Results 21-40 of 141 for garda speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rank and file positions that remain unfilled in County Louth within An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12455/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 665. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unfilled posts in the Louth Garda division, including rank in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39230/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify whether Irish passport applications received from the North need a member of An Garda Síochána to witness the application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I ask for information on that and around the Garda Síochána. The UN has also carried out a board of inquiry. That has concluded and it has been shared with Ireland-----

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Garda operational model for County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55083/23]

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...has the real multi-annual funding required to be strategic. Let us be clear: we are talking about many generations who have been absolutely failed. If we are serious, it is about resourcing the Garda. We have all spoken to gardaí who do not believe anybody, the Government included, has their back and do not believe they have the supports. We know that there are issues with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources and supports by Garda division in County Louth and nationally dedicated to combating drug crime; the percentage of the spend against the total policing spend in these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51721/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (13 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: .... I am thinking about specific cases. We know that many families and communities could do with early interventions that work with all services, including those involved in education, the Garda, Tusla and whoever else, to get a better result. In some cases, however, there are very chaotic circumstances and the Garda, Tusla, the county council or whoever else does not have the tools...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The Garda and mental health experts say that we are dealing with stuff that is a hell of a lot more potent and so has a greater level of impact. I am wondering about tests. The Medical Bureau of Road Safety has found that there is a huge issue with benzodiazepines. What is the situation with crack cocaine?

Public Health, Well-being and National Drugs Strategy: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...until someone responsible for the issue was sitting at Cabinet and could call the shots on funding, nothing would happen. I have been like a broken record talking about the amount of times the Garda is arresting people who are involved in petty crime, probably to pay off drug debts. Neither the Garda nor anyone else is able to access the services that are required in those scenarios....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Support Services (1 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...and operates throughout counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan? The organisation provides an important service to families of people suffering addiction. It also provides a service to the Garda and helps to deal with the absolute disaster of drug debt intimidation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...capacity to carry out the risk assessments. Where are the risk assessments for some of these critical organisations? Without getting into a huge amount of detail, are the Defence Forces and the Garda sufficiently connected with the NCSC and are they resourced to be as fit for purpose as they need to be?

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...of the day and night. I refer to estates in Dundalk, council land, parks, private land and even farmland on the edge of town where crops were destroyed by scramblers. Yearly, we are told by An Garda and the Road Safety Authority of the serious safety hazard of these powerful machines. They have the potential to injure people severely or fatally. Reference was made to the six people...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Policing Reform (16 Nov 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...included in the study’s terms of reference. I encourage the Taoiseach to do what we can to expedite all of these long called for reforms. In addition, any changes in respect of the structure of An Garda Síochána and community safety forums must consider An Garda Síochána as being part of a holistic solution to the issues we have with drug and organised crime.

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...levels. Obviously, all Deputies have dealt with people who have been put under undue pressure, but it goes right up to the worst cases of violence. Wherever possible, we need to ensure that the Garda has legislation such as this to enable it to act quickly. At the time of the dreadful case of what happened to Ashling Murphy, a matter came to me, possibly on the basis of this issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...weeks. I am curious as to what happened. The Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, informed the committee that a huge amount of due diligence and work had to be done by the Tánaiste and the Garda. Then, all of a sudden, we are able to do this now. Do not get me wrong; a solution is a solution and we can all forget about it at that point. What exactly happened, however?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I raise the issue of online disinformation and hate. On Sunday, a man filmed himself as he seemed to knock down a cyclist on the Castletown Road in Dundalk and then posted the video. The Garda is investigating. Concerning Carlingford, I have spoken to the Minister on the need for communication with the community but we have all been bombarded with online disinformation, conspiracy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drugs Crime (15 Jul 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I appreciate the Minister of State's response and I accept there has been a lot of good work and extra resourcing of the Garda. However, gardaí say they do not have all the services they require. A car belonging to the drug squad in Dundalk was attacked at the Garda station. That is the level of brazenness of the criminal gangs. They have operated for too long and we need to deal...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...affects working-class areas, such as those in my own area in Dundalk. In the past fortnight, I have been dealing with issues regarding drug debt intimidation. I must commend the work of the Garda in this regard. This legislation is supported by the Garda chief superintendent in Louth, Christy Mangan, who has spoken in the media before of his fear of losing a generation to cocaine....

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (20 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...aggression in Ukraine. Obviously, we still need our own independent foreign policy but we must have that infrastructure to allow us to mesh everything together: the NCSC, the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána and everything else. In this way we can see what the threats are and lay out our approach to dealing with them.