Results 101-120 of 1,001 for garda speaker:Simon Coveney

Other Questions: Defence Forces Expenditure (25 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: We have spent €83,000 this year on support for the Garda Síochána at Shannon Airport, which is slightly less than we spent last year. By this time last year, we had spent just over €84,000. Since 2012 the figure has been coming down quite a bit. It was €275,000 in 2012; €221,000 in 2013 and €180,000 last year. That is the full cost of providing...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...in the back of a truck on a ferry on the way to Rosslare from France. They are all alive and in reasonable health. That is my understanding from reading media commentary on it. I understand the Garda will be waiting for the ship when it arrives. The Government is fully committed to addressing human trafficking under Irish and EU legislation and the principal international conventions....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An Garda Síochána has the primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The number of occasions and types of operations in which the...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 37:In page 38, to delete lines 38 to 40 and substitute the following:“(2) Where a person is arrested by a member of the Garda Síochána under subsection (1), the person shall be taken by the member to a Garda Síochána station and may be detained there or arrested and detained there in accordance with section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (17 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...to all animal in this country are the Protection of Animals Act 1911 and the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act, 1965. Responsibility for pursuing cases under this legislation rests with the Garda Síochána, who may, on receipt of a complaint, investigate and bring a prosecution against any person alleged to have committed an offence under these Acts. Persons with information...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (18 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: On costs, I can be helpful straight away. In 2012, the cost was €275,000 and in 2013 it was €221,000. There is a cost to it and it is presumably because the Garda Síochána is concerned that we need to provide protection, which is an issue in itself, to planes landing and taking off at Shannon Airport. They ask for our assistance and they get our assistance, but the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...of the spectrum. On the recreational side, which in some ways is an inappropriate description of drug use in night clubs, parties, concerts and so on, we have put many extra resources into An Garda Síochána in this area. The Garda has implemented the national drugs strategy training programme for members of the force working in drug units within communities. They have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...an investigation under my Department’s legislation but advised the person alleging the offences that a number of allegations appear, of their nature, to involve matters for consideration by the Garda Síochána. My understanding is that the Garda Síochána were subsequently contacted.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (13 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An Garda Síochána has the primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. There is ongoing and close liaison between An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Office provides information requested from public authorities and An Garda Síochána only when it is satisfied it can do so in accordance with the GDPR and relevant sections of the Data Protection Act 2018. This request for information could include the data on a passport application form or on a printed passport document. The data shared is the specific data...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Investigations (11 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...thoroughly reviewed the material received and reverted to the other attendees at the meeting for clarification on some points. They then spoke to Coillte management. Contact was also made with An Garda Síochána to ascertain the status of a complaint which had previously been lodged with it. In the course of their departmental investigation a great deal of detailed information,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...the Protection of Animals Act 1911 and the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1965. These are the main statutes governing issues of cruelty to all animals. This legislation is enforced by An Garda Síochána and will be replaced by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in due course. Any complaints relating to the treatment of circus animals should be made to the Garda...

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: -----until we get the results of a full investigation. Clearly, we are sufficiently concerned that we referred the file to An Garda Síochána. Unfortunately for farmers, some have probably got caught up in this unfairly but it is very difficult for me to distinguish who they are. We will shortly write to the 400 people whose payments have been held up due to this investigation and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...it also undertakes a diverse range of non security related tasks. The Defence Forces continue to carry out the roles assigned by Government, including security operations, critical supports to An Garda Síochána and supports to other Government Departments and Principal Response Agencies. In particular, in recent times, the Defence Forces have played an important role in the Covid...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: An Garda Síochána has the primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. Since 2003 Gardaí have requested security support from...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: That is a series of questions the Deputy probably needs to raise at Question Time with the Minister for Justice. We have an unprecedented budget for An Garda Síochána at more than €2 billion per year. It is the highest financial commitment any Government has ever made to the organisation. We are looking to grow numbers and investing in Templemore. The statistics actually...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Government Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...created on this platform, my identity was used to contact several foreign ministries. The phone was taken out of use and a replacement issued. On the advice of my officials, the incident was reported to An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána, in conjunction with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), carried out a digital forensic investigation on the phone. The...

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

Simon Coveney: I categorically state my full support for my friend and colleague the Minister, Deputy Helen McEntee, and for the Garda Commissioner. There are moments in politics when raw hypocrisy needs to be called out. The idea that Sinn Féin now presents itself as the defender of law and order and the Garda Síochána is difficult for this party to stomach. Sinn Féin is the only...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (14 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: An Garda Síochána has the primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. Since 2003, the Gardaí have requested support from the...