Results 21-40 of 672 for garda speaker:James Browne

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...criminal behaviour. On average, the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protect local communities. In Budget 2024, the funding allocated to overall Youth Justice Services increased by 10% to €33...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, Part 4 of the Children Act 2001 (as amended) provides the statutory basis for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme (GYDP). The intention of the programme is to divert children and young people who have engaged in criminal or anti-social behaviour away from the criminal justice system and towards more positive life choices. Children who commit criminal offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, Part 4 of the Children Act 2001 (as amended) provides the statutory basis for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme. The intention of the programme is to divert children and young people who have engaged in criminal or anti-social behaviour away from the criminal justice system and towards more positive life choices. Children who commit criminal offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (18 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...the FCP into abeyance. Since 2019, my Department has held meetings with individual firearms organisations upon request, and engaged with various firearms stakeholders in other ways. An Garda Síochána also meets with stakeholder organisations in respect of relevant matters. As part of the consultation process around the work of the Firearms Expert Committee, Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (18 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...who have been, or are at risk of becoming, involved in anti-social or criminal behaviour. Youth Diversion Projects are run by community-based organisations and are a vital support to the statutory Garda Youth Diversion Programme. A top priority for my department is the expansion and deepening of the services offered to young people by the Youth Diversion Projects, which are fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (16 Apr 2024)

James Browne: We are all sadly very conscious of the effect that knife crime can have on the quality of life for local communities and I can assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to supporting An Garda Síochána to tackle this issue. While I am conscious that Ireland has a comparatively low level of knife crime compared to neighbouring jurisdictions, every incident where a person is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...dignity and equality issues in the Defence Forces, to amend the Defence Act 1954 to ensure that persons subject to military law who commit specified sexual offences in this jurisdiction will be dealt with by An Garda Síochána and the civilian courts rather than by courts-martial. To provide that character evidence introduced at a sentencing hearing for a person convicted of an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...criminal behaviour. On average the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protect local communities. In Budget 2024, the funding allocated to overall Youth Justice Services increased by 10% to €33 million....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wildlife Regulations (20 Mar 2024)

James Browne: I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy. Regrettably, this information was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy directly when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (20 Mar 2024)

James Browne: ...criminal behaviour. On average the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protect local communities. In Budget 2024, the funding allocated to overall Youth Justice Services increased by 10% to €33 million....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 922 and 923 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the administration and management of Garda business, including the operation of the statutory Garda Youth Diversion Programme. As Minister, I play no role in these independent functions.The aim of the Garda Youth Diversion Programme is to prevent young...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

James Browne: ...Bill. It is clear that we are united in seeking to mitigate against the very real threat of children being exploited to be engaged in criminal activity. We now have legislation that enables the Garda and other authorities to intervene at an early stage in the grooming of children into crime. For the first time, we are making it an offence for an adult to involve a child in crime,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)

James Browne: ...criminal behaviour. On average the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protecting local communities. To help achieve this, funding for Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) and other Youth Justice measures has...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

James Browne: ...is being done for the benefit of local communities here in Ireland and for those people who arrive in our country to work or study, or seeking protection from conflict and often persecution. An Garda Síochána continues to liaise with the international protection accommodation services where accommodation centres are established. As the Minister, Deputy McEntee, said,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter regarding the number of Garda members assigned to the Carlow district. It is an issue she consistently raises in respect of Carlow and Kilkenny. The unprecedented allocation of more than €2.35 billion for 2024 to An Garda Síochána demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensuring An Garda Síochána has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

James Browne: The Deputy deserves to be commended on continuing to fight the good cause for more Garda members for County Carlow. As I said, it is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, but I can say on behalf of the Government, the Department of Justice and the Minister that record funding is being provided and training to the maximum extent is being undertaken in Templemore. More gardaí are being...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

James Browne: I appreciate where the Deputy is coming from. I often hear from the local authority in the area where I live that somebody is being vetted, but it is not Garda vetting as such. Local authorities are using that as a generic term rather than the technical term under the legislation, when what they have done is contact the local superintendent for a particular request relating to a person who...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy for asking this question. The primary purpose of employment vetting as carried out by the Garda National Vetting Bureau, GNVB, is to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. I am sure the Deputy would agree on the vital importance of this task and the need for it to be carried out thoroughly and correctly. The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

James Browne: To be clear, people seeking social housing are not Garda vetted under the Garda vetting Act or in any other shape or form. The local authority can request information on a particular person in the context of the specified persons provisions under section 15 of the 1997 Act, including An Garda Síochána, or from another local authority, for that matter. There is a very specific set...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Feb 2024)

James Browne: ...issues of the misuse of scramblers and quadbikes, knife crime, responses to ASB impacts on housing complexes managed by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) and to review the powers available to An Garda Síochána in relation to public order offences. Updates from each of the sub-groups are outlined below:The knife crime subgroup assessed available evidence to inform policy on knife...