Results 1-20 of 178 for garda speaker:Josepha Madigan

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Station Closures (21 Mar 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this very topical issue of the re-opening of Stepaside Garda station. This station was one of those closed between 2012 and 2013 when 139 were shut due to budget cuts. I have always opposed the closing of this Garda station and I endeavoured, particularly during the general election campaign, to say to the residents of Stepaside...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 Jun 2016)

Josepha Madigan: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if 68 members of An Garda Síochána are attached to Dundrum Garda station; if 11 are on temporary transfer; if this is a decrease from 86 in February 2016 and 139 in 2009; and when she will review and increase Garda numbers in Dundrum, County Dublin. [14035/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Jan 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received the Garda Commissioner's report on the reopening of Garda stations; if so, when the stations will be reopened; when a decision will issue on Stepaside Garda station; and, if the report has yet to be completed, when it is expected. [41459/16]

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Garda Commissioner for her forbearance. My understanding is that a retired member is a signatory on the account in Cabra. I know the Commissioner has made comments on that. In relation to similar labyrinthine types of financial structures - this is in the style of Bernie Madoff - does the Garda Commissioner accept that the Committee of Public Accounts has helped uncover what...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak on this vital issue. I am happy that we live in a State where most citizens regard gardaí as their friends and where they are, save in exceptional circumstances, unarmed. I am proud to be part of a political party that defended the traditions of law and order in this country and that has always supported the Garda. My...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: On behalf of the Minister for Justice I wish to thank the Senator for raising this matter. The Senator will be aware that the community-based CCTV is currently governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006, which is SI 289 of 2006. This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must, first, be...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Was there any contact with the Garda as a result of the protected disclosure that was made to this committee on the previous day, 5 March 2016? Did the HSE contact the Garda about Grace on 6 March 2016?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (27 Jun 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the necessary Garda resources will be allocated to Stepaside Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29565/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...to enforce the various provisions of national and EU legislation, as required. They also investigate reports of breaches of legislation,including in relation to badger baiting. Members of An Garda Síochána are also empowered under the same legislation to investigate alleged wildlife crime offences and to prosecute if they see fit. My Department is working closely with An...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...of these Acts, as much as possible. They also investigate reports of breaches of the Acts with a view to initiating prosecutions where there is sufficient evidence to support same. Members of An Garda Síochána are also empowered under the Wildlife Acts and the European Communities legislation to investigate alleged offences and to prosecute if they see fit. Officials of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (31 May 2016)

Josepha Madigan: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will commence the review of the dispersal of Garda stations; who will conduct it and make the decision; the criteria it will use in determining which six stations will be opened; how long it will take and when will it make a decision; how soon after the review she will open the six Garda stations; and how long the pilot project will...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Station Closures (21 Mar 2017)

Josepha Madigan: ...State, Deputy McEntee, for her response to my queries. I appreciate, as I stated earlier, that the Policing Authority is autonomous and that we cannot predetermine the outcome of its review of Garda stations. Having said that, I would like to know the Minister's response to me not being allowed know the criteria for the reopening or otherwise of a Garda station. While I accept the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ...surrounding such fires, in different locations around the country. My Department, through its National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), is one of a number of agencies represented on such groups. An Garda Síochána is also represented on these groups and lead any criminal investigations. The groups are convened by the Fire Services Department of the relevant Local Authority and...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Josepha Madigan: I have watched these debates as a legislator and lawyer with much interest. I am always interested in how the Garda Síochána can be improved and its efficacy enhanced. My grandfather - my father's father - was a member of An Garda Síochána so I have particular affinity to it and enormous respect for the work it does on a daily basis. However, no organ of the State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Sep 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (the Vetting Act), which was commenced in April 2016, put in place statutory requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children and vulnerable persons. The Vetting Act applies not just to schools but to any relevant organisation that employs, contracts, permits or places a person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (22 Jun 2016)

Josepha Madigan: .... To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 is a potentially useful tool in the fight against crime across the European Union; if the Garda Commissioner can request another European Union state to set up a specialist joint investigation team to investigate criminal enterprises that take place here but are co-ordinated in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Animal Welfare (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: If the Deputy or anyone she knows is aware of specific incidents, I ask that they please be reported to either An Garda Síochána or my Department. I believe the NPWS and An Garda Síochána communicate in a type of loose task force and there is also the memorandum of understanding between the ISPCA and the NPWS. Patrols and site visits are also ongoing. I appreciate this...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Josepha Madigan: ...coincidental. I will move on. I wish to refer to Mr. O'Brien’s opening statement. He referred to the fact that he did not want to interfere with the live investigation being conducted by the Garda. Is he aware of the correspondence with Commissioner O'Sullivan, dated 23 December 2016, and a letter concerning deputy commissioner Eugene Corcoran dated 15 July 2016? They have a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (4 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...the Deputy for his Topical Issue matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The Children First joint working protocol for An Garda Síochána and Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides a framework for co-ordinated, co-operative working, which forms an integral part of child protection and welfare services....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (4 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...back to the Minister. If children are at risk of abuse in any circumstances, or in any cases where a child’s immediate safety is deemed to be at risk, it is essential that a social worker inform An Garda Síochána as soon as possible about any actions that are taken or planned. In some cases, Tusla may request the assistance of An Garda Síochána in making an...