Results 41-60 of 295 for garda speaker:Regina Doherty

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...think. Today, a person can go online and get a passport sent to her house through the post box within two or three days. The comparison with traipsing to the post office to get the form, then to the Garda station and then to Mount Street or sending it in the post and having to wait for weeks for it to come back is striking. If the Deputy does not believe that investing in access to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...that the scheme was launched and €1 million allocated to it. As representatives of rural communities, she and I both know it is desperately needed, particularly in areas where we do not have Garda stations. I can only speak for my own neck of the woods, as Deputy Smyth can for her county. In my experience, some of the initial difficulties were around privacy issues. When we got...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: ...funded by the agency to make referrals to my Department for access to rent supplement for victims of domestic violence through a dedicated channel.  My Department will also accept direct referrals through nominated contact points in An Garda Siochána, Tusla and the HSE. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.  

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...of whom are cyclists. They are the type of cyclist who goes out on a Saturday morning and probably annoys people. There is a need for mutual respect among road users. We have been to our local Garda station on more occasions than I can say because of dangerous situations my husband has encountered coming home from work in Dublin to where we live in Ratoath. He has nearly been killed on...

Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Policy (31 Mar 2015)

Regina Doherty: ...difficult to police it. However, we have the same situation, if not worse, with the current law. I am sorry to be personal about this, but the person I am discussing made the complaint to the Garda and was told that unless somebody saw that there were only inches between the cyclist and the bus, it was irrelevant. The fact that the bus driver got out and made the cyclist feel more...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...skills. Where a jobseeker, has a written offer of a placement on CE or TÚS and a commencement date within 4 weeks of the date of referral to JobPath, they will be facilitated to take up the place – where Garda vetting is required for the placement, the time period will be extended to allow for that process to be completed. In addition people who have completed their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (5 Mar 2020)

Regina Doherty: ...person concerned purporting to be an Angolan national, of a certain name and date of birth, entered the State in or around 2006. He was allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) and held a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card Stamp 4. The person concerned was in receipt of a Jobseeker’s Allowance payment from January 2014 to January 2019. In September 2018, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (24 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...(CE) Scheme with a start date within 4 weeks of their date of referral, they will be facilitated to take up the placement if they wish. The four week time frame may be extended if there is a delay due to Garda vetting requirements. As the person in question was selected for JobPath on the 17 March 2018 and his start date for a CE scheme was not within 4 weeks of the start date he is...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...we are only talking about section 1 today, I am grateful that we are progressing the Bill. I acknowledge that the Minister wishes to consult with the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, and the Garda Commissioner on the Bill. I hope to have these requests back before we come back in September because I am very keen to do the final parts of Committee Stage and Report Stage so that the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...and the calendar of the Parliament and the Seanad. To be clear, the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill is incredibly important legislation and will make enormous leaps to help our Garda Síochána, as the Cathaoirleach suggested, continue to do its job, which is keeping us safe. It is getting more challenging, as we all know, week in, week out. It is a Bill that needs...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Environmental Policy (3 May 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...I can guarantee the Minister of State that the two people who own these cars, and we know who they are because they still have the registration numbers of them, have not even been contacted by An Garda Síochána or by Fingal County Council. When the Minister of State talks about a 90% reuse and recycling rate and a 97% recovery rate, do these relate only to the vehicles...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...for a debate regarding the effectiveness of the EPA and whether it needs more teeth, to use her phrase. I will organise that as soon as I can. Senator Buttimer requested a debate on the future of An Garda Síochána. It is an eerie fact that we have more members of the Garda not only qualifying for retirement but taking it earlier than they need to than we are recruiting at the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...this is rolled out to all households. However I take Senator Kyne's point and will certainly raise it with the Minister. Senator Craughwell brought to our attention the reports from the address by the Garda Commissioner to the GRA yesterday. I too thought it was ironic that the Garda Commissioner said he is not the only one who needs to compromise. That compromise will only happen at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...to support agriculture. Senator Conway commended the Minister for Justice on her response in what has been a tough week and welcomed the announcement of the provision of safety equipment for the Garda. Senator Cassells opened with the extraordinary statement that X, formerly Twitter, refused to support the Garda last week in respect of the dissemination of huge amounts of disinformation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services Provision (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...need for customers to travel to and Intreo Centre or Health Centre and queue for service. Emergencies are prioritised and dealt with in a timely manner. The North Kildare Community Welfare Services provide 2 mobile telephone numbers to the local Garda Stations in the event of out of hour’s emergencies. Clinic Location/Areas Covered Phone Email ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...x20ac;1,000 0 Between €1,000 and €5,000 15 Between €5,000 and €10,000 9 Between €10,000 and €20,000 8 Between €20,000 and €50,000 3 Between €50,000 and €100,000 1 Above €100,000 0 Total 36 My Department also referred 160 cases to An Garda Síochána in 2016 for investigation in relation to possible...

Topical Issue Debate: Cash for Gold Trade (12 Feb 2013)

Regina Doherty: ...obtain cash for stolen gold and other precious metals are eliminated whilst not affecting legitimate trade because of the criminal actions of a few." The key findings of the report were that the Garda had visited all 124 known cash for gold traders, that there was a significant level of public concern, and that most of the metals were usually melted down. The report stated that while...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...an offer of a placement on a CE Scheme with a start date within 4 weeks, they will be facilitated to take up the placement if they wish. The four week time frame may be extended if there is a delay due to Garda vetting requirements. When a jobseeker has completed their JobPath referral or CE placement without finding a full time job, they will be provided with follow up activation...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...that up this morning. Senator Carrigy spoke about licensing laws, as did other colleagues, such as Senator Gallagher. The real concern we have is that while the Minister said this morning that gardaí will used their discretion, we have put our gardaí in an invidious position throughout the last 12 to 18 months. It is not fair to continue to ask them to use their discretion,...

Other Questions: Public Services Card (20 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...a person to carry it or have it on him or her. One can stick it in a drawer at home. If a person does not need to use it again, that is entirely up to him or her. It cannot be demanded by the Garda. In fact, if gardaí asked for it today, they would be committing an offence under the Act we passed here in 2013. Furthermore, it cannot be requested by any body or person not named...