Results 21-40 of 136 for garda speaker:Martin Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown by Garda division of Garda response times to calls between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61197/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: Yes, that is the real issue I have with it in respect of a serious situation like that. What would happen if we had a situation where the Garda did have access to a piece of data and in examining it another crime came to light, which had not been the subject of the judicial application to examine the data? Could the information be used, or would the Garda be prohibited from using it? For...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Reorganisation (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: While I acknowledge that there are more gardaí and that new recruits are going into Templemore, which was closed for a number of years, officers are also retiring. One of the key commitments within the new model of policing is that there would be greater civilianisation of functions in the Garda Síochána. How much of that will happen? The Minister mentioned rural areas....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...this before, my understanding was that they will give notice, if you like, to the divisional headquarters and it would probably end up that they would make an appointment to see a member of An Garda Síochána in a Garda station close to them. Is that the intention here?

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: We welcome much of what is in the Bill and the advance that it represents. I understand there is a necessity to use modern technology in every way possible to advance the work of An Garda Síochána and to keep communities and people safe across all aspects of our society, and that includes everyone who is involved in public service. I want to echo the Minister's comments in regard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. There is an issue of resources. At last week's meeting, representatives of the Garda stated they needed a multiple of the numbers they have. I was struck that the expertise required in that particular field of operation is entirely different from what the vast majority of normal Garda training provides for.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...to delete line 12 and substitute the following: "(i) by the substitution of "48 hours" for "7 days",". These amendments deal with the issue of when a sex offender has to report to the Garda station, whether divisional headquarters, local Garda station or whatever. A little more clarity needs to be brought to this and the Minister accepts this. In the modern world we live in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...many rural organisations that represent people in rural communities. At the core of this issue, as I said as the outset, is the fear many people who live in isolated areas have. When they go to a Garda station to get a form signed, they cannot find a garda. It gives them little confidence that they will be able to get a garda when they are in real trouble. There are issues in large...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...itself on being tough on crime did nothing when it was told about it. Now we have a scandal. I am sure the Minister of State knows that very many people who are victims of crime do not go to the Garda because they do not trust the Garda to solve those problems. Why did the contractor in this case not go to the Garda and why did senior officials in Dublin City Council consider it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: Is it not the case that An Garda Síochána seeks an assessment of an individual by a psychologist before he or she is brought to a facility? Sometimes, there is no space for such individuals in those facilities and they end up being released. The risk the Garda has highlighted can sometimes come to pass because there is nowhere for these people to go.

Report of the Fennelly Commission: Statements (12 Apr 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...the Taoiseach's spin on it was not credible. We believed it was clear at the time that sending the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality, Mr. Brian Purcell, to the home of the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, had the obvious effect of conveying to Commissioner Callinan that he should resign. The Taoiseach's spin at that time on the findings of the report,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: The issues here go beyond the conference. All of us understand that there are issues with the Garda Representative Association, particularly in its governance. Individual members of An Garda Síochána to whom I have spoken are concerned at the way things are run and operated. We know there were difficulties in the past in that regard. On 15 December 2020, the Minister received a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Investigations (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has contacted the Garda Commissioner about the burning out of a car that was being held as evidence by An Garda Síochána as part of the investigation into the abduction of a person (details supplied) to ascertain the way in which this occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22988/20]

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...in it, which we understand and respect. We are supportive, in general, of the direction it is going in. However, we have difficulties with aspects of it. The general issue for many members of An Garda Síochána is the under-resourcing of the force. They feel they do not have the backup or resources they require when attending an incident. That is mainly because of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I will go back to the issue of recruitment and retention. It is probably the biggest issue we have at the moment. While it is welcome that 92 gardaí started yesterday, this year, the number has fallen far short of expectations. It is a disappointment, including for the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, that we have been unable to meet targets. I acknowledge the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Investigations (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: I wrote to the Garda on this and asked if there were any other incidents where evidence of this nature went missing or vehicles were burned while in Garda pounds or under Garda custody. I did not receive any reply, which was disappointing. The thing that struck me about it was that it is not something that happens. If a file was shredded, it is likely there is at times a process where...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...her opening remarks. I have a couple of minor points. On the youth justice strategy and the youth diversion programmes in place in many areas, will there be additional training for rank-and-file gardaí to ensure they are adequately trained to deal with the kinds of incidents involving juveniles that we have been seeing more of recently? Body cams are supposed to be coming on board....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 780. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional cost to the Departmental baseline funding to commence and sustain a five-year Garda recruitment drive commencing in 2021 and concluding in 2025 with an intake of 800 Garda recruits per annum and their subsequent retention, that is, the amount by which the baseline must be increased in 2025 in comparison to...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Martin Kenny: It is alleged that senior officers have reprimanded gardaí who have tried to investigate or raise concerns about criminal activity, including drugs offences, breaches of bail conditions and firearms offences. It is also alleged that senior gardaí in Leitrim have been engaged in aggressive and vindictive behaviour towards other members of the Garda and that abuses of positions of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate there has been work and advancement. One area which requires focus is gardaí carrying out work outside of their work as a garda. Sometimes that has compromised them and others around them. The work that they often engage in after retiring from An Garda Síochána also needs to be looked at. There is a network that has developed over the years that certainly needs...