Results 141-160 of 987 for garda speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...of money. When we approach full employment, there is only a certain number of people who can possibly be recruited into the public workforce or the private workforce. Notwithstanding that, the Garda budget is at an all-time high of €1.7 billion and extra recruitment is happening every year. We reopened Templemore after it was closed by a previous Government and have been...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I appreciate that it is one that is causing some concern for local authority and Garda staff. We are trying to make reforms in these areas by making Irish Water a stand-alone utility and semi-State company and by bringing civilian Garda staff and gardaí together into a single service. That makes sense from a public interest point of view....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...am loath to speak about it because I do not have all or any of the facts of some of individual cases. However, I have been informed that there is an investigation under way into this case. There is a Garda investigation and one by the hospital authorities. I do not think it would be appropriate for me or the Minister for Health to comment on an ongoing Garda investigation or one by the...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2017)

Leo Varadkar: More importantly, I want the public to have confidence in the Garda. That is crucial in my approach to the matter. It is unfortunately true that trust and confidence have been strained because of the revelations that have beset the Garda in recent months and years. The Government has a duty to restore that confidence and trust. We have a policing model in Ireland that is based on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Leo Varadkar: An Garda Síochána is made up of sworn gardaí and Garda staff. We anticipate that both will increase in number this year. We have provided funding for more than 1,000 gardaí to be recruited this year. This will be enough to cover retirements and resignations, and will result in an increase in the total number of gardaí. While training was disrupted as a consequence...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...in the House I am very dissatisfied that thousands of crimes committed by young offenders did not result in prosecution. I really feel for the victims, who have not got justice. They went to the Garda, reported an offence - serious in some cases - and assumed it would be dealt with but it was not. In many cases, those offences are beyond the period specified in the Statute of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...my view that he has done enormous service to the State and to wish him and Lorraine the best into the future. The Government's response to the Charleton report has to be about Tusla and about Garda reform. The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, is very much leading up our whole programme of Garda reform. A new Garda Commissioner is in place. He will be enabled to bring in a new management...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...people to use public transport more often, which is why we brought down the fares in the past year. Ultimately, a decision on whether there is a dedicated transport police is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, rather than the Government, but, obviously, there is an interaction between the Government and the Garda Commissioner as to what we think is sensible. It is not so much whether...

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...Department of Justice and Equality exists really has not been paying attention to what has gone on in terms of the crisis of policing in this State in recent years and its roots in the link between An Garda Síochána, the Department and the Minister, a link we sought to break in legislation designed to facilitate proper independent oversight, which, unfortunately, was not...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (24 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...of encrypted mobile remote access devices and encrypted desktop PCs enabled for remote working and ensures that all that all staff are fully equipped for working from home. Vehicles ODCE does not have any vehicles; the Garda Unit however has vehicles available to them which are provided by An Garda Síochána. IT Hardware and Software The ODCE is in the process of finalising a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy may be aware, in the budget, the Minister for Justice secured funding to recruit 1,000 new gardaí next year. Those gardaí will obviously be distributed across the country in accordance with what the Garda Commissioner considers right. We have never had more gardaí or a better-funded Garda Síochána service. I appreciate that this is also against the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Vehicle and Driver File (12 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Incidents of the nature mentioned in the question are criminal offences and, accordingly, are appropriate to the Garda Síochána for investigation and prosecution if this is warranted. The Garda has full access to the NVDF in the course of their duties. There are provisions under Section 60 of the Finance Act 1993, as amended, and associated regulations (most...

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: There is a process under way. When people have complaints to make against An Garda Síochána, there is a body called the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. That body is responsible and empowered to carry out these investigations. We should allow it to carry out its investigation, allow for due process and allow GSOC to make its report. When it has made its...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As we both know, Tipperary is a very large county geographically and has benefited from increased Garda resources in recent years. I agree with the Deputy that more will be necessary. He can be confident that will be the case. The number of people going through Templemore is going to increase very significantly in the coming months. I cannot comment on the issue of the chief...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (13 Nov 2012)

Leo Varadkar: I have no function in relation to the location or operation of safety cameras, which is a matter for An Garda Síochána. Earlier this year, I announced that a review of speed limits would be undertaken and to that end, my Department established a stakeholder group to progress this work. The Automobile Association, An Garda Síochána, the Road Safety...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...Drug Markets Report of 2019. As the Deputy knows, the report relates to all of Europe, including Ireland. The continued disruption of the supply of all illicit drugs is part of the mission of An Garda Síochána and other State agencies tasked with responsibilities in this regard. While we seek to help people who use drugs using a health-led approach, we will continue the...

Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (3 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: ...and the associated provisions of Part 3, which deal with changes to the fixed charge system, will be commenced when administrative and technical issues have been addressed by the Courts Service and Gardaí. Every effort is being made by both the Court Services and the Gardaí, including any necessary changes to IT systems, to allow for the commencement of the relevant sections of the Act...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Compensation (17 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As I said in my opening remarks, the assessment of each application for compensation is dependent on receipt of reports from the Garda authorities, including the Garda chief medical officer, and on receipt of information from the applicant's legal representatives. On average, both of these parts of the process take up more time than the decision-making process undertaken within the...

Cork Airport Security (24 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: ...happen, it is the responsibility of the DAA in the first instance to deal with the matter. I have been in contact with the DAA on the matter and it informs me that, on Sunday last, a male driving a Garda jeep at high speed breached the security fence close to the airport's cargo area, gaining access to the ramp area at approximately 4.45 p.m. It subsequently emerged that this man had...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...and that may have issues that need to be dealt with. Local authorities are providing more bins and public toilets. I welcome that. We need more of that from local authorities. As regards gardaí, the budget for the Garda and the number of gardaí have never been higher. We are at record levels in terms of the size of the Garda force and that allows for more outdoor...