Results 81-100 of 582 for garda speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (28 Jan 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the Garda Síochána station in Santry in County Dublin including any plans to further change its status; if a further change in status will affect the ability of An Garda Síochána to effectively police Santry and Whitehall given the previous cut to the station in 2013 and the closure of the Whitehall station;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (20 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 13 February 2018, if he has satisfied himself with the assurance provided to him by An Garda Síochána that all unlawful killings are properly investigated; if An Garda Síochána has provided similar assurances in relation to the investigation and recording of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Incidence (18 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to media reports that the Central Statistics Office cannot stand over Garda domestic violence figures following a detailed analysis; the steps her Department and An Garda Síochána are taking to address the under-recording of domestic violence incidents in the PULSE system; the cause of...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if arising from comments made by the Garda Commissioner in Templemore, County Tipperary, on 29 October 2009, he will outline the investigations that are underway into allegations that a small number of gardaí may have been providing information to criminal gangs thus potentially jeopardising investigations and putting...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (20 Feb 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 12 February 2008, the number of prosecutions taken by the Gardaí in respect of off-licence delivery services for the supply of alcohol to minors; and the manner in which the Gardaí can enforce the law in respect of the supply of intoxicating liquor where this is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (14 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to reports in the media (details supplied) of a recent Garda audit which uncovered that An Garda Síochána had failed to pursue cases against up to 7,000 juveniles; the steps he is taking to ensure age appropriate interventions take place in cases in which a child becomes involved in...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (13 Nov 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to increase the Garda search powers, promised in the Programme for Government, in relation to drug crime along the lines of the new random breath-testing model for drink driving to allow random searches at particular places, times and events when senior gardaí believe there is a risk of drugs being...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Dec 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to increase the Garda search powers, promised in the Programme for Government, in relation to drug crime along the lines of the new random breath-testing model for drink driving to allow random searches at particular, places, times and events when senior gardaí believe there is a risk of drugs being...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ...will be contested, it is important to provide a clear definition. The Bill proposes that the offence of driving while holding a mobile telephone will be established on the basis of the opinion of a garda. Many of the new penalty points offences are also established on the basis of the opinion or word of a garda. I foresee these types of provision being the subject of many challenges in the...

Garda Strength (13 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Justice; Equality and Law Reform the number of applications received during 2009 for applications for early retirement from members of the Gardaí, broken down by rank; the way this compares with each year from 2002; the number of applications received in 2010 to date; his views of reports that a significant number of senior Gardaí are planning to take...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ...a national car test in each of the past five years; the number of these that failed to undergo a national car test; the procedures in place in the national car test service to follow up with the Garda where a vehicle does not undergo a test; the data shared between the Garda and the national car test service on a routine basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11112/06]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (20 Apr 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 238. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, given the recent upsurge in gang-related violence in the Dublin area and the comments by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors on inadequate Garda Síochána resources, she plans to specifically target gang crime; if additional resources will be made available to gardaí in Dublin; if she accepts the role that...

Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs: Misuse of Drugs (18 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I am informed that the legal high product known as "Mad Alice" usually contains a substance called RCS-4. RCS-4 is a cannabis-related substance which was first reported in the EU in 2010. The Garda National Drugs Unit has informed me that RCS-4 first came to its attention in April 2011, following a seizure of the substance. On November 1st 2011 the Government declared a range of...

Guerin Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Róisín Shortall: ...pull any punches and is matter-of-fact. I commend it on that basis. It includes critical findings on the manner in which the whistleblowers were treated and the failure of the system within the Garda itself and within the Department of Justice and Equality, as well as at a political level, to recognise what was regarded as a contrary voice. A critical voice within the Garda must be...

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Real plans but not real houses. In respect of An Garda Síochána, in recent weeks the public has been informed of the rampant financial mismanagement in Templemore, the potential bugging of the political opponent of a Minister, highly unusual leasing arrangements between the OPW and a Garda-owned golf club, and the widespread distribution of a video of a young woman in a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Remuneration (5 Mar 2013)

Róisín Shortall: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to invoke the inability to pay clause 1.28 of the Croke Park Agreement for members of An Garda Síochána in view of the fact that they are not affiliated to the ICTU and not bound by any agreement between ICTU and the Government; the future role of the conciliation and arbitration scheme should legislation be implemented...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 Feb 2007)

Róisín Shortall: ...of detections, prosecutions taken and convictions secured for graffiti in each of the past three years for which figures are available; the preliminary figures for 2006, with a breakdown for each Garda division of the Dublin metropolitan area; the number of these that were taken under the Criminal Damage Act, 1991 and the number taken under the Litter Pollution Act, 1997 for each division;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Powers (1 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: ...if his attention has been drawn to ongoing public concern regarding the dangers of the widespread illegal use of scramblers and quad-bikes; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that An Garda Síochána is requesting new powers to enable it to tackle this issue in public parks and other off-road situations; if urgent consideration will be given to providing An Garda...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ...amendments to the fixed charge penalty system. A separate penalty, perhaps set at €3,000 and a prison sentence, should be introduced where a person deliberately provides a false name to the Garda. A number of provisions could be introduced. I hope the Minister will accept amendments from the Opposition that will improve the legislation and that the Minister will have an open mind on...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (26 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 19 October 2006, the page number in the Garda Annual Reports of 2003 to 2005 which contains the information requested in the question, that is statistics by Garda district; if he will confirm that this information is not contained in these reports; his reason for...