Results 21-40 of 121 for garda speaker:Patrick Costello

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...them in this House and by their names getting out on social media, they become targets for organised networks that are operating. I repeat that I fundamentally disagree with the position of the Garda Commissioner who said there is no shadowy hand and there are no organised networks here. There are organised networks and if we are not on top of them, it is because of the way they are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (14 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: ..., I do not think I need to lay out the significant issue facing the State regarding these ongoing arson attacks. I do not believe that we are taking them seriously enough and I do not believe the Garda is taking them seriously enough. We need to look not only at the individual cases but at the systemic problem they point to. Despite recent arrests, I suggest we are still not taking them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...that "extending the already accurate, reliable and safe usage of image analysis and biometric identification technology beyond abuse cases to other serious ... investigations is essential for An Garda Síochána to keep people safe..." The ICCL has written in the past about the experience of referrals from the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, NCMEC, which...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...and reactionary. We have seen a massive increase in violence and threats. We have seen a huge number of arson attacks with very little response and certainly no arrests. I do not believe the Garda is treating this in any way seriously. I have said that at the justice committee. In my questioning of Commissioner Drew Harris there, I stated my belief that gardaí are not taking the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1067. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases notified by An Garda Síochána to Tusla under the joint working protocol, broken down by Garda district, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57392/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1068. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of specialist interviewers under the joint working protocol with Tusla currently in An Garda Síochána. [57393/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1395. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases notified by Tusla to An Garda Síochána under the joint working protocol, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57391/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1396. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of specialist interviewers under the joint working protocol with An Garda Síochána currently available in Tusla, broken down by local area office. [57394/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases referred to the Tusla senior management liaison forums under the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Síochána, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: .... To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of senior management liaison forums meetings held as per the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Síochána, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57396/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of national children first liaison management committee meetings held as per the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Siochana for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57397/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick Costello: 274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that pension parity continues between existing and retired members of An Garda Síochána after the expiration of the ‘building momentum’ pay deal [54892/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Patrick Costello: I welcome the Minister. She mentioned earlier the graduated response the Garda uses. The Commissioner used that term as well, but surely the beginning of any graduated response should be prevention. Particularly when dealing with groups that are deliberately organising, the prevention should be looking at and dealing with them. The Minister says that there have been 800 protests this...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Patrick Costello: In respect of the Garda Vote, the Minister of State has made reference to the supplementary funding being principally driven, among other things, by the €10 million funding for Garda overtime to increase high-visibility policing in the Dublin metropolitan region. While we will all support high-visibility policing, which is exactly what people are looking for, I have two questions. Is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Nov 2023)

Patrick Costello: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of Garda staff in each divisional protective services unit, broken down by rank. [50391/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...of homophobic attacks. There does not seem to have been anything done about this. Unfortunately, any time I try to raise the issue, I am told it is a senior operational decision, so it seems the Garda Commissioner is the person I should be addressing questions to. I am concerned that teachers will be next. We have seen some of the same people targeting teachers in their social media...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...right. The aspects relating to the policing of Dublin city perhaps overlap to a certain degree with morale and the visibility of the organisation. We are all agreed that the visible presence of Garda members on the street is pretty much what everybody is looking for. From the sense of it, that is what the Garda are also looking for, as well as that they are appropriately trained and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: Are there adequate critical incident stress management procedures in An Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...Farrell. I have tabled many parliamentary questions about blue light training for drivers and it is just not happening. One of the issues in my head is that there are many parallels with the Garda representative associations and the Defence Forces, which also do not have a right to strike. In the past the Defence Forces have asked for an independent pay review body. There is some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...of conduct or a code of ethics, prisoners will be living under the regime that this creates. In the same way I have always argued that there should be public consultation in regard to, for example, Garda regulations or Garda codes, I fully believe we should find a way – it should not be that hard - of conducting some sort of consultation with prisoners, and that needs to be...