Results 1-20 of 325 for garda speaker:Joe McHugh

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...;al agus ar an bhfoireann ó Choláiste Mhuire, agus ar na daoine ar fad a bhí ar an líne tosaigh ar an Déardaoin seo a chuaigh thart. Is laochra iad. I would like to acknowledge the brave men and women of An Garda Síochána who brought last Thursday’s unprecedented event to an end. They put their lives on the line in order to do that. There will...

Creeslough, County Donegal: Statements (8 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...issue, I am conscious that there are people who are in tremendous pain and are hurting following the loss of their loved ones - their relatives, neighbours and friends. From the Friday night, An Garda Síochána was on-site with many other emergency services. As the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine pointed out, the council played a very active role in ensuring there...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Joe McHugh: .... We are probably only talking about a week. I do not know how long the investigation will continue; it is potentially another week. I do not have that information, as it is a prerogative of the Garda. One of the answers I will get back will be there has to be a tendering process. We have to use our common sense here. People are still dealing with this enormous tragedy, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jun 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will prioritise current passport applicants who are currently in the system due to the inability of a Passport Office official to make contact with a member of An Garda Síochána notwithstanding the new measures which were put in place recently to deal with more effective means of communication between the two said State bodies given the stress that...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Soláthar Seirbhísí Sláinte: Plé. (30 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: Mar atá a fhios ag na finnéithe, tá cathair na Gaillimhe agus Leitir Ceanainn ina mbailte seirbhíse. Tá sé sin faoi rialachán agus clúdaithe faoi rialachán. Tá An Garda Síochána tar éis polasaí agus straitéis ar son na Gaeilge a fhógairt fá choinne An Gharda Síochána i Leitir Ceanainn. Tá...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tuarascáil Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2021)

Joe McHugh: ...roimh an gCoimisinéir agus roimh a fhoireann uilig. The Commissioner and his team are very welcome. Tá cúpla ceist agam. Roimh dhíospóireacht an lae inniu, bhí mé ag smaoineamh ar mo chara, Garda Odhrán Mac Ghiolla Bhríde, a bhí lonnaithe i nGleann Cholm Cille agus ag obair sa cheantar. A friend of my mine, Garda Odhran McBride was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: ...weeks from the date of receipt of all requested documentation, in accordance with the EU Directive timelines. Applicants must also meet standard registration requirements in relation to character reference, garda vetting and overseas police clearances. The Teaching Council has advised me that where a complete application is submitted and fit and proper person requirements including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...to privacy of the individuals concerned - the expectation of confidentiality under which persons engaged with the bodies. There is a mis-apprehension about what information could be disclosed to the Garda Síochána. While people provided their personal testimonials on a confidential basis, that information could still be disclosed by the Commission to a member of the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...receipt of complete application including all associated documentation and depending on the time of year (taking into account peak summer processing periods). If all requirements are met, including garda vetting, and fit and proper person requirements, the registration process may be completed in less than the 6-8 week timeframe outlined. Where a person has obtained their teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (23 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...of complete application and depending on the time of year (taking into account peak summer processing periods). If all the requirements are met, including fit and proper person requirements, including Garda vetting and overseas police clearances, the registration process may be completed in less than the 6-8 week timeframe outlined. Full information on the application process and...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (17 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...the usual channels of the principal and leadership of the school. The Deputy used the word "resilience". I should say to everybody involved, from the emergency services right through to the Garda and school community, when push came to shove yesterday the community came together. We have a duty in the Department to respond to the needs and demands of that community and I am happy to...

Seanad: Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...at which he presented a great deal of sociological data analysis. That analysis showed that, at the time, Travellers were the group against which people in this country had the most prejudice, with the Garda in second place. I met Fr. MacGréil some years later and he was looking to do further research in that area. Prejudice and discrimination against members of the Traveller...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (26 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...complete application and depending on the time of year (taking into account peak summer processing periods). If all the requirements are met, including fit and proper person requirements, including garda vetting and overseas police clearances, the registration process may be completed in less than the 6-8 week timeframe outlined. Full information on the application process and timeframes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...process may take up to 6-8 weeks from receipt of complete application and depending on the time of year (taking into account peak summer processing periods). If all requirements are met, including garda vetting, and fit and proper person requirements, the registration process may be completed in less than the 6-8 week timeframe outlined. The Teaching Council contacts students in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Gangland Crime (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...when they should feel safe and secure in their locality. As the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, has said, this type of criminal behaviour will not be tolerated. The Minister is advised that An Garda Síochána is conducting full investigations into each case. It would be inappropriate for me to comment while these investigations are ongoing. Last Thursday, the Minister visited...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Gangland Crime (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...Flanagan. I thank her for bringing her comments to the attention of the Minister. Let us be clear: this type of criminal behaviour has no place in civilised society and will not be tolerated. Gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region west have put in place a policing operation to prevent, detect and mitigate against any further escalation of violence. We wish them every success in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Road Safety (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...education programme in pre-school, primary, post-primary, third level and in the community. This has been done in partnership with many organisations including the Department of Education and Skills, An Garda Síochána, the Health and Safety Authority and the Higher Education Authority. As part of this, the RSA has developed a range of material that teachers can use to educate...

Retention of Records Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...responding to child protection concerns that are brought to the attention of staff employed by the Department were updated in February 2016, having been first issued in 1995 and revised in 2007. Garda vetting is now on a statutory basis with the commencement of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 and the application for the new vetting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...as part of the ESF PEIL 2014-2020. The ESF Managing Authority provided ESF branded merchandise for attendees. The conference took place on 29 September 2018 in the Killeshin Hotel Portlaoise. This event did not receive support from any private companies. €453.26 Garda Youth Diversion Projects Annual Conference. This conference was organised by the Irish Youth Justice Service and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Since the introduction in 2006 of the non-statutory Garda vetting arrangements the Teaching Council has played a central role in the vetting of registered teachers both for the purposes of registration with the Council and as a conduit for school employers for the purposes of the vetting of registered teachers for employment. Under the non-statutory vetting arrangements, vetting of...