Results 221-240 of 875 for garda speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (25 Sep 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to recommence recruitment to An Garda Síochána. [39761/13]

Other Questions: Social Welfare Fraud (9 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...of not only recouping money to the Department but also of discouraging others. Will the Minister outline the number of people who have been charged as a consequence of these checkpoints? Do Garda immigration officials also participate at these checkpoints? It has been indicated in the past there was significant fraud in the immigration area. Sometimes the truth is that this is not the case.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (3 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations around the country that are not wheelchair accessible; and the steps being taken to address this issue. [32311/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (3 Jul 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will take the necessary steps to make Crumlin Garda Station, Dublin, accessible to members of the public who must use a wheelchair. [32312/13]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: .... I will get to one but I spend my time visiting Ballyfermot dole office. The sooner that changes into an Intreo office, the better. However, it has substantially changed since I signed on in Ballyfermot Garda station-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: For the better. I did not mean the Garda station but the dole office. I never had to sign on in a Garda station in my life.

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...our duty to try to explain to the public our position. In the Abbeylara case, a joint committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas proposed that a sub-committee inquire into the incident in which Mr. John Carty was gunned down by gardaí who had surrounded his house when a siege developed. The committee issued directions to persons to attend, give evidence and be subject to...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (7 May 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...Association extracting itself from Ireland. The centre in question is working. Its success is highlighted by testimonies from social workers and youth workers across the city. With the HSE and the Garda, they attest to the fact that this is the type of centre required. If its ethos is changed, we will end up with the chaotic circumstances one sees in homeless centres in this city....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...those availing of the cycle to work tax scheme, as a measure to tackle the increase in theft of bicycles and to allow for more bikes to be reunited with their owners quickly when recovered by An Garda Síochána. [19816/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (30 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 422. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration is being given to a voluntary registration of bicycle serial numbers with An Garda Síochána and the steps being taken to prevent and tackle the increasing theft of bicycles. [19817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to regulate the sale and keeping of exotic pets here; the supports that are given to State veterinary services, An Garda Síochána and local authorities to deal with incidents of stray or abandoned exotic animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16664/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Part-Time Firefighters (14 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...them if they are genuinely seeking work. Mr. Burns has been genuinely seeking work. In one case he lost out on a job placement because he was not in receipt of a social welfare payment and Garda clearance did not come through on time. There are anomalies in this regard, and I hope the departmental group will conclude its work quickly. Mr. Burns was aware the group was considering the...

Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...have rounded up all the deserters if they had remained in the country and the Curragh was over capacity, as internees were imprisoned for years on end. It could not or would not pursue deserters because its main target was republicans. During this period, there was a nod and wink support of the Allied forces by the state, with captured British airmen, etc., always finding their way...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...the next several years? As we have an aging population, I would assume that figure will be reducing I too wish to express my and my party's sympathy to the family and colleagues of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given that Garda vetting can determine the future employment prospects or otherwise of individuals whose organisations or companies have applied for vetting, does the Minister think it was appropriate to use interns to process or be in any way part of the processing of the confidential and sensitive material being assessed and processed by the Garda vetting unit, given that not all of this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that jobsbridge interns were used by An Garda Síochána, with the agreement of her Department, to work in the highly sensitive area of Garda Vetting, which included research in respect of personnel working in a full-time, part-time, and voluntary capacity in a position in a registered organisation, through which they have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in having Garda vetting clearance issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [55353/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (3 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing the applications by a company (details supplied) in County Kildare for Garda vetting which is required to enable the company to get a licence which would allow it to take up a pending contract; his views regarding delays in processing vetting applications. [42124/12]

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...significant delays before and people have lost jobs which were being held for them because they could not get their vetting procedure done in time. That is one of the key challenges facing the Garda vetting bureau. It deals with 300,000 applications a year, which is very large number, and they are not all applications in the area of child protection. It also deals with immigration,...

Public Order Offences (11 Jul 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...they can crawl? I saw such scenes. Some measure must be implemented so that such people can be turned away or placed in a drink tank or recovery unit. What can be done to ensure an increased Garda presence or stewarding in the vicinity of concerts? Many years ago when I attended the Trip to Tipp, Slane or the likes, one of the conditions was that concert organisers would pay for...