Results 301-320 of 589 for garda speaker:Paul Kehoe

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...on-island border arrangements are maintained to the greatest extent possible. Primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána. Responsibility for the security aspect of border control rests with An Garda Síochána while the Revenue Commissioners also have responsibilities relating...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internalsecurity of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. Since 5 February 2003, the Gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Foreign Naval Vessels (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...routine visit and was granted permission by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to dock on the basis that it met these criteria. Security arrangements for such visits are a matter for An Garda Síochána. The roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power which in practice means to assist, on request, An...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...support, the Emergency Aero-medical Service, maritime patrols and fishery protection, the Ministerial Air Transport Service, inter-hospital transfers and Aid to the Civil Power duties including the Garda Air Support Unit and security escorts. The Air Corps is currently experiencing shortages of trained personnel and this has led to reduced availability of certain aircraft. I want...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...representations from PDFORRA seeking to have access to the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court made available to them in the event of any future legislative changes being made to provide An Garda Siochana with access to same. I remain satisfied with the present arrangements in place for the Defence Forces and have no immediate plans to make any changes. However, in the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Primary responsibility for security matters and the internal security of the State rests with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána. There is significant engagement on an ongoing basis with respect to international terrorism with other countries in the EU. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...in the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces. The defence contribution to security also encompasses defence inputs to domestic security (Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP)) in support of An Garda Síochána, who have primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order including the protection of the internal security of the State. My priority as Minister with...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (28 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...from PDFORRA seeking to have access to the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court made available to them, in the event of any future legislative changes being made to provide An Garda Síochána with access to same. My officials are considering this submission in light of the review being undertaken by the Department of Justice and Equality Working Group on access to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...alleged wrongdoing involves a serious loss or danger to others. Depending on the seriousness of the allegations, it may be necessary to refer the matter to other appropriate authorities (e.g. An Garda Síochána; external enforcement agency or regulator, C&AG’s office). - If it is established that the disclosure falls within the scope of this Policy it is then...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...Observer Force, UNDOF, in the Golan Heights. I have already referenced the contribution made by the Naval Service in its deployment to the Mediterranean, and the issue of a further deployment in 2017 will be considered shortly. The Department of Justice and Equality and the Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for Ireland's domestic security, supported, as required, by...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...met the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to ensure this is made a priority in 2017 and to ensure we get in the required number. There are issues around inducting personnel relating to Garda clearance and security. We are recruiting for the Permanent Defence Force and the Reserve Defence Force. As members are aware, every organisation has issues around Garda checks and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...that he does not want a border to come back into existence and that is part of the Brexit negotiations. If there is a hard border it will be a matter both for the Customs and Excise and An Garda Síochána. It will be as an aid to the civil power where the Defence Forces will come into play if there is to be a Border. However, I am hopeful from the conversations the Taoiseach has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Coast Guard Services (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...support, the Emergency Aeromedical Service, maritime patrols and fishery protection, the Ministerial Air Transport Service, inter-hospital transfers and Aid to the Civil Power duties including the Garda Air Support Unit and cash escorts. Having regard to the Irish Coast Guard, the Coast Guard provides a nationwide maritime emergency organisation as well as a variety of services to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...of the Chief Executive of the local authority. The White Paper on Defence (2015) establishes the priority task for Civil Defence as emergency support to the Principal Response Agencies (an Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive and local authorities). This embraces the large number of support roles under the Framework for Major Emergency Management which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...to this end which will require in due course engagement with other stakeholders involved, such as the UN, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána to further explore the contribution of gender focused measures, particularly in relation to the appropriate formation and deployment of female personnel. The advancement...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cyber Security Policy (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...developed in relation to such supports to CSIRT. In relation to terrorism, primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána. In that regard, among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence 2015 is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power which, in practice, means...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. On each occasion that the support of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Court of Human Rights Rulings (28 Feb 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...of judgements by the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the French military and also findings in a recent case brought to the European Committee on Social Rights by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), the outcomes of which will require very careful consideration. In a non-binding ruling, the European Committee on Social Rights (ECSR) found that current...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (28 Feb 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. On each occasion that the support of the...

Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Kehoe: There has been no change. We are directed by An Garda Síochána to assist in aid to the civil power. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has responsibility for the use of Shannon Airport and what flights go in and out of it. As I have repeatedly stated in the Chamber in response to Deputy Daly and other Deputies, we are requested by An Garda Síochána to assist in...