Results 1-20 of 80 for garda speaker:Maurice Quinlivan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what steps have been taken by the Office of Public Works in identifying a suitable location for a Garda station in Castletroy, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12988/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 961. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the progression made in establishing a Garda station in Castletroy, Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12982/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (7 Feb 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to address the continued delays in applicants receiving appointment dates at the Garda immigration section in Limerick with 18 week lead-in times for such appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5120/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: It was not exactly on the agenda, but fair play to Ms Buckley because she got it on the agenda and she got to speak on it. That is the end of round one. Before we move on, I want to reference a Garda operation in my area, Operation Meirle, whereby two gardaí are walking around non-stop on key city streets. It started on 1 December and will continue until 31 December. It is early...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...to the lives of our citizens. Will the Minister advise what plans she has to ensure there is a return to a community policing model that puts service to the community at the heart of the Garda ethos?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State. In the short time remaining, I want to refer to two projects in Limerick, on both of which I commend the Garda. One was an operation around scramblers, which took place on 24 and 25 October, with 46 vehicles seized. I encourage more of that to be done as scramblers have been a nightmare for people in Limerick for the past number of years. The situation had...

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

Maurice Quinlivan: ...on the line to protect these children. We thank them for bravery. It is past time, however, that we get to grips with the type of criminality that is egged on by the far-right fascists. The Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, said that we could not have anticipated these events. For too long, the Garda Commissioner has paid scant attention to the far right in Ireland. The lack of...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...and it was very welcome. The new powers were used very successfully earlier this week in Limerick for what I believe to be the first time. In the course of a targeted operation into criminality, the gardaí in Limerick seized, among other things, 44 scrambler or off-road vehicles. This is very welcome. These vehicles, along with e-scooters, have become the go-to vehicle for many...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...in their home, their supposed safe place. One of the dark impacts of the Covid lockdown periods was a measurable increase in the number of domestic and sexual violence incidents reported to An Garda Síochána. I said at the time that domestic and gender-based violence is a problem that has always been with us and that it permeates every socioeconomic group and every...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ..., building on the Housing for All proposals by the Government. This was dropped. The IAG also proposed that the directly elected mayor would have a right in law to be consulted on all matters relating to Garda resourcing in Limerick city and county, in particular on any special expert forum established in respect of antisocial behaviour. This is absent from the Bill. I recognise the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Jul 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an informative document can be sent to all Garda stations in the State regarding the process and Garda responsibilities relating to the completion of passport applications, following a spate of applications that have been cancelled following the failure of gardaí to stamp and sign documents and record them in the Garda station log...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...remains the case. In the main, the amendments are minor but necessary alterations to the text of the Bill. The Bill creates a modern framework for policing and will modernise our police force, An Garda Síochána. Policing is about serving the people, and the work starts in the community and with people in the community knowing their local gardaí, feeling comfortable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been received for the Garda trainee recruitment campaign 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23470/23]

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...Fine Gael has had responsibility for the Department of Justice for some time, during which organised crime has spiralled. Fine Gael is soft on crime. Its light-touch approach has seen it slash garda numbers, shut police stations and abandon many of our communities. Unfortunately, in Limerick we have seen garda numbers cut significantly. This Government has shown a callous disregard for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in establishing the trial 24/7 mental health de-escalation unit for Limerick, that is due to be operated jointly with members of An Garda Síochána; if he will provide a commencement date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17864/23]

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...of this Bill cannot be underestimated or understated. It sets in motion the conditions for a modern framework for policing with a view to improving performance and accountability within An Garda Síochána. It is the outworking of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, a report which followed wide consultation across the State. I attended a meeting in...

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ..., grandmothers and grandfathers who have put themselves in debt to try to pay their child or grandchild's dealer. I have seen others make the difficult decision to report their own children to An Garda Síochána. It is my hope that the citizens' assembly will be able to consider the impact of illicit drug use on the lives of the family members of those who have been consumed by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding that has been made available to the Garda Youth Division Programme (GYDP) in Limerick for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda station in Limerick city in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27995/22]

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Apr 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...consuming and complex. We need to demonstrate that it is not complex. A simple process of filling in one's name, date of birth, address and personal public service, PPS, number without the need for a Garda signature, if promoted correctly by the new electoral commission, should lead to increased registration. The removal of the draft register and supplementary register should free up...