Results 1-20 of 654 for garda speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the principles and the reasons underlying Garda staffing deployment across the country; the process by which gardaí are deployed; the reason Garda numbers per head of population vary so much between different Garda divisions; if the current deployment of gardaí accurately reflects any specific, centrally...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Garda Síochána presumably has an input in regard to the stations to be retained, including, for example, Stepaside Garda station, which it has been reported in the media recently is to be re-opened. I presume that properties were not put on the market if there was any prospect of their being re-opened. What dialogue took place between An Garda Síochána and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Catherine Murphy: .... I wish to start on the resourcing issue. For example, each time we ask the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, we are constantly told that the deployment of resources is entirely under the Garda Commissioner's remit. Obviously, we expect that this is done efficiently and effectively. Mr. Harris acknowledged that the 2022 budget was the largest. In fact, it increased again in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional Garda cars vans allocated to each Garda district within Dublin metropolitan region to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the number of Garda cars and vans withdrawn from each Garda district within the DMR to date in 2022. [58025/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Catherine Murphy: There must have been some rationale for reopening Stepaside Garda station. If not, a political decision was made to open a particular Garda station. If there was such a rationale, even for Stepaside Garda station, let us see what it was. We were informed by the Garda that the increase in Garda numbers will create a problem in respect of accommodating new members of the force. Some form...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Plans (15 Nov 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the practical interactions between the Garda Inspectorate, the Policing Authority, Garda management and her office in relation to producing a Garda service level agreement, an updated Garda customer service charter and the policing plan; if she has approved the policing plan for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34843/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1054. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants outstanding in each Garda division; the number of bench warrants outstanding for a period of over six months in each Garda division; the number of bench warrants outstanding for a period of over 12 months in each Garda division; and the longest outstanding warrant in each Garda division. [20785/20]

Garda Deployment. (7 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: My motivation for asking the question is that I could not find any statistics. I am not requesting that great effort be made in their compilation. I am being asked why the proportion of gardaí to the population in my area is so low compared to elsewhere in the country. Essentially the residents want to know how to influence this. They say they are satisfied when the gardaí respond to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 445. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full schedule of works to be undertaken at Slane Garda station; the overall budget for this project; the estimated completion date; the business case and the schedule of meetings in which the project was discussed by the OPW with the Garda estates management team; and if Garda officers that could be housed at...

Death of Garda Colm Horkan: Expressions of Sympathy (24 Jun 2020)

Catherine Murphy: On my own behalf and that of the Social Democrats, I want to express our sympathy with the family and friends of Detective Garda Colm Horkan and with his colleagues in An Garda Síochána. The reports of his life and work tell us something about the man that has resonated with everyone. From the reports, we can see that Detective Garda Horkan was a very dedicated member of the force...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the dialogue she has had with the present Garda Commissioner since the commissioner's appointment concerning the deployment of Garda resources; if any of that dialogue has covered imbalances in Garda personnel deployment in the context of her remit to tackle worsening crime trends; if she will provide a breakdown of Garda deployment per...

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Commentary on the Guerin report has rightly focused on the failings of the Garda Síochána on specific issues and in specific cases. What has gone mostly unremarked upon is the Mr. Guerin's criticism of how a lack of resources has contributed to the problems we are dealing with today. Chapter 2 of the report highlights that no inspector was allocated to Bailieborough Garda station...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Oct 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the principles and the reasons underlying Garda staffing deployment across the country; the process by which gardaí are deployed; the reason Garda numbers per head of population vary so much between different Garda divisions; if the current deployment of gardaí accurately reflects any specific centrally co-ordinated deployment plan;...

Appointment of Member and Chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: ...involving some 5,000 allegations predominantly related to the abuse of authority, assault, neglect of duty and discourtesy. Despite the original intention to form an independent ombudsman for the Garda, not all GSOC investigations are independent. Aside from those that relate to some kind of criminal allegation, large numbers of complaints are passed back to the Garda. In fact, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (10 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles attached to each Garda district in the Kildare Garda division as of 3 December 2019, in tabular form. [51696/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 711. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects all Garda specialist training courses either held in Garda Headquarters or the Garda Training College to resume. [26834/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she expects the recently announced additional 40 unmarked Garda cars and 38 additional marked Garda cars to be in the Garda fleet before end of 2023. [55599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda cars and unmarked Garda vans attached to the Garda national immigration bureau as of 3 April 2024. [15551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a schedule of Garda stations not yet deemed surplus to the requirements of An Garda Síochána and not currently in use as Garda stations, by county. [20083/24]