Results 281-300 of 326 for garda speaker:Jack Chambers

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Drug and Alcohol Testing (4 Apr 2017)

Jack Chambers: 637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the plans for roadside drug testing will proceed as planned or if there will be any changes in view of the recent discoveries regarding Garda roadside testing; when roadside drug testing will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16242/17]

Other Questions: Garda Strength (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: 8. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the drug squad numbers in each Garda division for each of the past five years and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15750/17]

Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: ...I raised the prescriptive nature of the consultative process that may have to occur. What the Minister of State said then was that there is a proper process of consultation, in the context of the Garda and the various stakeholders, which occurs through the regulations that are published. On Committee Stage, the Minister of State also said that if she prescribed a certain body and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: Did the Garda have any oversight for breath-testing between 2006 and 2009?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: So there was no data available on breath-testing from 2006 to 2009? Did the Garda have any metric available for breath-testing data at that time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: Did the Garda have checkpoint data at the time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: ..., from 2006 to 2009. If they do not have data on breath-testing, what did they have about checkpoints? Surely there is some data or metric on a station-by-station basis that was published by the Garda at that time. What was it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: In more recent times, how did anonymity hinder the investigation from the anonymous complaint that was made? Why was a significant length of time spent by the Garda looking for the person who made the complaint to the Road Safety Authority, which was subsequently sent to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and to the Garda? Why did the Garda look for who it was rather than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: ...might have happened. Can the representatives give us a hypothesis as to why, in their opinion, this may have happened? I understand an audit is continuing, but, surely, as senior officers in An Garda Síochána, they have some indication as to how this happened in every station in every part of the country. Do they have any hypothesis as to how it happened at such a systematic level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: ...representatives must provide some idea for the committee as to why they happened. It is not acceptable simply to wait for a factual understanding. They should give us, as senior members of the Garda, as the ones who accept responsibility collectively, as they stated, some idea as to why this happened. I want to track back. Again, I am interested in the period from 2006 to 2009....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: Were payments made within the Garda without any performance targets at the time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: ...the Commissioner appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality I asked her if she had full confidence in statistics in light of the anomalies highlighted by the CSO and the Garda Inspectorate. She said she was confident that the improvements had been put in place. Does she want to qualify those remarks? I come back to the question as to why this has occurred....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (30 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: 37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Reserve numbers in each Garda division for each of the past five years and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15751/17]

Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: ...: "When determining whether or not to grant a licence in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister may consult such persons as the Minister considers appropriate, including the Executive and An Garda Síochána." Is it possible to incorporate strengthened wording here? Perhaps we could insert the expression "shall consult with persons as the Minister considers appropriate,...

Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Jack Chambers: The use of "shall" would possibly formalise a process of consultation between the health service and the Garda and would formalise it legally. It would also empower the Minister to consult with others, as appropriate. It is only technical wording, but I believe it would uphold the process of consultation with the same people with whom we want to progress this important legislation. It...

Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Second Stage (23 Feb 2017)

Jack Chambers: ...centre in Dublin should be introduced on a pilot basis, as provided for in the legislation. There should be regular reviews to measure the success of the centre. Input from stakeholders, the Garda and local groups will be important in this regard. How this policy is implemented will be crucial to its success or failure. I am equally of the view that the introduction of such...

Committee Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability: Motion (2 Feb 2017)

Jack Chambers: ...role in compiling this report. I also thank the other members of the joint committee for their input and welcome those who are present. The report was primarily based on engagements the committee had with An Garda Síochána, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the Garda Inspectorate and the Policing Authority. These discussions and engagements were invaluable in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: ..., the people who run the premises, but there was no specific mention of staff. Is there anything further that could be added to improve what is included in the heads of the Bill or are the Garda representatives concerned about anything in the way the legislation is being drafted? Do they believe this legislation will be workable? Deputy O'Brien and I are members of the Committee on...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: ...automatic number plate recognition, ANPR, technology? How many vehicles have had that technology installed to date? It is an important technology for crime surveillance and road traffic issues. Many gardaí would mention it to me as being a priority technology. Given that new vehicles are being purchased, it is important that they would have this technology installed. There were...

Other Questions: Crime Levels (15 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for the Dublin western metropolitan region are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in the Dublin western metropolitan region have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34735/16]