Results 81-100 of 263 for garda speaker:Martin Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 712. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of updating the entire An Garda Síochána ICT structures, including all hardware and software. [34053/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 693. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full breakdown of staff including gardaí and civilians within An Garda Síochána from 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32361/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of crime prevention officers within An Garda Síochána by county. [32363/22]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...case throughout the country anyway and has been for many years. In fact, in most courts, an inspector would carry out these duties. In that context, it is important that this happens. I also consulted with many gardaí locally who have knowledge of the situation and they informed me that a sergeant has always carried out these duties. It is someone who has experience in dealing...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: We are supporting this amendment. When this situation arose a few weeks ago, many Deputies throughout the country would have been contacted by people in the legal profession and by members of An Garda Síochána who were very concerned about the outcome of the amendment and the potential risks it involved. As the Minister of State stated in his remarks, a considerable body of work...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the report of the high-level group considering the role of An Garda Síochána in the prosecution system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26065/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I want to find out the current status of the report on the high-level group considering the role of An Garda Síochána in the prosecution system and would like the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...It needs to be considered very carefully because it is quite unusual that the investigating authority or service is also the prosecuting service. That is the case regarding many aspects of what An Garda Síochána does. Other jurisdictions have a different system that has served them better. The recommendation that needs to be examined comes from recognising that the current...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: ..., to ensure that everything is done correctly and properly. There is a barrister or other individual in charge of the investigation to ensure everything is done as it should be. That majority of Garda investigations, even the most serious kinds, are carried out properly, but sometimes we have difficulties. Additional oversight in respect of that needs to be considered. Is that part of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: Many key findings of the report point to there being no strategic analysis of the risk of corruption or the dangers of corruption that may exist in many aspects of An Garda Síochána's work. Like many parts of our public service, the gardaí's work is based on trust. We have to trust that the person in the organisation will deliver and is doing the best for everyone concerned....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate there has been work and advancement. One area which requires focus is gardaí carrying out work outside of their work as a garda. Sometimes that has compromised them and others around them. The work that they often engage in after retiring from An Garda Síochána also needs to be looked at. There is a network that has developed over the years that certainly needs...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: 11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to publish the implementation plan for the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report on corruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26067/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I will ask the Minister about the plans she has to publish the implementation plan for the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report on corruption. I understand that some progress is being made on this but we need to see delivery in this area, as soon as possible.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...many rural organisations that represent people in rural communities. At the core of this issue, as I said as the outset, is the fear many people who live in isolated areas have. When they go to a Garda station to get a form signed, they cannot find a garda. It gives them little confidence that they will be able to get a garda when they are in real trouble. There are issues in large...

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: .... With some of those professions, we absolutely need their work. We need them to come and help out because we have shortages of those skills. As mentioned earlier, however, the issue of Garda vetting and so on comes into play. Where will they go to get Garda vetting? They cannot go to the authorities in Ukraine, obviously. That will not happen. Therefore, some other system needs to...

Eurojust: Motion (4 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...to play in that. Many of the refugees who are coming here have footage on their mobile phones of atrocities they have witnessed. I think the Minister of State mentioned that there was a role for An Garda Síochána, possibly looking to carry out investigations with people who come here. That needs to be looked at as well. We certainly need to gather evidence and feed that in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...this before, my understanding was that they will give notice, if you like, to the divisional headquarters and it would probably end up that they would make an appointment to see a member of An Garda Síochána in a Garda station close to them. Is that the intention here?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...to delete line 12 and substitute the following: "(i) by the substitution of "48 hours" for "7 days",". These amendments deal with the issue of when a sex offender has to report to the Garda station, whether divisional headquarters, local Garda station or whatever. A little more clarity needs to be brought to this and the Minister accepts this. In the modern world we live in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: I accept that it is a limit, and it is not something that people have to push out to the limit. They could contact the local Garda station within hours of arriving in an area if they wish. The sooner it is done, the sooner local gardaí are aware that a person who has a past and who has had a conviction for a very serious sexual offence is living in the area or coming to live in there....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (29 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: I understand that. Nobody wants cameras everywhere or for the whole country to be covered in them but there is a recognition that they have a key role to play. An Garda Síochána recognises that and so does the public. The slow and difficult roll-out of these schemes across the country has dented public confidence in the commitment of the Government to ensuring this is done. I...