Results 301-320 of 612 for garda speaker:David Stanton

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...office which is then conveyed, electronically or otherwise, to the applicant or the agent for service. It is proposed to administer arrangements to use the third payment option which involves the Garda Síochána taking on the printing of District Court summonses in order to facilitate the integrated printing in the cases of fixed-charge notice of a summons and a fixed-charge...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...be executed by posting or delivering it to the address inside or outside the State at which the person ordinarily resides which, at the time of the alleged offence, the person gave to the detecting garda or at which the vehicle is registered. If a vehicle is registered at a certain address, that is where it will be sent. That is where the person is more than likely to be living, and it...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...whereby evidence that a fixed charge notice was not served shall not be a defence to the alleged offence. Senator Ó Donnghaile is correct that we are focusing on speeding and other offences. An Garda Síochána is considering other options, such as moving to proof of service. The alternative of outsourcing the entire summons service process for fixed charge notices is also...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...and administrative measures to enable the introduction of a third payment option, namely, the payment of the fixed amount plus 100%, while upholding any penalty points concerned without necessitating further court or Garda time. This third option will be made available up to seven days before the date on which an offender will otherwise have been summoned to appear before the court. If a...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...Ó Donnghaile's point about the ultimate aim being to get people to slow down - as well as a reduction in the number of cases coming to court, thereby saving time for the Courts Service and An Garda Síochána and an increase in the number of persons taking first and second payment options, and also an improved service to the public who might otherwise overlook the payment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (9 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...team in the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration in my Department to establish that Ireland can meet their particular needs, including medical needs. They are also interviewed by members of An Garda Síochána and their fingerprints are checked against international databases for security reasons. Resettlement to Mullingar is planned to take place during the summer but...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (3 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...for the relevant authorities to investigate and seek the truth of these allegations. It serves nobody, least of all the victims and their families, to seek to short-circuit these processes. The Garda authorities are pursuing their investigation into these events and the Tánaiste has been assured that every effort has been made to conclude these ongoing processes without delay....

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (3 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...it as opportunistic crime. I am sure he is encouraging people to report all crime. It is important to report all crime, no matter how small, because we then get a picture of what is going on and the Garda gets a picture of what is going on so they can apprehend people. We must all remain vigilant in the fight against all forms of criminality in our communities. The Tánaiste and...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (3 May 2017)

David Stanton: I am taking this matter this evening on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality who apologises that she cannot be present to take it. The killing of Garda Tony Golden at Omeath in October 2015 was a tragic loss for his family and for his colleagues in An Garda Síochána. All Members will share my view that Tony Golden was a hero who gave his life doing...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (3 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...who cannot be present for this debate, unfortunately. She asked me to speak on her behalf. I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for raising this important issue in the Chamber this afternoon. I assure him An Garda Síochána carefully monitors the activities of criminal groups affecting all areas of the country, including County Kerry, and is implementing strong policing measures to disrupt...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)

David Stanton: RIA takes and has always taken the issue of Garda vetting and child protection very seriously. RIA has a dedicated Child and Family Services Unit, whose role is to manage, deliver, coordinate, monitor and plan all matters relating to child and family services for all persons resident in State provided accommodation. It also acts as a conduit between RIA and Tusla, the latter having...

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...not dealt with fully, those issues, together with the troubling findings of the report of the Fennelly commission, have the real potential to undermine the traditional strong public trust that An Garda Síochána has enjoyed since the foundation of the State. Trust in policing is a cornerstone of any democracy and, once broken, is difficult to restore. The Government is...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...where such tools or devices are produced and put on the market for legitimate purposes such as the testing of the security of information systems. Section 7 allows a search warrant to be issued to An Garda Síochána by the District Court in the investigation of the suspected commission of offences under the Bill. It also sets out the process involved and provides for related...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...offences, member states are required to have an operational national point of contact, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The designated national contact point for Ireland is the Garda computer crime investigation unit, and its contact details have already been provided to the European Commission and can be made available to other member states' competent specialised...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: The third payment option interacts with the summons and the fixed charge notice system. The two agencies that manage the systems are the Courts Service and An Garda Síochána. At present a fixed charge notice is issued by an outsourced print service provider on behalf of An Garda Síochána. Summonses are issued by the Courts Service following an application from An Garda...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...intended to have the effect of reflecting the issue of summonses as part of a batch of electronic data transmitted from the relevant court office to a print service provider acting on behalf of the Garda Síochána. It is no longer proposed that this drafting approach shall be followed in the Bill. This change arises from further work of the Advisory Counsel and Parliamentary...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...5 of the Road Traffic Act 2016) of the Act of 2010 in the circumstances provided for by the Act of 2010 where the fixed charge offence is alleged to have been committed by a person who is a member of the Garda Síochána.".". This provides for the amendment of section 3 of the Bill by the insertion of enhanced alternative language. Section 3 of the Bill provides for an exception...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ..., namely the Offences Against the State Act 1939, the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 and the Criminal Justice Act 2007. Section 5A concerns the well-established right of a person in Garda custody to access legal advice and is aimed at clarifying the circumstances in which questioning may proceed, notwithstanding that a suspect has not yet had an opportunity to consult a...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 3. The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 is amended by the insertion of the following after section 4:“4A. (1) (a) Where a person—(i) is in custody in a Garda Síochána station having been arrested under section 24 or for the offence at common law of breach of the peace, and (ii) is, but for this section, to be released from...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: At the moment, no. It is proposed to include six hours, but the person can be released earlier if the person in charge at the Garda station believes they are no longer a danger to themselves or to others.