Results 61-80 of 119 for garda speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1396. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of specialist interviewers under the joint working protocol with An Garda Síochána currently available in Tusla, broken down by local area office. [57394/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases referred to the Tusla senior management liaison forums under the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Síochána, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: .... To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of senior management liaison forums meetings held as per the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Síochána, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57396/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of national children first liaison management committee meetings held as per the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Siochana for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57397/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (23 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts his Department is making to liaise with An Garda Síochána regarding policing of road speed within the Phoenix Park. [17834/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of electrically assisted bicycles An Garda Síochána has; the number of Gardaí trained for patrolling duties on e-bikes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20245/24]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: My question for the Department was on whether we are going to see increasing numbers and coverage, which we absolutely need. My question for Tusla and the Garda was on colocation and what is going to happen with service provision in Dublin.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (22 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update in relation to the operation of Dublin city south and DÁN Garda youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23140/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge speeding notices issued and paid, by Garda division, by month, for 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 183. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the recent increase in the age limit entry requirement for An Garda Síochána, if he will consider increasing the age limit entry requirements to join the Defence Forces, for both general service and cadetships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents reported to the Garda Traffic Watch in 2022 and 2023 that could not result in a fixed penalty notice prosecution as they were not processed within 107 days of the offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20248/24]

Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...are being cut off due to the lockdown. We all accept the idea that domestic violence is a very important issue and something that we need to respond to. We have seen from excellent work by the Garda and from awareness-raising that it is an issue that we all need to be aware of and provide support to. Since 1996, 230 women in this country have died violently, with 61% having died in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2021 (8 Dec 2021)

Patrick Costello: No, it is in the context of stop and search being limited. Equally, there was mention of the negative impact on communities and relations with the Garda. In the UK, only 1% of instances where people are stopped and searched result in an arrest. Should we be legislating for it or should we be trying to end the practice?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (28 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on measures the Government, including all relevant Departments, in collaboration with appropriate agencies including An Garda Síochána and the RSA, is taking to eradicate the use of mobile phone use while driving, in line with targets laid out in the Vision Zero strategy. [31558/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fines Administration (27 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fixed charge notices which have been issued by An Garda Síochána using the statutory instrument for dangerous overtaking of cyclists since the law was introduced in November 2019, in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46855/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to join An Garda Síochána to date this year; the number of recruits currently in training; the number of recruitment offers made to date this year; the projected number of new gardaí to be recruited this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23395/24]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: ...Citizen and increased policing on transport, if short of a dedicated transport police, but without extra recruitment we are simply moving around inadequate resources. If we are putting extra gardaí on O'Connell Street, where are they coming from? If those posts are not being backfilled, then what are the gaps? That is a headache for the Commissioner and it will be a bigger headache...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Road Traffic Offences (8 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether he is aware that An Garda Síochána are using the ambiguity in law of the speed limits in the Phoenix Park as a reason not to prosecute reports of other traffic offences such as dangerous driving and overtaking on a continuous white line in the park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20243/24]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Possible Enhancement of Child Protection Powers of Tusla: Discussion (25 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: Ms Finlay mentioned that CAS workers have received appropriate training. How many people have completed the specialist joint interview training with An Garda Síochána? Does the training work? My experience is that many of the people I know who did that, and they were excellent social workers, never did a single interview and have since left Tusla. So a lot of money has been...