to door, I have been lucky enough to get home after virtually every Dáil sitting throughout my 24 years in the Oireachtas. I did this as part of my commitment to my...

Written Answers — Restorative Justice: Restorative Justice (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question number 129 on 25 November last. The scheme outlined, involving the expansion of the two existing restorative justice projects in Nenagh and Tallaght, has been introduced by the Probation Service and will start to be operational during 2011 with the following targets: The implementation of a robust restorative justice model of practice providing...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: There were five statutory appointments as Appeal Tribunal members under the Prisons Act 2007. These appointments were necessary to comply with Part 3 of the Act. The five appointments in question were made on foot of a public advertisement and the fee per case dealt with by them is €546.25. The persons appointed were Ms. Patricia O'Connor, Mr. Michael Quinlan, Mr. James MacGuill, Ms. Bríd...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: Twenty six persons were appointed as Peace Commissioners from November 22, 2010 to date in 2011. The names and place of residence of the Peace Commissioners appointed are as follows: Name: County Date Appointed Laurence Butler Jnr. Dublin 25/11/10 Margaret Mullally Kerry 25/11/10 Pat Griffin Kerry 26/11/10 Garrett Greene Clare 26/11/10 John Murphy Cork 26/11/10 Daragh Long Dublin...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing, which cover areas to which the general public routinely have access, fall into two distinct categories: Community Based CCTV Systems and Garda CCTV systems. The position with regard to Community Based CCTV in Westport was outlined in my reply to the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No.1114 of...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: I expect that the Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 will be enacted shortly and I intend to commence its provisions as soon as practicable thereafter.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: As stated in my reply to the Deputy's previous question No. 1101 of 29 September 2010, a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in April 2008. The application is being processed in the normal way with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to is the subject of a Family Reunification Application made by his wife in April 2008. The application is currently under consideration by INIS and a decision will issue shortly. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: The Revised Arrangements for non-EEA national parents of children born in the State prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 Scheme, had a Closing Date of 31 March 2005. Applications received after that date were not considered. The application made under the Revised Arrangements by the person concerned was submitted on 2 October 2006, some 18 months after the Scheme's...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: Valid applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the persons referred to in the Deputy's Question were received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in November 2008. The applications are currently being processed in the normal way with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. I should remind the Deputy...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 16 February 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the persons referred to by the Deputy have no application pending for residency. The persons concerned are the subject of Deportation Orders, signed on 9 December 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claims and their applications for subsidiary protection, and a detailed...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned had his temporary permission to remain in the State renewed, on Stamp 3 conditions, for the period to 4 January 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 4 August 2010. 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Jan 2011)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State, on Stamp 4 conditions, for a six month period until 25th December, 2010. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 25th June, 2010. 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...