Results 281-300 of 582 for garda speaker:Róisín Shortall

Joint Policing Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: ...this matter and indicated that he welcomes the opportunity for a debate on this issue. As the Deputy is aware, the functions and powers of joint policing committees, JPCs, are set out in the Garda Síochána Act 2005, which provides for a committee in each local authority area. The Act provides that joint policing committees operate under guidelines issued in September 2008 by the...

Joint Policing Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: ...local level, where people play an active part in addressing the crime problems in their immediate estate or locality, that is the solution in the long-term. There is no easy solution. Clearly the Garda has the principal role to play in combatting crime but it is about all the players, in particular the community, engaging and being active. As we all agree, that is the most effective...

Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs: Misuse of Drugs (18 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I am informed that the legal high product known as "Mad Alice" usually contains a substance called RCS-4. RCS-4 is a cannabis-related substance which was first reported in the EU in 2010. The Garda National Drugs Unit has informed me that RCS-4 first came to its attention in April 2011, following a seizure of the substance. On November 1st 2011 the Government declared a range of...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (6 Dec 2011)

Róisín Shortall: ...Reduction, Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation and Research. Significant progress has been made towards implementing the Actions of the Strategy and I intend to build on this progress. The Gardaí and Revenue's Customs Service have had considerable success in regard to drug seizures, and they continue to co-ordinate their efforts and to liaise effectively with the colleagues in other...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (6 Dec 2011)

Róisín Shortall: ...in collaboration with the relevant statutory agencies to monitor the availability of controlled drugs, including prescription medicines, through illicit supply channels. I am informed that An Garda Síochána is aware of the misuse and abuse of prescribed drugs. This frequently occurs where illegal substances subject to the Misuse of Drugs Acts have become scarce due to law enforcement...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (29 Sep 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I am informed that An Garda Síochána is aware of the misuse of prescribed drugs, most frequently in circumstances where illegal substances subject to the Misuse of Drugs Acts have become scarce due to law enforcement measures. Medicinal products which have the potential to be misused are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs legislation. There are additional controls on the prescribing,...

Garda Deployment (5 Jul 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. The Minister for Justice and Equality utterly and unequivocally condemns the recent attack on a member of An Garda Síochána who was responding to a domestic dispute in Dublin last Sunday. While he cannot comment on the details of any case that may be before the courts or anticipate what charges may appropriately be brought in any case,...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (5 Jul 2011)

Róisín Shortall: ...psychoactive substances over the internet is a global problem that poses serious ongoing risks. The enforcement of the legal provisions applying is carried out by Revenue's Customs Service and An Garda Síochána, both of whom work closely together and with their international counterparts to address the problem. The Customs Service and An Garda Síochána also liaise closely with the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (31 May 2011)

Róisín Shortall: ...local campaigns at Drugs Task Force level. Since 2008, over €689,000 has been allocated to this campaign. The phone line has resulted in over 9,800 calls received and 2,800 reports made to the Gardaí. An evaluation of the 2010 campaign has been completed and is currently under consideration. The evaluation will inform the future approach to the initiative.

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (24 May 2011)

Róisín Shortall: ...in collaboration with the relevant statutory agencies to monitor the availability of controlled drugs, including prescription medicines, through illicit supply channels. I am informed that An Garda Síochána is aware of the practice of the misuse and abuse of prescribed drugs, most frequently in circumstances where illegal substances subject to the Misuse of Drugs Acts have become scarce...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (17 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason the creation of 900 civilian posts within the gardaí has resulted in the release of only 144 Garda personnel for frontline policing duties, as highlighted in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General; the steps he will take to ensure greater use of civilian personnel, as recommended in the recent report of the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: ...is met by pension contributions of the employee, and the net pension cost to the State, with a breakdown for specific public sector employees such as established civil servants, teachers, nurses, gardaí and others and factoring in entitlement to the State pension. [40690/10]

Written Answers — Garda Security Escorts: Garda Security Escorts (7 Oct 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent annual report of the Garda diversion programme that teenagers came to the attention of the Garda for public drunkenness more than any other offence last year; the steps he is taking to deal with the illegal sale of alcohol to those under age; the steps planned to regulate so-called home...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (9 Jun 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to address the backlog in the area of the Garda vetting, with particular reference to child care providers operating under FÁS community employment schemes who require clearance before they are able to take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/10]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (1 Jun 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 26 May 2010, if he will provide the information requested on a Garda division basis. [23316/10]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (13 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action the Gardaí plan to take in regard to the continued operation, especially in the Dublin area, of gaming arcades and other premises operating in breach of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, particularly in regard to the maximum permitted stake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19621/10]

Garda Strength (13 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Justice; Equality and Law Reform the number of applications received during 2009 for applications for early retirement from members of the Gardaí, broken down by rank; the way this compares with each year from 2002; the number of applications received in 2010 to date; his views of reports that a significant number of senior Gardaí are planning to take...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 May 2010)

Róisín Shortall: ...for Transport if he has reviewed the new research from the Road Safety Authority which indicated that learner drivers are responsible for more than one in five fatal crashes in 2008; his views on Garda figures which show that almost 14,000 learner drivers have been caught driving unaccompanied or without learner signs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/10]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if arising from comments made by the Garda Commissioner in Templemore, County Tipperary, on 29 October 2009, he will outline the investigations that are underway into allegations that a small number of gardaí may have been providing information to criminal gangs thus potentially jeopardising investigations and putting...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to members of the Government, members of the Judiciary; former taoisigh or former Ministers; if he has plans to review the numbers involved with a view to transferring some of these Garda officers to front-line duties fighting crime; and if he...