Results 101-120 of 453 for garda speaker:Michael Creed

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Employment Rights (27 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: ...the enforcement of employment or immigration law and therefore did not participate in the recent multi-agency inspections led by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) with the assistance of An Garda Síochána.  The report of the Government's inter-Departmental Task Force on Non-EEA Workers in the Irish Fishing Industry recommended the establishment of a sector-specific...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aquaculture Licence Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: ...applications in the media, the applicants are compliant with the law as it is by virtue of having advertised in the Donegal Democratand having made the application details available at the local Garda stations, including one that was open for access for 24 hours. We can have debates about how widely read these applications are and so on, but in that context the applications comply with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: ...to be offered any further vacancy in that location. Where a candidate accepts an offer of appointment, he/she undergoes a clearance process that includes verification of qualifications and experience and Garda vetting. To date the Department has notified 38 vacancies to PAS and the process of offering positions to persons on the panel is underway. 15 candidates have taken up employment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fire Service (9 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: ...visitors to park considerately near site entrances so as not to impede emergency service access to forest roads. The parking of vehicles or obstruction of public roads are matters for An Garda Siochana and the relevant Local Authority. Neither my Department nor Coillte have enforcement powers in relation to this. However, Coillte works closely with An Garda Siochána to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Administration (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: ...weeks to make written submissions or observations to my Department on the applications specified in that Notice. During that time, the application documentation was available for inspection in the Garda Stations specified in the Public Notices and on the Department’s website. The legislative requirements governing Aquaculture Licensing are adhered to fully by my Department. In...

Other Questions: Bovine Disease Controls (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: ...Significant efforts had been made to contain the animals, but these proved futile because of their feral nature. In the interests of public safety, the official assignee, in consultation with the Garda and the Department, considered that the optimal course of action to be taken was for the animals to be euthanised. The protocol agreed between my Department and the Department of Defence...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Welfare (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...the licensing authority as long as any welfare issues are dealt with properly. That is the job of departmental officials and under the legislation, of authorised officers, including members of An Garda Síochána, the DSPCA and the ISPCA. The resolution of the issue regarding the appropriate licensing authority is a matter for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: ...Significant efforts had been made to contain the animals but these proved futile because of their feral nature. In the interests of public safety, the Official Assignee, in consultation with the Garda and the Department, considered that the most optimal course of action to be taken was that the animals be euthanised. The protocol agreed between this Department and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: ...the enforcement of employment or immigration law and therefore did not participate in the recent multi-agency inspections led by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) with the assistance of An Garda Síochána. Accordingly, I have not received, nor would I expect to receive, a report on the inspections. The report of the Government’s inter-Departmental Task Force on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Industry (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ...).  Information about any breaches of these regulations can be provided to my Department, which will treat any information received in the strictest of confidence. There is on-going co-operation between my Department, An Garda Síochána and Customs on the enforcement of export requirements and checks carried out at ports.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Industry (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ...).  Information about any breaches of these regulations can be provided to my Department, which will treat any information received in the strictest of confidence. There is on-going co-operation between my Department, An Garda Síochána and an Officer of Customs and Excise on the enforcement of export requirements and checks carried out at ports.

Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: ..., the Marine Survey Office, the Health and Safety Authority, the Revenue Commissioners, BIM, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, the Naval Service, the Office of the Attorney General and An Garda Síochána. There is no anxiety on this side or among the State agencies to exploit workers of any origin unfairly in the fishing industry. We have put in place a system that allows...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: ...to Local Authorities to deal with stray and abandoned horses and for the designation, by each Local Authority, of control areas in which horses cannot be kept without a licence. Members of An Garda Síochána have also been assigned powers commensurate with those of Authorised Officers under the Act. Land owners have responsibility to ensure appropriate fencing, boundaries,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Identification Scheme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: ...officers throughout my Department's Regional Office network. These officers work closely with their veterinary colleagues across the various Local Authorities and liaise with members of An Garda Síochána and Revenue Commissioners Officials, as required. Authorised officers from my Department engage in checks at sales venues including marts and fairs, as well as at horse slaughter...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (3 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: ...the money from dog licensing to directly sub vent the work of their dog wardens. Animal cruelty is a matter that is dealt with by a wider range of organisations, in particular my department, An Garda Síochána and authorised officers of the ISPCA and DSPCA. The latter are some of the many recipients of the considerable ex-gratia funding which my department provides to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: ...my Department to support animal welfare include the continued operations of the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council, a multi-stakeholder group that meets on a regional basis and includes representatives of farmers, An Garda Síochana, the Department of Agriculture and welfare groups. This has been very successful in its regional forum in acting as an early warning system. Where...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: ...powers to Local Authorities to deal with stray and abandoned horses and for the designation by each Local Authority of control areas in which horses cannot be kept without a licence. Members of An Garda Siochána have also been assigned powers commensurate with those of Authorised Officers under the Act. Land owners have responsibility to ensure appropriate fencing, boundaries,...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: ...than the mere removal of a Government. Tonight we reach a critical juncture as an Oireachtas and as representatives of our people. While public confidence in our most fundamental institution, the Garda, and in State agencies has been tested to its limits, we have an obligation as a collective and as an Oireachtas to begin the task of re-establishing confidence in the pillars of our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: ...Council enacted Bye- Laws in 2013 for the regulation of Smithfield Horse Fair reducing the Fair to two per annum in March and September. These fairs are managed by Dublin City Council with interagency support from An Garda Síochána and my Department and this has addressed the problems previously associated with this market.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 May 2019)

Michael Creed: ...at a European level and as part of overall world trade agreements.  Any person or persons found to have been in breach of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 have been and will continue to be referred to An Garda Síochána.