Results 1-20 of 41 for garda speaker:Marian Harkin

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Sep 2023)

Marian Harkin: I again raise the issue of the urgent need to build a new Garda station in Sligo. While I know it is ultimately the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner, nonetheless a site was purchased by the Office of Public Works, OPW, and funding was put in place before the last election to build a station. Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal were all part of the same Garda division. The excuse given was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Mar 2020)

Marian Harkin: 399. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be a reduction in Garda numbers and a further reduction in hours for the Garda station in Boyle, County Roscommon, under the proposed reorganisation of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: ..., we all send him, his family and community our very best wishes as he remains seriously ill in hospital. In response, the Tánaiste said the Minister, Deputy McEntee, had launched the new phase of Garda recruitment. However, the figures from the Garda Síochána website show that between 2010 and 2021, the number of gardaí of garda rank in the Sligo district dropped...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Apr 2024)

Marian Harkin: Obviously, certain things are happening because we now have the divisional change and the Garda Commissioner and the Minister are supportive of a new Garda station in Sligo. I am sorry that the Minister is not here today but to be fair, she did send me her apologies that she could not make it. One always likes, if and when possible, to hear the Minister responsible speaking on these issues....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Apr 2024)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Minister of State. This is perhaps the fifth or sixth occasion I have raised this issue. To build a new Garda station in Sligo is an urgent matter. Every couple of months a colleague of mine, Councillor Marie Casserly, contacts me to keep it on the agenda because this is a long saga. We need to get it sorted. I have raised it so many times with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...dated 16 February telling me that a review of the decision to build a new station in Sligo determined the project to be no longer justified. What does that mean? Back in 2017, more than 150 gardaí walked out of Sligo station because of deplorable working conditions. How bad was it for that to happen? This is not a politician saying a new Garda station is needed. It is the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: The Taoiseach mentioned the OPW, which deemed that building unfit for purpose in December 2019. The Garda Commissioner then made changes around the operational model. I am not asking the Taoiseach to interfere but nothing has changed. The footprint of that building is too small and it is a warren of rooms. Despite the fact that some refurbishment has taken place, it still is simply and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...the following issue with the Taoiseach several times. The only reason I am raising it again is because it is an urgent matter and right decisions can still be taken. I speak of the need for a new Garda station in Sligo. To be clear, I am not asking the Taoiseach to intervene in an operational decision taken by the Garda Commissioner to restructure divisions as part of the new operating...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Marian Harkin: ...as this State lost complete control of Dublin city for over two hours. For whatever reason, we were completely exposed and unprepared for the violent onslaught that escalated into mob rule, as gardaí, bus drivers and others were attacked, shops were looted, and trams, buses and Garda cars were torched. Ordinary workers and anybody who was unfortunate enough to find themselves in the...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: As the Minister said earlier, this is a technical Bill and its purpose is to facilitate the introduction of changes to the structures in An Garda Síochána. This is to ensure the implementation of the new operating model. Of course, it is the impact of these changes on the ground that matter - the impact on communities, policing services and the police force itself. The first issue...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Marian Harkin: 1752. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider prioritising members of An Garda Síochána for vaccination given a number of recent high profile breaches of Covid-19 restrictions in which members of An Garda Síochána have been on the front-line at the events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15315/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2021)

Marian Harkin: I want to raise the issue of the complete downgrading of Sligo from the perspective of policing. Approximately 18 months ago, there was a complete U-turn on building a new Garda station. The OPW had purchased a new site and plans were drawn up to build this badly needed Garda station. Even though all that money was spent and promises were made, a complete U-turn saw the entire project...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Marian Harkin: I have raised the issue of the U-turn by the previous Government on building a new Garda station in Sligo with the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste many times. I have even had questions to the Minister for Justice disallowed. I did receive some information as to what happened but no matter how many times I ask whether a cost-benefit analysis was done on the decision to refurbish an almost...

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: ...riots in Dublin last Saturday. Like most people, I watched the television images with a mixture of utter disbelief and increasing anger. I was angry when I saw rioters and thugs hurl missiles at gardaí and bystanders, while some of those same thugs were wrapped in our national flag. I thought: how dare they abuse our national flag? How dare they flaunt the tricolour while, at the same...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (16 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations without a fax machine, computer or resident squad car in Sligo, Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/06]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (13 Jun 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will clarify his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 16 May 2006, if Garda stations have fax machines and do not use them or if they do not have fax machines at all. [22421/06]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (28 Mar 2007)

Marian Harkin: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the percentage of Garda stations that have intoxilizers on their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11802/07]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (30 Jun 2020)

Marian Harkin: 338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a comparative assessment has been done on the cost of a full refurbishment of Sligo Garda station; the cost of a new build on the site already purchased for this purpose; and the details of same. [13692/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (30 Jun 2020)

Marian Harkin: 339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale and time frame for reversing a decision in view of the fact that political commitments to construct a new Garda station in Sligo were in place, including the purchase of a greenfield site for same. [13694/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2023)

Marian Harkin: 315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to Sligo-Leitrim roads policing unit as of 30 June 2021 and 10 January 2023, in tabular form. [5731/23]