Results 341-360 of 464 for garda speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 May 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refusals which were appealed in respect of recruitment to An Garda Síochána in 2016; the number not replied to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9547/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak. Yesterday in Limerick, Ms Ann McCabe, widow of the murdered Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, launched a concert in the memory of her late husband, who was murdered in my constituency on 7 June 1996 while escorting a cash delivery to Adare post office. Ever since then in this House and elsewhere, we, the ordinary people of Ireland, have often reflected on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Levy (28 Apr 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reverse the imposition of the levy on the pensions of members of An Garda Síochána; the cost in one year of implementing this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8668/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...the Minister for Justice and Equality the system in place to compensate or provide rectification to a person whose front door was broken and whose property was damaged as a result of action by An Garda Síochána. [43411/15]

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: .... They have been well enunciated at this stage. Both sides of the House can agree, however, that the current Minister is dealing with a number of criminal justice issues that have dogged Garda management for many years. Everybody recognises that, including political commentators and the Opposition. The Bill before us concerns a scourge that has afflicted this country for a long...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Conviction Rates for Drink Driving: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the members of the Garda and the Road Safety Authority to the meeting. I wish to comment on the issue of tyres. I know from recent debate in the Dáil that there has been significant discussion with independent retailers and wholesalers. I am sure I am not the only person who would not have a clue about the quality of tyres. Instead, I trust implicitly the person from whom I...

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is it Mr. Boland's belief that there is a role for the Garda in the investigation?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm, in respect of the panels that were established for the Garda Síochána recruitment campaigns, that all of the candidates in band 1 have now been called and that band 2 candidates will now be called in the next round of recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24109/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position of bands 1, 2 and 3 that were formed in the Garda Síochána recruitment process; in view of the fact the candidates who have already been chosen for recruitment have come from band 1; when it is envisaged that the candidates in band 2 will be informed that they will progress to band 1; and if she will make a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 May 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...for us to go beyond the Department and the unit concerned because references were made yesterday to costs being incurred by the State across a range of Departments, the Courts Service and the Garda?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (6 May 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will not repeat what has been said. I welcome the visible presence of gardaí on our roads over the weekend. When people complain about the number of gardaí on the roads, it is a sign they are doing a good job. The assistant commissioner referred to an area in which I worked in a previous life. He is correct that alcohol testing is one of the easiest analytical tests that can be...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Natural Resources has been told about it. He will probably read about it in tomorrow's newspapers and, for all we know, it might be the first he will have heard of it. It is a shambles. Has An Garda Síochána been notified of the matter?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...' information not being acted on, actions taken by directors and a clatter of other things. It is an unseemly mess. Does Mr. Griffin agree that it is necessary for the Department to notify the Garda that there could be a problem?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 349. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is envisaged that candidates from Bands 2 and 3 from Stage 1 of the Garda recruitment process will be brought forward for consideration under the recently announced Garda recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14204/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 350. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the Garda recruitment process, the number of candidates still within Band 1 for consideration, and the current drop-out rate within the Garda college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14206/15]

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts 2013
Vote 13 - OPW
Chapter 4 - Accounting for OPW Agency Services (26 Feb 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How many Garda stations are leased? There was a high profile case in west Clare recently where it was suggested in the media that a closed Garda station was being reopened, but I do not think it was. I think it was an open Garda station on which the lease ran out and a closed Garda station was taking the flak.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts 2013
Vote 13 - OPW
Chapter 4 - Accounting for OPW Agency Services (26 Feb 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: In regard to those in the ownership of the State, how does the Office of Public Works identify Garda stations in need of refurbishment, repair, extensions and new builds?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts 2013
Vote 13 - OPW
Chapter 4 - Accounting for OPW Agency Services (26 Feb 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: There are commercial telephone masts located in some Garda stations. Does the rental income deriving from those masts go to the Garda or the OPW?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts 2013
Vote 13 - OPW
Chapter 4 - Accounting for OPW Agency Services (26 Feb 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Have some of the Garda stations at which masts are located been closed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts 2013
Vote 13 - OPW
Chapter 4 - Accounting for OPW Agency Services (26 Feb 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: If a Garda station is closed and there is a mast located there, will that prevent the sale of the property?