Results 241-260 of 1,001 for garda speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...commitment to take 36 unaccompanied minors from Greece. Officials from the Department of Justice and Equality are liaising with the European Commission on the detail of this commitment, and along with An Garda Síochána will travel to Greece in the coming weeks to make the arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...commitment to take 36 unaccompanied minors from Greece. Officials from the Department of Justice and Equality are liaising with the European Commission on the detail of this commitment, and along with An Garda Síochána will travel to Greece in the coming weeks to make the arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...commitment to take 36 unaccompanied minors from Greece. Officials from the Department of Justice and Equality are liaising with the European Commission on the detail of this commitment, and along with An Garda Síochána will travel to Greece in the coming weeks to make the arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...of the Curragh Plains. On the last occasion when the Forum met in January 2018 it was attended by representatives of Kildare County Council, the Department of Defence, the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, the Curragh Racecourse Limited, Horse Racing Ireland, and the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association. As a result of these discussions, Kildare County Council produced an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (22 Sep 2020)

Simon Coveney: .... In advance of the provision of diplomatic clearance, the views of the Department of Justice and Equality are sought and the request is shared with Department of Defence, the Defence Forces, An Garda Siochana and other relevant stakeholders. The procedures are kept under ongoing review with a view to ensuring that the information required is clearly understood and applied by those...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (8 Sep 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...triage, the request will be refused if it is not requested in accordance with the Act or if insufficient data has been provided to identify an individual. It should be noted that within An Garda Síochána, the requests are authorised at Chief Superintendent level.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Sep 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...the number of such requests, from 29 January to 1 September 2020. Name of public authority Number of requests received Number of requests rejected An Garda Síochána 916 16 Europol 79 0 Interpol 555 3 Department of Justice and Equality ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (8 Sep 2020)

Simon Coveney: The Passport Service provides information requested from public bodies, Departments and An Garda Síochána only when it is satisfied it can do so in accordance with the GDPR and relevant sections of the Data Protection Act 2018. Requests for information could include the data on a passport application form or on a printed passport document.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Transport (30 Jul 2020)

Simon Coveney: I was reappointed on 27 June as Minister for Foreign Affairs and also appointed as Minister for Defence. My security arrangements are handled by An Garda Síochána. I understand it is the decision of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána that it is appropriate for the current driving arrangements to remain in place. As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be...

Brexit: Statements (7 May 2020)

Simon Coveney: ..., the Government has to plan for the challenges over the next six months which the next Government will have to address. On Deputy Brendan Smith's questions, whom I note has left the Chamber, the Garda and the PSNI have never been closer than they are right now in terms of co-operation. The way to deal with movement cross-border is to ensure that the PSNI and An Garda...

Seanad: An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála eile ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (20 Mar 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...to other provisions in the Health Act 1947, including as they may relate to Covid-19. Subsection (6) provides for offences relating to regulations and compliance. Subsections (7) to (12) have enforcement powers, including powers for An Garda Síochána. There are also related offences. Subsection (13) provides for the implementation and enforcement by relevant persons, for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...health and well-being. The Department of Education and Skills, the Department of Health and the HSE are involved. From a policing perspective the issues the Deputy has raised are pertinent. The Garda Síochána is active in this area. We have increased its capacity in terms of drugs response and we have increased garda numbers. Having said that, particularly those of us...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...of the spectrum. On the recreational side, which in some ways is an inappropriate description of drug use in night clubs, parties, concerts and so on, we have put many extra resources into An Garda Síochána in this area. The Garda has implemented the national drugs strategy training programme for members of the force working in drug units within communities. They have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (11 Dec 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...the priority areas since the establishment of the Task Force. The Joint Agency Task Force is an important example of the extensive and vital North-South co-operation that is undertaken between An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and other law enforcement agencies in both jurisdictions aimed at tackling crime and enhancing the safety of all communities on this island. The Fresh Start...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: -----but it is welcome that we are seeing increasing numbers of An Garda Síochána. Where they are assigned has to be determined by where the policing need is most-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: -----and it is the Garda Commissioner who determines that.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...data subjects, my Department is not privy as to why the information is being sought by the public authority. These requests are normally made under Section 41 (b) Data Protection Act 2018. An Garda Síochána, Interpol and Europol request information in accordance with section 41(b) of the Data Protection Act 2018 whereby the data requested is for the purpose of preventing,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...Data Protection Act 2018, the Passport Service complied with the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. Under the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018, the Passport Service shared data as requested by An Garda Síochána and other authorities under Section 8 of the Data Protection Act 1988 as amended by the Data Protection Act 2003.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...in the back of a truck on a ferry on the way to Rosslare from France. They are all alive and in reasonable health. That is my understanding from reading media commentary on it. I understand the Garda will be waiting for the ship when it arrives. The Government is fully committed to addressing human trafficking under Irish and EU legislation and the principal international conventions....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Garda is working closely with the PSNI in respect of very tragic cases that have been reported from the UK and is also working with other police services in different parts of the EU. We will continue to do that in this case also.