Results 1-20 of 231 for garda speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on the new Garda station in Bailieborough and if there is an estimated completion date. [8319/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: ...are people taking video footage of the street and the buildings. Kids are using their phones all of the time. To a certain extent that is impossible to roll back. I feel incredibly sorry for An Garda Síochána, which has a real job trying to fight crime with two hands tied behind its back while the world and its mother can use whatever data they like. Yet and all, so many...

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

Niamh Smyth: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next phase of Garda recruitment will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55613/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to review a response from An Garda Síochána (details supplied); if he is aware that this unit can no longer be located in Bailieborough due to issues with bandwidth; the steps that will be taken in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55171/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Dec 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 843. To ask the Minister for Health when it comes to tenders for ambulance services for hospitals if it is his Department’s rule that staff should be Garda vetted prior to the contract being activated and that proof of such vetting should be supplied to the tender process (details supplied). [55345/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Dec 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...for the provision of ambulance services which does not have its own ambulances (details supplied) which only purchases or seeks ambulances after the award of the contract, whose staff are not Garda vetted, that does not have staff to operate the service tendered for at the point of the award, still does not have the ambulances required to operate the services, and is now contracting out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Dec 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...company wins a contract for the provision of ambulance services which does not have its own ambulances, which only purchases or seeks ambulances after the award of the contract, whose staff are not Garda vetted, that does not have staff to operate the service tendered for at the point of the award, still does not have the ambulances required to operate the services, and is now contracting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Dec 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...company wins a contract for the provision of ambulance services which does not have its own ambulances, which only purchases or seeks ambulances after the award of the contract, whose staff are not Garda vetted, that does not have staff to operate the service tendered for at the point of the award, still does not have the ambulances required to operate the services, and is now contracting...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ..., there is no doubt in my mind that the technology available was an enabler that helped to gather those crowds in our capital city in a short space of time. Everybody else, including the Garda and, arguably, Coimisiún na Meán, were trying to play catch-up. That technology enabled the people who went out to cause destruction and mayhem on 23 November. It was organised through...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...who have been affected by the terrible events of Thursday. I will move now to my colleagues, who may have some questions. We will go section by section, if that is okay. Vote 20 relates to the Garda. Are there any questions, observations or comments on the Supplementary Estimate for the 2023 Garda Vote?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (28 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2023: Vote 20 - Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - Prisons, Vote 22 - Courts Service and Vote 24 - Justice. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending. I will now pause briefly to...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...media platforms certainly were an enabler in gathering crowds in the city centre. They are enablers for gathering crowds like that in all parts of the country and doing so at a speed that can take An Garda Síochána and the people affected in those areas completely off guard. I heard snippets of the Minister's statement in the Dáil on this topic. She said she has had...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Does the Minister feel there was any co-operation between them and An Garda Síochána at the weekend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...hear relentlessly at the joint policing committee meetings is that it is happening in broad daylight, in full view of each community. I have absolute confidence that people are reporting it to our Garda stations because I know they are reporting it to my office. We are inundated with concerned parents ringing to say they can see it happening and to ask what we are doing about it and what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...I have convened a number of meetings to campaign for a much-needed women's refuge for Cavan-Monaghan because we do not have one. I have convened a number of meetings with Safe Ireland, Tusla, An Garda Síochána and our chief superintendent, and the housing departments of Cavan and Monaghan county councils. There is incredible goodwill to deliver refuges and I know the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I apologise for interrupting. Another important aspect of all of this are the drugs units within divisions across the country. Cavan-Monaghan has 12 gardaí allocated to that. My understanding is that between transfers, promotions and changes to rosters, that number is going to deplete. What impact are all these issues having on incredibly important units within An Garda...

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...in which, for a period of two years, he repeatedly committed offences while on bail and breached bail conditions imposed upon him in both the District and Circuit Courts and why, despite An Garda Síochána being aware of these breaches, he was still at large to commit a series of offences. Colleagues from different parties and from across the House went through the number of...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...our local authorities should work with service providers to provide accommodation, and particularly in the nine counties where there are no shelters. I acknowledge and commend the work of the Garda, which plays a central role in combating violence against women, particularly domestic violence. The divisional protective service units with the Garda should be fully resourced and trained...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...and a new approach to community safety. The Bill embeds the key principle from the commission's report that preventing crime and harm and making our communities safer does not rest only with An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice alone but can be most effectively achieved as a whole-of-government responsibility with Departments and agencies involving health, social...