Results 41-60 of 74 for garda speaker:Colm Brophy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank all the members of An Garda Síochána, as I always do, for their service to our country. It is important to acknowledge that we value and recognise the fact that members of the force sometimes put themselves in harm's way as they serve the people of our country. Regardless of the ups and downs, I believe we appreciate their work.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (7 Nov 2017)

Colm Brophy: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the cost of the fingerprinting service provided by An Garda Síochána is arrived at; if the fee is based on a cost-of-service basis or if this creates a revenue stream; the way in which the money received for these payments is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45791/17]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Colm Brophy: I have received feedback from people who have said the ability of gardaí to come back to them in a coherent way, across different shifts, and to update information has been transformed. It used to really upset victims of crime to deal with a Garda and then be told he or she was off for a few days, meaning everything would stop. There have been real changes in that as a result of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Pensions: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Colm Brophy: ...is good, but some of the victims of that are often former or retired members or, as in this instance, members who might be due a pension after it has been deferred for a certain period. In the Garda and several other places in recent years, deferred pensioners and former union members have been poorly represented by their unions when reaching a final agreement with an employer. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: Let me go back to my earlier question. If that is possible, does the Commissioner still think it is acceptable that, on foot of the first investigation into the southern region where she knew the Garda had such a problem, she has still not been able to supply proper full audit information to this committee, the Policing Authority, the Minister for Justice and Equality or anybody else? She...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Colm Brophy: I seek clarification. I presume what is taking place is a legislative underpinning of what would be normal practice by An Garda Síochána and, I presume, fairly standard practice on busy weekends in urban stations throughout the country. I welcome it because I believe this legislative underpinning is the right way to go. It is more a reflection of our modern society and,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: Okay. After the meeting was over and Dr. Singh had made his views clear, did anybody in Garda management come to Dr. Singh at the end of that day and apologise to him or say that he should have received that report and they regretted he did not receive it? I am fascinated to know why, even at that point, it took a week and a half - I am correct on that, as that is what Dr. Singh said-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (21 Sep 2016)

Colm Brophy: .... Obviously, an effort was made to tighten them. In how many of the cases in the 20% and 80% categories would Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring describe as unsatisfactory the timeline associated with An Garda Síochána's response?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (8 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: ...information beyond the names of the members (including their residences) and it was not determined to be in the public interest to do so. All roster members were subject to vetting, with the Garda National Vetting Bureau engaged, and cleared for membership.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Colm Brophy: ...thousands and thousands of staff, but I am absolutely sure thousands and thousands of staff do not receive emails concerning high-level decisions, interaction between Ministers and between An Garda Síochána and the Department. I imagine that the number involved is very small, as Deputy Clare Daly alluded to.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Deputy again for raising the issue. I will convey her comments to the Minister. It is important to restate the key point I made, that is, that local and senior Garda management are consulted during the allocation of personnel. They are responsible for the specific deployment or assignment of duties undertaken at divisional level. With regard to Text Alert, I have heard what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Colm Brophy: ...It is farcical that political parties which spend hours talking about which post office should or should not remain open would not wish to have an opinion expressed. The point is well made that An Garda Síochána is not to be politicised. The assessment and view of what should be done and how, coming back from the management of An Garda Síochána, is a vital part of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Colm Brophy: ...involving the three reports and an 18-month period, the Policing Authority is still receiving the same types of treatment and reporting from what is at this point nearly the third reincarnation of Garda management, that it is still being handed material at 6 p.m. the evening before a public meeting, and that it is still unhappy with the data. It is absolutely disappointing and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Colm Brophy: ...? Ms Feehily seems to say she did nothing wrong and that the authority does not need to change anything. Does she actually believe that if in the future she receives a communication from either gardaí or civilian members of an Garda Síochána, a more robust effort should be made to determine whether it is a useful communication?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: ...makes and I fully understand that question of frustration for people living in an area wondering what is happening. As I indicated in my reply, it is the process that when it comes to the former Garda station in Dalkey, the OPW will now prepare the property for sale by public auction for disposal of it in the third quarter of 2022. As I already indicated, Kill of the Grange and Dún...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: ...Minister like to see the policing of demonstrations change? What level of policing can we expect, particularly in Dublin? I think people realise that due to the actions of the Minister and the Garda Commissioner, there has been a very strong uptick in the presence of gardaí and policing in Dublin. This has been very welcome during the last week and it is guaranteed up to Christmas....

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Colm Brophy: ...a background of violent criminal activity which has taken place over recent weeks and months, particularly in our capital city. We must put on record, as always, our gratitude to the members of An Garda Síochána, from the Commissioner downwards, through all the ranks, for the daily work they do in targeting the vile scourge of gangland crime in particular, which we have seen in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (12 Apr 2017)

Colm Brophy: ...the start of the Minister's contribution but I am particularly interested in the IT expenditure budget. There is a substantial figure for it. It is a critical area, as we have seen with regard to An Garda Síochána over the last number of months. Will the Minister elaborate further on it and particularly on how expenditure this year might deal with some of the IT issues which...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Colm Brophy: ...shame that those Deputies all decided to make their contributions and walk out. Another point that absolutely stunned me was Deputy Ruth Coppinger's contribution about political policing by An Garda Síochána. That is absolutely a slur on every member of the Garda, whether they are recruits in Templemore today or the Commissioner, and every rank and file member in between....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: I do because I checked something in regard to an answer and I want to ask Mr. Corcoran, the assistant commissioner, again about it. In correspondence, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, has indicated that regarding unsupervised disciplinary investigations in 2015, 600 took place and three out of four were affected by time delays. The judge went on to state there may be...