Results 21-40 of 987 for garda speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I again thank the Deputy. He is correct to raise the issues of the mental health and well-being of gardaí. Being a Garda member has always been a tough job but it has become harder in recent years with the changing complexity of demands, some violence, quite frankly, and an increase in disrespect being shown to the Garda. One of the things we want to progress very soon is the use of...

Road Traffic Bill 2011[Seanad]:Report and Final Stages (20 Apr 2011)

Leo Varadkar: While I appreciate the Deputy's intent and share his objectives, faced with the circumstances he outlines a Garda will have three options. First, if the driver cannot take a breath test because a garda forms the opinion that it would be prejudicial to the person's health to do so, the garda may wait for a period for the person to calm down before administering the breath test. Second, if...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...and Coolock which are part of the constituency, and also the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton. The Minister for Justice and Equality spoke with the Garda Commissioner about the matter today and intends to visit the area. I will do the same as soon as I can find a little time. The people who live in the north-east inner city, Darndale and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for recruitment but the Minister for Justice keeps in regular contact with him about this important matter. Funding has been provided for 1,000 new Garda recruits this year. That remains our target for the year. We are confident that the number of new recruits this year will exceed the number of retirements and resignations. In addition, we are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: It could take much time. We need practical co-operation between the PSNI and the Garda. Perhaps there could be a joint investigation; I discussed this with the Garda Commissioner and he said he would examine the practicalities of doing this. That can be done quite quickly. We need more resources in the Border region for the Garda, and that is being done. An extra 100 gardaí have...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...will ensure that the new Authority can really make a difference and meet the differing and evolving demands of its remit, which includes investigation, prosecution, supervision and advocacy The Garda Commissioner has committed additional Garda Síochána resources being made available to the CEA. The members of An Garda Síochána assigned to the CEA will increase from...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Yes, I do have confidence in the Garda Commissioner, as does the Government does. The problems besetting the Garda are long-standing. Most, if not all, predate her becoming Garda Commissioner.

Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Lowry for his acknowledgement of the reinvestment in the Garda that is occurring under the leadership of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald. I will give some examples of that investment. We provided for 457 new vehicles in 2014 and 486 new vehicles in 2015. More than 500 new vehicles will come on stream this year, compared to just 50...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I join the Deputy in acknowledging the progress that has been made in the greater Drogheda area and the success An Garda Síochána has had in quelling violence and tension in Drogheda in the past couple of months. That is, of course, in part connected to the additional resources provided for the area. The budget allocated to An Garda Síochána for next year is €1.88...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Leo Varadkar: As Deputy McLoughlin will know, there has been an increase in Garda numbers in recent years. An additional 199 new members have joined An Garda Síochána in recent weeks, bringing the number in 2018 to 800. This means that the Garda force now stands at a figure above 14,000 for the first time since 2012.

Other Questions: Airport Security (18 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: .... I have no involvement in matters affecting its commercial operations. Primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State, rests with An Garda Síochána. When requested to so do, in what is referred to as aid to the civil power, ATCP, the Defence Forces may assist An Garda Síochána in carrying out...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy. The Government does not have powers of investigation when it comes to matters such as this in companies or sporting bodies. The Garda does and the report is now with the Garda. This is a matter for the Garda and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE to investigate.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Garda Reform (26 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: In respect of Garda numbers, An Garda Síochána is once again a growing organisation. There are more than 14,200 gardaí now, aided by 2,900 Garda staff nationwide. These numbers continue to increase. The Government's aim is to reach a total workforce of 21,000 by 2020, and we are confident that target will be met. An additional 200 new gardaí will be sworn on Friday in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: An Garda Síochána (21 Feb 2024)

Leo Varadkar: ...laid out in the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill coming into effect. A significant focus of the Implementation Plan has been concerned with strengthening the internal capabilities of An Garda Síochána so that the organisation possesses the capacity to drive future reform. The new Bill will establish a Garda Board to help this process and will be complemented by...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...amendment submitted today corrects the drafting errors contained in the amendment brought forward on Committee Stage. However, the reasons for my opposition to the proposal remain the same. The Garda has informed me that the current system is operating without difficulty. In fact, there is no evidence that the system is not working and there is no request from the Garda for change. If...

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...enhanced governance and accountability framework laid out in the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill will be established. Major reforms to date include: progressing the operating model for An Garda Síochána, designed to streamline Garda administration and provide a more visible, responsive and localised policing service to communities nationwide; pilots of the local...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (7 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I move:That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government— (a) on 27th September, 2016, nominated Ms. Justice Mary Ellen Ring for reappointment by the President as a member of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and as its chairperson, recommends, pursuant to section 65(1)(b) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, that she be reappointed by the President to be a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...governance and accountability framework will be introduced following enactment of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill in 2024. Major reforms to date include progressing the operating model for An Garda Síochána, designed to streamline Garda administration and to provide a more visible, responsive and localised policing service to communities nationwide. They...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I note the Senator's comments. He raised this matter the last time we took Committee Stage of the Bill. I cannot account to the House for Garda operations, as the Garda is controlled by the Garda Commissioner who is accountable to the Minister for Justice and Equality. It is not really for me to answer that question and I do not know enough about the reason there are unmarked cars....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Leo Varadkar: On the other matter, Deputy Verona Murphy will appreciate the deployment of Garda resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner rather than the Government but it is the Government's job to make sure there are more gardaí, and we are doing that. We have provided funding for an additional 1,000 to be recruited this year. That does not mean an extra 1,000 gardaí because there will...