Results 1-20 of 240 for garda speaker:Hildegarde Naughton

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...for education and evidence-based prevention measures. They will raise awareness around drugs and alcohol addiction. This part of the response in relation to nitrous oxide. I completely support An Garda Síochána in relation to this. This is about education and prevention as well. Parents, youth workers, communities and schools all have a part to play in the programmes I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: .... A multifaceted approach is being taken, including on the criminal side where there can be absolutely no tolerance of people supplying drugs, gangland crime, etc. We have seen significant efforts by An Garda Síochána in cracking down on drug crime but we must also ensure we have a health-led approach. I am currently working on a health diversion programme. I will revert to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...new drugs, including synthetic opioids. They work in collaboration with European partners to prepare and respond to fentanyl or other new synthetic opioids, or other drugs, that may emerge. An Garda Siochana has not reported any seizures of fentanyl. There has been no laboratory analytical confirmation of fentanyl being detected recently in Ireland. No hospital Emergency Department...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I support this motion of confidence in my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Helen McEntee. It is very easy for the Opposition to say that the Minister and the Garda should have known that a major public order incident was going to break out in Dublin city centre, but how could they? How could they foretell the malign intent of some people that led them to incite a riot, especially following a...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: ...and prayers are with the victims of the brutal attack at Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire on Parnell Square. But make no mistake, the looting of shops, the burning of vehicles and the attacks on gardaí had nothing to do with honouring the victims of that assault. The riot was fuelled by hate and thuggery and there are elements within our society who have come to the fore in recent...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...immediately) - Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 60 mins) - Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 60 minutes) - Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 (Amendments from the Seanad) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn after 90 minutes) - Credit Union (Amendment) Bill...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Supplementary)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...ago I have travelled the country meeting people who are involved in drug addiction, service users and front-line staff. There are numerous sides to this issue. There is the criminality side - the Garda is doing fantastic work on drug seizures. We also have to look at a health-led response. Harm reduction is really important, as is drug treatment, as was said. Just because someone is...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: ...) - Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022 (Amendments from the Seanad) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned after one hour) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re An Garda Síochána, selected by the Regional Group. Thursday's business shall be: - Motion for aSupplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 40] (back from Committee) -...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...Standing Order 124 (not to exceed 125 minutes, including 20 minutes Q&A) -Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to be taken no earlier than 4.30 p.m. and to conclude within 2 hours -Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned after 90 minutes)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...Information relating to the origin of an individual such as their original nationality, citizenship or birth location within Ireland is not available from the Irish Prison or Probation Service or Garda PULSE data that CSO use to compile the reoffending estimates. The Prison and Probation Reoffendingseries provides statistics on the number of individuals that are convicted of reoffending...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Support Services (1 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...support services in Louth and Meath have met with many community, voluntary and statutory services, including the Family Addiction Support Network, Tusla, the probation and welfare service and the Garda. MQI advised the Family Addiction Support Network that it is happy to take any referrals for family support from across the Louth and Meath area. Currently, there are no waiting lists for...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 (back from Committee) (without debate) - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda Síochána Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (without debate) - Statements pre European Council meeting of 23rd-24th March 2023, pursuant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...-led approach. The Department of Health and HSE monitor and review the emergence of new and emerging drug trends including synthetic cannabinoids nationally with relevant stakeholders such as An Garda Síochána, Forensic Science Ireland, the National Poisons Information Centre and local hospitals. Synthetic cannabinoids are man-made chemicals produced to mimic the effects of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...business shall be: - Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of application for Private Bill(without debate) - Statements on Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments(not to exceed 210 mins) - Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 (Second Stage, resumed) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned either at 6.35 p.m. or 1 hr and 20 mins after the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The CSO publishes Recorded Crimestatistics on a quarterly basis. The Recorded Crimeseries provides statistics on the number of crime incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána (AGS), classified by incident type, incident reported date, and location, as recorded on the PULSE system. Statistics are also provided on crime detections (following data quality improvements in PULSE), on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (1 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...crimes. The Government has always been very clear that regardless of the circumstances in which sexual violence has occurred, a victim of these crimes can and should report their experience to An Garda Síochána. Victims of these crimes also have the option of calling the excellent front-line services provided by organisations such as the Rape Crisis Centre, which offer...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...'s business shall be: -Motion rePresentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimate [Vote 11] (without debate) -Motion reCommittee consideration of Estimates for Public Services 2023 (without debate) -Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to be interrupted either at 4 p.m. or 1 hr and 9 mins after the conclusion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (8 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the vehicle or any of its equipment.   As I understand it, excessive noise from vehicle exhaust systems is monitored at the national car test (NCT) and also at roadside enforcement checkpoints by An Garda Siochana. According to Schedule 3 of the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017, which sets out the items to be tested and reasons for refusal of a test...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (6 Dec 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...matter for daa.  I have therefore forwarded your question to daa for direct reply. If the Deputy does not receive a reply within ten working days, please advise my Private Office. In relation to the deployment of Garda resources at Dublin Airport, I wish to advise the Deputy that this is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána.  

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have been informed by the Irish Aviation Authority that the traffic situation referenced involved the Garda helicopter being tasked to an operation in North Dublin and this coincided with the arrival of transatlantic flights to Dublin Airport. The helicopter was integrated with these arrivals in order to get to the operational area as expeditiously as possible. No military aircraft were...