Results 1-20 of 662 for garda speaker:James Browne

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...as expenditure, procurement contracts, human resources and so on will be subject to provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. This policy reflects the freedom of information obligations of An Garda Síochána, the Office of the Information Commissioner, and the Insolvency Service of Ireland. Records that do not relate to general administration would be exempt. A practical...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I will make a couple of quick points on that, including on An Garda Síochána and the comparators around the investigative and prosecutorial roles. This is why those parts are being exempt. This authority would have investigatory and prosecutorial roles. The rate of the levy will be public knowledge and it will be based on turnover. The information that is sensitive is the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...engagement with relevant stakeholders is undertaken. This includes consulting with all those who will be required to provide services to deliver the event including, for example, local authorities, An Garda Síochána and medical and transport providers. Account must also be taken of the impact that an event might have on existing businesses and daily life. In the majority of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I fully agree with the Deputy. I spoke with communities in Dublin recently about ensuring consistency in who their community gardaí are, as there can be a high turnover due to gardaí moving on. We do not see the same level of turnover among juvenile liaison officers, who view their role as a longer term position. This issue can be examined to ensure consistency. The Deputy is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. Community policing is at the heart of An Garda Síochána and all gardaí have a role to play in community policing in the course of carrying out their duties. Community policing is also fundamental to the new Garda operating model that is being rolled out throughout the country and has been fully commenced in 13 Garda...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I apologise to the Deputy and I will certainly undertake to get those figures for him because it was a straight question and the figure has not been provided. I agree community gardaí are essential. In terms of understanding local communities, while all gardaí are community gardaí, having dedicated community gardaí is essential to building up those relationships and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...strengthen the use of antisocial behaviour orders. As Minister of State, I remain open to innovative solutions to tackle all types of crime. I understand that the consistent expert advice from An Garda Síochána is that an amnesty, as suggested by the Deputy, is not likely to yield significant benefits. As he will be aware, in many tragic instances, the weapon is an ordinary...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...need to ensure it did not engender fear in young people and actually encourage some of them to carry knives if they think it is a bigger issue than it actually is. That is why we tend to favour An Garda Síochána carrying out the harm reduction piece rather than having a more broad-based conversation around it, because the latter can actually engender higher levels of knife...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...of the services offered to young people by the Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs), which are fully funded by my Department. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protecting local communities. YDPs are community based, multi-agency youth crime prevention initiatives which primarily seek to divert...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...penalty of 5 years to 7 years. Section 12: the manufacture, importation, sale, hire or loan of offensive weapons, to increase maximum penalty of 7 years to 10 years. I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána continues to put into practice a range of proactive measures to tackle this issue, including the ongoing assault reduction strategy, which is targeted at tackling all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...criminal behaviour. On average, the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protect local communities. In Budget 2024, the funding allocated to overall Youth Justice Services increased by 10% to €33...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, Part 4 of the Children Act 2001 (as amended) provides the statutory basis for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme (GYDP). The intention of the programme is to divert children and young people who have engaged in criminal or anti-social behaviour away from the criminal justice system and towards more positive life choices. Children who commit criminal offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, Part 4 of the Children Act 2001 (as amended) provides the statutory basis for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme. The intention of the programme is to divert children and young people who have engaged in criminal or anti-social behaviour away from the criminal justice system and towards more positive life choices. Children who commit criminal offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (18 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...the FCP into abeyance. Since 2019, my Department has held meetings with individual firearms organisations upon request, and engaged with various firearms stakeholders in other ways. An Garda Síochána also meets with stakeholder organisations in respect of relevant matters. As part of the consultation process around the work of the Firearms Expert Committee, Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (18 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...who have been, or are at risk of becoming, involved in anti-social or criminal behaviour. Youth Diversion Projects are run by community-based organisations and are a vital support to the statutory Garda Youth Diversion Programme. A top priority for my department is the expansion and deepening of the services offered to young people by the Youth Diversion Projects, which are fully...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (16 Apr 2024)

James Browne: We are all sadly very conscious of the effect that knife crime can have on the quality of life for local communities and I can assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to supporting An Garda Síochána to tackle this issue. While I am conscious that Ireland has a comparatively low level of knife crime compared to neighbouring jurisdictions, every incident where a person is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...dignity and equality issues in the Defence Forces, to amend the Defence Act 1954 to ensure that persons subject to military law who commit specified sexual offences in this jurisdiction will be dealt with by An Garda Síochána and the civilian courts rather than by courts-martial. To provide that character evidence introduced at a sentencing hearing for a person convicted of an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...criminal behaviour. On average the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protect local communities. In Budget 2024, the funding allocated to overall Youth Justice Services increased by 10% to €33 million....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wildlife Regulations (20 Mar 2024)

James Browne: I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy. Regrettably, this information was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy directly when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (20 Mar 2024)

James Browne: ...criminal behaviour. On average the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protect local communities. In Budget 2024, the funding allocated to overall Youth Justice Services increased by 10% to €33 million....