Results 41-60 of 263 for garda speaker:Martin Kenny

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

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that. I understand that many gardaí get great job satisfaction from what they do and work very hard in respect of that. I always wonder about having more civilian staff that are going to free up gardaí for front-line duties. The experience in communities does not show that. That is the problem here. There was a similar story when Garda stations were closed. Many...

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

Martin Kenny: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department is taking in relation to the current Garda retention crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/23]

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

Martin Kenny: ...bright when we have bright, dedicated and focused young people in our community. Back to business. What steps does the Minister intend to take to deal with the current retention crisis in An Garda Síochána? It has become a continuous problem in recent years but particularly acute recently. Many members of the force are staying for a short time and then moving on and going...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. I apologise, as I was late in coming in for his opening remarks. In regard to An Garda Síochána and the additional funding put in place, the real issue as I see it across the entire process here is about recruitment and retention in the first instance. It is really turning into a crisis situation. I acknowledge the targets the Government have had but those...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...is a system that protects society from these people continually reoffending. It is a challenge and I accept that. The Prison Service is recruiting at the moment and it is not having the difficulties An Garda Síochána is having, thankfully. However, there are aspects of the service that are having difficulties, particularly in respect of the psychiatric services that often...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: Is it possible to make some Garda stations that were closed available for the same purpose?

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: We welcome much of what is in the Bill and the advance that it represents. I understand there is a necessity to use modern technology in every way possible to advance the work of An Garda Síochána and to keep communities and people safe across all aspects of our society, and that includes everyone who is involved in public service. I want to echo the Minister's comments in regard...

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) (Pets) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...needs to be streamlined to ensure all the information goes onto the one database in order that everything is accessible to all authorities, including the councils, which have a role here, and to the Garda and veterinary practices etc. across the country. The scanners used need to be more widely available. Generally it is only vets who have them. Members of An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61141/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles, including unmarked cars and vans, that have operational dash cam technology. [61143/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown by Garda division of Garda response times to calls between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61197/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on any plans her Department has to remedy the crisis in garda retention. [60923/22]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I will go back to the issue of recruitment and retention. It is probably the biggest issue we have at the moment. While it is welcome that 92 gardaí started yesterday, this year, the number has fallen far short of expectations. It is a disappointment, including for the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, that we have been unable to meet targets. I acknowledge the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: .... It is a competitive world and that is the reality, but are efforts being made to ensure work-life balance can be improved? This is getting away from the Estimates, but I know the recent Garda rota proposal has caused huge problems. There needs to be reflection on all of that. It is not just about finding new people to join the Garda service but also ensuring we can keep them once...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I know legislation is coming on body cameras - bodycams - and increased equipment around all that. Something I have wondered about, and there was some media about it at the weekend, is how most Garda patrol cars do not have dashcams, yet whenever an incident happens, the first thing the Garda asks for is for the public to come forward with their dashcams. I do not think it needs legislation...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I wish to raise an issue that was mentioned under the Garda Vote. The youth diversion programme falls under the justice Vote. I had a case a number of years ago when a teenage girl was the victim of a serious sexual assault. There was more than one perpetrator, one of whom ended up in a youth diversion programme. The victim and the family were greatly distraught that this happened....

Abuse at Certain Educational Institutions: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...there and he had died by suicide. He was full of grief, horror and guilt that he had not come forward sooner. He spoke to me about what to do and where to go. I directed him to go first to An Garda Síochána and I rang the Garda myself about it afterwards. We were probably on the phone for three quarters of an hour. He went through the traumatic effect the abuse had on his...