Results 321-340 of 878 for garda speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...the House. The debates can be viewed on the Oireachtas website. Similarly, the report of the Ó Briain Committee, which considered the matter of serious allegations of ill-treatment of persons in Garda custody including the Amnesty report, and made a series of recommendations, is published on the Oireachtas website. I am informed that the Court of Appeal judgment referenced by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 and 521 together. As the Deputy will be aware, An Garda Síochána is responsible for policing the criminal offences in the public health regulations made under the Health Act 1947. The Health (Amendment) Act 2020, which amended the Health Act 1947 to provide a new system of fines under the Act were introduced by the Minister for Health in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...case was approved by the Courts Service Board at its meeting on 1 June and has been sent to my Department for consideration in conjunction with the preliminary business case for development of two Garda stations. Current time-frames, allowing for procurement which would be undertaken by the National Development Finance Agency, planning, and other activities would see construction...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Justice, I am deeply conscious of the risks encountered by all members of An Garda Síochána every time they go on duty. All assaults, of whatever nature, are a blatant disregard for the safety of the brave people in uniform who risk their lives every day in the service of the State. An Garda Síochána have advised me that a search of the PULSE database was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Gardaí deploy a wide range of operational measures aimed at tackling public-order offences and anti-social behaviour in all contexts. The legal framework which assists the Gardaí in tackling this type of crime includes provisions under the Criminal Damage Act 1991; the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994; the Criminal Justice (Public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the recording of crimes reported to An Garda Síochána. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. The Deputy will also appreciate that matters relating to legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, under the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, for the management and administration of Garda business, including the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members and staff. The Commissioner is responsible, under the Act, for the deployment of Gardaí throughout the State, which includes the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including recruitment of new members. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the estimated payroll cost in 2022 of increasing the number of sworn...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (5 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy that the information sought in relation to Parliamentary Question Nos. 439 and 440 of 6 July 2021 was received from An Garda Síochána and that substantive answers for both questions have issued from my office to the Deputy. The information is available at the following links:

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...will be aware, the primary purpose of the employment vetting carried out by the National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults.  It is carried out by An Garda Síochána in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012-2016.   As the Deputy will appreciate,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Agreements (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...component of the open border policy that has been operating in Europe. The integration of SIS II into national systems means that automatic alerts are generated in real-time in instances where, for example, a Garda member encounters a person who is wanted or has been involved in a serious crime in another jurisdiction. SIS II also generates alerts on missing persons (in particular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that promotions to the ranks of Sergeant and Inspector are the subject of recent Regulations - Garda Síochána (Appointment to the Ranks of Inspector and Sergeant) Regulations 2021 S.I. 370/2021. These Regulations were drafted in accordance with Section 122(1)(j) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, and fulfil a long-term objective to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This responsibility includes the management of the PULSE system and the gathering of data generally. The Deputy will also be aware that the CSO resumed publication of recorded crime statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes processing of personal data for law enforcement purposes. Processing of personal data for law enforcement purposes is subject to Part 5 of the Data Protection Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...and Chief Superintendents have been the subject of extensive engagement at official and Ministerial level over a number of years. A review of the Availability Allowance undertaken by Garda management and my Department, with input from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, has been shared with both the Superintendents Association and the Chief Superintendents...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the deployment of Gardaí. I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of 31 August 2021, six Garda members comprising one inspector, one sergeant and four Gardaí were stationed at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Fines (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the enforcement of road traffic legislation. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. Fixed Charge Notices can be issued for offences related to overtaking or attempting to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the continued disruption of the supply of all illicit drugs remains a priority for An Garda Síochána and the other state agencies tasked with responsibilities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Parliamentary Question 497 of 22 June 2021 refers to the estimated cost of installing a minimum of two defibrillators in each Garda station that is open on a 24/7 basis. I can confirm that a substantive response to Parliamentary Question 497 of 22 June 2021 was issued to the Deputy on 6 July 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Service (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) following publication of its fundamental in-depth review in 2018. A central tenet of the CoFPI report is that An Garda Síochána should be a single organisation with a single workforce. To support this, CoFPI recommended that non-sworn members (i.e. Garda staff) should be recruited directly to An...