Results 1-20 of 105 for garda speaker:Lisa Chambers

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Garda Vetting of Personnel (19 Jan 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 326. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the average time taken before the Defence Forces forward Garda security vetting applications to An Garda Síochána once an applicant for the RDF has successfully completed a fitness test and interview; the average time taken before the Defence Forces subsequently apply to An Garda Síochána for Garda security clearance upon...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: In relation to the capital plan, this is obviously extremely important and related to the Garda being able to deliver services. What is set out in this capital plan is crucial and vital in terms of An Garda Síochána being able to deliver its services across the country. Section 68(3) states that "In preparing a capital plan, the Garda Commissioner shall have regard to (a) the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 62. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of patrol cars available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts by year of entering service. [8672/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of motorcycles available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts by the year of entering the service. [8675/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 68. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of vans available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts, by the year of entering the service. [8678/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of four-by-four vehicles available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda Síochána station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts, by the year of entering the service. [8681/16]

Other Questions: Crime Levels (15 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I am glad the Tánaiste mentioned the Garda Inspectorate and its report on the recording of crime data. She will be aware that the Garda Inspectorate was quite scathing in its analysis of how crime was recorded. The latest figures show that one fifth of all crime is not properly recorded on PULSE. The Garda Inspectorate has published 11 reports in the past nine years. There were...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...can exclude from the copy laid before the House elements that may not be suitable to be in the public domain shows why it can be argued that the appropriate place for those services is not under An Garda Síochána. The Bill will progress and pass. Is there scope to consider at a policy level removing those elements from An Garda Síochána and setting up a national...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: Section 52 deals with the Garda Reserve. While I have no difficulty with the section, I should point out that the potential of the Garda Reserve has been raised a number of times in the House, in particular, by Senator McDowell. In the context of the challenges we face in recruiting and retaining gardaí for many reasons, we are working to improve the lot of trainees and getting more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of four-by-four vehicles available to members of An Garda Síochána within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; the number of four-by-four vehicles attached to each of the relevant Garda stations currently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of patrol cars available to members of An Garda Síochána within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; the current number of patrol cars attached to each of the Garda Síochána stations; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 64. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of motorcycles available to members of An Garda Síochána undertaking policing within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; the current number of motorcycles attached to each of the relevant Garda stations;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of vans available to members of An Garda Síochána undertaking policing within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; the current number of vans attached to each of the relevant Garda stations; and the number...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: This follows from comments yesterday when we had a discussion in the Chamber on security services. The section relates to determining the priorities for An Garda Síochána in performing its functions relating to security and security priorities. Understandably, the section is vague on what that might be because, of course, security services are sensitive. It is important that we...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...of Fórsa to our Gallery, who are here for the debate. I want to put on the record correspondence I received from a lady in Castlebar, who I will not name on the record, but she is a civilian garda and works in the Garda Information Services Centre in Michael Davitt House in Castlebar. She wanted to discuss the concerns around this legislation. She said she works as a garda civilian...

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: An Garda Síochána has moved from crisis to crisis in recent years. In a short space of time we have had to deal with the O'Higgins report, the Charleton tribunal and the most recent scandals involving falsified breath-tests and fixed charge notices, resulting in the wrongful conviction of 14,700 citizens. These citizens have been victims of a huge miscarriage of justice...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (29 Mar 2017)

Lisa Chambers: While the Minister of State might remain satisfied with the current arrangement in place, I assure him that the Defence Forces are not. The Minister of State will be aware that until 2016, both the Garda and Defence Forces representative associations have been precluded from trade union status and affiliation to ICTU. Garda and the Defence Forces representative associations were granted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 63. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of patrol cars unavailable owing to the need for repairs for each Garda Síochána station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts. [8673/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of motorcycles unavailable owing to the need for repairs, for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts. [8676/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (28 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 69. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of vans unavailable owing to the need for repairs for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts. [8679/16]