Results 221-240 of 833 for garda speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (20 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 800. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a reply to parliamentary Question No. 112 of 23 February 2017 will issue from An Garda Síochána. [27745/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parliamentary Questions Data (20 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 875. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Parliamentary Questions he has referred to An Garda Síochána for reply in each of the 12 months June 2016 to date in 2017; the time taken for a reply in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28636/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (20 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 883. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the recent resignation of a person (details supplied) from the Garda Reserve force; if his attention has been further drawn to suggestions that inadequate training and insufficient resourcing of the local Garda division contributed to the person's decision to quit the role; his plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Vetting Applications (20 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 1030. To ask the Minister for Health if the issue of Garda vetting and the associated assessment of applications is the reason for the delay in filling vacancies at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26616/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the events which charges were levied by An Garda Síochána in exchange for policing services as provided under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26338/17]

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Tá go leor fáthanna luaite ag baill de chuid Shinn Féin agus Teachtaí Dála an Fhreasúra gur chóir go n-éireodh Coimisinéir na nGardaí as a post, ach níl an Rialtas sásta é sin a dhéanamh. Mar gheall ar sin, níl againn ach an dara rogha agus an rún seo a leagadh os comhair na Dála sa dóigh is go...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Pearse Doherty: We have €5 million savings but we do not have the breakdown under the Garda headline. Has that €25 million-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Does Mr. Watt have any idea of where we can make savings? Will the number of home help hours be cut or perhaps we will not renew some Garda cars? Will we cut social supports or community schemes? Savings have to be identified somewhere, savings which the Departments were not able to identify last year. Last week, public sector workers were notified of an increase under a pay deal which...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I mentioned three areas, Garda pay, the pay deal for public servants and water charges. I raised this with the Minister on budget day because I expected this would be the outcome. These issues amount to close to a quarter of billion euro. In the next budget the net fiscal space will be half a billion euro. This is not an insignificant sum. I have no doubt that this will be accommodated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: ...coiste. To start with the Commissioner's opening statement, she spoke about "collective failure from top down and bottom up". She stated: "We all take responsibility for this". Does that mean that every garda is responsible for this appalling mess? Is every person who wears the uniform responsible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Is it fair to the garda working in the traffic corps who did not input false data, had no supervision role, was not appointed as assistant commissioner or Commissioner for the Commissioner to say that he or she is responsible as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: -----but that is not what the Commissioner has said. She said they were responsible. She said, "We all take responsibility for this". I suggest to the Commissioner that members of the Garda Síochána under her control who had no hand, act or part in this were not responsible and it is wrong for her, as Commissioner, to spread the responsibility that wide and suggest to them that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I will move on but I suggest the Commissioner has already laid the blame on every member of the Garda Síochána in her opening statement and she has failed to withdraw that when I have given her the opportunity to do so. That is misguided on her part. With regard to the figure of 14,700 we have heard about since the press conference, can the Commissioner inform the committee if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Garda put out incorrect information in its press release last week. Some people were given the opportunity to pay the fixed charge and did so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: On 6 February 2016, An Garda Síochána was first informed of this and it issued instructions to cease creating summonses for the offence of not having a valid NCT certificate. Can Mr. Finn confirm that no such summons was issued after that date and that no convictions arose?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Garda information centre became aware of this and instructed staff to cease creating summonses for the offence of not having a valid NCT certificate. Can Mr. Finn confirm that no such summons was issued after that date and that no convictions arose? It became clear on this date that it was illegal to prosecute people for this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Were summonses issued? I appreciate that there are different sections within the force but the public see that the Garda knew about this on the date in question. They want to know if the Garda continued to prosecute people falsely. Did it continue to take people to court and were there convictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Were summonses issued after the date when the Garda became aware that it was illegal and should be stopped? I am sure it was unlawful to summons citizens to appear before the courts for something for which they were not responsible under law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Why did it take three months? The Garda had become aware of this on 6 February. Why did it take until 16 May to issue an instruction that all summonses would be withdrawn? Why did the Garda leave it that long? The reason I ask these questions is that I want to try to understand the disjointed nature of An Garda Síochána. There is management which has responsibility for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Garda carried out a review to find out, I presume, how many people were being wrongly prosecuted. It would then have had to tell them that they should not have been prosecuted and to make right the errors. However, it carried out a review starting on 1 January 2014. What was the sense in that, given that the fixed charge notices had been introduced many years before in 2006? The...