Results 261-280 of 1,053,385 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Brian Stanley OR speaker:Brian Leddin OR speaker:David Cullinane)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
An Garda Síochána
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: 20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of gardaí for Cork city and county in May 2024; the number of gardaí in May 2023 for Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26496/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: I would like to find out from the Minister the number of gardaí available to police Cork city and county, how this number compares to this time last year and whether she feels this figure is adequate or if efforts are under way to ensure there are sufficient gardaí to police Cork city and county.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: I would like to see more gardaí in Cork, as I would like to see more gardaí across the country. I want to see the numbers we have increase regardless of what the overall figure is now. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the deployment of personnel. Having said that, the unprecedented allocation of more than €2 billion for 2023 and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: When the Minister opened by stating her view that she would like to see more gardaí, I felt it was going to be a case of, "O God, the numbers are going down", and she then confirmed that. The number of gardaí in the city has gone down from 705 to 670 and the county divisions have lost gardaí as well. We see this impact on the ground and it is a great source of concern for...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: We find ourselves in a position across the country where we have approximately 1,000 fewer gardaí than we should have. This is because the impact of Covid-19 meant no new recruits went into the college in Templemore for two years. We had gathered momentum in the recruitment campaigns at that stage and they had been producing significant numbers of new members. We are only back to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: Given that the numbers of gardaí in Cork have reduced, what efforts will be made to ensure there will be an increase in the numbers in Cork to fill these vacant posts and police the area adequately? We have seen that there are recruitment campaigns and that trainee gardaí are going through the process. Yet, in some of those campaigns, we have seen that the Commissioner has...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: Competitions are run on an ongoing basis. Panels are developed and then positions are filled. Where new Garda members go or where serving members are redirected must be a matter for the Garda Commissioner. My job is to ensure the Garda and its members have the resources they need, the support they need and, as far as I can ensure it, that more people are going through Templemore to train...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)
Questions Nos. 21 to 23, inclusive, answered with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Jun 2024)
Sentencing Policy
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Jun 2024)
David Stanton: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has examined the community court approach operating in parts of the UK and US, with a view to possibly establishing a similar model in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26442/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Jun 2024)
David Stanton: This question concerns a model of community court approach operating in the US and the UK, especially in midtown New York and Red Hook. When I was the chair of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, we did a lot of work on this issue. It proved to be very effective in dealing with low-level crimes, including misdemeanours, shoplifting and so on. It also had the backup of...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Jun 2024)
Helen McEntee: The US model of community courts received consideration within the Department some years ago and the concept has some similarities with the drug court which has operated in the Dublin District Court since 2001. Several jurisdictions have developed what are sometimes referred to as "problem-solving" courts. Models include community courts, drug courts and restorative programmes. These...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
James Browne: I acknowledged in my initial reply that the current process is cumbersome and takes up considerable court time. A review is being carried out as to how that can be streamlined to ensure that the process is much more straightforward and to reduce the opportunities for kicking the can down the road. We want to ensure people pay these fines and are not wasting court time. I am very much in...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: What about write-offs?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
James Browne: Dealing with fines is always a matter for the courts.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Questions Nos. 14 to 16, inclusive, answered with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Question No. 17 answered with Question No. 5.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traffic Fines (20 Jun 2024)
Question No. 18 answered with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Jun 2024)
Drug Dealing