Results 21-40 of 151 for garda speaker:John Lahart

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (7 Dec 2021)

John Lahart: ...ánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of domestic violence recorded in 2021 to date; the way it compares to previous years; the additional training that has been provided to An Garda Síochána in dealing with domestic violence incidents; and the additional resources that have been allocated by An Garda Síochána to deal with this issue. [60044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jan 2018)

John Lahart: 576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí at Rathfarnham Garda station from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form; the number of additional gardaí who have been appointed; the number of community gardaí; his views on the falling numbers of gardaí at Rathfarnham Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (12 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of gardaí in the Tallaght area operate out of a hotel close to Tallaght Garda station due to a lack of space; his plans to provide funds for the redevelopment and expansion of Tallaght Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25463/18]

Road Traffic (All-Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motorcycle) (Amendment) Bill 2020: First Stage (17 Nov 2020)

John Lahart: ...entitled an Act to amend the Road Traffic Act 1961 to further regulate the use of all-terrain vehicles and scrambler motorcycles in a public place, to make further provision for the seizure, by An Garda Síochána, of said vehicles and motorcycles in certain circumstances, to provide for the confiscation and disposal of same when a person contravenes the law in relation to the use...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Feb 2018)

John Lahart: 89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request the Garda Commissioner to consider allocating additional gardaí to Rathfarnham Garda station, particularly in view of recent assaults that have taken place within the jurisdiction of the station and in further view of the concerns of persons in the Ballycullen, Firhouse, and Knocklyon areas in this...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: My question relates to the action being taken to address the 27% fall in the number of personnel in the Garda traffic corps in Dublin over the past six or seven years. In her previous answer, the Tánaiste referred to the increase in road deaths, including the increase in the deaths of cyclists, the lack of roadside checks and the ongoing lack of speed checks as a result of the reduction...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (12 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what the current status of pension parity for retired members of An Garda Síochána is, given its impending expiration on 31 December 2023, aligned with the conclusion of the building momentum agreement; why the Garda Síochána retired members association are not included in the ongoing discussions concerning the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request statistical information from the Garda Commissioner on the number of instances of spiking that have taken place to date in 2021; if she will request the views of the Commissioner in this regard; if such spiking took place in the form of an injection into the body of a third-party by syringe; the number of...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (15 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: ...issue. Having lived there all my life, I acknowledge that my constituency has seen unprecedented spikes in crime, particularly from mid-2014 to the end of 2014. The Minister might pass on to the Garda Commissioner and the gardaí in Rathfarnham and Tallaght in particular that I commend them on their work, particularly in effecting change in the burglary statistics, which is very...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: ...approach of the national youth justice strategy, which I welcome. Any increase in supports for young people, and particularly in my constituency, are to be welcomed. Reference was made to the Garda youth diversion project. It is hugely welcome that this is to be enhanced to cater, in particular, for children with additional and more complex needs. As a public representative, one also...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)

John Lahart: ...really is just joined-up thinking. The situation is not acceptable as we approach 2017. There are limited reasons for which a driver would be asked to produce his or her licence at the local Garda station, such as following a Garda checkpoint or a speeding offence, within a limited time period. I would particularly focus on the aspect of Deputy Broughan's proposal that highlights the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise Staff (22 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: ...be searched by a private security company known as the Airport Search Unit, ASU, and employed by the Dublin Airport Authority. Customs service officers have the same exemption as members of An Garda Síochána and Army personnel. Why are they not included? In the jurisdiction of a port or an airport customs service officers have powers which far exceed those of other personnel....

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

John Lahart: ...quarters of these were children. Fines would be increased for a parent. The Minister of State mentioned convicting the wrong person. It is not a question of convicting the wrong person. If a Garda calls to a house and a parent says that the child was not on the bike or that the parent owns the bike, the parent can be fined up to €5,000 under this legislation. The Bill would...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: I wish to speak on the Garda rosters. I am sure the Taoiseach is aware of this. I was talking to quite a number of younger gardaí over the summer because they attend the summer fairs and police those kinds of community activities. They are four days on, four days off at the moment. For gardaí, and particularly quite a number of younger gardaí in Dublin who live in what they...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Transport Policy (21 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: Does the Minister, as is the case with his counterparts in other jurisdictions, have the ability to investigate the possibility of a dedicated transport police corps not under the Garda Síochána's remit - just like the airport police - but with exactly the same powers as the force? Two new bus routes will operate in Dublin on a 24-hour basis, which is very welcome. My constituents...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: ...As a parliamentarian, I wonder whether we can trust the statistics that are coming forward and what the Tánaiste's view on that is. If it starts with breath testing and fixed-charge notice fines, and the Garda Commissioner has suggested that other things may emerge, it behoves the Tánaiste as Minister for Justice and Equality to go to the Commissioner and ask her whether she can...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (29 Nov 2018)

John Lahart: ...designated for public use in that estate being destroyed by 1% of the local community. An issue arose during the snow earlier in the year. I refer to the incident at Lidl in Jobstown. The Garda in Tallaght has only one four-by-four vehicle. If a garda rocks up in a Ford Focus to deal with somebody on a scrambler or a quad bike, he or she simply has no capacity to catch that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

John Lahart: 22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Policing Authority review of the dispersement of Garda Síochána stations will include Stepaside in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10048/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 May 2016)

John Lahart: 57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the net increase in the number of members of An Garda Síochána in the Dublin metropolitan region southern and eastern divisions that will accrue from the recruitment campaign in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10047/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (31 May 2016)

John Lahart: 181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of gardaí in Rathfarnham and Tallaght Garda stations since 2010, in tabular form. [12778/16]