Results 1-6 of 6 for garda reserve speaker:Paudie Coffey

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Paudie Coffey: ...and local development plans. As we know, the stakeholders are the local authorities and the executive management but, as Senator Boyhan said, it is the councillors, the elected members, who have reserve functions. We need to see consistency and sustainability. We will not have that unless we have full transparency and oversight. The new office of the planning regulator will bring that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Policing (16 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: ...improvement of residents' quality of life. This strategy will continue to be central to the delivery of a quality policing service. Community policing deserves dedicated and motivated gardaí who are willing to give 100% to protect the communities they serve. On that basis, all members assigned to community policing units operate on a full-time basis and there are...

Independent Planning Regulator: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: ...s response, I have had to be very mindful of the need to carefully integrate the role of the regulator into the existing roles of other regulatory bodies including SIPO, the Office of the Ombudsman, An Garda Síochána and my role as Minister of State. Indeed, I would suspect that I would be even more sharply criticised by Opposition Deputies if I were to create overlap or...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Dec 2013)

Paudie Coffey: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to sanction a similar exemption from income tax to the annual allowance of €1,000 paid to volunteer members of the Garda Reserve to other volunteer members of the emergency services such as the Coast Guard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53360/13]

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

Paudie Coffey: ..., which literally came to a stop during that period. I will not go into all the details concerning resources for local authorities and so on. Local authorities carried the usual amount of salt reserves to respond to poor weather conditions such as ice and snow. Their normal resources were available to them. I understand the National Roads Authority has overall responsibility for...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Paudie Coffey: ...established in the various local authority areas. This is a step in the right direction, attempting to bring the different agencies together, including housing authorities, local authorities, the Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive and any other stakeholders working in this area. This is to be welcomed. I welcome the fact that the adoption and amendment of an anti-social...