Results 301-320 of 464 for garda speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (9 Sep 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that the Office of Public Works work plans for 2021 and 2022 are not yet finalised however there are currently plans to refurbish a number of Garda Stations within Dublin over the next two years. Please find below details of the planned projects which includes works funded by both OPW and An Garda Síochána. Garda Station Description of works ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (8 Sep 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: A Programme for Government included for a ‘pilot programme of station re-openings’ throughout the country, including Leighlinbridge Garda Station. The Office of Public Works undertook technical surveys on the building and issued a report on the works required, indicative costs involved, and proposed layout to Garda Estate Management. An Garda Síochána (AGS)...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (28 Jul 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: The refurbishment of Fitzgibbon St Garda Station is being carried out in two phases.  The first phase was completed at a cost of €3,439,726.67 vat inclusive. The second phase works are on site and a construction contract to the value of €5,990,415.99 vat inclusive, was awarded on 16 December 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (28 Jul 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: The estimated cost of the remaining refurbishment works planned for Sligo Garda Station to date is €396,220.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (28 Jul 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: Dublin Port Company is seeking to relocate the current Garda Immigration facility in Dublin Port.  OPW are working with the Port Authority to find a suitable alternative.

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020 (23 Jul 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...has doubled to €1 million in 2020 to reflect the demand from public service bodies seeking their services and operations. Turning now to the other Votes within Vote group 1, I would like to mention that a memorandum of understanding has been agreed between the Public Appointments Service, PAS, Vote 17, and An Garda Síochána. This will result in the Public Appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (21 Jul 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that the Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently undertaking or planning refurbishment works to Garda Stations in south Co Kildare and to Portarlington Garda Station in Co Laois as detailed in the table below. In addition, to the works listed the OPW continues to provide ongoing maintenance to all the Garda Stations in Co Kildare as required. Station ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Traffic Management (16 Jul 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...by which gates traffic should be admitted , is a complex one with arguments on both sides as to whether the peripheral gates, which had been closed due to the pandemic in consultation with An Garda Síochána, ought to remain closed to traffic or not. Having weighed up the arguments I concluded that the correct course of action for now, was to re-open the perimeter gates. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (14 Jul 2020)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that the Office of Public Works (OPW) carried out no major refurbishment works at Santry Garda Station during the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Ongoing minor works were carried out and details of the expenditure for each of the 3 years is outlined in the table below. These figures are for both works funded by the OPW and An Garda Síochána and include maintenance work,...

Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to meet the Exchequer element of the bonus. The justice Vote group requires Supplementary Estimates of €51 million in total. Of this, €17.5 million is required for the Garda Vote as a result of security costs associated with the visits of President Trump and Vice President Pence. Further to this, just over €33 million...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Garda Vetting (26 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there a requirement by the local authorities to Garda vet persons who are in receipt of housing assistance payment, HAP; if persons that are residing in HAP houses have to comply with the same level of scrutiny as council tenants; and if they can have their tenancy terminated. [14060/19]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...that the Senator, as well as Deputy O’Dowd, has been monitoring the position closely since the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, last updated the House in November on the steps being taken by An Garda Síochána to neutralise the feud. The Taoiseach will visit Drogheda tomorrow to discuss this and other matters directly with members of An Garda Síochána. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Flanagan. I would point out, however, from my own regional experience, that we have had not dissimilar situations in other parts of the country. There have been concerted efforts by members of An Garda Síochána, supported by local authorities, State agencies, the Government and others in other parts of the country where there were particular feuds and difficulties that have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works Properties (28 Feb 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Moran. The OPW manages more than 2,500 properties on behalf of the State. These include office accommodation, heritage properties, visitor centres, Garda stations, warehouses and others. An Garda Síochána is responsible for assigning residences to gardaí in line with its policing plans. The OPW disposes of Garda stations or...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...means, for instance, by showing one's passport. How would one get a person's passport in the first place if he or she has decided not to provide his or her birth certificate? If a person walks into a Garda station but has decided not to provide proof of evidence, because it is covered in the public service identity that has been defined by the Attorney General, which Senator Higgins...

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann:" and substitute the following: “notes that the Interim Report from the Garda Commissioner to the Policing Authority on the handling of youth crime cases during the period 25th July, 2010 to 28th July, 2017 has identified serious failings within An Garda Síochána, including failure to process the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...a driver would not give his or her consent to have penalty points information shared between one arm of the State and another, namely, between the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and An Garda Síochána. No one would want this but we could have a situation whereby an individual does not consent to have his or her penalty points data shared between An Garda...

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...10 defines the term “public body” for the purposes of the Bill. I want this Bill to apply to the widest possible number of public bodies and so, among others, the definition encompasses the Civil Service, local authorities, the HSE, An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the non-commercial State agencies. 7 o’clock A list of bodies excluded from the...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...reason there is a wide definition of public bodies in the Bill is the same reason to which Senator Higgins referred. If I excluded the Health Service Executive, an education and training board, An Garda Síochána, the Commissioners of Public Works or another body, I would be pilloried and people would say it was more of the same and the Government was covering something up. If I...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...body" for the purposes of the Bill. It is my intention that the Bill should apply to the widest possible number of public bodies and so the definition encompasses, among others, the Civil Service, local authorities, the HSE, An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the non-commercial State agencies. A list of bodies excluded from the Bill - mainly the commercial semi-State...