Results 201-220 of 724 for garda speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...on adjacent roads, the Port Tunnel, and the motorway system, a Traffic Management Group, chaired by my Department and including representatives of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Dublin City Council, An Garda Siochána, OPW, Revenue Commissioners and Dublin Port Company was established. The Groups’ remit was to consider and put in place contingency plans for the potential...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I did not comment directly in response to that. I think An Garda Síochána did and I will let it speak on Garda operational matters. The Deputy made various points about testing and tracing. We get pretty much weekly updates from the special Cabinet subcommittee on Covid. On Monday this week we met with the Deputy CMO, Dr. Ronan Glynn, Mr. Paul Reid, Prof. Brian MacCraith and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We agree on this: we have to reduce right down the volume of people travelling in and out of this country and to restrict and stop non-essential travel. That is what we are doing and what the Garda Síochána is doing. As I understand it, the Minister for Justice will have all the details in terms of those being fined at our airports for doing exactly that. The latter is a clear...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Emergency Call Answering Service. The ECAS operator responds to all incoming 112/999 calls in Ireland. Its role is to identify and route the call through to the appropriate Emergency Service (Garda, Fire, Ambulance or Coast Guard and, in cases involving aircraft, Air Traffic Control). The social clauses incorporated into this procurement took the form of contractual clauses relating...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exploration Licences (25 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...for a total of 30 days. All submissions received are considered as part of the decision-making process The Minister’s Intention to Grant Notices is also sent for public display to the appropriate Garda station(s), local authority office(s) and the Geological Survey Ireland. Additional information on the process of granting prospecting licences and making submissions is available...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Prospecting Licences (24 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...notice in the newspaper that is most relevant to the prospecting licence area under consideration. The Minister’s Intention to Grant Notices is also sent for public display to the appropriate Garda station(s), local authority office(s) and the Geological Survey Ireland. Additional information on the process of granting prospecting licences and making submissions is available online...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Minister for Transport to regulate for the use/misuse and the standards for different types of powered personal transporters, for example, through the introduction of regulations for e-scooters. Furthermore, the existing offences and powers of An Garda Síochána in road traffic legislation concerning careless/dangerous driving, driving under the influence of an intoxicant, driving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (18 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...consider how best to safely repeal the Dublin Carriage Acts 1853-55, which vests the power to regulate horse-drawn carriages in Dublin with the Dublin Metropolitan Police Commissioners, to whom An Garda Síochána is the successor.

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I think every Department has a role in this matter. Regarding international travel and quarantine, the Department of Justice has a key role in terms of Garda checkpoints at Dublin Airport and how we manage border control. Our Department has a key role. We have just rolled out a whole new antigen testing scheme for hauliers travelling to and from France. On the passenger locator form, we...

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...requirement to have evidence of a negative or not detected result from a PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival to Ireland, and the requirement to complete a Covid-19 passenger locator form. In addition, An Garda Síochána can fine people who travel to an airport or port without valid reason. The fine relating to non-compliance with Covid-19 measures was recently increased to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the Advisory Committee is that it enjoys a broad membership with members representing driver interests, dispatch operators, passenger interests, and official stakeholders such as Local Government and An Garda Síochána. I have consulted the NTA and asked them to work with driver representatives and consider the best approach to filling these vacancies to ensure that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...who have not undertaken the PCR test, as well as the other statutory instruments that manage how we police our efforts. I hate to put it in those terms but the Deputy is aware that we now have new Garda checkpoints on approaches to airports because we do not want people flying. We want to minimise flying at this time. That is the more immediate priority, while recognising it has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...international travel is in breach of Level 5 rules, and the measures introduced include an increase to the fixed penalty for breach of the rules relating to international travel. The measures also include increased Garda checks and enforcement activity relating to people travelling internationally who are in breach of Level 5 rules. The Government also agreed the existing regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Traffic (21 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised that Rosslare Europort commenced engagement with the State Agencies operating at the Port and An Garda Síochána in 2019 in relation to traffic flows and traffic management and that engagement continued throughout 2020. The purpose of this engagement was to agree traffic management arrangements at the port and its immediate environs. Unlike Dublin Port, Rosslare...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...within 72 hours of arrival to Ireland. Exemptions include international transport workers- including hauliers, pilots and aviation crew, masters and maritime crew; passengers in transit, members of An Garda Síochána, and Children aged six and under. Passengers will be asked to present evidence of their negative/‘not detected’ RT-PCR test result before...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...’ result before boarding, unless they are claiming an exemption, and will be denied boarding if they cannot produce such evidence. Checks will be made by the Border Management Unit at Dublin Airport and by An Garda Síochána at other points of entry to the State. Passengers who arrive in an Irish Airport or Sea Port without the required evidence will commit an offence and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (20 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised that Rosslare Europort commenced engagement with the State Agencies operating at the Port and An Garda Síochána in 2019 in relation to traffic flows and traffic management and that engagement continued throughout 2020. The purpose of this engagement was to agree traffic management arrangements at the port and its immediate environs. In contrast to Dublin Port, Rosslare...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Data (13 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...personal data and requiring the use of both State and privately-held records. I look forward to seeing the database fully operational. It will, as the Deputy says, provide a valuable tool for the Garda in addressing uninsured driving, will make our roads safer, and also I hope bring down insurance costs for the honest regular driver.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ..., my Department is providing funding to the NTA to enable it to waive its standard SPSV (vehicle) licence renewal fees in 2021. Arrangements for SPSV driver licences, which are issued by An Garda Síochána, are unchanged.

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (9 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...fairly quickly by a consultation process, with a view to imposing a complete ban on the use of smoky fuels across the country. The way regulation will be carried out will not be by having the Garda check people's houses, but a the point of sale, which will simplify the process. We will add to that the phasing out, over time, and in the same way, the use of other smoky fuels, so that we...