Results 221-240 of 263 for garda speaker:Martin Kenny

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...itself on being tough on crime did nothing when it was told about it. Now we have a scandal. I am sure the Minister of State knows that very many people who are victims of crime do not go to the Garda because they do not trust the Garda to solve those problems. Why did the contractor in this case not go to the Garda and why did senior officials in Dublin City Council consider it...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...licence went to get it changed, that person was told it would have to be surrendered and there would be a wait of three months before an Irish one could be provided. If that person is stopped by the Garda, the person will be prosecuted for not carrying a licence. People across the country are dealing with practical issues like this on a day-to-day basis. While the big politics is going...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic Violence (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: I recognise the work being done by the Garda, often in very difficult circumstances, and that needs to be acknowledged. The difficulty is not really about legislation or the work of An Garda Síochána but is about the court process and how this very often lets the victim down. The Minister would acknowledge that there are difficulties in respect of that. In other jurisdictions,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Reorganisation (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: While I acknowledge that there are more gardaí and that new recruits are going into Templemore, which was closed for a number of years, officers are also retiring. One of the key commitments within the new model of policing is that there would be greater civilianisation of functions in the Garda Síochána. How much of that will happen? The Minister mentioned rural areas....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Reorganisation (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether An Garda Síochána has adequate resources to make the new model of policing a success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40174/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Reorganisation (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: Is the Minister confident the Garda Síochána has adequate resources to make the new model of policing a success? Do the new divisional headquarters have their IT systems installed? Is an adequate number of civilian staff in place to make a success of this greatly heralded change? Will the Minister make a statement on this matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Reorganisation (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: The Minister has not answered the question. I asked whether he has confidence because I am certainly not confident. I have spoken to gardaí in recent days and weeks who have told me the new headquarters do not have adequate IT systems in place. The level of new equipment that is supposed to be rolled out with this new plan is central to the new plan working. There is no point in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: 33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the part of the budget of An Garda Síochána the estimated €15 to €18 million cost of the visits of President Trump and Vice President Pence came from; the breakdown of the expenditure in view of the cost and the fact that the visits were of short duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (3 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding passport checks taking place on the Border at Garda checkpoints and on public transport; the rationale for this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40129/19]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ..., County Leitrim. A significant number of people visit the town, with many of them taking part in hen or stag parties. The town has enjoyed huge success in terms of how business owners and the Garda have worked together to provide a safe place for people to congregate and enjoy themselves on the streets or in premises. Many security staff are employed by the businesses. It is very well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...of us here produced an app, there should be an authority somewhere where it would have to be tested to ensure it was fit for purpose and use. Is there an international example of such an agency - An Garda Síochána might know - that does this or is there any effort at European level to do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...about them has been left online for months on end. It can sometimes stretch to years despite those affected continually asking and pleading with these companies to take it down. Even when An Garda Síochána brings the problem to the attention of the companies the content is sometimes left in place. Is there a need for additional legislation to force the providers to remove such...

Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Second Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...in operation in Ireland since 2012, which means that there has been some level of failure in terms of the bringing forward this legislation. That is disappointing. However, as has been stated, the Garda Síochána has been operating this system without this legislation in place to underpin it. While this has not caused any difficulty up to now, it could potentially have done so....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...out immediately concerns the additional resources that will be needed to deliver this. This particularly applies to something that most colleagues deal with in their local areas: a particular garda in each division dealing with people looking for immigration stamps and so on. All of that will now be moved elsewhere, which will free up resources within An Garda Síochána. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...services, prison services or agencies looking for additional money from the package of money that comes through the Department of Justice and Equality, will there be a reduced allocation for An Garda Síochána because agencies will take on its work? That is the danger I see. Since there are recommendations to have a ring-fenced budget for the recruitment of and an ability to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Martin Kenny: There are now four regions. With regard to the movement of gardaí within regions, the issue of new recruits who may, for whatever reason, wish to apply to be within commuting distance of their home, because of elderly parents or otherwise, arose recently. Deployment in Dublin may not have suited a garda from west Mayo, for example, and he or she could apply to be closer to home. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...that the Commissioner will soon meet the RSA and that there is movement in that regard. Chapter 13 of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland recommends that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, be superseded by a new complaints body. Has there been any progress in that regard? Where does the Commissioner see that going? It is also...

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...say crime is at a low level, which it may well be, but that does not remove the sense of fear and trepidation, particularly in the case of older people who feel isolated in the knowledge that the Garda station in their local town is no longer open. They do not see gardaí as often as they once did. People have told me that 20 or 30 years ago, when they drove through rural Ireland,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: On 7 June 200 new Garda recruits will be passing out from Templemore, which is very welcome. Many of them are needed in many regions around the country. However, many of the Garda recruits, as we are aware, may not be young people who do not have any ties. Some of them are married and have families, mortgages, etc. and they will be allocated to different stations around the country. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...serious sexual assault the youth diversion programme is not an appropriate mechanism and there should be very careful consideration before it might be thought of as appropriate. According to the Garda website, and elsewhere, before a young person is referred to this programme, he or she must take responsibility for his or her offending behaviour, must agree to be cautioned and, where...