Results 1-20 of 22 for garda reserve speaker:Joe Costello

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (4 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: 512. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda personnel attached to Áras an Uachtarán are based at Cabra Garda station, Navan Road, Dublin 7; if she will provide replacement gardaí in Cabra for those working on Áras security; if she will consider using Reserve gardaí or members of the Defence Forces from the local McKee Barracks for Áras...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (30 Sep 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of gardaí training at Templemore College, County Tipperary; the total number of members of the Garda Reserve; when he proposes to recruit the next cohort of trainee gardaí and of Garda Reserves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34188/10]

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (8 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 will be recruited into the Garda Reserve in view of the fact that they have completed all the interviews and examinations and is waiting more than a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31044/10]

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (20 May 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who were recruited to the Garda Reserve since the body was set up; the average length of time for applicants to become members; the delay in processing an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21123/10]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (23 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who have joined the Garda Reserve in each year since its establishment; the number recruited in Dublin; the duties in which they are engaged; the cost to the Exchequer of the Garda Reserve; the number of former members of the Garda Reserve who have subsequently applied to join An Garda Siochána; the...

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)

Joe Costello: ...which one could hardly disagree, including the redesignation of dual carriageways as motorways. We have often been concerned about coming off a motorway on to a dual carriageway only to find a garda waiting to catch people moving into a lower speed limit area. I hope that issue will now be rectified. It is ludicrous that we need legislation to provide for service and rest areas on the...

Defence (Amendment) No. 2 Bill 2006: Second Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Joe Costello: ...of information, although the questioning and requisitioning through a third party was reasonably satisfactory. [That whole sentence is damning]. While an unsupported report must be viewed with reserve, it is significant that the report was accurate in its other respects and my view is that it must be considered as likely to be accurate on this count as well. That, therefore, is the level...

Garda Reserve Force. (9 Mar 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made in recruiting a volunteer Garda reserve force; and if the Garda representative bodies have been consulted on the proposal. [9984/06]

Garda Reserve Force. (9 Mar 2006)

Joe Costello: The Bill that went through the Dáil contained one section dealing with the volunteer reserve force consisting of 15 or 16 lines. It was very sparse in detail. On various Stages I queried the lack of detail on protections, safeguards and training and asked for some specific details but very few specifics were forthcoming. This is part of the problem when one is introducing something as major...

Garda Reserve Force. (9 Mar 2006)

Joe Costello: If it will take over six years to get 2,000 full-time trained gardaí in place but 900 reserve gardaí will be in place by September of this year it is no wonder the Garda Síochána considers this a yellow pack reserve force. Gardaí have complained they have only one pair of summer trousers, one pair of winter trousers, and that they have to provide their own torch batteries, use their own...

Departmental Funding. (9 Mar 2006)

Joe Costello: ...€10 million is being provided for the ombudsman commission but it will not be operational this year. I do not know where that money will go. Only €1.28 million is being provided for the Garda reserve force and 900 of these members will be operating this year. It appears disproportionate.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Joe Costello: ...centre for the entire country. I understand it is due to report by the end of this month. When will it report? Will legislation be required for the proposed facility? Second, with regard to the Garda reserve, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform gave a commitment that he would bring to the House regulations that would then go to the Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and...

Order of Business. (21 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is making a mess in introducing the Garda reserve and the relevant regulations, and dumping responsibility on the Commissioner by pretending it was his idea in the first place. Will the Taoiseach ensure that when the draft regulations are drawn up, as distinct from the rumours, they are brought into the House and are debated? The section in...

Order of Business. (21 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: The Garda Commissioner must make proposals to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on how the new Garda reserve body will be constituted. The Minister must then draw up regulations.

Order of Business. (21 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: I am asking whether these regulations will be brought into the House for debate? We have had no forum at which to discuss the make-up and constitution of the Garda reserve force.

Ferns Report: Statements (Resumed). (9 Nov 2005)

Joe Costello: ...the local national school, he used his position to gain access to young girls. One of the disturbing findings by the inquiry was that "at various points in time during that period, members of the Garda, the teaching profession, the medical profession and the Church were aware of rumours and suspicious concerning Canon Clancy but no action was ever taken against him". I could give a number...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: ...need for a merit-based and transparent public recruitment process. Everybody recognises that need. The Minister must do a lot to convince us that the structure currently in operation with regard to Garda appointments above the rank of inspector is transparent and merit-based to an extent which commands public confidence. It is not, and it must be changed. The public must know that a proper...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: The Bill says that the volunteer police member has the same powers in communities as an ordinary garda. Deputy Jim O'Keeffe's amendment says that the Garda Síochána support resource members shall only have such limited powers and privileges as prescribed by the Minister. However, the Minister proposes to hand over the entitlement, not just out of the House but out of his own hands, to the...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: This is an important measure the Minister is proposing. He proposes a volunteer Garda force or a reserve Garda force, whatever the nomenclature may be. Some 15 amendments are grouped for the purposes of discussion of this section. There are problems with the proposal in regard to the eligibility criteria for qualification for membership, what sort of training and education members would have...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: ...the text of the Bill. The Minister has tried to deal with this in section 14(3), which states that "a volunteer member has the same powers ... as a person appointed under section 13 to the rank of garda". In other words, volunteer members will have the same powers as ordinary members of the Garda Síochána. Both categories of member are inseparable in terms of the powers they can...