Results 281-300 of 375 for garda speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (3 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the Garda as required. Defence Forces Border operations are undertaken as aid to civil power, ATCP, requests. The Defence Forces also assist the Garda in relation to prisoner escorts, cash escorts and...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The most important defence against any terrorist attack is detection and prevention by the security forces. While the Garda Síochána has the primary responsibility for law and order, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, meaning in practice to assist, when requested, the Garda Síochána. The various components of the Defence Forces are...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (3 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...ongoing recruitment to ensure that an overall PDF strength of 10,500 is maintained. Responsibility for the prevention of drug-trafficking and other such illegal activities rests primarily with the Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners. The White Paper on Defence provides for a security role for both the Naval Service and the Air Corps to assist and support the civil authorities in...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (3 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...being transferred to the council. A half-acre site has been set aside on foot of a request from the Office of Public Works, OPW, for a plot of ground to facilitate extension of the existing Garda station located on Main Street, Ballincollig. Some 19.218 acres at the former Fitzgerald Camp, Fermoy, were sold to Cork County Council in 2001 for €973,889 for development in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 301 together. The Garda Síochána has primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. It continuously monitors the potential threats to the State arising from international terrorism in co-operation with the Defence Forces. The Defence Forces make contingency plans for a range of scenarios...

National Emergency Plan. (3 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...by the end of the year, some of which will be reserved for front-line staff such as the Defence Forces. I am assured the Defence Forces will have sufficient powers in the event of an emergency. The Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and emergency services will have comprehensive powers in that event. This was demonstrated during the recent foot and mouth crisis. The emergency planning...

Defence Forces Equipment. (3 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The most important defence against any terrorist attack is detection and prevention by the security forces. While the Garda Síochána has primary responsibility for law and order, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, meaning, in practice, to assist, when requested, the Garda Síochána. The various components of the Defence Forces are...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (18 Oct 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...used for storage. As it is not feasible to refurbish the prefabricated structure, it has been decided to offer the site for sale on the open market. The local RDF unit will occupy the former Garda station with effect from next week and will require use of that entire premises. I regret, therefore, that it will not be possible to meet the requirements of the local Red Cross.

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...on emergency planning. The lead responsibility for specific emergency planning functions remains with the relevant Departments. Responsibility for internal national security is a matter for the Garda, with support as appropriate from the Defence Forces. The national security committee is concerned with ensuring that the Taoiseach and the Government are advised of high-level security issues...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The most important defence against any terrorist attack is detection and prevention by the security forces. While the Garda has the primary responsibility for law and order, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power. In practice, that means that the Defence Forces assist the Garda when requested. The various components of the Defence Forces are...

Written Answers — Civil Defence: Civil Defence (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...Agency, (g) a member of the Civil Defence Officers Association nominated by it, (h) an officer of the Defence Forces nominated by the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, (i) a member of the Garda Síochána nominated by the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, and (j) subject to subsection (5)— (i) a volunteer member of civil defence, and (ii) a member of the staff of the Board....

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...plans are co-ordinated by the various lead Departments at a national level and through the local authorities, including the fire service, the Health Service Executive and the local and regional Garda divisions. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces are the provision of aid to the civil power, meaning in practice to assist the Garda Síochána and other civil authorities when...

Written Answers — National Security: National Security (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Garda Síochána has primary responsibility for law and order. One of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, meaning in practice to assist the Garda when requested. There are detailed procedures in place to enable the Garda to obtain the assistance of the Defence Forces in matters of law and order when they consider it necessary.

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...providing co-ordination for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Potential threats to the State arising from international terrorism are continuously monitored by those involved, principally the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces. The current advice available to me is that, while the Garda authorities recognise that the terrorist threat to Europe may currently be high, with regard to...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...is currently being transferred to the council. A half acre site has been set aside on foot of a request from the Office of Public Works for a plot of ground to facilitate extension of the existing Garda station located on Main Street, Ballincollig, as has a site comprising circa 1.7 acres for the Department of Education and Science for a Gaelscoil. The combined value of those two sites is...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The most important defence against any terrorist attack is detection and prevention by the security forces. While the Garda Síochána has the primary responsibility for law and order, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, meaning, in practice, to assist the Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The various components of the Defence...

Defence Forces Inquiry. (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...there have been inquiries by the UN, the Irish army and a three day inquest. In none of those cases was there a definitive conclusion on how this young man died. There has been a proposal for a Garda inquiry. I propose to read the transcript of the inquest and then read a report by the military on the inquest. Following my meeting with Mrs. Barrett I will speak to the military and then I...

Emergency Planning. (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...on emergency planning last met on Tuesday, 20 September 2005. The membership of the task force includes Ministers, senior officials of Departments, senior officers of the Defence Forces and the Garda, and officials of other key public authorities that have a lead or support role in Government emergency planning. The work of the task force continues and there have been 41 meetings to date....

Defence Forces Recruitment. (29 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...not know why women do not see it as the job for them. Traditionally, that has been the case, and fortunately we are trying to change that. I take the Deputy's point about height. As he knows, the Garda Síochána has got rid of the height requirement and instead introduced one for physical fitness. To the best of my knowledge, that has been the case for the last few years. I have asked the...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Investigations: Defence Forces Investigations (28 Sep 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...confirming that the aircraft seeking landing permission will comply with the relevant operative criteria. I understand from my colleague the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that the Garda Síochána is notified in advance of the arrival of all such landings, and that, while such aircraft are not routinely inspected, the Garda Síochána conducts a full investigation in any...