Results 161-180 of 987 for garda speaker:Leo Varadkar

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...Mr. Robert Elston, who died after receiving serious stab wounds following an altercation in Cahersiveen on 23 May, and the Minister for Justice and Equality has briefed me on the matter. I understand the Garda immediately mounted a full investigation that has led to an individual being charged and brought before the courts. The Deputy will appreciate that as it is now a matter before the...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The incoming Commissioner has the confidence of the public. The Garda representative associations that have commented on this have been broadly supportive. The main Opposition party has been broadly supportive. The sense I have from gardaí on the ground is that they welcome this appointment and this change. The general sense I have from the majority of the public is that they welcome...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...different amounts went to different counties. I have no doubt that there will be further calls for funding in the future. I am glad to hear that there has been an increase in the number of Garda checkpoints and that the Deputy has noticed them throughout the country. We should not forget why they are needed. It is to check for people who might have consumed alcohol or drugs who...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...the correct analysis first. The Minister for Justice and Equality met Sergeant McCabe and his wife to apologise in person on behalf of the State for the manner in which he was treated. The new Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, has done the same. In accordance with section 48 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Minister, on the recommendation of the then Garda...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Mar 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Griffin for raising this issue. Attacks on the Garda or any of our uniformed services are unacceptable. They are not just attacks on an individual; they are also attacks on the wider community and on our State. The Minister, Deputy Harris, had a meeting with the Garda representative bodies very recently and assured them that we are taking this extremely seriously. Among the...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (3 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: ...functions under the 2003 Act, at any reasonable time to enter the premises or place where any activity connected with the provision of small public service vehicles takes place. Members of the Garda are deemed to be authorised persons under the 2003 Act. The regulation of the taxi industry, including all matters relating to the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Taxi...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...the report, 136 in full and 21 in principle but requiring further work. The report provides a clear vision for a modern, highly professional, human-rights-based police service. The core focus is on a Garda organisation working closely and collaboratively with communities and other agencies to keep communities safe and to prevent harm to vulnerable people. This is the right vision for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...that, particularly around rural taxis and hackney licences. We are trying to liberalise that system and make them more available, particularly at night-time and on weekends. There are more Garda checks because there are more gardaí. We now have 14,000 gardaí again. How they are deployed and the work they do is entirely a matter for the Garda Commissioner. It is not done...

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...want. We know this experience also. I understand that the investigation is now complete and the report has been received by the O'Farrell family, the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Garda Commissioner. GSOC intends to publish its report in the coming days. It is appropriate to allow this to happen so that people can read it before there is a further discussion in the...

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

Leo Varadkar: I appreciate that gardaí all over the country are under a lot of pressure. As our population increases, we need to increase the number of gardaí as well. The number of gardaí is now over 14,000, up from 12,800 back in 2015 when it was at its lowest in recent years. Funding is available to recruit 1,000 new gardaí this year. There will also be additional Garda staff....

Other Questions: Road Safety Strategy (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: ...to reduce that number as well. It is a major step forward in terms of how we deal with road safety. The RSA is always concerned about enforcement. The authority has its own contacts with the Garda, separate from me. The Garda ensures me that enforcement is at similar levels to what it was in the past. It is not only the Garda Traffic Corps that carries out road traffic enforcement....

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...I assure the House that there is funding for overtime in December. I can say that for a number of reasons. The Cabinet agreed yesterday morning that there will be a Supplementary Estimate for the Garda. That covers overtime. Tomorrow morning, the Select Committee on Justice and Equality will be asked to approve a Supplementary Estimate of €50.489 million under the pay subhead of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...developments within the community safety network that were at the heart of the commission's recommendations. Deputies support the commission's view that community safety, community policing and Garda visibility are of paramount importance. I was pleased Dr. Connolly spoke of the importance of the policing and community safety Bill that is being drafted, as well as of the new Garda...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (1 Dec 2011)

Leo Varadkar: ...estimated that this will result in an annual saving of €4m per annum to the State. Other members of the Government, and the Ceann Comhairle, now provide their own cars. State cars are driven by Gardaí, and as such receive exemptions from a wide range of traffic and parking regulations. Among other exemptions, Gardaí have the right to use bus lanes. As a consequence, with civilian...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...levels for life saver offences were 6% higher than they were in pre-Covid times. These offences are speeding, using mobile phones, not wearing seat belts and being intoxicated while driving. Garda authorities are saying that the number of enforcement incidences is actually higher but it is a fact that the number of people working on roads policing has gone down. This is something that I...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Leo Varadkar: ...to 8th March 2011, my two predecessors as Minister for Transport did not incur any costs in relation to flights. During this period the two Ministers were provided with a Ministerial car and a Garda driver the cost and provision of which was not the responsibility of the Department of Transport. For the Deputy's information I am advised that the average cost of the provision of a State...

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...2012. The information provided by Sergeant McCabe was passed to the Department of Justice and Equality for investigation. As we are all aware, the allegations were investigated by Assistant Garda Commissioner O'Mahoney and his report was concluded in March 2013. In May last year the Minister for Justice and Equality referred the O'Mahoney report and another report conducted by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (8 Apr 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ... adjustments to the penalty points applied to existing offences and introduces new offences to the fixed charge notice/penalty points system. These changes and additions will require action by An Garda Síochána to update the PULSE system.  I intend to commence the section as soon as An Garda Síochána is ready to implement it. Section 6...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (25 Apr 2013)

Leo Varadkar: This Group, which is chaired by my Department, includes representatives from the local authorities, the Automobile Association, An Garda Síochána, the Road Safety Authority, the National Roads Authority as well as the National Transport Authority.  Much progress has been made and I expect to receive a report from the Group shortly.  I will give careful...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Commissions of Investigation (6 Dec 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...and Departments should not think they have anything to hide or even have that mindset. In terms of the section 41 letter, that contains allegations about the liaison unit for the tribunal in Garda headquarters. This is a matter that has been raised in the House already. It was raised some months ago by Deputies Clare Daly and Mick Wallace. I have asked the Minister for Justice and...