Results 41-60 of 519 for garda speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (7 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 407 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána. Further, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources, including ICT resources and the networking of Garda stations, are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (12 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána. Further, the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (7 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 410 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána. Further, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda equipment and resources, including ICT resources and the networking of Garda stations, are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (14 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including a total of €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021. This continuing investment is intended to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (28 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is primarily responsible for operational decisions in respect of the effective and efficient use of resources available to An Garda Síochána including the opening hours of Garda stations and I, as Minister, have no role in relation to the matter. I understand that Garda management keeps this distribution of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 582 and 583 together. The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion.  Very significant capital investment is also being made in An Garda Síochána, including a total of €46 million for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS), on behalf of the Garda Commissioner, manages the initial recruitment stages for selection of Garda Trainees with the final stages of the recruitment process in which candidates are vetted, complete a physical competency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (26 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been an unprecedented level of investment in An Garda Síochána in recent years. An allocation of €1.76 billion has been made to An Garda Síochána for 2019 and very significant capital investment is also being made, including investment of €342 million in Garda ICT infrastructure between 2016 and 2021; and investment of €46 million in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is important to be clear that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner has responsibility for management of An Garda Síochána and for the allocation and efficient use of Garda resources. This includes responsibility for personnel matters and the distribution of personnel and resources including Garda vehicles across the various Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (28 Sep 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 119 together. The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including the opening times of Garda stations. As Minister, I have no role in the matter. In this context, I understand that Garda management keeps under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion.  Very significant capital investment is also being made in Garda ICT, the Garda fleet and the Garda estate.  In total, the Garda capital allocation has increased from €61 million to €92 million in 2019, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (3 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion. Very significant capital investment is also being made in Garda ICT, the Garda fleet and the Garda estate - in total, the Garda capital allocation has increased from €61 million to €92 million in 2019, which represents a 50%...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Charles Flanagan: There has been very significant investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years. In relation to Garda vehicles, the Deputy will wish to be aware that €46 million has been provided by the Government for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose fleet allowing Gardaí to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (8 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including all personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 and 363 together. The Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured however that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will be aware that there has been unprecedented investment in Garda resources across the State in recent years.  In relation to Garda vehicles, €46 million has been provided by the Government for investment in the Garda fleet between 2016 and 2021, to ensure that An Garda Síochána has a modern, effective and fit-for-purpose fleet allowing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The resources provided by Government to An Garda Síochána have reached record levels, with an allocation for 2019 of €1.76 billion, increasing to an unprecedented €1.88 billion for 2020. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the administration and business of An Garda Síochána as well as for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (21 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. As a result, all works to the Garda estate involve close cooperation between the OPW and the Garda authorities Major investment is being made in the Garda estate, to provide fit-for-purpose facilities for Garda members and staff, as well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (8 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. The Public Appointments Service (PAS), on behalf of the Garda Commissioner, manages the initial recruitment stages for selection of Garda Trainees with the final stages of the recruitment process in which candidates are vetted, complete a physical competency...