Results 21-40 of 1,129 for garda speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ethnicities represented, by type, that applied to the 2024 garda trainee recruitment drive; the date on which it is expected the first batch from the 2024 recruitment pool will proceed to phase one; and the number of successful applicants from 2022/2023 recruitment drives that have yet to be processed forward to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have failed on their first attempt at the Garda trainee fitness test in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number that subsequently passed the fitness test over that same period on their second attempt. [18660/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Communications Masts (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount raised in revenue from third parties taking a leased fixing on a Garda communications mast in 2023 and to date in 2024; if he will provide this breakdown by revenue raised and by station and or location of the mast; and if he will indicate the way in which this revenue is accounted for. [17869/24]

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: .... Accidents used to be mapped. There was a cost-benefit analysis and a response. We have gone backwards and we should not from the point of view of GDPR. Enforcement is a significant issue. The Garda Commissioner was in front of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is his responsibility to deploy his resources. I took his issue with him about the falling numbers of gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of trainee and newly attested Garda officers that were deployed and or stationed at Bray Garda station in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [16325/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of whole-time-equivalent gardaí and civilians, by rank and grade, which are attached to Bray Garda station as of 9 April 2024. [16326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the Garda vehicle fleet allocated on a full-time basis at Bray Garda station. [16327/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community Garda officers stationed at Bray Garda station. [16328/24]

EU Police Co-operation: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: ...focus is needed here. I mention an article written by John Mooney in The Sunday Times last year where he highlighted some of the risks we are not properly managing. The articles states the Garda believes organised crime gangs are exploiting the immigration crisis to generate income and launder money in what is now considered a highly lucrative form of illegal activity. The article...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE civilian Garda staff working in the Garda national cyber crime unit as of 3 April 2024. [15549/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE civilian Garda staff working in the Garda national drugs and organised crime unit as of 3 April 2024. [15550/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda cars and unmarked Garda vans attached to the Garda national immigration bureau as of 3 April 2024. [15551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the Garda roads policing unit fleet that are aged between 0-2 years old, between 3-6 years old, between 7-10 years old and over 10 years old, in tabular form. [15552/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: ...for Foreign Affairs and Trade to reinstate the secure email verification system trialled following a proposal in June 2022 in respect of that proposal for Passport Office officials to verify Garda log entries by a designated email process (details supplied) before rolling out the procedure nationwide. [14741/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Murphy: .... I wish to start on the resourcing issue. For example, each time we ask the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, we are constantly told that the deployment of resources is entirely under the Garda Commissioner's remit. Obviously, we expect that this is done efficiently and effectively. Mr. Harris acknowledged that the 2022 budget was the largest. In fact, it increased again in...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The Commissioner has talked about the pipeline but really we should look at the net numbers. Obviously a large number of people are exiting and, in fact, exiting mid-career from the Garda. Taking account of the difference between the number of new recruits and the number who have left, the net increase between 2020 and 2023 was just 300 people.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Murphy: On the recruitment process, An Garda Síochána has moved away from using the Public Appointments Service and now uses a UK firm, which is obviously non-EU, to spearhead the recruitment drive. What does the firm do and how did the change come about? I understand that the initiative is costing approximately €4 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Murphy: To short-circuit this, I ask the Garda Commissioner to supply in writing details on travel and subsistence. I would also like details in writing on the arrangements in terms of travel and subsistence, for example, when overtime occurs outside the district? Do they differ from Civil Service rates? If so, I ask the Commissioner to supply a note on that to the committee, please. That would...