Results 41-60 of 620 for garda speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If we take the sharing of information between the Garda and the RSA in terms of fatalities coming through and where there may be reclassifications. The initial data from An Garda Síochána would refer to a fatality or a non-fatality, or it could be the case that it stated a person died of a heart attack and now the death is being attributed to a car crash. Can the RSA show the live...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. I have one final question. On a general note, in the context of people driving without insurance, tax or NCT certificates, in this modern age of computers, what strides is An Garda Síochána making in terms of linking up with various databases so that it can identify people who have not paid their car tax, insured their cars, renewed their driving license or put their vehicle...

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...7 and 8, for approval of surveillance in cases of urgency and the use of tracking devices and these sections must be considered on Committee Stage. These regulations, which will enable the Garda Síochána to proceed with proper covert surveillance, need to be brought in as soon as possible and any issues can be ironed out on Committee Stage. The Garda Síochána is already involved in...

Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...the regeneration areas. It is welcome that this necessary measure is now being taken. The report stated that a policing structure headed by a superintendent and involving a minimum of 100 gardaí should be established and dedicated to the regeneration areas exclusively. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, commented when I raised this issue during last...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...the Dáil today on tackling gangland crime in Limerick, with the Taoiseach outlining to us in detail the contents of his and the Minster for Justice, Equality and Law Reform's discussions with the Garda Commissioner on this matter and what specific Garda resources, legislative and other measures will be put in place immediately to tackle this crisis.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (15 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...up and running soon and that it will report back within seven months. The Deputy referred to younger people being victims. That will form part of the committee's considerations. For An Garda Síochána, the priority in respect of drugs is to disrupt and dismantle organised crime gangs and drug-dealing operations and to remove illegal drugs from circulation. The Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: With regard to the speed vans we see, not only on motorways, is the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau able to correlate its data, to see where the fatalities happen, for there to be known spots for speeding? A very high percentage of 29% of fatal road traffic collisions were reported to have had speeding as a contributory factor. When the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau does its...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...General would have carried out the examination in terms of the position, as distinct from the person, I have no doubt this particular issue would have come in within the normal audit in terms of An Garda Síochána in 2007. The Comptroller and Auditor General might give us a comment on the issue and examine what was carried out in that particular year and report back to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Communications Masts (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (CPW) have issued licences to install telecommunications equipment on masts at Garda Stations to the following companies, all of which are licensed by ComReg to provide services in Ireland. Three Ireland (Hutchison) Ltd. Three Ireland Services (Hutchison) Ltd. (formerly O2 Ireland Ltd) Vodafone Ireland Ltd. Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd....

Order of Business (9 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...I wish to know when. The funeral of Mr. Mark Moloney is now taking place in Limerick and in light of this I want specific provisions dealing with gangland crime to be introduced under this Bill. Gardaí in Limerick are doing excellent work but they feel their hands are tied. I ask the Taoiseach to introduce legislation that will allow gardaí to get exclusion orders from the courts when...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (2 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...centre, the OPW intends to relocate the Department of Transport staff from the Shannon VRU building to suitable space within Unit 153, Shannon Business Park over the coming months. 2. Former Garda Station and Residence, Lissycasey The former Garda station and residence at Lissycasey, was held by the CPW under a Lease Agreement dated March 1915 for a period of 99 years and was...

Brutal Killing in Limerick: Statements. (13 Nov 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister's responses are most unsatisfactory. He stated in his speech that the policing priorities for An Garda Síochána had been finalised for 2009. Has he included in that the provision of an assistant Garda commissioner to Limerick with specific responsibility for tackling gangland crime? He spoke about the emergency response unit. That is great, but it is not working 24 hours a...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...the Leader, Senator Buttimer. I have raised the issue before but I reiterate my call for a detailed debate and statements on anti-social behaviour. We all agree that a significant proportion of Garda time in our areas involves dealing with anti-social behaviour in estates and other locations. It is not exclusive to any area but, invariably, it is caused by a relatively small number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: .... They are basically saying that we cannot limit for age for the purchase of an e-scooter. We have asked them to look at it again. Perhaps Professor Cusack would send that on to us and to An Garda Síochána as well. As the witnesses are probably aware, the legislation is only framework legislation. It is not detailed legislation. It would come in by way of statutory...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (15 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...a whole-of-government response to reduce demand and associated harm. The Government is also committed to limiting access to illegal drugs to the greatest extent possible. At a local level, An Garda Síochána continues to target those involved in the sale and supply of illegal drugs through Operation Tara. Operation Tara, which has a strong focus on tackling street-level...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Road Traffic Offences (8 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...a 30 kilometres per hour speed limit for large parts of the city in 2020, including in the areas immediately outside the Park Gate Street entrance to the Phoenix Park. The OPW and An Garda Siochána have a close working relationship when it comes to the Phoenix Park given its vast scale and importance. The Phoenix Park is a regular venue for large, often historic, events and state...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: You should have that figure for us today. It is unacceptable that you do not have that figure because we are hearing from the public that they are petrified about being stopped by a garda. There are genuine people who have applied for the test but will not get it before their NCT certificate goes out of date. They are worried about how members of the Garda and their insurance company will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (15 May 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. One of the key recommendations of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was the redeployment of members of An Garda Síochána from non-core duties to front-line duties. One of the non-core duties specified was the carrying out of security duties at courthouses by An Garda Síochána. The case with...

Crime Levels. (11 Nov 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...been four gangland murders already this year in Limerick. I am proposing that the Government establish an Anvil-style operation, as was done after Veronica Guerin's murder in Dublin. An assistant Garda commissioner should be appointed to head up a 24-hour armed surveillance unit to track these gangland criminals and ensure that they cannot move freely. A fully-resourced CAB unit should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of the insurance companies were before us last week. Some of them stated they reckoned up to 20% of claims were fraud related, yet we find that the fraud related complaints referred to An Garda Síochána account for only 3% of what happened since last October. There were 1,500 in total, and only 50 of those related to insurance fraud. There is inconsistency between what we are...