Results 1,041-1,060 of 4,915 for speaker:Jim O'Keeffe
- Garda Equipment. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Garda SÃochána must continue to operate a radio communications system which is insecure and totally out of date; his views on whether this continues to place the Garda SÃochána at a continual disadvantage in the fight against crime; and the further reason the pilot digital radio system successfully piloted...
- Garda Equipment. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Does the Minister accept the present walkie-talkie system is over 20 years old? Does he accept the pilot scheme to which he referred was completed over three years ago? Does he accept the Garda Commissioner submitted the business plan and the case almost two years ago? Does he accept that when I raised this issue as a matter of urgency a year ago, he told me a tender was to issue to the...
- Garda Equipment. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: This Government has been in power for the past eight years.
- Garda Equipment. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: It will be a job to be finished by the next Government.
- Garda Equipment. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: As the GRA said, the Minister is strong on rhetoric but weak on delivery. It was very well put.
- Communications Masts. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Does the Minister have a problem with the agreement?
- Child Care Services. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: This programme was one of the few successes.
- Child Care Services. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: It seems incongruous for child care to be dealt with by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform but the assistant secretary in the Department ably outlined the background to it and the fact that the justice umbrella meant EU funding was available. I understand that will end in the next year or so. I gather there is no great queue of applicants to take over the child care brief. The...
- Garda Operations. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: That is the 25th time it has been announced. The Minister should set it to music.
- Garda Operations. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: The public cannot understand why if Operation Anvil was successful at a cost of â¬4 million, which is a tiny fraction of the Garda budget of approximately â¬1 billionââ
- Garda Operations. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: If a miserable â¬4 million can produce such a result, why is there not a contingency fund of â¬10 million or â¬15 million each year for the Commissioner to carry out three or four operations similar to Operation Anvil and to work such operations into his plans? We will not get into the mythical 2,000 gardaà that were promised three years ago and have not been produced. Until they are...
- Garda Operations. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Is it just a public relations exercise by the Minister?
- Garda Operations. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister should put that to music. I have been looking for them for the past three years.
- Crime Levels. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: I am concerned about legislation on the criminalisation of gang membership. The Minister indicated early in September that he would introduce amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill 2004 to deal with the issue. What is the Minister's position on that amendment and other amendments discussed at the time? Is he able to bring the process a stage further as we will probably shortly complete...
- Crime Levels. (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: I am interested in the criminalisation of gangs and amendments proposed to relevant legislation.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the sum of â¬500,000 was spent on an information technology system for human resource management in the Prison Service, the use of which has been discontinued; his views on whether this represents good value for money for the taxpayer; and the sum of money he will provide for an alternative system. [29640/05]
- Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (20 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether there are inadequate resources available to the Garda SÃochána in terms of personnel and equipment from the point of view of enforcement of road traffic laws and speeding; his further views on whether the carnage on roads is directly related to this; the reason these resources have not been provided;...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (25 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the electronic voting scheme; the cost to date; when electronic voting will next be used here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30404/05]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the planning Acts to provide more choice to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30405/05]
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (25 Oct 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 291: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have been treated for injuries as a result of fireworks during the nine years since 1996; the breakdown of the figures in terms of age profile; the county origins of the persons injured and the types of injuries sustained. [30617/05]