Results 301-320 of 375 for garda speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (30 Jun 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...planning; a nominee of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland; a nominee of the Environmental Protection Agency; a member of the Civil Defence Officers' Association; a member of the Garda Síochána nominated by the Garda Commissioner. The Central Council of the Irish Red Cross Society consists of members elected by the various society areas and of members nominated by...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (28 Jun 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Contingency planning has been undertaken regarding the possible use of Garda and Defence Force personnel in the event of industrial action in the prisons. In such a situation, the Defence Forces would play a significant role. Pursuant to this, army personnel have been engaged in a familiarisation process, which has included a series of visits to the prisons. It would be inappropriate to...

National Emergency Plan. (26 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...our frontline emergency services and other support services dealing with such incidents. Emergency planning is a key focus of my remit as Minister for Defence and it was a sad coincidence that the Garda Síochána had planned two exercises this week to test inter-agency responses in scenarios similar to the incident that occurred on Monday. In light of the circumstances of this incident,...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (26 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...been trained in its operation. Other Defence Forces equipment includes biological agent detectors and screening kits, group decontamination equipment and personal decontamination equipment. The Garda Síochána has primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. In co-operation with the Defence Forces, it continuously monitors the...

Written Answers — International Terrorism: International Terrorism (26 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36, 161, 162 and 163 together. 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...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (26 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...Science for approximately €1.1 million. 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...

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (26 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: 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. I am informed by the military authorities that they have received no request for the provision of security for the transportation of nuclear or chemical materials...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...Education and Science for approximately €1.1 million. A half acre site has been set aside on foot of a request from the Office of Public Works for a plot to facilitate extension of the existing Garda station located on Main Street, Ballincollig. A total of 19.218 acres at the former Fitzgerald Camp, Fermoy, were sold to Cork County Council in 2001 for €973,889 for development in...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...of Education and Science for approximately €1.1 million. A half acre site has been set aside on foot of a request from the Office of Public Works for a plot facilitate extension of the existing Garda station on Main Street, Ballincollig. A total of 19.218 acres at the former Fitzgerald Camp, Fermoy, were sold to Cork County Council in 2001 for €973,889 for development in conjunction...

Written Answers — International Terrorism: International Terrorism (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 40 together. The most important defence against any terrorist attacks 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...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...been trained in their operation. Other Defence Forces equipment includes biological agent detectors and screening kits, group decontamination equipment and personal decontamination equipment. The Garda Síochána has primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. In co-operation with the Defence Forces, it continuously monitors the...

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...Planning, which I chair, was established in October 2001. The membership of the task force includes Ministers, senior officials of Departments, senior officers of the Defence Forces and the Garda Síochána, 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 37 meetings to...

Written Answers — International Terrorism: International Terrorism (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 to 252, inclusive, together. The most important defence against terrorist attacks 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, meaning in practice to assist the Garda, when requested. The...

Military Escorts. (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: To aid the civil power is among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces. This means in practice to assist, when requested, the Garda Siochána which has the primary responsibility for law and order, including protection of the internal security of the State. The Defence Forces assist the Garda as required in duties, which include escorting cash deliveries to banks, post offices and other...

Military Escorts. (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: .... The lead Department on the issue of cash escorts is the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. If cash in excess of a certain amount is being transported, then the banks have to secure a Garda escort. The Garda, in turn, contact the military. The question of random military escorts would, therefore, have to be discussed with the lead Department, but Deputy Timmins has made a...

Security Escorts. (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: To aid the civil power, meaning in practice to assist, when requested, the Garda Síochána which has the primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State, is among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces. In this regard, the Defence Forces assist the Garda as required in duties which include escorting cash deliveries to banks, post...

Security Escorts. (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...it were acceptable I would not be negotiating for an increase. I would not have called in the institutions and said that I want an increased contribution from them. The initiative whereby the Garda Síochána, subsequently with back-up from the Army, began to escort these cash transit operations commenced in 1978 as a result of a spectacular robbery in my adjoining constituency in west...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (10 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...and Science for approximately €1.1 million. 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 to the existing Garda station located on Main Street, Ballincollig. A site comprising 19.218 acres at the former Fitzgerald camp, Fermoy, County Cork, was sold for €973,889 to Cork County Council in 2001 for...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (1 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 102 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 where...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (1 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...Science for approximately €1.1 million. 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. My Department is in correspondence with the OPW on arrangements for transfer of the lands concerned, including the matter of a consideration...