Results 1,741-1,760 of 4,915 for speaker:Jim O'Keeffe

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to speak on this important issue. I record my appreciation of the public service of Deputy Rabbitte who has consistently raised this issue since it came into the public domain and who insisted on having the serious aspects clarified fully, which is what we are trying to do this evening. I fully support his efforts in that regard. We had the usual...

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Perhaps we should not believe anything from the Department.

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: There is a lack of resources.

Criminal Prosecutions. (26 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister should establish a proper office and give it the resources it needs.

Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: It is much more difficult to deal with the case because we have not had the legislation.

Crime Prevention. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he intends to take to tackle the alarming rise in crime figures for the first quarter of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15877/06]

Crime Prevention. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister does not seem to accept that we have a huge crime problem in this country. How can we expect a solution from the Government unless he accepts there is a problem? For all his bluster and bravado, does he not agree, now that he is in his fourth year as Minister and with his term nearly over, that crime is worse than ever? I refer to the figures over the nine years the Fianna...

Crime Prevention. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Where are the 2,000 gardaí?

Crime Prevention. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I have asked only one supplementary question.

Crime Prevention. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: We are supposed to be on Priority Questions.

Crime Prevention. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I am glad the Minister appreciated it.

Crime Prevention. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister will be remembered as the Minister for murder and mayhem.

Garda Reserve. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister at least has some discretion.

Garda Reserve. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I will have a chat with them for the Minister.

Garda Deployment. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a comprehensive timetable for civilianisation in the Garda; the estimate of the amount which will be spent, both monetarily and in terms of resources, on the reserve force in any given calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15878/06]

Garda Deployment. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The country is short of gardaí but 66 members of the force are involved in information technology, 88 are involved in human resources and 14 are deployed in the press office. Is it not the case that there is a shortage of gardaí and the commitments to provide additional gardaí have not been kept? However, fully trained members are filling the position to which I referred. Why have they not...

Garda Reserve. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Or while he remained Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Garda Reserve. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Those words were also included.

Garda Reserve. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: There is no need to do that. The people will do it for him.

Garda Reserve. (27 Apr 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I thought I mentioned 4,000.