Results 1-9 of 9 for garda speaker:Johnny Guirke

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Examination of the Drivers of Violence and Criminality: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Johnny Guirke: ...available are in locations where people have to be accommodated with others who have addictions. It is very difficult for them to have any chance to get away to where they want to be. While gardaí are not the answer to some things, a Garda presence is important. There are Garda stations across the country that are manned for just a couple of hours a week. If gardaí are on...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

Johnny Guirke: I raise with the Taoiseach the lack of gardaí in rural areas right across my constituency of Meath West. We have ten Garda stations located in Navan, Trim, Athboy, Enfield, Ballivor, Longwood, Oldcastle, Summerhill, Castlepollard and Delvin. Of those, only two are manned on a full-time basis. In 2013, the Fine Gael Government closed 95 Garda stations in rural Ireland. Those that were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of Garda stations closed over the period 2013 to 2023 to date, annually, in tabular form. [46337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of new Garda stations opened over the period 2013 to 2023 to date, annually, in tabular form. [46338/23]

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: The heading on the Meath Chronicleagain this week is that Garda numbers in Meath have dropped. I am deeply concerned about the lack of gardaí in County Meath. It is a matter of huge concern that in the year 2023, we find ourselves grappling with a situation where there is only one garda for 712 people, compared with the national average of one garda per 371. Gardaí are the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Johnny Guirke: I refer to the savage attack on two gardaí in Ballyfermot the other night. Over recent years, more than 400 gardaí, between trainee and qualified, have quit the force. Why is this? Why are there 300 fewer gardaí in the force now compared to two years ago? The Garda Representative Association president, Brendan O'Connor, was on LMFM yesterday. He spoke about a lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (21 Apr 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 1396. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the strategic review of the Garda reserve due in 2019; the schedule for the recommencement of recruitment to the Garda reserve which was suspended pending the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18608/21]

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

Johnny Guirke: Community policing should be at the heart of every town and village in Ireland, with gardaí walking the streets, talking to local people and aware of what is happening on the ground. As the Minister will know, our own county of Meath has the lowest number of gardaí per head of population in the country. As Deputy Catherine Murphy noted, there is one garda for every 580 people....

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

Johnny Guirke: The principle of community policing is of course a good one. However, where gardaí are present in stations for only a few hours each week, there are no visible foot patrols and very few community group meetings with gardaí, then the actions on the ground do not match the principle. An analysis of the force's station directory shows that almost 60% of stations are open for less...