Results 41-60 of 1,001 for garda speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (18 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: Primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP), assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams respond when a request is made by An Garda Síochána for assistance. The...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...the facts clearly. Neither the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, nor his Department has received any protected disclosure or allegation that unlawful killings have not been investigated fully and Garda management is adamant that they have. As of yet, the Government has not seen any evidence to the contrary but we are, of course, very open to receiving it. The evidence provided to the Joint...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy knows, the Commissioner is responsible for the operational decisions for An Garda Síochána. Of course, he is committed to protecting communities and ensuring that An Garda Síochána is as impactful as it can be. As I said earlier, the Commissioner is meeting with Garda representative bodies tomorrow to try to make progress on the roster issue. The Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, to revert to the Deputy. She has responsibility for the national drugs strategy but this is a combination of both the national drugs strategy and the response by An Garda Síochána. Both cocaine and heroin are significant problems. The numbers of users of both have increased, not only in the capital but outside it also. The new national drugs...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Simon Coveney: I answered quite a detailed question on Garda resources earlier, when Deputy Calleary raised the issues in Longford and Drogheda. The Government is providing funds to raise the number of gardaí to 15,000, which will give the Commissioner a lot more human resources to allocate to the kinds of challenges the Deputy raises. That, combined with the reforms that are under way in regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: There are certain passport applications for applicants resident in Ireland that require forms to be witnessed by a member of An Garda Síochána. These applications include: - All Passport Express applications - Section 9 Certificate of Identity - First time adult online applications - Identity Verification Form - First time child online applications - Child Passport Identity and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (10 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State, rests with An Garda Síochána. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. On occasions, the Defence Forces are deployed to Shannon...

Other Questions: TB Eradication Scheme (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...decisions on the basis of the information that is available as a result of the inspections that take place. As I said, I have no wish to discuss the detail of any individual case. We work with An Garda Síochána in many instances and we send a file to An Garda Síochána when appropriate. We have done that in respect of the implementation of the agri-environment options...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Coveney: It is true that Quinn Industrial Holdings has been in ongoing contact with An Garda Síochána and the PSNI in the context of threats that have been made, violent intimidation and acts that have happened. This is not the first instance but it is by far the most serious. Both the PSNI and An Garda Síochána will attach the highest priority to this case. There is an...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Simon Coveney: I am not going to comment on operational decisions that the Garda needs to make. Of course we are aware of the incident that took place in west Dublin yesterday and the need for an appropriate response to it from a policing perspective. There is ongoing contact between the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána to ensure a proactive response. We have seen...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (18 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: It is my understanding that the Defence Forces are there at the request of the Garda Síochána. When the Garda Síochána asks for support, backup and assistance on security matters, the Defence Forces takes it seriously and provides it. The cost is assumed by the Department of Defence. On the broader issue, being a neutral state allows us to make decisions for ourselves...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The costs incurred in the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The costs incurred in the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State, rests with An Garda Síochána. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. On occasions, the Defence Forces are deployed to Shannon...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Staff (30 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...Official work pattern Hours of attendance 2 Seven days on and seven days off on a week-on week-off basis. Not less than 41 hours and 15 minutes gross per working week. In relation to Garda Drivers, I have to two Garda drivers who are assigned to me by an Garda Síochána to provide these services. Their terms and conditions, including...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: ...facts. The key period following an accident is the hour or two immediately after it when people are in the midst of trauma, frightened and may be injured and in pain. It is a difficult time for a garda to have to insist on a test to establish whether a person has taken too much alcohol. However, we must balance that against the responsibility of the State to ensure we do everything to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...and Equality of the time, as it was an issue pertaining to justice. I will read the response, which was detailed. It is not true to say she refused to meet people but rather there was an ongoing Garda investigation. The then Minister stated:I am advised by the Commissioner that gardaí are pursuing a thorough investigation of the incident in question and are engaging with all...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: The Minister has secured an increase of €110 million for the Garda Vote for next year, which will deliver an extra 800 gardaí. He has also delivered a further €10 million investment in the Garda transport fleet, which seems to be the issue the Deputy is raising.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: I will be much briefer on this. The Garda Commissioner is meeting the Garda representative bodies tomorrow and I hope we will be able to make some progress on the roster issue leading from those meetings.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (15 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...time to time I receive allegations or such allegations are sent to the Department in relation to illegal fishing activity. In every instance, these allegations are sent to either the SFPA and/or An Garda Síochána, as appropriate, for investigation. In 2014 I received letters relating to allegations of illegal fishing from three persons. I arranged to have all three letters...