Results 1-20 of 143 for garda speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Garda Commissioner for his presentation. I want to talk about the round figures. In 2009 there were 1,055 members in the roads policing unit and that figure now stands at 623. The population of Ireland has increased by more than 600,000 in that period. According to the RSA, there has been a 20% increase, year-on-year, in the number of drivers on the road and possibly the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: If the Garda got to 15,000 members, where would Mr. Harris like to see the number in the roads policing unit at that stage? That unit currently has 623 members plus 75, and, hopefully, will have another 75.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: ...be slightly off-topic but I hope Mr. Harris will give me some insight into it. I am from County Meath. I sit on the joint policing committee there. A major bone of contention is the number of gardaí in the county. It is the issue of resource allocation, how it is done and why County Meath fares so poorly. It is documented that it has the lowest number of gardaí per head of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: ...and where they are going. He will appreciate that. The issue of databases talking to each other comes up regularly enough. The national driver vehicle file was mentioned. It was said the Garda does not have access to that. It always struck me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: The Garda can now tell that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the Garda getting access to it or is there a plan to get access to it?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers, by rank, attached to the Meath Garda division as of 29 April 2024; and if she will provide same as of 1 January 2022, in tabular form. [20160/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda unmarked Garda cars and marked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of these types of vehicles withdrawn from the fleet during this period, in tabular form. [20161/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I hear something different from the RSA. Are the witnesses saying they want to see every available opportunity taken whereby the maximum number of Garda resources are available to road policing and that it needs to happen as soon as possible?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Meath East Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of Garda officers who retired from Meath East Garda stations in the same period; and if this is commensurate with population increases in Meath from 2020 to 2024...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: ...are deplorable. It is causing damage to vehicles and it needs to be tackled. There needs to be increased investment to allow that to happen. I want to raise two points. One relates to Garda numbers and roads policing. Driver behaviour is deteriorating because drivers have licence to behave badly. They are not being caught and not being punished. We have heard on numerous...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown on the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Meath East Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of Garda officers who retired from Meath East Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8340/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that increases in Garda recruitment are commensurate with population increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2202/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 1082. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each Garda divisional roads policing unit as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [1167/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 1083. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 1400 cc motorcycles currently in the Garda divisional roads policing unit nationwide, in tabular form. [1168/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 1121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to each Garda district within Meath division as of 9 January 2024. [1631/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 379. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new marked vans attached to the Garda Technical Bureau in 2022 and to-date in 2023; the number of marked vans withdrawn from the Garda Technical Bureau during the same period. [53225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to report on the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to Nobber Garda station in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of Garda officers who retired from Nobber Garda station in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51874/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 844. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of penal warrants that are outstanding in the Meath Garda division as of 31 October 2023; and the number of penal warrants that have been outstanding for a period of more than 12 months. [48330/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: It is a statement of fact that in 2018 we had 318 sworn gardaí in County Meath. Five years later we are back to that point. That is just a statement of fact. I welcome the additional funding in the budget. However, we know recruitment is significantly behind the targets. It was 800 for 2022 and 300 were recruited, 1,000 for this year. I heard the Minister on the radio this morning...