Results 1-20 of 91 for garda speaker:Mary Butler

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: 24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to the Waterford Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested personnel strength of the Wexford Garda division in September 2014 and at the end of February 2017. [15760/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (13 Oct 2021)

Mary Butler: ...relate to the number of admission orders issued rather than the number of people admitted on an involuntary basis. Of the 1,919 involuntary admission orders issued, 32% were by members of An Garda Síochána, 29% were by a spouse, civil partner or relative, 13% were by Authorised Officers of the HSE, and 26% were by other persons. The Deputy should note that 'other persons'...

Other Questions: Garda Stations (30 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank the Tánaiste. I appreciate her answer and I welcome the fact that we will have a decision on the Garda stations in May. In my area of Portlaw in County Waterford seven Garda stations in the area close to the Comeragh Mountains closed and we were centralised into Kilmacthomas. Two years ago we had five gardaí and one sergeant, but we now have ten gardaí and one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: ...relate to the number of admission orders issued rather than the number of people admitted on an involuntary basis. Of the 1,919 involuntary admission orders issued, 32% were by members of An Garda Síochána, 29% were by a spouse, civil partner or relative, 13% were by Authorised Officers of the HSE, and 26% were by other persons.  The Deputy should note that 'other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (28 Sep 2016)

Mary Butler: 32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Waterford Garda division. [27413/16]

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

Mary Butler: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in County Waterford in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: 299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in County Waterford in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18076/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: 79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Waterford as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51636/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Waterford as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51635/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Mary Butler: ...and the other staff members. I am sure the delegates have heard a lot today about the new reform plan. I wish to raise a couple of issues. I have grave concern about the merging of Waterford Garda division with the Carlow and Kilkenny division. My main concerns are about Waterford being the only city in the country to be left without a divisional headquarters under the planned...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Mary Butler: ...safe community. Keeping homes and streets safe is a core priority for our party. The confidence and supply arrangement that Fianna Fáil has agreed with Fine Gael provides for an increase in Garda numbers to 15,000, investment in CCTV and a mandate for the Policing Authority to oversee a review of Garda stations. I know this has already been stated today, but it is very...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2021)

Mary Butler: .... The proposed changes were recommended by the Expert Group and included in the current Programme for Government. Proposed amendments to Section 12 in the General Scheme provide for updated powers for An Garda Síochána to take persons into custody who they believe fulfil the criteria for detention set out in Section 8 of the Act. The Garda or Gardaí must contact an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: ...taking on a suite of investigations of this scale were not sufficiently appreciated at the time". It is now 2019 and I acknowledge the ODCE has extra staff and access to further staff through the Garda. I appreciate that Mr. Drennan came into his position in 2012. If the ODCE had to face a trial of that size now, does he believe the office would be fully equipped to do so with its...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2019)

Mary Butler: ...) Bill 2018 in the Dáil today. I am chair of the Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, and this Bill has come before our committee on several occasions. Citizens are indebted to An Garda Síochána for its courageous and heroic acts. Gardaí put themselves in the line of fire while policing communities on a daily basis. They keep us safe from harm. This...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Mary Butler: ...rampant criminality are sent a strong, clear message that attacks on older and vulnerable people - or any person - will not be tolerated and will attract serious punishment. The reopening of rural Garda stations is essential in terms of delivering a more effective policing service. As a member of my local community alert group, I compliment local communities on fighting back, becoming...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: ...and are no longer in business as a result. Many people fear for the future of their small businesses due to increases in insurance costs. We are still waiting on the establishment of a dedicated Garda anti-fraud unit, a national claims information database and a judicial council to provide guidelines for general damages relating to personal injuries. I am the Chairman of the Joint...

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: ...as valuable items, passed from generation to generation, are lost for ever. In a recent interview withThe Irish Times, Assistant Commissioner John O'Driscoll said that last autumn, when the garda had drawn up a list of burglary gangs it wanted to target during the winter phase of Operation Thor, the sheer extent of some of their criminal records stood out. In his view, the sentences...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Mary Butler: 20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to request the Policing Authority to review the dispersement of Garda Síochána stations and to assess the impact of all station closures in County Waterford since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10005/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 May 2016)

Mary Butler: 63. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Waterford on 31 March 2011 and on 31 March 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Butler: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new vehicles supplied to Garda Síochána stations in the Waterford, Dungarvan and Tramore divisional districts of County Waterford in the past 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17286/16]