Results 1-20 of 113 for garda speaker:Cathal Crowe

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division, by county; the number of superintendents in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division and the Garda stations in which they are typically based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44102/23]

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Cathal Crowe: I understand that a pay freeze is currently in place for An Garda Síochána but reforms continue to be rolled out. Gardaí are the real knights in shining armour at the moment, policing our country during a time of crisis. Some feel that this is happening rather quickly and by stealth, without incremental pay changes. These reforms include the much-discussed Garda operating...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I want to raise the issue of Garda rostering with the Minister. Right now we have a shortage of gardaí and yet in spite of this, the Commissioner, Mr. Drew Harris, is hell bent on overhauling the national Garda roster. This overhaul would seriously dilute our Garda force and see many rural stations becoming unmanned and many specialised units being stood down so that rosters in larger...

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

Cathal Crowe: 335. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of Garda staffing levels in each Garda station across the Clare Garda division prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in tabular form; the details of increases in staffing in these stations since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13637/20]

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

Cathal Crowe: 336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of Garda staffing levels in each Garda station across the Limerick Garda division prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in tabular form; the details of increases in staffing in these stations since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13638/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Cathal Crowe: In terms of the legislative process in the Oireachtas, we continue to update road traffic Acts, penalty point regulations and so on. Things continually evolve and change. Has Garda training changed to match those changes? I refer specifically to penalty points. Of course, An Garda Síochána gets updated on changes to same. When gardaí were being trained in Templemore...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Cathal Crowe: There are approximately 113 gardaí currently suspended which, to put it into perspective, is approximately half of the total cohort of gardaí in my own county. I am sure some of them have done awful things while others have done very minor things but at the very least natural justice should prevail and the investigations, led by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I want to conclude by thanking the Garda Commissioner. I see it more as a witch hunt which has not drawn to a conclusion. A person would be acquitted quicker for murder than for carrying out their duties as a garda. Just move it on. If they have done something wrong, dismiss them and if they have not, let them return to the force. It does not make any sense that something would be...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Cathal Crowe: ...to take my own life as the head of the family. I am mentally murdered by it all." This is a letter that I and Paul Williams the crime journalist have been given by one of the 108 members of An Garda Síochána currently suspended. There is a culture of mistrust, unreasonable discipline and disrespect for the rank and file members that is permeating from the top down. It is...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 is very positive legislation and I fully support it. Essentially, the Bill is aimed at decreasing the length of time it takes for disposing of a Garda compensation claim from initial application to award by providing for clear time limits in respect of each stage of the process. The new process is also aimed at ensuring that avenues for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Cathal Crowe: I will leave it at that. Finally, we had a national debate on the airwaves this morning about e-scooters. Given that many youngsters now have e-bikes and faster ways of getting around, will An Garda Síochána be seeking an update of the Garda bike fleet to include e-bikes, e-scooters and more modern ways of moving around? When one goes to the US, one sees police officers on...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: There is somebody else who is involved in protecting our nation and that is the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris. His term of appointment was lengthened yesterday. We need to have a bit more scrutiny as a State and there are two major outstanding issues we need to look at. One is the suspension of the trial of the hooded men. That has been brushed aside and we have not focused on it. The...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Cathal Crowe: ...now in the Department of Justice and Equality and I wish them the very best of luck during their tenure. There are a number of issues I will raise and in the first instance I will discuss the Garda contingency roster. This came into operation at the outset of the pandemic. Heretofore gardaí would have worked five days on, three days off, but now they are working on a four-day...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...of the Dáil. Arising from Sergeant McCabe's whistleblowing, there was a whole political reaction. I would say that it was a positive one. The man had his name was cleared, and rightly so. An Garda Síochána then had to look internally at how it was functioning and how it could improve practice. Very often, when an organisation seeks to make improvements and straighten...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (3 Jun 2020)

Cathal Crowe: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify with the Garda Commissioner, the plans for the reopening of the Garda Training College, Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9007/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 1023. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of Garda personnel, by rank, in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 1024. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division who are suspended currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56741/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 1025. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division who are currently on restricted duties, that is station work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56742/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 1026. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel in the Clare-Tipperary Garda division who are in specialised units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56743/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2024)

Cathal Crowe: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the Garda fleet in each Garda station (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4905/24]