Results 1-20 of 113 for garda speaker:Dessie Ellis

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Dessie Ellis: ...this Private Members' business to the House tonight in the best interests of the State. It proposes that the removal from office of Commissioner O’Sullivan would also be in the best interests of An Garda Síochána. As a society, we need a policing service that prosecutes the law without fear or favour. Everyone the length and breadth of the country is entitled to a force...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Feb 2014)

Dessie Ellis: ...public interest and the civil liberties of citizens in this State and to allow those institutions of the State to fulfil their roles. The targeting of GSOC, an organisation tasked with holding the Garda to account, for unwarranted and unlawful surveillance would clearly be a matter of grave concern for most democracies. The implications are enormous. However, that is not case with this...

Civil Aviation Legislation (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It is usually the Garda which is left to do the bulk of this work. What do we mean by authorised officers? Would gardaí be the only people who would deal with individuals in airports or on aeroplanes? We hear reports on renditions in Shannon Airport. Has the Minister investigated these claims or received reports on them? We hear repeated denials, but groups such as Shannon Watch,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: Táim buíoch go bhfuil mé ábalta labhairt ar an ngá atá le hacmhainní breise Garda i bhFionnghlas. As the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, might be aware, I represent the constituency of Dublin North-West, which encompasses Finglas, Ballymun, Santry, Whitehall, Meakstown, Glasnevin and parts of Beaumont. Part of my constituency lies within the Garda...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Apr 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 963: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reductions in Garda staff numbers that will be made in Ballymun and Finglas Garda stations, Dublin, respectively. [18115/12]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (20 Jun 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardai based in each of Finglas and Ballymun Garda stations, Dublin during each of the past six years; the projected number of gardaí to be based in these station for the coming year. [29758/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 472. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the new Garda recruits who will be employed in the Ballymun and Santry Garda stations, Dublin 9. [11570/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Finglas Garda station; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22508/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Santry Garda station; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22509/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Ballymun Garda station; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22510/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí servicing the area previously covered by Ballymun, Santry and Whitehall Garda stations; if these gardaí are exclusively operating from Ballymun Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16712/18]

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

Dessie Ellis: 862. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel assigned to the Santry-Whitehall area, given the closure of Whitehall Garda station. [27318/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to K District of DMR west division of An Garda Síochána, Dublin; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22511/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to H District of DMR north division of An Garda Síochána, Dublin; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22512/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Apr 2018)

Dessie Ellis: 599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Whitehall Garda station at the time of its closure; the number of gardaí stationed in Santry and Ballymun Garda stations at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16711/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Dessie Ellis: 973. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for Garda vetting received from January 2022 to date by the Garda National Vetting Bureau; the average length of time it took to process an individual application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the delegation for its presentation. I always felt the Garda should have been running the GoSafe programme and it should never have been farmed out to a private company. Resources should have been put in place for the Garda to do it. The profits made indicate that. There would also have been fewer problems dealing with the courts. It was said that some of the GoSafe zones have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (1 Mar 2022)

Dessie Ellis: It took two years for a community garda to be appointed in Finglas, and that individual has only recently been appointed. While I welcome the appointment, it is unacceptable that this should have happened. It is also unacceptable that between 90 and 98 gardaí are in the Finglas area on three different shifts. In effect, there are only a certain number of gardaí on each shift....

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

Dessie Ellis: ...My thoughts are with the injured children and the member of staff who was injured while protecting the children. I commend those who prevented a much greater tragedy from occurring and thank the Garda and emergency services for preventing greater destruction in our city. This terrible event does not justify attacks on gardaí, the burning of public transport or the looting of shops....

Topical Issues: Road Safety (7 Oct 2014)

Dessie Ellis: ...and joint policing committees, JPCs. We must have rules and regulations on where such vehicles can be used, in addition to basic training requirements and licensing. We must also give the Garda clear guidelines to deal with them, how the vehicles can be seized and how repeat offenders can be stopped from using them. The proliferation of such vehicles at Christmas is a scourge for urban...