Results 181-200 of 375 for garda speaker:Robert Troy

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: .... The scope of the national claims information database has been widened so that we have the key information on employer and public liability and a fraud unit has also been established in An Garda Síochána. Most importantly, the personal injury guidelines have commenced and we have seen a significant reduction in compensation payouts because of that. Thankfully, premiums are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Injuries Commission (9 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: ...insurance fraud - there are no significant penalties for fraudsters - establish the Judicial Council to compile guidelines for general damages, establish a publicly funded anti-fraud unit in An Garda Síochána, set up a business insurance premium index to track prices over time or take any action on stabilising personal injuries claims. I accept that not all of these matters are...

Topical Issue Matters (16 Dec 2015)

Robert Troy: ...heart failure unit in Cork; (4) Deputies Seán Crowe and Aengus Ó Snodaigh - if Ireland will officially recognise the state of Palestine; (5) Deputy Alan Farrell - the need to free up 1,500 gardaí for front-line policing duties as outlined in the Garda Síochána inspectorate report; (6) Deputy Joan Collins - homeless people, supplementary payments and the Christmas...

Irish Coast Guard Authority Bill 2018: First Stage (21 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: ...said body as a principal response agency to engage in the management and co-ordination of responses to major emergency events within the State and which shall serve in co-operation with An Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive, local authorities and other relevant bodies as may be prescribed by the Minister and to provide for related matters. I am pleased to have the...

Topical Issue Matters (20 Dec 2012)

Robert Troy: ...of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan - the need to address the problems of rogue taxi drivers through regulation; (2) Deputy Shane Ross - the proposed closure of Stepaside Garda station, County Dublin; (3) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need for lands owned by Shannon Development in Limerick to be transferred to the local authority as part of any restructuring of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Robert Troy: I agree with the Deputy's point with regard to Garda vetting and the drivers being vetted to the same level as those who drive any public service vehicle. I appeal to the Minister to accelerate these efforts and make a decision. I suggest he goes with the proposal of the National Transport Authority, NTA, with regulations being introduced. It is the best way forward. Further...

An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (19 Mar 2020)

Robert Troy: ...important legislation. I add my voice to the voices of other Members in saluting the valiant efforts of so many people on the front line in healthcare, the retail and haulage industries and in the Garda in ensuring the essential services on which each of us depend are available when we need them. When people ask what they can do to assist, the easiest thing we can do is adhere strictly...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Early Years Strategy (13 Feb 2013)

Robert Troy: ...the childminders are exempt from regulation and operate without any supervision or support. It is unacceptable that most childminders are exempt from inspection, child protection legislation and Garda vetting. Will the Minister commit to amending the Child Care Act 1991 to ensure that all paid childminders will be subject to regulation and inspection? We are still waiting to see in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Robert Troy: ...was not approved. If the process was followed and adhered to by the Minister, then perhaps the process itself needs to change. It is coincidental that the process always seems to benefit the only two Garda stations that were named, one of which was in the constituency of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross.

Other Questions: Army Barracks Closures (25 Jun 2015)

Robert Troy: ...this because I initiated the contact with the Department of Defence almost three years ago in regard to it taking out a lease. Despite use by Westmeath GAA county board, Customs and Excise, An Garda Síochána, the Irish United Nations Veterans Association and the midland youth services it is totally under utilised. The Minister acknowledged in his reply that it is a fine...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Robert Troy: ...Act 2002) is to be found in any place, the judge may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer, accompanied if the officer considers it necessary by other authorised officers or members of the Garda Síochána, at any time or times within one month from the date of issue of the warrant, on production if so requested of the warrant, to enter and search the place using...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Station Refurbishment (24 Oct 2018)

Robert Troy: ...means that training is now taking place in hired hotel rooms in the town. IT training is taking place in the Army barracks in Athlone, which means subsistence and travel payments are made to the gardaí who must travel to the location. We have a community policing unit which comprises of one sergeant, six gardaí and a clerical officer who are working out of a prisoner interview...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2013)

Robert Troy: ...processes and procedures in dealing with child protection issues. This legislation was promised more than two years ago. Professionals working in the health services and child protection, as well as gardaí, are operating in a legislative vacuum and the Children First guidelines need to be put on a legislative basis and backed up in law. This legislation is overdue and it is an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services (7 Jul 2021)

Robert Troy: ...phishing activities recently reported are spoof calls, and-or phishing, particularly where numbers appear to be from the HSE or other public bodies. Several State bodies and agencies, including An Garda Síochána, Revenue and the Department of Social Protection, and other sectors, such as financial institutions, and, indeed, the mobile network operators, have run public...

Seanad: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Robert Troy: ...being applied to the authority are in line with the director's own assessment of its requirement, based on its functions and the number and complexity of the cases that it will handle. I understand that the Garda Commissioner, who is independent in the exercise of his functions, has also written to the director committing increased levels of members of An Garda Síochána for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...manner in which general damages are awarded in our country and in the level of those damages and should exert downward pressure on insurance premiums.   In addition, the Minister for Justice and I, published the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 in April 2021. This Bill will bring Garda compensation claims within the PIAB process. This will benefit both claimants, in...

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (5 Jun 2014)

Robert Troy: ...apology from the Taoiseach and a full independent investigation are needed and deserved by these women and the families of these babies given what they were subjected to. We need to ensure the Garda Síochána and the forensic experts are involved in the investigation. We must not forget about the living adopted who are in identity limbo. Unlike the anonymous dead, they have an...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: ...so that it can hit the ground running. There is also a serious Government commitment that the new authority will have all the necessary human resources required, both Civil Service and members of An Garda Síochána, to pursue breaches of company law. The views of the director were sought, and arising from his assessment, the necessary steps have been taken to ensure the new...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (27 Sep 2016)

Robert Troy: ...at the time so it is important that we are debating this issue on the first day of the new Dáil session. Significant progress has been made in this area in the last number of years. In 1997 the Garda national roads policing bureau was established. It was the first real indication that we had to take drastic consideration of the number of deaths on our roads. The Road Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: ...to settle rather than releasing to litigation. - PIAB will promote public awareness and conduct public information campaigns. - PIAB will seek proof of identity on application and may disclose information to An Garda Síochána to reduce fraud. - The Court’s discretion regarding costs in litigation will be tightened. Given the provisions to extend the Board’s remit...