Results 1-20 of 121 for garda speaker:Patrick Costello

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

Patrick Costello: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to join An Garda Síochána to date this year; the number of recruits currently in training; the number of recruitment offers made to date this year; the projected number of new gardaí to be recruited this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23395/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge speeding notices issued and paid, by Garda division, by month, for 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (22 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update in relation to the operation of Dublin city south and DÁN Garda youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23140/24]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...the witnesses have said are important and arise naturally? I will leave it there. I have a few questions on specialist interviewing, the joint interviewing protocol between Tusla and An Garda Síochána and how that works but I will come back to them in the second round. It is also part of filling the gaps.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: My question for the Department was on whether we are going to see increasing numbers and coverage, which we absolutely need. My question for Tusla and the Garda was on colocation and what is going to happen with service provision in Dublin.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...area. My experience previously as a social worker was that some of the best social workers I knew were trained as these joint specialist interviewers to do an interview in co-operation with the Garda at the standard that could be submitted into evidence. Those skills were then never used and those people left Tusla. I know there are people who are training now, but based on the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: From the perspective of the Garda, what are the roadblocks to more joint interviews happening? I appreciate that An Garda Síochána has a 24-hour schedule and Tusla does not, apart from its out-of-hours service. What are the other roadblocks? Why are these joint interviews not happening if we are training people? We are not doing the interviews or videos and we are not making...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Road Traffic Offences (8 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether he is aware that An Garda Síochána are using the ambiguity in law of the speed limits in the Phoenix Park as a reason not to prosecute reports of other traffic offences such as dangerous driving and overtaking on a continuous white line in the park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20243/24]

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

Patrick Costello: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been trained on bicycles in each Garda region; the number of bicycles currently in use by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20244/24]

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

Patrick Costello: 346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of electrically assisted bicycles An Garda Síochána has; the number of Gardaí trained for patrolling duties on e-bikes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20245/24]

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

Patrick Costello: 347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether this is an “intercept detection” offence only by An Garda Síochána or whether such offences can be reported by the public to their Garda stations or Traffic Watch; the number of drivers prosecuted from 2020 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20247/24]

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

Patrick Costello: 348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents reported to the Garda Traffic Watch in 2022 and 2023 that could not result in a fixed penalty notice prosecution as they were not processed within 107 days of the offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20248/24]

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

Patrick Costello: 349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether a person making a report to An Garda Síochána Traffic Watch is entitled to an acknowledgement of that report, and, where in the case that An Garda Síochána chooses not to proceed with an investigation of the incident reported, notice of that decision and an explanation of the decision; and if she...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...the need for enhancing multi-agency collaboration at a strategic level and at an operational level. The most straightforward way of doing this is co-locating duty social workers from Tusla into Garda divisional protective services units, DPSUs. These units are rolled out across every Garda division and are working excellently. The secondment of duty social workers from Tusla to those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (23 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts his Department is making to liaise with An Garda Síochána regarding policing of road speed within the Phoenix Park. [17834/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (23 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...arrangements do not have plans in place for when a child goes missing from their accommodation; if his Department will investigate if safeguarding procedures outlined in the Joint Protocol between An Garda Síochána and Tusla and the Children’s First Act 2015 are being adhered to by private providers of special emergency arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...safety of drivers and the general public. I want to explore a couple of things. I apologise for being late, but Ms Armstrong was mentioning something as I was coming in. She talked about the garda getting on, flashing their ID and the benefit of having that uniformed officer. That speaks to the need for the transport police she was talking about. How does that work? Is that ad hoc,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: That also speaks to the need for a dedicated transport team. Ms Armstrong mentioned how effective it can be if there is a uniformed garda on a bus. If a garda is supposed to be walking a beat then surely public transport should be part of it. Stepping on to the bus, riding a few stops and stepping off again should be part of the beat. Certainly, in Dublin, in an urban environment, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...dealing, there are many cameras on a bus. The drivers witness the dealing and it is recorded. Perhaps this is more of a question for Dublin Bus, but is there a procedure for reporting that to the Garda? It is a crime and there is evidence of the crime. Is it being reported and followed up, is it being reported and nothing happens, or is there a breakdown in communication? Streamlining...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 183. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the recent increase in the age limit entry requirement for An Garda Síochána, if he will consider increasing the age limit entry requirements to join the Defence Forces, for both general service and cadetships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11348/24]