Results 61-80 of 80 for garda speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 May 2024)

Carol Nolan: 24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a schedule of Garda stations in Offaly and Laois that are the subject of capital works, by location; the budget associated with same and the nature of the works; the stage the projects are at currently and the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21956/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (22 Mar 2018)

Carol Nolan: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if social benefit clauses have been written into the notice of tender to ensure that the additional wrap-around services which Garda youth diversion clients avail of due to their delivery in a wider youthwork setting will be provided for under the new service delivery model; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 May 2024)

Carol Nolan: 25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a schedule of Garda stations in Offaly and Laois that are the subject of internal renovation and or retrofitting works, by location; the budget associated with same and the nature of the works; the stage the projects are at currently and the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21957/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (5 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: ...on the implementation of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021; the total number of staff assigned to the Corporate Enforcement Authority, including forensic accountants and Garda-assigned personnel; the number and title of positions, if any, that are currently unfilled within the Corporate Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35491/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form and by county the number of checkpoints conducted by An Garda Síochána to ascertain immigration status in each year from 2018 to date; the number of individuals found to be in breach of immigration requirements at these checkpoints; the actions taken in response to this; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (24 Apr 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...provide data on the number of unaccompanied minors who have arrived at Dublin Airport for each of the years 2019 to date; the procedures followed by her Department or the border management unit and the Garda National Immigration Bureau when an unaccompanied minor child enters the state without correct identification or no identification; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oireachtas Committees (21 Sep 2021)

Carol Nolan: ...Tuarascáil an Chomhchoiste ar Thuarascáil an Choimisinéir Teanga: Maidir le cur I bhfeidhm Moltaí Imscrúdaithe a rinneadh faoi Fho-Alt 21(f) d’Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003 – An Garda Síochána; her views on the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44821/21]

Proposal for a Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (21 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: ...by having a tough response. Unfortunately, the responses are in many cases not tough enough. That leads to women having to suffer and that is not right in the Ireland of 2022. I commend the Garda for all it does. Our domestic violence services across the country, and particularly in my constituency of Laois-Offaly, do fantastic work. The real gaps exist in the justice system and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: ...was found to be legal. It appears the State here does not know whether public worship is legal or illegal. That shows us straightaway that it is on shaky ground and very unsure of itself. The Garda press office was unable to confirm whether public worship is a relevant event under the appropriate legislation. We are in a very serious situation. It was wrong to ban public worship and...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...against women, and this should be acknowledged. At the same time, however, the Department of Justice, under the Minister's watch, has overseen a complete breakdown in morale among rank-and-file gardaí. The Department has utterly failed to ensure that our immigration and entry procedures in this State are robust. The Minister has become a distraction from the kind of focus the...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: ...luck. I look forward to engaging with the Minister constructively. I will raise some points relating to Laois Offaly. Members of the public in the constituency complain that there is not enough Garda visibility. This is not the fault of gardaí, it is a matter of resources. The recruits are not to be seen on the ground. During the lockdown, my offices received reports of...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...more emphasis on drug use prevention and avoidance. My counties of Offaly and Laois are profoundly under-resourced when it comes to tackling illegal drugs. As I understand it, there is just one Garda member assigned to the Laois-Offaly divisional drug unit. My constituency's local drugs unit had fewer gardaí assigned to it than any other unit in the country. That is unacceptable...

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Carol Nolan: ...is a match. Information revealing the identity of a possible suspect can only be exchanged once a match has been confirmed. That is to be welcomed. On a related matter, we saw only last week how the Garda was able to apprehend a person wanted in France for financing Islamic terrorism who has been living in Ireland undetected for almost a decade. That person's arrest only happened as...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...event. This was the result of thugs who were more than willing to hijack public anger to advance their own petty criminality and complete disregard for law and order and the lives and safety of our gardaí and first responders. Much has been said about the political causes of this shameful episode. Some of it has been accurate. There is a lack of resources, and a city has been...

Rural Equality Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Carol Nolan: ...of rural communities day by day. Outside of the large urban centres, there are no green shoots of economic recovery. Rural communities have witnessed the closure of vital services such as post offices, Garda stations and even banks. In my constituency of Offaly-North Tipperary two banks, in Ferbane and Edenderry, have closed in recent times while in north Tipperary, Garda stations in...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: ...-way traffic. It is a very heavy-handed and unfair approach. I urge the Government to think carefully about doing this. The Bill is going to create problems and issues will arise from it. The Garda has more to do than to check all the pubs. There has been a shortage of gardaí in my constituency of Laois-Offaly for many years. I do not know how the gardaí there will be able...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...with states like Saudi Arabia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Again, serious questions present in that regard. Why did it happen that we slipped further down the rankings? The Garda National Immigration Bureau confirmed to me that it has detected 279 illegal immigrants in transport vehicles at Irish harbours since 2018. This number points to the terrifying scenario of...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...for the Bill before the House today know that no harassment is taking place outside GP surgeries or hospitals where abortions are happening. They know that if any harassment were to happen, gardaí already have sufficient powers to deal with such a situation. There is a skyrocketing abortion rate in Ireland and that is a fact. Yet the Government spends its time caving in to the...

Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: ...are better equipped to tackle the big issues that face all on the island. Sinn Féin is totally and absolutely opposed to criminality of all kinds and we stand with communities across this island, with An Garda Síochána and the PSNI in opposing criminal gangs and criminality in all its forms. As a consequence, Sinn Féin members' homes and families have been attacked....

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...an absolute sense of loss of control. They feel that even their most peaceful efforts to ask questions and raise concerns are being framed as borderline criminal and a stealth form of cultural anarchy. Some members of the Garda wonder how normalised community relations can return in the context of an expected influx of between 15,000 and 20,000 international protection applicants...