Results 341-360 of 612 for garda speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: ...commitment by the deadline. In the case of Italy, serious difficulties persist as the Italian authorities have taken a position that they will not allow security assessments on Italian soil by an Garda Síochána of applicants for relocation. There have been several attempts to resolve this issue including a bi-lateral intervention by me with my Italian counterpart. Efforts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: .... They would have to be carefully analysed and tested by relevant Departments and agencies. On the other questions, we do not profile. What we really want to do is meet the people before they come here. We want a member of An Garda Síochána to sit across the table from them and conduct an interview. We want to ensure that whoever comes here will not cause problems and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: ...ability, that we do not bring somebody in here who has links with well known organisations or a tendency to take a terrorism route. We would have issues with those kind of indications. That is why we want the Garda to interview people in order to ascertain whether the refugees will pose problems. In the vast majority of cases, these people pose no problem but we must make sure. We must...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (14 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: I am of course concerned about any level of racist incidents and particularly racist crime and can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána monitors this type of crime very carefully. The Deputy will appreciate that the specific investigative strategies which may be deployed in relation to such crimes are a matter for the Garda authorities in the first instance. It is of course...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (14 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: ...cleared for arrival and arrangements for their travel to the State are currently being made. This week, IRPP officials are interviewing a group of approximately 80 people in Athens who, subject to Garda security assessments, are expected to be cleared for arrival by the end of the year. In all this means that over 400 persons, mostly families with young children, will have either arrived...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: ...Minister for Justice and Equality, who cannot be here today, unfortunately. She sends her apologies to the Senator. I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this important issue. He will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources among the various Garda divisions and that the Tánaiste has no direct role in the matter. It is a matter for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: ...House. As I have stated, the Government is committed to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including by way of minimal possible response times. In this context, Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review to ensure optimum use is made of these resources. Garda management has implemented additional policing measures in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: .... Their effectiveness depends on this. Section 99 of the 2006 Act provides two mechanisms to activate a suspended sentence. One relies on a proactive approach from the authorities concerned, such as the Garda, in the event that a condition of the suspended sentence is breached. This process effectively operates on a case-by-case basis. The other mechanism is court driven and somewhat...

Topical Issues: Garda Promotions (15 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: I am here on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, on whose behalf I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. As the Deputy will be aware, section 12 of the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 provides for the transfer of the appointment of persons to the ranks of assistant Garda commissioner, chief...

Topical Issues: Garda Promotions (15 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...matter of priority on the preparations required to give effect to this transfer before the end of the year. The commencement of section 12 is dependent on the regulations governing promotion in An Garda Síochána being amended to reflect the envisaged role of the authority. In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner and the authority must be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (10 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...on the ground in Athens, both from my Department and from other agencies, undertake vulnerability assessment interviews with approved applicants, conduct security screening (in the case of an Garda Síochána) with those applicants, liaise with unaccompanied minors (in the case of Tusla officials), and undertake other activities relevant to the management of the pledges and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (9 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...of two years duration following the enactment of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015. CPFs are independently issued to terrestrial bookmakers resident in the State by individual Superintendents of An Garda Síochána. The Minister for Justice and Equality does not have any role in relation to the assessment of applications for CPFs from such bookmakers. Accordingly, my Department...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Districts (8 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...who cannot be here today, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. The Government has, in its programme for a partnership Government, recognised community policing as the embodiment of An Garda Siochána, providing a means of recognising that every community, both urban and rural, has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible,...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Districts (8 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: Once again, on behalf of the Tánaiste, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter in the House. As I mentioned, the Policing Authority has, in accordance with section 117(2) of the Garda Siochána Act 2005, formally requested the Garda Siochána Inspectorate to examine the dispersal and use of resources available to the Garda Siochána in the delivery of policing...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...the elements of trafficking end and consent to become involved in the sex industry begins. In 2015, 48 victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation were reported to or detected by An Garda Síochána. There is a link and targeting the demand for prostitution impacts on the market for human trafficking. Evidence from Sweden and Norway indicates that both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (25 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: ...in direct provision and are provided on the same basis as for children living elsewhere in the community. RIA's Child Protection and Welfare Policy complements other child related policies and procedures in place, viz: - Garda Vetting Policy - all staff in centres under contract to RIA are Garda vetted. - RIA Policy and Practice Document on safeguarding RIA residents against Domestic,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: ...for Justice and Equality today. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides an opportunity for me to inform the House that there is currently no particular or undue delay in the Garda employment vetting process. There has been a very significant improvement in the timeframe for processing vetting applications over recent months. The Garda authorities, which operate the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: The Tánaiste would emphasise that the purpose of Garda employment vetting is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. The vetting process demands rigorous procedures to safeguard its integrity and maintain the highest levels of confidence in among from the public and organisations availing of the service. The answer to the question is that the vetting has to be...

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (28 Sep 2016)

David Stanton: ...being allocated to them under relocation. National security is a competency that remains the sole reserve of each individual member state and Ireland already has arrangements in place to allow Garda detectives to travel to Greece to interview people assigned to Ireland. Unlike Greece however, as the Deputy has, Italy, for various reasons, had a difficulty with allowing police officers...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Accommodation (28 Sep 2016)

David Stanton: ...Chamber for this debate, I thank the Deputy for raising this very important matter. The Tánaiste is aware that a number of significant fire and health and safety issues have been identified in Sligo Garda station and believes the necessary remedial action should be taken without delay to rectify the situation. The Deputy will appreciate that the Office of Public Works has primary...