Results 61-65 of 65 for garda speaker:Ossian Smyth

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...children and will remove the practice of deducting hours spent in preschool or school from the entitlement to subsidised hours under the scheme. Increased core current funding of over €140 million for the justice Vote group will provide for recruitment of an additional 800 trainee gardaí and 400 civilian staff in An Garda Síochána. The increased allocation will...

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...the Department of Justice can be involved in the procurement of facial recognition technology before there is a legal basis for its use. The coalition Government has decided to proceed with the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022, which provides a legal basis for the use of bodycams by gardaí, but not to legislate for facial recognition technology. We will do that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ossian Smyth: .... The capacity review will feed into decisions to be taken, to ensure that this ambitious strategy is delivered in full. Finally, I want to put on record my gratitude to the HSE staff, the NCSC, external contractors, An Garda Síochána, staff from the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, international partners and others who have been engaged 24-7 in dealing with...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...about the possibility of having some kind of director of intelligence service that oversees all the intelligence agencies in the State. The State has two intelligence agencies - one is under the Garda and one is under the Department of Defence. They are co-ordinated along with the National Cyber Security Centre, which is a civilian operation. Those three arms of national security are...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Sep 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...to the making of a return and states that failure to do this is an offence. Finally, section 24 provides that the competent authority may enter and inspect premises as required to confirm that returns provided are accurate, a task in which the Garda can provide assistance, if required. Part 3 outlines the market cap fund which will be where all amounts paid under chapter 3 are...