Results 81-100 of 126 for garda speaker:Joan Collins

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (5 Nov 2013)

Joan Collins: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans in relation to the cases submitted to his office on 17 October 2013 by residents from across the State in relation to allegations of Garda malpractice. [45975/13]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)

Joan Collins: ...those who are present in numbers in the Gallery, in particular those who gave testimony about the issues they face. I take offence at statements to the effect that nothing is being done to address Garda corruption at certain levels. The people in the Gallery travelled to Dublin to give testimony and relate what is happening in their communities. The Minister referred to measures to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Third Level Student Grant System: Discussion with SUSI (19 Jun 2013)

Joan Collins: ...be done to address that? It happens every year so we should sort out a structure they can follow instead of finding themselves all over the place. They have made the point that they have gone to Garda stations to have it certified that they do not live at home with their parents. What process could be put in place for those students? Some 4,260 students were given grants on appeal....

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Joan Collins: I wish to come to the start of this issue where two Garda whistleblowers raised some serious questions and did so through the proper procedures and channels that they were allowed to use. The question was about the unequal application of the law and a certain culture of at least some senior gardaí. The penalty points issue was not the only concern. They were ignored, used the proper...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (7 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for Garda clearance was received in 2012 from the Irish Wheelchair Association, seeking clearance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; when the application is expected to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12034/13]

Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the final report of the Assistant Garda Commissioner into allegations that fixed charge notices mainly for speeding have been inappropriately cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11604/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report the number of fixed penalty charges imposed in each Garda division in each month between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2012; the number of terminations of fixed penalty charges in each month; and if he will provide a breakdown of the reasons for such terminations. [11605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (26 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent on outsourced security services in the Garda civilian section for 2012; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [9912/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (26 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent on outsourced cleaning services in the Garda civilian section for 2012; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [9913/13]

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: ...equal to those of anybody else. Church and State ignored these women's rights over the decades. State inspectors visited these institutions to check them, but walked out and said nothing. The Garda accepted the status quo and implemented it. I remember seeing a picture of the Magdalen women at some church event, with a line of gardaí beside them so that they could not run away....

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Collins: ...Question Nos. 96,104, 68, & 58, of 11 December 2012, that his replies are at variance with this information, if he will explain for each case noted, if the driver of the Vehicle contacted the Gardai requesting termination of the fixed charge penalty; the person who instructed the termination; the grounds for each termination and the rank of the Garda who terminated the penalty. [6010/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Petroleum and Gas Exploration (29 Nov 2012)

Joan Collins: ..., because they believe public consultation should mean that information concerning all meetings will be published in every newspaper. The foreshore advertisement appeared in one daily newspaper and at two Garda stations in the area. This certainly did not amount to proper public consultation in accordance with the Aarhus Convention and the directives mentioned by the Minister of State. ...

Addiction Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Oct 2012)

Joan Collins: ...a special drugs policing forum operated in the inner city. It intervened in the community and did a very good job until its disbandment after a number of years of being in place. However, one is told the Garda cannot do much because families are not coming forward. There is a reason families do not come forward, which is they are afraid that their houses might be burned, petrol bombed...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (3 Jul 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the list of Garda stations affected in the past six months by reduced opening hours and those due to be affected in the next six months; the previous opening hours of these Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/12]

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Joan Collins: ...is horrendous, as I know from dealing with cases in my constituency where people have gone to social services about their own children. There are also the issues of child and family services, the Garda, counselling and protection of those reporting. I am aware of a recent situation where a person who reported child sexual abuse had to move away from the area. They did not get the...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (26 Apr 2012)

Joan Collins: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the two patrol cars that were assigned to Community Gardaí in Sundrive and Crumlin Village Garda Stations, Dublin are currently in the depot for repair with no replacement cars being made available; the reason this situation has arisen and the actions he will take to remedy it...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Joan Collins: ...in an affluent area of the city. A man of 71 years and a woman of 63 years were dragged from their homes by representatives of a bank that we own. This was done by four burly bailiffs while the Garda protected the property for the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. These images will cause outrage among the people in the coming period because they are the images of austerity and...

Private Members' Business: Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Collins: ..., which should happen. I want to bring us back in time. We must think back to 1992, although some in the Chamber might not remember what happened. On 30 January 1992 a rape was reported to the Garda. On 4 February the parents of the child sought advice from the Garda about the admissibility of foetal DNA evidence. On 6 February X and her parents travelled to England and arranged an...

Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)

Joan Collins: ...people at his gate not long ago when the deputy county registrar appeared at his home. At that point the deputy county registrar walked away. However, this morning a reasonably large force of Garda arrived there and sealed off a country lane leading to the home of Mr. Lee Wellstead and his young daughter. Fortunately, Mr. Wellstead and his daughter were not there when this occurred....

Scrap and Precious Metal Dealers Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Mar 2012)

Joan Collins: ...down a motion on the regulation of cash for gold shops towards the end of 2010. The Minister acknowledged the recently launched initiative supporting safer communities. That was in response to the Garda Síochána understanding that there had been an increase in these types of burglaries. The Garda Síochána recommended, through the policing forums, that people should be careful, should...