Results 101-120 of 121 for garda speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (3 Feb 2021)

Patrick Costello: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is Garda policy to leave the engines of Garda vehicles running while at checkpoints; if the effects of the emissions of these vehicles on the occupational health of members of An Garda Síochána, the health of the public, the cost of fuel to the State and the damage to the environment are assessed; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (13 Jan 2021)

Patrick Costello: 716. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will seek an explanation from the Garda Commissioner for the reason all relevant Garda files into the Dublin-Monaghan bombings and the Glenanne gang have not been handed over to Operation Kenova; and if the necessary arrangements will be made for all relevant unredacted files to be handed to same without further delay....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Patrick Costello: 427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has plans to implement an historical investigations directorate to deal with crimes committed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. [42864/20]

Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...are being cut off due to the lockdown. We all accept the idea that domestic violence is a very important issue and something that we need to respond to. We have seen from excellent work by the Garda and from awareness-raising that it is an issue that we all need to be aware of and provide support to. Since 1996, 230 women in this country have died violently, with 61% having died in...

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...and aggression, and disrupting the community. The way to tackle that, in the first instance, is via better community policing which is visible in communities on the ground. There is a move in An Garda Síochána towards small area policing which will support such front-line enforcement, which is absolutely necessary and is to be welcomed. We must also back up that approach...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (17 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: On the matter of policing and An Garda Síochána, I would like to pick up on the rise in domestic violence which has accompanied Covid. I understand that work is still in progress with regard to the transfer of responsibility for domestic violence between the Minister and her colleague, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. Will the Minister give us an update on what is happening in that...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...up on. One final matter I will try to squeeze in in the time I have left is that relating to policing. Obviously, we are all working to avoid a hard border. That should be stated as a given, but the Garda recently referred to needing the Army to support it in policing the Border, particularly if it is to be a hard border. If we look at what the Defence Forces have now compared with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (10 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda CCTV cameras located in each location in tabular form; if all cameras are currently working in full order; and if all Garda CCTV cameras are monitored on a 24/7 basis. [34962/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (10 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 621. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations she has visited as Minister since 1 August 2020; and the date and purpose of each visit to each station in tabular form. [34963/20]

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...as turned out to be the case, because the virus was not held in check. When they see people gathering in pubs and smoking in contravention of the rules, they get annoyed and angry. They want the Garda to be able to do something. If this legislation enables the Garda to act on that and support the protection of public health that people want, then this is positive. I also have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...of this. It has drifted away from that and that needs to be the centrepiece. The Minister talks about the increased funding for youth work. That is, of course, welcome. I am involved with a Garda youth diversion project in Crumlin which has been doing good outreach work in relation to anti-social behaviour in the areas it covers. The outreach work is good. It can happen late at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (29 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: 713. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of the Garda roads policing unit fleet that are currently equipped with the automatic number plate recognition system. [26851/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (29 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: 714. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all interview rooms in each Garda station are fully equipped with video recording facilities; and if not, the estimated cost of ensuring all interview rooms in Garda stations are equipped with recording facilities. [26852/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...between 2014 and 2018, three of whom were under 18. We have gone back and forth on this. A few years back, there was an inter-agency, interdepartmental working group on the matter but the Garda still struggles with enforcement. It says that it needs more powers to be able to enforce effectively the regulations on quads and scramblers which, as we are seeing, are dangerous pieces of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: I reiterate what my colleague said and remind the Minister of State that an agreement to enhance the powers available to the Garda is a part of the programme for Government. A Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill appeared in the August legislative calendar to provide for a variety of road safety-related measures. It would be timely if we could include in that new Bill even something...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (9 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: 239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda cars that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of unmarked Garda cars withdrawn from the fleet during the same period. [22761/20]

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...should not be the case. I have been getting a lot of concerned calls from constituents about pubs that are open and are in flagrant breach of guidelines. I have been talking to members of the Garda who have been doing their best in respect of these pubs and in ensuring the health and welfare of my constituents and of the population at large. In the context of the real and ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Jul 2020)

Patrick Costello: 956. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 1200cc, 1400cc and 1500cc motorcycles in the Garda fleet. [15939/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...and wish them luck in the years ahead. I will start by talking about the national protective services, the district protection units. These are really positive initiatives on the part of An Garda Síochána and they can help to address many of the issues Members have been talking about regarding domestic violence. One important resource that these units need is social workers...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...we are not as bad as America, where things are truly bad. I would also like to ask the Minister about the divisional protective services units. These are an excellent development within An Garda Síochána. While I am aware they are being staffed by gardaí with specialist training, what engagement has there been with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Tusla...