Results 21-40 of 196 for garda speaker:Hildegarde Naughton

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Nov 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is important to note that An Garda Síochána engages extensively with transport operators and that a range of regional and local operations have been put in place to address incidents and issues that have arisen at specific locations. There is ongoing communication between An Garda Síochána and the respective control centres and access to good-quality CCTV can assist...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (13 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that the Santa Martha Group, established in 2014, is a global partnership between the Roman Catholic Church and International Police forces, including An Garda Síochána, dedicated to eradicating human trafficking and modern day slavery. In Ireland, the Santa Martha Executive Working Group tasked the Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick to submit a report...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have been informed by the Irish Aviation Authority that the traffic situation referenced involved the Garda helicopter being tasked to an operation in North Dublin and this coincided with the arrival of some transatlantic flights to Dublin Airport.  The helicopter was integrated with these arrivals in order to get to the operational area as expeditiously as possible.  A flow...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have been informed by the Irish Aviation Authority that the traffic situation referenced involved the Garda helicopter being tasked to an operation in North Dublin and this coincided with the arrival of transatlantic flights to Dublin Airport. The helicopter was integrated with these arrivals in order to get to the operational area as expeditiously as possible. No military aircraft were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (8 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...'s website and support and guidance is available to help interested groups through a dedicated email address. The Deputy will be aware that community-based CCTV is governed by Section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006 (SI 289 of 2006). This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must: -...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am aware of the annual report of the Mental Health Commission and the use of section 12 of the Mental Health Act by An Garda Síochána. As the Deputy will understand, the proportion of applications for involuntary detention reflects the unfortunate reality that gardaí often encounter persons with severe mental health issues and will be called upon by members of the public, or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (2 Jun 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together. I can inform the Deputy that An Garda Síochána engages extensively with other police forces in relation to monitoring the travel arrangements of convicted sex offenders to and from the jurisdiction, particularly in respect of those countries with similar legislation to the Sex Offenders Act 2001. Under section 10(3) of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (3 Jun 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am informed by the Garda authorities that, during the past three years to date, there have been 17 incidents of human trafficking recorded as detected on the Garda PULSE system. These matters are currently with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) or before the courts. An Garda Síochána has committed significant resources to the investigation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (25 May 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...guilty in court of a sexual offence automatically becomes subject to the registration / notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. The sex offender is obliged to notify the Gardaí of their name and address for a period and any change in address must be notified within a specified time. The 2001 Act also provides for the monitoring and supervision of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Nov 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: To add to my earlier response, An Garda Síochána established regional quick-response hubs at Portlaoise and Thurles to support our intercity services in order to address incidents of antisocial behaviour on board our services, and this has had a significant impact in reducing antisocial behaviour and increasing compliance. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, while standing in for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...and staff, including arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour, are important matters that, first and foremost, must be managed by every public transport company, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, where appropriate. My Department has been engaging regularly with the NTA and the three CIÉ companies, on the issue of anti-social behaviour. The companies have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Online Safety (1 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am advised by the Garda Authorities that despite extensive checks conducted on PULSE, no incident type of relevance to the specific type of behaviour referred to by the Deputy, which appears to equate more to defamation rather then harassment, were found. Checks were conducted on all charge wordings and there are none which contain reference to defamation which may be a civil matter....

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...whose children were needlessly taken into care last year. I welcome the offer of compensation to the families concerned and the acknowledgement of the inappropriateness of the actions of the Garda Síochána in this case. I commend the Ombudsman for Children on her very straightforward report and clear recommendations. I also acknowledge the comment in the report that the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic Violence (3 Jun 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Regarding the figures for Operation Faoiseamh, which began at the start of the pandemic, An Garda Síochána and the Government have put a major focus on this area. An Garda Síochána received approximately 43,500 calls to respond to domestic abuse incidents in 2020, which was an increase of 17%. More than 4,000 criminal charges were created in 2020 for breaches of orders...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 May 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including BusConnects. However, as the Deputy will be aware, enforcement of all road traffic legislation is a matter for An Garda Siochana. I can confirm that my Department has ongoing engagement with An Garda Síochána in relation to the enforcement of the road traffic laws throughout Ireland, including...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (21 Oct 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the Deputy is aware, An Garda Síochána has responsibility for monitoring persons convicted of sexual offences who are subject to Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. The Garda National Protective Services Bureau, which falls under the remit of Assistant Commissioner, Organised & Serious Crime has a dedicated unit, the Sex Offender Management and Intelligence Unit...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The CSO publishes Recorded Crimestatistics on a quarterly basis. The Recorded Crimeseries provides statistics on the number of crime incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána (AGS), classified by incident type, incident reported date, and location, as recorded on the PULSE system. Statistics are also provided on crime detections (following data quality improvements in PULSE), on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am aware of the annual report of the Mental Health Commission and the use of section 12 of the Mental Health Act by An Garda Síochána. As the Deputy will understand, the proportion of applications for involuntary detention reflects the unfortunate reality that Gardaí often encounter persons with severe mental health issues and will be called upon by members of the public or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...provide an estimate on the revenue generated from the release of seized vehicles. All charges due for the detention, removal and storage of a seized vehicle must be paid in full at a nominated Garda Compound before the vehicle can be released. My Department does not have access to these figures, as Garda operational matters fall under the remit of the Department of Justice.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Garda Síochána (12 Jul 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...tax, insurance and roadworthiness obligations and equipment used for enforcement measures, including the application of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, are matters for An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána currently utilise a number of technologies for enforcement of road traffic legislation. A mobility app allows members of the force to check the...