Results 1-20 of 375 for garda speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (20 Mar 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 301. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 5 March 2024, if he will accept that the response is misleading, given An Garda Síochána has informed this Deputy that there is no request with it for a business case in relation to the force's long-term requirements in the area; the up-to-date position in relation to acquiring a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Mar 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has yet to identify a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy-Annacotty area of Limerick; the reason for the delay; and how much longer the process is likely to take. [10020/24]

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

Willie O'Dea: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda applicants in each of the years 2020 to 2023; the number that enrolled in the Garda college,; the number of those that graduated in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5893/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Willie O'Dea: In 2011, 13 years ago, the number of gardaí policing Limerick was 637. It shrank to 612 in 2020. It has now shrunk again to 585. That is against a background of a substantially and rapidly increased population and a tidal wave of antisocial behaviour, which is making miserable the lives of many people in my constituency. I deal with cases of people who are literally under a curfew in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 370. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has been instructed to identify a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy-Annacotty area of Limerick; what progress has been made and how much longer the process is likely to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48144/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: ...of communities in Limerick city are extremely concerned at reports that their community policing service is about to be withdrawn. Regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations on the Garda rosters, I hope this does not come to pass. If it does, it will not happen at a worse time. We are plagued with anti-social behaviour. I know several vulnerable and elderly people who are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that were received for the Garda recruitment campaign 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Reserve (20 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the development and implementation of the Garda Reserve strategy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52413/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Nov 2021)

Willie O'Dea: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will activate past driving instructors from An Garda Síochána and the Army given there is a massive shortage in driving instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52419/21]

Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2021)

Willie O'Dea: ...of State referred in his initial statement to a 20%, or €1 million, increase in the budget, bringing the current budget to €6 million, and to 14 additional civil servants and nine additional gardaí, giving a total personnel improvement to the agency of 50%. While I welcome all that, I have to reflect nevertheless that €6 million seems an extraordinarily small sum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2021)

Willie O'Dea: 540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider requesting the Garda Commissioner to allow members of An Garda Síochána who are suspended for alleged offences to at least do duties of a clerical nature in view of the fact that Garda resources are under pressure. [37167/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (22 Jun 2021)

Willie O'Dea: 488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of semi-automatic centre fire rifles that have been licensed by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; if the proposal to amend legislation to declare any such firearms licensed post 2015 as invalid licences and revoke same with immediate effect infringes on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 Mar 2021)

Willie O'Dea: 1237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the provision of a new Garda station for the Castletroy, Annacotty, area of Limerick city (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (14 Jan 2021)

Willie O'Dea: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of the Garda fleet within the Limerick division that are aged less than one year old, between one to three, three to six, six to ten and over ten years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2127/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 Nov 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the provision for a new Garda station for Castletroy, Annacotty, Limerick city, will be considered (details supplied); her views on whether such a station is needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37809/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (21 Jul 2020)

Willie O'Dea: 576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the purchase of additional high-powered unmarked vehicles for the Garda roads policing unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16608/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (7 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the provision of a new Garda station for the Castletroy and Annacotty suburb of Limerick city will be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45806/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (22 Oct 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a person (details supplied) who was interviewed in January 2018 for appointment as a member of An Garda Síochána and has not been admitted to the force to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43017/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Oct 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each Garda divisional drugs unit as of 31 December 2018 and 7 October 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (6 Sep 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to replace aircraft and-or helicopters in the Garda air support unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36117/19]