Results 121-140 of 629 for garda speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána and is by law the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. This role includes responsibility for expenditure within the organisation and, as Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. In addition, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, which includes responsibility for the allocation of vehicles assigned to the Garda forensic collision investigation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána.  Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands.  This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda divisions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes the deployment of members of An Garda Síochána throughout the State. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 350 together. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda personnel...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The resources provided by government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.88 billion in 2020 and of €1.952 billion in 2021. This has enabled sustained, ongoing recruitment. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can assure the Deputy that the prevention and investigation of cybercrime is a priority for the Government and for An Garda Síochána. Budget 2022 provides over €2 billion in funding to An Garda Síochána. Since 2016 the budget for An Garda Síochána has increased by approximately €500m, or 33%. These funds are providing for continued investment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the deployment of human resources. The table attached provides the number of Garda Staff by station as of 31 October 2022, the latest date for when figures are available. Information is operational and subject to change. For the Deputy's information, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The resources provided by government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.88 billion in 2020 and of €1.952 billion in 2021. This has enabled sustained, ongoing recruitment. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. I am however advised by the Garda authorities that the table below...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management and control of An Garda Síochána and for the effective and efficient use of Garda resources, including the Garda fleet. The allocation of vehicles within An Garda Síochána is made by the Garda Commissioner on the basis of identified operational demands, the availability of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (28 Apr 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána.  Further, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including any decisions in relation to the purchase and allocation of Garda equipment and vehicles. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes the deployment of members of An Garda Síochána throughout the State. As Minister, I have no role in this independent function. I am assured, however, that Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the deployment of Gardaí and their allocation to Garda units. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. Community policing is at the heart of An Garda Síochána,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...addressing issues such as: investigation of sexual crime; child protection; investigation of domestic abuse; online child exploitation and sex offender management. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the deployment of An Garda Síochána throughout the State as well as for the management...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware,  the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes the deployment and rostering of staff.  As Minister, I have no role in the management of these functions, nor have I had any engagement with the Garda Representative Association or any other Garda association in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the distribution of Garda personnel and resources. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. Garda management keeps this distribution...