Results 81-100 of 1,144 for garda speaker:Micheál Martin

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...collaborate and we need to get their information as to their cables. It will need a lot of multidisciplinary expertise to deal with cybersecurity but it is coming together. I have spoken to the Garda Commissioner and the Chief of Staff to get their perspectives and, of course, the key person in national cybersecurity, Richard Browne. I have great confidence in them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...is very much a part of the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces. I refer to having the Navy, Air Corps and the Army, and the Army Ranger Wing, all working together, with An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners. I think we should do this even better and to a greater extent. This is the one lesson we take from this intervention. Instead of having...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: I will come back to the Deputy on that. The Garda is also involved in a coroner's court. I met with the Lebanese foreign minister at the UN recently to again underpin the importance of justice here with regard to those who killed Private Seán Rooney.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...go out to them on such a loss of life in circumstances where it could have been avoided and prevented. I will ask the Ministers for Justice and Transport to liaise with the local authority and the Garda locally as to the issue around the implementation of a major traffic accident plan. My understanding is that local authorities have clearly established frameworks governing such plans and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (5 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...and pay tribute to the joint task force on its work last week in successfully detaining the cargo vessel MV Matthew, working with the Revenue Commissioners, the Customs and Excise and An Garda, which has overall responsibility for the prevention of drug trafficking and crime. The Defence Forces across the three services – it is important to stress the three services –...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: I want to pay tribute to all involved in the joint task force involving the Defence Forces, the Garda and the Revenue, in particular. It also involved the deployment of: the LÉ William Butler Yeats; two AgustaWestland AW139 Army helicopters, one of which was in medical service but they are Army helicopters; one Casa CN 235 fixed wing aircraft; one Pilatus PC12 fixed wing aircraft; and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...of young people saw in the operation last week, particularly in regard to the role of the ARW and so on, how all that training matters, and how professional they are, along with the Revenue and the Garda, and that they did the nation proud. We have to provide additional services and so on. I get that but we should keep the positives to the fore as well as the negatives that are there.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...were demonstrated last week when a Joint Task Force operation comprising members of the Naval Service, Air Corps, Army Ranger Wing together with the Customs Service of the Revenue Commissioners and An Garda Síochána implemented a co-ordinated operation at sea, which resulted in the detention of the cargo vessel MV MATTHEW, in the early hours of last Wednesday. A significant...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...to take this opportunity to acknowledge the excellent work of the Joint Task Force last week in the successful detention of the cargo vessel MV MATTHEW. Working with the Revenue Customs Service and An Garda Síochána, who have overall responsibility for the prevention of drug trafficking and crime, the Defence Forces, across the three services demonstrated their unique skills...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ..., where appropriate, to its members. This is in line with the Government commitment to remove the blanket exemption in the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 for both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochana. The removal of the blanket exemption in the Organisation of Working Time Act for the Defence Forces is a complex matter given the specific nature of some military...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...in Beirut and I will continue to monitor developments very closely. In addition to the criminal investigation, a number of other investigations were initiated following Private Rooney's killing. An Garda Síochána is conducting its own investigation, pursuant to the provisions of the Coroners Act 1962 (as amended), for the purposes of preparing a report for the Coroner. ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ..., I commend the courage and professionalism of the Defence Forces personnel involved in this challenging and successful Joint Task Force operation, together with colleagues from Customs and An Garda Síochána. Overall responsibility for the prevention of drug trafficking rests primarily with the Customs Service of the Revenue Commissioners, while responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...issues Personal Security Clearance Certificates to applicants, civil servants and on occasion other individuals working with EU Institutions, where there is a clear requirement to do so. A Garda Vetting Form must be completed and submitted with a valid form of identification in respect of each applicant. Once an applicant has satisfied the necessary criteria, a personal Security Clearance...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...not allocate funding by domain. The Defence Forces undertake a broad range of services in accordance with their primary security role. In addition, they also undertake a diverse range of non-security related tasks, provide critical supports to An Garda Síochána and support other Government Departments and Principal Response Agencies in responding to any extreme weather or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputies for raising these issues. Deputy Andrews referred to the GRA and the Garda situation. We support community policing and invest heavily in it, but the issues that remain outstanding in respect of the rosters should be resolved through the available industrial relations machinery. It is important that those avenues – the internal mechanisms and the established...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Government is investing in An Garda Síochána and will invest in the force. The Deputy knows well that the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted the recruitment processes. We all know this. This was a significant challenge in terms of Templemore and so forth, but this aspect has recovered and is recovering. The numbers coming into the college now are increasing, although, because we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...in respect of crime in this country and particularly in respect of drug trafficking cartels. What we witnessed were very high standards and very high professionalism being demonstrated by An Garda Síochána, the Air Corp, the Naval Service and the Army Rangers, working co-operatively and collaboratively in a joint task force. It was the largest haul ever in the history of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Sep 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Military Authorities have advised that there are no cases of the military police arresting serving military doctors. While the military authorities are not aware of arrests by An Garda Síochána, this question would be more appropriately directed to the Department of Justice.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...are with the du Plantier family, particularly in view of the trauma they continue to go through as a result of the unresolved nature of this case. However, the Government cannot intervene with An Garda Síochána with regard to the cold case review that is under way. It would be inappropriate for the Government to ever involve itself in any crime investigation. This is an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...support to the family. The Embassy of Ireland in Lisbon is engaged with the Portuguese authorities on the case and has raised the family's concerns. The embassy is in ongoing contact with the Garda liaison officer based in Portugal on the case. The family has an appointed family liaison officer in Ireland through An Garda Síochána who assists the family in their contact with...