Results 41-60 of 261 for garda speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of disciplinary proceedings taken against individual members of An Garda Síochána in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of these cases which are currently pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57862/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: With the case in Cavan the report said there was no Garda investigation.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: That is a great line with regard to "We cannot give you any information". I would like someone from An Garda Síochána to confirm that the file is not closed. Certainly, RTÉ did not get that information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: If there was a scenario where the Garda felt it was not able to use the new legislation, is Ms McMahon satisfied that the current legislation provides some security to deal with an issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Has the INMO made a request to the Department, the HSE or the Garda to consider putting in place a mechanism?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: The member under investigation wants to get the deck cleared to move on with his or her life. If an investigation goes on for more than two or three years, that is really traumatic not only for the garda, but also for his or her family.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: Could we be given information about the projects for, say, the next five-year programme within the Garda, or is there a five-year programme?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: -----an increase in the population and an increase in the demands on Garda members. Therefore, we need to have the infrastructure to give them that support.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: I think the witnesses would accept that a lot of Garda stations are out of date and are no longer adequate for the demands that are there.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jun 2012)

Colm Burke: ...deal with this matter rather than leaving it to someone who is working within the same group of people. A superintendent may not be involved in the investigation but is still part of the overall Garda force. Perhaps that could be looked at by the courts at some future date. I am not saying now but perhaps in ten, 15 or 20 years time, a court could say that there is not a clear...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: There was also an incident involving the Garda station in Glanmire where the sale dragged on for six years. Tthe OPW ended up having to pay the interest at way above the bank interest rate for the full six years when it finally found it had a binding contract to comply with.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (8 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 948. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the necessary changes will be put in place in order to reduce the waiting time for appointments at Anglesea Street Garda Station, Cork in respect of the renewal of visas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22105/20]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works Properties (28 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: ...raising the issue of vacant property owned by the OPW. This first came to my attention some months ago when I found that in the Blarney area there was a house that had previously been used by the Garda and had been vacant for over 20 years. The house had not been lived or used by anyone over that period. When I did a Land Registry search, I found that the property is in a folio listing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: 697. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full number of gardaí across all ranks attached to all Garda stations in the Cork city and county area in each of the years from 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33676/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: ...withdrawn, the judge may look for reasons, so it can depend on the way in which it is approached. It is something that could arise, for instance, where a judge raises a technical issue and the Garda will withdraw the offence on the basis of coming back again because it does not have sufficient evidence. There are various reasons cases are withdrawn. I am not clear that there is a huge...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Nugent not accept that the timescale is way too long? We need to put in place a better structure and mechanism whereby once the Garda arrives at a decision that it needs work done or a new station built, it should not take between five and eight years before the project is built and completed.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) in which an additional requirement of Garda vetting is required; the impact this process has had on the application to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9552/22]

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Colm Burke: I agree with Senators who have expressed concern about the protest yesterday and compliment the members of the Garda on the manner in which they dealt with it. In fairness to them, they put up with a lot of abuse and threats and managed very well in a difficult situation. I do not think any garda should have to put up with the abuse endured yesterday. On the matter of social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action her Department is taking in conjunction with An Garda Síochána to reduce waiting times for an appointment for the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for non-EU/EEA/UK nationals residing in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9957/24]