Results 141-160 of 1,780 for garda speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: ...Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications that have been requested to be resubmitted by the Passport Office as a direct result of officials in that office being unable to contact Garda stations that are not operating on a 24-hour basis in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the policy in place in such instances; if consideration has been given towards updating...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (7 Apr 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of up and coming young criminals who have come to the attention of the gardaí in the various garda divisions here in the past 12 months; the number of those who have shown a potential for serious criminal activity in the future; the number who have been prosecuted or in respect of whom prosecutions are...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (17 Nov 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the extent, if any, to which he has monitored the reported various categories of crime to each garda division throughout the country over the past three years; the steps he will take to tackle the issues arising of any particular heading; if it is intended to increase Garda strength at the various locations which have shown...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (18 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: ...the staff of the Ceann Comhairle's office for affording me the opportunity to raise this issue which is of importance to the people of north Kildare, to wit, the urgent need for the augmentation of Garda strength in the constituency for which I speak. The constituency includes four large towns, each with a population approaching or in excess of 20,000, namely, Naas, Celbridge, Leixlip and...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (31 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 3 November 2005, if he or the Garda authorities are aware of the existence and location of any or all of the Garda stations in County Kildare; if records have been kept in individual stations or otherwise which might give some indication as to the number of armed robberies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (20 Oct 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects extra members of An Garda Síochána to become available for duty over the next five years; if adequate resources for the procurement of modern technology are likely to become more available; if Garda Síochána deployment and policing strategy is likely to compare favourably with other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (27 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which it has been established that sophisticated electronic eavesdropping equipment is available to An Garda Síochána or others; the degree to which it has been determined that such equipment has been in the hands of non-statutory authorities, criminal gangs or other unauthorised persons-organisations in each of the past...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Issues (30 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 35. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the Policing Authority has taken over its full responsibilities relating to An Garda Síochána; if the authority's attention was drawn to recent disclosures regarding the failed prosecution in respect of particular motoring offences and the wrongful prosecution in others; if a particular division and command...

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

Bernard Durkan: In the aftermath of the situation that unveiled itself in the inner city in recent times, it falls upon us all in this House to put our support behind the Minister and behind the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to ensure law and order remain central facets of our lives. If they do not, then turmoil follows. When Kristallnacht was in hand in the 1930s in central Europe the hard...

Garda Deployment (23 Jun 2011)

Bernard Durkan: I acknowledge the points made by the Minister and the success in recent years of Garda activities against organised criminals. Crime of this kind has been going on for a long time and it would appear that in the past ten years there has been an inexorable development in the power, strength and influence of criminal gangs. Does the Minister believe that sufficient modern and adequate...

Committee Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability: Motion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: ...issue for a long time. I congratulate the Chairman, members and secretariat of the committee for compiling the report, which they obviously took very seriously, as is indicated by the result. Gardaí have a right to be proud of their force and to take pride in their job, responsibilities and the public trust in them in anticipation of the latter's confidence being well founded....

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...legislation because it will set the standards in the police force of this country for the next 20 years, I would say, having regard to what happened in the past in terms of reform within An Garda Síochána. We all have a duty to support An Garda Síochána and we look to it as a friendly force and as friendly people to go to at any time, particularly at times of...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: ...15 years since I first raised the necessity for it in the House. Many moons have gone by since, as they say, but the necessity remained constant. My concern arises from meeting members of An Garda Síochána over the years, many of whom had ongoing and outstanding issues in this regard and were concerned that there seemed to be no resolution. I thank in particular the current...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (30 Mar 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the Garda station at Carbury, County Kildare; if he will improve, upgrade or refurbish the station for aesthetic or security purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9931/04]

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Bernard Durkan: The next time the Minister of State has a toothache, will he go to his local Garda station?

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (1 Jun 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to increase the number of Gardaí in line with the commitment made in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16579/04]

Written Answers — Garda Promotions: Garda Promotions (1 Jun 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of women who have been promoted to the senior ranks of the Garda Síochána; if such members are increasing or decreasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16583/04]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (1 Jun 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of women members of the Garda Síochána; the extent to which this number has increased or decreased in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16584/04]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (16 Feb 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the extra 2000 gardaí promised have been achieved to date; his future plans on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5057/05]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (16 Feb 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the 2,000 extra gardaí promised will be on the streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5275/05]