Results 21-40 of 513 for garda speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is statutorily responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to their optimum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (10 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations. In addition, the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputywill appreciate the provision and allocation of resources for An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and has a national remit. Dog units have also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the administration of An Garda Síochána and is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for matters including the opening hours of Garda stations and the allocation of personnel. As Minister, I have no role in relation to such matters.  I am advised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (7 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations, taking into account crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure that the best possible use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who has responsibility to manage and control generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including by arranging for the recruitment, training and appointment of its members and workforce planning for the organisation. The following table sets out the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (28 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. Significant capital investment is also being made, including €342 million being invested in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021; and €46 million in the Garda Fleet over the same period. Significant investment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been an unprecedented level of investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years. The budgetary allocation to An Garda Síochána for 2019 amounts to €1.76 billion, which includes provision for sustained recruitment to An Garda Síochána this year. The Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (8 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for matters including the opening hours of Garda stations, allocation of personnel and deployment of resources.  As Minister, I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (9 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, there has been an unprecedented level of investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years, including a budgetary allocation of €1.76 billion to An Garda Síochána for 2019. Significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána in terms of the Garda Fleet, ICT infrastructure and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for deployment of personnel. As Minister I have no direct role in these matters. I understand however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been an unprecedented level of investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years. The budgetary allocation to An Garda Síochána for 2019 amounts to €1.76 billion. Very significant capital investment is also being made in Garda ICT, the Garda fleet and the Garda estate. In total, the Garda capital allocation has increased from €61 million to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together. There has been an unprecedented level of investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years. The budgetary allocation to An Garda Síochána for 2019 amounts to €1.76 billion. Very significant capital investment is also being made in Garda ICT, the Garda fleet and the Garda estate. In total, the Garda capital...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (19 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, there has been unprecedented investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years, in support of the Government’s commitment to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement and provide reassurance to citizens and deter crime. The allocation to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (30 Jan 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, and that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda National Immigration Bureau (28 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is important to be clear that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister I have no direct role...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (20 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including personnel/human resources and operational matters.  Moreover, disciplinary matters within An Garda Síochána are governed by the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (Discipline)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. The Commissioner also has responsibility for the management and efficient use of resources, having regard to operational need. As Minister I have no role in this matter. The Office of Public Works (OPW)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including a total of €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021. This continuing investment is intended to ensure that...