Results 21-40 of 263 for garda speaker:Martin Kenny

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. While some efforts have been made, such as operation twin track, which was the most recent iteration of what An Garda Síochána has been doing to deal with anti-social behaviour on public transport, we cannot have a piecemeal solution. Criminal and anti-social behaviour on public transport is widespread and we need to recognise that. The figures released to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: We do not differ on that. I am not talking about an alternative to An Garda Síochána. I am talking about a division of An Garda Síochána, which would act as a public transport policing service. If that were in place, not only would it be in place on the transport systems as they move, but it would also be at the pinch points, which are often at the stops, junctions, as...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...injured. At that stage I thought to myself, if it turns out to be a person from abroad who has carried out this attack, the far right will go on the rampage. If I could see that, how did senior Garda management not foresee it? The reality is that a relatively small number of gardaí were put in danger last Thursday by being ill-equipped and understaffed in a dangerous and volatile...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...Minister is talking about increasing penalty points and looking at issues related to speeding but one thing that is consistent in all of this is the fact that we do not have an adequate number of gardaí policing our roads, monitoring and making sure people are safe. We have lost almost one third of our roads policing units in the last decade. The Government really needs to take...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...the idea of having mandatory drug testing at the scenes of accidents. Indeed, drug testing is something we need to see rolled out more across the country in general when it comes to checks that gardaí are doing at checkpoints. We need to recognise that there are many roads on which the current speed limit of 80 km/h is far too high. That is the reality for many quite country...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: .... Three main issues, namely, penalty points, speed limits and the intoxication test, are being addressed . There is no argument with regard to the intoxication test. The committee heard from An Garda on this. It showed us the tests and explained that the test for drugs is a more expensive and elaborate test and will be used less regularly than the alcohol test. We understand that. It...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: .... We have to have 21st century legislation to deal with that and firm legislation to protect communities and people, including jurors and witnesses and everyone involved in the system including gardaí. We want to see that put in place. We want to build consensus with the Minister and everyone else in the House to do so. That is why we accept what is in the report from the experts...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...measures, but the problem is that private security companies do not have the power to deal with these incidents. The only people who have the power to deal with these incidents are members of An Garda Síochána. While they may get on public transport, including buses, trains and trams, on an ad hocbasis, they are not there permanently and that needs to change.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...hear the Minister of State's views regarding safety measures, particularly for passengers and staff using public transport. For some time, in my previous role, I called for the establishment of a Garda transport division to protect people on public transport and the staff who run it. In many cases, there have been serious incidents of what is sometimes described as antisocial behaviour...

Taisceadán (Valuable Property Register) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I accept time has progressed, things have moved along and the Garda property app is up and running. However, few people know about that. It is not something the public is widely aware of and there is a job of work to be done around it in particular. I accept there can be issues. GDPR arrived on the scene and it is one of those things that just smothers everything. No matter what one...

Taisceadán (Valuable Property Register) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...have been stolen in the city of Dublin. There is a similar issue with farm machinery throughout rural Ireland. Some work has been done in regard to registering stolen property. All of us are encouraged by An Garda Síochána that when we buy an expensive item, be it a laptop or something that has a serial number on it, we should record the serial number and have that in place....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: 1119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, per month, in 2022, by county and rank, in tabular form. [13958/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: 1120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, by county and per month in January abd February 2023, in tabular form. [13959/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: 1121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current pay scale for rank-and-file members of An Garda Síochána. [13960/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: 1122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current pay scale for Garda civilian workers. [13961/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I want to raise the issue of An Garda Síochána and the difficulties there have been in the organisation for some considerable time, particularly with regard to recruitment and retention. The most evident issue we have had in recent days is that of rosters and the problems with them. The Garda Commissioner has said he will extend the present contingency roster until September....

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...in it, which we understand and respect. We are supportive, in general, of the direction it is going in. However, we have difficulties with aspects of it. The general issue for many members of An Garda Síochána is the under-resourcing of the force. They feel they do not have the backup or resources they require when attending an incident. That is mainly because of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: 499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, by county, between 2022 year end and February 2023, in tabular form. [9782/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: 500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles were either equipped as standard, or retrofitted with operational dash cam technology, by year, between 2019 and 2022, in tabular form. [9783/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: We are all conscious of that and we all want to pay tribute to the work members of An Garda Síochána do on a daily basis. A lot of this is down to that stress. I spoke to members of the service who told me that sometimes a call comes when there is an incident somewhere and they know there is going to be if not danger then certainly stress involved in that incident. They know they...