Results 1-20 of 331 for garda speaker:David Stanton

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: ...Minister for Justice and Equality, who cannot be here today, unfortunately. She sends her apologies to the Senator. I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this important issue. He will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources among the various Garda divisions and that the Tánaiste has no direct role in the matter. It is a matter for the...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Districts (8 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...who cannot be here today, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. The Government has, in its programme for a partnership Government, recognised community policing as the embodiment of An Garda Siochána, providing a means of recognising that every community, both urban and rural, has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (22 Jan 2019)

David Stanton: ...the Dáil and sends his apologies. The Minister and I would like to thank the Senator for raising this matter today. The Senator will be aware that the resources provided by the Government to An Garda Síochána have reached unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €1.76 billion for 2019. This represents an increase of more than 6% on the initial allocation for...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (18 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, who sends his apologies for not being here, I thank the Senator for raising this matter. As he will appreciate, the allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team. The Minister has no direct role in this matter. The Minister is informed by the Garda Commissioner that in regard to...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (23 Mar 2017)

David Stanton: ...the Tánaiste who cannot be here this evening. She sends her apologies. In its Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government has recognised community policing as the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community, both urban and rural, has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring a strong...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (29 May 2018)

David Stanton: ...meant to be here but was delayed at the last minute. I am speaking on his behalf. He is very grateful to the Deputy for raising this matter. He points out at the outset that the distribution of gardaí is exclusively the statutory responsibility of the Garda Commissioner and the Minister has no direct role in the matter. As the Deputy will be aware, Rathcoole Garda station forms...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (18 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: ...Deputy Flanagan, sends his apologies. The Cabinet is still in session and he is in attendance. I thank the Senator for raising this matter. As the Senator will appreciate, the allocation of all Garda resources, including personnel, is strictly a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team. The Minister has no direct role in this regard. The Minister is informed by the...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Divisional Headquarters (31 May 2018)

David Stanton: ...official business. He sends his apologies. He and I thank Deputy Cassells for raising this matter in the House. The Deputy will be aware that the programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works. The Minister for Justice and Equality has no direct role in these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

David Stanton: The purpose of today's meeting is to have discussions with the Garda Commissioner on two main topics - first, recent gangland-related crimes and, second, community policing and the closure of Garda barracks. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, the Deputy Garda Commissioner for operations, Ms Noirín O'Sullivan, the Deputy Garda Commissioner...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (18 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, who sends his apologies, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I remind the House that, by law, the deployment of Garda resources is solely the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner and his management team. The Minister is assured, however, that the distribution of Garda resources is constantly...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2014)

David Stanton: ...and Alan Farrell. The Bill is line with the policy of the Minister. The Government is not opposing the Bill on Second Stage but is proceeding with its legislative proposals relating to the new Garda authority and GSOC. The Government is currently actively progressing a number of important legislative developments relating to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and plans...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (28 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: ...fear of crime in the area and overall community morale, as pointed out by Deputy Lahart. I hope the Deputy will appreciate that the policing response to such crimes, including the deployment of Garda resources at local level, is a matter for the Garda authorities in the first instance. In that regard, I am sure the Deputy will understand that it would be inappropriate to enter into...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (18 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: The Minister assures the Senator that Garda management and the Commissioner keep the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities and that the needs of all divisions, including the Limerick division, are taken into consideration in the allocation of Garda resources. He is pleased to say that budget 2018 will support the continuation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (26 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: There are currently 37 Garda Youth Diversion Projects in Dublin. Projects do not have a defined number of places and the number of young people participating in a project at any one time will depend on a number of factors, primarily on the number of referrals and the individual assessment of potential participants in terms of risk. If a project identifies that they do not have adequate...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Districts (8 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: Once again, on behalf of the Tánaiste, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter in the House. As I mentioned, the Policing Authority has, in accordance with section 117(2) of the Garda Siochána Act 2005, formally requested the Garda Siochána Inspectorate to examine the dispersal and use of resources available to the Garda Siochána in the delivery of policing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (12 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: I am sure you will. The Senator will be aware that A Programme for a Partnership Government commits to a pilot scheme to reopen six Garda stations, urban and rural, to determine the possible positive impacts that such openings would have on criminal activity, with special emphasis on burglaries, thefts and public order. The Garda Commissioner's final report, which is available on my...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (23 Mar 2017)

David Stanton: The Garda Inspectorate, at the request of the Policing Authority, is carrying out a wider review into the operation of the Garda Síochána. The key structural change to the operation of the Garda will be the replacement of the current district model of policing with a divisional model where responsibility will be allocated on a functional rather than a geographical basis subject to...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: Since the reopening in September 2014, just under 1,600 recruits have attested as members of An Garda Síochána and have been assigned to mainstream duties nationwide. Of these, 719, or 45%, have been assigned to the Dublin metropolitan region. I am aware that while Garda strength in the DMR east, north and north central divisions shows an increase, albeit slight, between 2015 and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (20 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: .... He asked me to stand in for him because he was unsure whether he would be able to make it and did not wish to delay proceedings. He has asked me to reiterate to the House that the deployment of Garda resources, including personnel, to specific areas is solely the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner and his management team. I imagine the Deputy appreciates this and that we can all...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (29 May 2018)

David Stanton: Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities. With regard to the deployment of Garda personnel, a distribution model is used which takes into account all relevant factors, including population, crime trends and the policing needs of each individual division. It is the responsibility of the divisional...