Results 321-340 of 388 for garda speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...or around the time the call is made for submissions on the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. What is not in the public interest is what is probably the most crucial appointment of a Garda Commissioner in the almost 100-year history of An Garda Síochána not being approached in the right way. It is essential that the appointment be got right and if the Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the appointment process for the position of Garda Commissioner; if he has considered the concerns expressed by the Commission on the Future of Policing about making such an appointment before the commission has finished its work; and his further views on whether it might be premature to make such an appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community gardaí in the service of An Garda Síochána, in each of the past seven years; the number of dedicated community gardaí in the Cork city Garda district in each of the past seven years; if he will report on the commitment of his Department to the national model of community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a recent review of the Garda youth diversion project as a model; if not, if he will examine same; if there is potential to extend it to petty offenders over 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51735/17]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It may be apparent but I want to get absolute clarity on the issue of the overtime. It may be an operational matter for the gardaí but on the basis of what has been provided here, can it be said that the announced ban on overtime, apart from specific operations, in the Dublin metropolitan region will continue between now and the end of the year or will it be rectified and overtime be...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I understand and appreciate that but the budget for Garda overtime is global, taking in all the divisions, and leaked or not, I presume the circular was accurate. As far as the Minister understands it, will there now be a change in the position in the Dublin metropolitan region and will overtime be available in that district?

Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...We are proposing that the tribunal should be allowed to investigate the knowledge of officials, advisers and Ministers. At present, it is confined to investigating the knowledge of the former Garda Commissioners, Martin Callinan and Nóirín O'Sullivan. The key point related to the possibility of a cover-up, of suppression, or of deliberately not forwarding documentation on to the...

Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...and should take place to take account of the recent revelations regarding the Department of Justice and Equality, Ministers for Justice and Equality past and present, the Attorney General's office and An Garda Síochána. Beidh mé ag roinnt mo chuid ama le Teachtaí eile. Braitheann sé ar cé a thagann in am. I will take approximately eight minutes. It has been...

Rural Crime: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...substitute the following: "- greater powers and scope to be given to joint policing committees, as well as increasing their numbers, in order to ensure greater feedback from communities to the Garda; and - reinvestment in the national model of community policing, and a reverse of the dramatic fall in numbers of dedicated community gardaí assisting our communities, who play a...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...in respect of their property, health, and welfare and safety. This is a cause of great concern. This has been contributed to by the reduction in cover over many years in the number of gardaí and Garda stations in rural areas. Specifically – this point is addressed in the amendment – a key factor is the proportion of dedicated community gardaí. The number has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community gardaí in the service of An Garda Síochána in each of the past seven years; and the number of dedicated community gardaí in the Cork city Garda district in each of the past seven years. [48473/17]

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...and achieved no convictions in this State over the past two years. Only 43 prosecutions have been brought by the ODCE in the past decade, a shockingly low amount over this time, especially given the context of what happened since 2007. It has also recently come to light that the most senior Garda position in the ODCE has been vacant since September 2016. Why is this the case? It would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...the person whose information is demanded must in some way be implicated in the crime before access to their data may be granted, which is point 4 in the presentation, is there a danger that the Garda or another body might be tempted to deem somebody a suspect although he or she is not such, with the intent to access information in pursuit of an investigation?

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...that we will be supporting Deputy O'Callaghan's Bill, perhaps with some reservation. In any event, we will be happy to support to enable it to pass to Committee Stage. Public confidence in the Garda Síochána is at an all-time low. We have seen controversy after controversy-----

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...it is the second-lowest or the lowest, public confidence is low. If the Minister can think of a time when it was lower, then he can instance it. It is the case that public confidence in An Garda Síochána is very low. To be honest, I think the Minister is being pedantic. There is no doubt that the vast majority of gardaí are held in high regard by the public and are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (9 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to appoint a Garda Commissioner before the work of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland is completed. [47401/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (7 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons are obligated to report a suspected crime to their nearest Garda station regardless of the opening hours of that station.. [45786/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System Offences (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the processes An Garda Síochána has prepared to deal with the issue of those who were the subject of a conviction related to a fixed-charge penalty notice and who may have faced consequences more significant than a fine, such as being taken into custody and loss of reputation; and if...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System Offences (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...clear - might have faced more significant consequences such as being taken into custody and loss of reputation and other related consequences. I wish the Minister to comment on the processes the Garda has initiated to deal with this issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System Offences (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am aware of the ongoing process and that there is work being done. At a meeting of the justice committee some weeks ago, I put this question to the Garda. Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn told us that as many as 119 solicitors had contacted the Garda about adverse consequences for clients. As the Minister said, nobody was imprisoned solely owing to a summons being issued instead of a...