Results 181-200 of 833 for garda speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Health Assessments (8 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public health assessment has been carried out in advance of the installation of 5G technology at Buncrana Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19260/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the new mobile phone mast will be installed at Buncrana Garda station. [21621/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the planned installation of 3G and 4G technology in Buncrana Garda station can be upgraded to 5G in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Is it the case that a level of proof is not required by the insurance companies as it is up to the Garda to investigate suspected fraudulent claims?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Why are those cases not reported to the Garda if they potentially involve fraud?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The figure for a one-year period gives us a good sense of the true position. How many fraudulent claims has AXA reported to the Garda?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It does not matter whether they are withdrawn. The crime has been committed. It may save AXA, but someone is committing a crime. AXA must report fraudulent claims to the Garda whether or not they are withdrawn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Are people ever prosecuted under section 19 for failing to inform the Garda of activity that would be relevant in the prosecution of a crime, particularly one of fraud?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: If the industry reports a claim, they also have to follow it through. They have to appoint somebody, work with the Garda district inspector, report it to national level, and stick with the claim, which creates a burden on the industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I know the Garda is not in favour of a privately funded unit but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The insurance companies will do it at their end. It is not a case that they will gift the Garda IT systems or software.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I am a strong advocate of an insurance fraud squad as a separate unit. The unit we are talking about, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, GNECB, has a number of subdivisions. I believe there are six in total. Which one does fraud fall under?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 628. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of fraudulent insurance claims reported by the insurance industry to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by insurance company. [35954/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 629. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of fraudulent insurance claims reported by the public to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [35955/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 630. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of defendants investigated in incidents of insurance fraud reported by the insurance industry to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [35956/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 631. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units in the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau that assess insurance fraud as opposed to other categories of economic fraud and crime. [35957/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 634. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of establishing a stand-alone Garda insurance fraud unit consisting of six gardaí, one sergeant and an adequate and suitable number of detective superintendents and-or detective inspectors in addition to qualified financial investigators. [35960/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Is Mr. O'Rourke saying that AIG reported every claim it believed to be fraudulent to the Garda?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I will rewind a bit. Mr. O'Rourke says that AIG reported all fraudulent claims to the Garda. There were ten cases in 2018, which is 3% of AIG's overall personal injury claims. Is he saying that only 300 personal injury claims were made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. O'Rourke said that all suspicions of fraud were reported to the Garda. Does AIG therefore believe that other 440 cases that are not in the courts system were not fraudulent?