Results 141-160 of 1,144 for garda speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (23 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...which entered service in 2004. Their primary function is pilot training. - One (1) Britten Norman Defender 4000 which entered service in 1997. This aircraft is operated in conjunction with An Garda Síochána as a Garda Air Support Unit aircraft. The ten (10) rotary wing aircraft are as follows: - Six (6) Augusta Westland AW139 aircraft. The AW 139s entered service in 2006 and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...and compensation for those who suffered abuse. The Department of Defence advised him that the allegations, some of which were first hand accounts and others not, were matters appropriate to an Garda Síochána. The Department of Defence brought the matter to the attention of an Garda Síochána who subsequently contacted the individual who provided the information. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...supporting documents are received. On 2 March 2023 the Passport Service requested a new Consent form, as the witness verification details for the first Consent form could not be verified with An Garda Síochána. A new Consent form was received by the Passport Service on 7 March 2023. Processing time following the submission of further supporting documents is 15 working days. This...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...of Working Time Act 1997, which transposed the EU Working Time Directive into Irish Law. The Government, however, has committed to amending this Act and bringing both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána within the scope of its provisions, where appropriate, given the nature of some of the duties. The responsibility for preparing the legislative framework required to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: .... Our thoughts are with the PSNI in general now as a result of this attack. Their colleague, Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, was highly respected among his peers and indeed among the Garda for his extraordinary work in detecting many serious crimes. He is a very significant person in his own right, in policing terms and in terms of community support as well. That idea of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Government is very conscious of the need to expand the numbers in An Garda Síochána. We have provided funding for 1,000 new gardaí this year and we are seeing more Garda recruits enter Templemore every 11 weeks. The Garda Commissioner, obviously, is responsible for the deployment of gardaí operationally and the Minister for Justice engages regularly with him to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...Force (PDF) personnel engaged on extended security duties in non-border areas. This includes for example, 24-hour duties undertaken in military installations and other locations, responding to Garda requests for explosives ordnance disposal as well as the provision of assistance to civil authorities e.g. flood relief. Persons in receipt of Border Duty Allowance who perform any of the...

Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...within their communities in every county across the State. Approximately 9,500 tasks were undertaken by Civil Defence volunteers during this period in support of the local authorities, the HSE and An Garda Síochána. In recognition of the role played by Civil Defence volunteers during the pandemic, a specially designed medal was commissioned for the almost 1,500 members...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: We can be confident it knows more about it than we do. I do not like second-guessing military expertise or, indeed, Garda expertise regarding the security of the State.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...-of-government challenge. The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications takes the lead role through the National Cyber Security Centre, with inputs in the security domain from An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the National Security Analysis Centre. We have made a lot of progress on cybersecurity in terms of investment and collaborating with other...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...battle group will further build on the Defence Forces impressive peacekeeping reputation and will enhance the Defence Forces’ capacity to work with other nations in a multinational environment. At home, the funding provision allows the Defence Forces to continue to provide essential support for An Garda Síochána, when requested, across various roles, such as explosive...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...kept under constant review. The Department ran 15 competitions over the past two years to address staffing needs in the service and it is actively working to assign new staff. Approximately 100 successful candidates from a temporary clerical officer competition run by the Department are currently going through the Garda vetting process. Furthermore, in the context of the national...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...to the passports, we now have about 815 staff in the Passport Office, which is the most ever. We are continuing to recruit, with 50 staff appointed so far this year and 100 staff going through the Garda vetting process. Some will be temporary and some permanent but that is very high. To Deputy Brady's point, all documents are currently being checked with one week for renewals and two...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: I will add to the query on Garda witnessing. The temporary system was established between the passport service and An Garda Síochána during the peak period in 2022 to verify applications in cases where the Garda signature could not be verified by calling to the Garda station. This new system assisted in reducing the number of applications that were delayed due to a failure to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. On each occasion that the support of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...immediately by the Military Police. Where allegations of criminal incidents of a sexual nature among serving members are brought to the attention of the Military Police, they are passed to An Garda Síochána for their consideration and investigation, who have the lawful authority, skills and resources to investigate such matters. In the period in question a total of 7 complaints...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...of Working Time Act 1997, which transposed the European working time directive into Irish law. However, the Government has committed to amending this Act and bringing both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána within the scope of its provisions, where appropriate in light of the nature of some of their duties. The responsibility for preparing the legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...investigations, in particular the criminal investigation being carried out by the Lebanese authorities as well as the standard UNIFIL investigation that arises in relation to such situations. An Garda Síochána, pursuant to the provisions of the Coroners Act 1962 (as amended), are carrying out an investigation for the purposes of preparing report for the Coroner. The House...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...and compensation for those who suffered abuse. The Department of Defence advised him that the allegations, some of which were first hand accounts and others not, were matters appropriate to an Garda Síochána. The Department of Defence brought the matter to the attention of an Garda Síochána who subsequently contacted the individual who provided the information. I...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...of Working Time Act 1997, which transposed the EU Working Time Directive into Irish Law. The Government, however, has committed to amending this Act and bringing both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochana within the scope of its provisions, where appropriate. The responsibility for preparing the legislative framework required to bring the Defence Forces within the...