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- EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024) See 5 other results from this debate
James Browne: ...for our participation in this new instrument. To respond to Deputy Tully, it is the case, as she said, that new technologies are vital to the detection and investigation of child sexual abuse. An Garda Síochána favours employing specialist software, including software that enables victims to be identified through facial recognition, and this supports the importance of enacting...
- Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)
James Browne: ...November 2024. The measures provided for in the 2021 Act were put in place to facilitate licensed premises to provide outdoor seating in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. These measures also allow An Garda Síochána to regulate and enforce these provisions in the course of its ordinary responsibilities in enforcing the licensing laws. Providing An Garda Síochána...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (29 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate
Simon Harris: .... As regards budget and staff, currently, the secretariat is being provided by Dublin City Council but also being supported by officials in my Department, with the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána ready to assist as well. A budget will be required for this. Where that falls will depend on the actions, but I understand that my responsibility in setting this up...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)
Brendan Smith: ...those challenges. We never pay enough tribute to the work of the emergency services in this country, including how they protected us and our State during a very troubled era. I am thinking of An Garda Síochána, the Permanent Defence Force, the fire services, all the health services, including emergency health services, the Civil Defence, our local authorities and many others....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate
Brendan Smith: As the Taoiseach knows, Louth-Cavan-Monaghan Garda Division has a long land Border with the neighbouring jurisdiction and this creates additional and unique policing demands on the gardaí in our area. For a number of years, I have continually expressed my concerns that, with resignations and retirements, we are not getting nearly enough of the new Garda recruits into our division. The...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate
Simon Harris: I have been briefed on the incident which took place in the north inner city this morning. I understand An Garda Síochána has made an arrest. I thank An Garda Síochána for its swift and effective response to this incident, but I am also sure that people who were in that area, particularly children who witnessed this, would be very distressed. Thankfully, nobody came to...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Simon Harris: ...Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, and the Ministers, Deputies Ryan and McEntee, have put particular emphasis on road safety in recent weeks. We have met the Road Safety Authority, RSA, and An Garda Síochána to hear what more they can do urgently to address the issue. Following that meeting, we agreed a number of immediate measures that could be put in place, including further...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021 (28 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate
Jim O'Callaghan: ...circumstances to which it related very much still exist. Part of the motivation for the introduction of the Bill was the increase in the significant number of knives that had been seized by members of An Garda Síochána in the years leading up to its introduction. Regrettably, there were some tragic instances of young men being the victims of assaults in which knives were used...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: ...when the Passport Service seeks verification. It is Passport Service policy to contact the witness three times before an application is rejected due to the witness being unavailable. In the case of Garda witnesses, the Passport Service contacts the relevant Superintendent’s Office to verify the details if the Garda Station cannot be contacted by phone after three attempts. This...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (28 May 2024)
Helen McEntee: ...that IPAS record those persons it has not yet been able to accommodate and provide a range of supports to take account of these circumstances. The IPO liaises on an ongoing basis with local Garda authorities and with Dublin City Council in relation to the immediate vicinity of the IPO premises. If any local residents wish to engage directly with the IPO, they can do so at info@ipo.gov.ie.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: 327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-bikes and e-scooters seized by gardaí within the Wicklow division in 2022 and 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23578/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 May 2024)
Gerald Nash: 334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide figures relating to the number of members of An Garda Síochána serving in the community policing unit and the regular unit in Drogheda Garda station from 2017 to 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23721/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer
Helen McEntee: ...which attacks, threats and intimidation can be prosecuted, including the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act and Public Order legislation. If more is required, I have made it clear to the Garda Commissioner that every support, legislative or otherwise, will be provided to An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána through proactive policing is working to identify,...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 May 2024)
Sorca Clarke: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initial and ongoing training provided to members of An Garda Síochána and any civil support staff in communicating and interacting with individuals with ADHD and ASD. [24009/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (28 May 2024)
James Browne: .... The Deputy may be aware that since 2019, my Department has held meetings with individual firearms organisations on request and engaged with various firearms stakeholders in other ways. An Garda Síochána also meets with stakeholder organisations in respect of relevant matters. As part of the consultation process around the work of the Firearms Expert Committee, I met...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate
Verona Murphy: In recent years there has been a significant rise in cocaine consumption, with current reports from gardaí and drugs councillors stating that drugs are available in every rural village and town in Ireland. The cliché of cocaine as the drug of choice for the wealthy, young elite is long out of date. It has evolved in recent years and is now being used regularly by all classes...
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Colm Burke: ...section 6; an offence of distributing or displaying in a public place material which is threatening, abusive, insulting or obscene in section 7; an offence of failing to comply with direction from a member of An Garda Síochána in section 8; an offence of wilful obstruction in section 9; an offence of entering a building or the curtilage thereof as a trespasser with intent to...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate ...and renewal and the upgrading and refurbishment of military barracks and facilities across the country. In terms of operational outputs, throughout 2022 the Defence Forces continued to provide essential support for An Garda Síochána, when requested, across various roles, such as explosive ordnance disposal call-outs, Garda air support missions and Naval Service diving...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: ...policed. It states in its letter that the Immigration Act 2003 contains obligations for carriers travelling into the State from outside the jurisdiction. Enforcement is therefore a matter for An Garda Síochána. It has clarified that. We also asked about first instance decisions. We requested further information on the steps being taken to reduce that from the median of 13...