Ahern, DermotTuesday, 27 April 2010 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Job Creation - Irish Prison Service.
I wish to begin with the facts. The Governor of the Dóchas Centre, Kathleen McMahon, notified the director general of the Prison Service on 31 March last of her intention to retire from the Irish Pri...
I have examined prisoner numbers over recent times. It may benefit the Deputy and the House if I give some sample figures. On 6 February 1997, when Deputy Flanagan’s party was in Government and the ...
If we move forward a decade to 6 February 2007, we find that there were 3,262 people in custody. Yesterday, there were 4,197 people in custody. It behoves all of us in this House to speak on the bas...
We have responded to the increase in the prisoner population by providing for a significant increase in prison places. I have given the figures to the Deputy on numerous occasions in the past. It be...
Written Answers - Vetting of Personnel.
Was asked: the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 has to wait for their Garda clearance to be approved in view of the fact that they completed their previous job in this field prior to Christmas; an...
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, pa...
Written Answers - Visa Applications.
Was asked: the average processing times for citizens from each of the following countries (details supplied) obtaining holiday visas from Ireland in each of the last five years; the number of visas issued to ea...
My Department processes visas for non-EEA nationals who are visa required. All types of visa applications are typically processed in the country where the visa applicant resides rather than in their ...
Written Answers - Prison Service Staff.
Was asked: if he will clarify the position in relation to the requirements of successful candidates for employment as prison officers to have their leaving certificate; and if it is possible for a candidate who...
In the most recent recruitment campaign for appointment as a Recruit Prison Officer in the Irish Prison Service, to be eligible for selection it was required that candidates have obtained, (a) a minim...
Written Answers - Employment Rights.
Was asked: his plans to introduce paternity leave along the lines available in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The question of the introduction of a statutory entitlement to paternity leave was examined in 2002 by a Working Group, membership of which included Government Departments and the Social Partners. Th...
Written Answers - Citizenship Applications.
Was asked: the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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 2007 and I decided in m...
Written Answers - Court Procedures.
Was asked: if he will support a matter (details supplied).
As the Deputy may be aware, as part of its Third Programme of Law Reform 2008 — 2014, the Law Reform Commission recently published a Consultation Paper on Jury Service. The Commission has invited sub...
Written Answers - Prison Staff.
Was asked: the cost of prison to court escorts in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that precise details of the cost of prisoner escorts for the purposes of court appearances are not readily available. Due to the volu...
Written Answers - Internet Security.
Was asked: if he has had investigations made into the possibility of Internet blocking, blocking file-sharing sites; if legislation will be required; the person who will decide which sites should be blocked; an...
I should advise the Deputy that the Office for Internet Safety (OIS) is an Executive Office within the Department of Justice and has responsibility for promoting internet safety, with a particular foc...
Written Answers - Closed Circuit Television Systems.
Was asked: if there are protocols prepared by his Department which would allow residents groups to set up closed circuit television schemes for their area when there are persistent problems of anti-social behav...
Section 38 of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005 provides a legislative basis for the operation of closed circuit television in public places. Detailed guidelines and a Code of Practice for Community Based ...
Written Answers - Departmental Communications.
Was asked: when the special e-mail address Inis Oireachtas Mail service will be operational again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the Email address referred to by the Deputy continues to be operational for the receipt of queries from Members of the Oir...
Written Answers - Vetting of Personnel.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish citizens who are required by a prospective employer located and registered outside this State to provide proof of no convictions in this State c...
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, pa...
Written Answers - Children in Care.
Was asked: the protocol, if any, in existence regarding communications between An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive in relation to children in the care of the HSE who go missing; if copies of any ...
A joint protocol between An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive on missing children was signed by the Garda Commissioner and the Chief Executive of the HSE on 22 April 2009. The joint pro...
Written Answers - Residency Permits.
Was asked: the position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 704 of Tuesday, 3 November 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person con...
Was asked: the position regarding the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The first named person concerned applied for asylum on 2 February 2005. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), he was entitled to remain in the State until his application...
Was asked: if stamp four will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Long Term Residency is granted on the basis that a non-EEA national has completed five years legal residency in the State on work permit / work authorisation / working visa conditions. Residency is c...
Written Answers - Misuse of Drugs.
Was asked: the plans in place to tackle the selling of dangerous substances to human health in head shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I intend to bring proposals to Government shortly for its consideration to make it a criminal offence to supply unregulated psychotropic substances for human use. I am also examining how appropriate p...
Written Answers - Services for People with Disabilities.
Was asked: further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 20 April 2010, the responsibilities of his Department in respect of formulating, implementing and overseeing policy in relation to disability issues and t...
Written Answers - Citizenship Applications.
Was asked: the position regarding an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Officials in the Citizenship Division of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned.
Written Answers - Criminal Prosecutions.
Was asked: if he will support a matter (details supplied).
This matter has been through the courts and a conviction recorded. The court also ordered compensation to be paid, and I understand this was done. I am also informed that subsequent civil proceeding...
Written Answers - Citizenship Applications.
Was asked: if he will review his decision not to grant naturalisation to a person (details supplied) in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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 April 2008 and I decided in my...
Written Answers - Residency Permits.
Was asked: if a person (details supplied) can apply for a scheme in view of a letter which was submitted to his Department.
I have been informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the closing date for the scheme referred to by the Deputy was 31 December 2009. I have been advised t...
Written Answers - Misuse of Drugs.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to any banned or illegal substances being detected in head shops; if such substances were detected, the action that was taken arising from such findings; and if he wil...
I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that he has tasked D/Chief Superintendent, Garda National Drugs Unit to co-ordinate a national strategic approach to ensure that ‘headshops’ do not breach the Mi...
Written Answers - Citizenship Applications.
Was asked: if he will expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 109 on 22 April, 2010. The position remains as stated.
Written Answers - Crime Levels.
Was asked: the number of crimes recorded in the area of Knockcommon and the surrounding townlands in County Meath; the number of gardaí assigned to the area by number of hours each week; and if he will make a s...
I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of 28 February 2010, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of Meath Garda Division was 312. I am further infor...
Written Answers - Garda Deployment.
Was asked: the number of gardaí assigned to Duleek Garda station, County Meath; the number of hours the station is open every week; the number of gardaí in towns of similar size; the number of hours per week th...
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength and the opening hours of Duleek Garda Station as at 28 February 2010, the latest date for which figures are readily available is set ...
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