Results 1-20 of 107 for garda speaker:Neale Richmond

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (7 Oct 2021)

Neale Richmond: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will determine the steps the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau are taking in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders in response to the rise in phishing over the past year and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48855/21]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Neale Richmond: ...portfolios. There is quite a bit in the Estimates we can discuss but I would like to address one specific area. I refer to Vote 20 and the €1.879 billion allocated to the funding of An Garda Síochána. Like everyone else, we welcome the resources provided, the additional Garda numbers, the €13 million of personal protective equipment that had to be purchased to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: ...appreciate the selection of this matter for debate and the presence of the Minister in the Chamber. This has been a pressing issue for a number of years. Since 2015, more than 6,000 members of An Garda Síochána have been assaulted in the line of duty. This works out at an average of two members of An Garda Síochána at least every day. The Commission on the Future of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate that. While Covid got in the way of many of the operational aspects of reform, in many ways it also showed potential positives for an Garda Síochána, not just with on-the-beat policing but also with smart policing. We will hopefully have 15,000 gardaí in due course. Leading up to the budget discussion, will the Minister ensure those gardaí will have the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2020)

Neale Richmond: ...legislation to come shortly before the House. Regardless of what happens with Brexit, and we are at a delicate part of that process, it is vital we have that level of co-operation between An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and the relevant agencies. I welcome the Minister of State’s closing statement in that regard. That co-operation has been vital to maintaining the...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: ...and Committee Stages as this is developed further. There is widespread support for this legislation in this House, for very good reasons. This is vitally important to ensuring that the work of An Garda Síochána is completely modernised and restructured in a way that can reflect the modern demands on policing. A lot of the changes we have seen in the approach of An Garda...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: I am grateful to the Minister for that update and the specific numbers in her response. I was very lucky to attend the centenary celebrations of An Garda Síochána in my local Garda station in Stepaside in the past few days. Having spoken with current and former members of An Garda Síochána who had been stationed at that station, as well as others, there are two issues...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Antisocial Behaviour (23 Mar 2023)

Neale Richmond: ...going to speak again. After speaking to and engaging with retailers and representatives such as Ms Tara Buckley of RGDATA, I am aware that the main way they want to be kept safe is by having more gardaí on the ground, on the streets in our community and not trapped behind a desk in a Garda station. That is why, as a Government, we are prioritising high visibility policing as shown...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: ...those improvements in this jurisdiction are welcome, we cannot limit ourselves to that. One area referred to by previous speakers and others relates to the tools that will be available to An Garda Síochána to monitor registrations and the much-talked about electronic tagging. I welcome them but, in the context of all these initiatives and the introduction of the legislative...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: ...in her reply but will she elaborate on what thought has gone into the costings, tender applications, the roll-out of the equipment and, crucially, the provision of adequate training for members of An Garda Síochána and civilian staff to ensure they can use this equipment, as well as the footage captured by it, in a way that is efficient, is in line with the legislation and can...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: ...the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, particularly in the context of the recent engagement with various community, policing and business fora. However, people want to see direct action. They want to see the gardaí on the street. They want to feel safe walking down O'Connell street. They want to feel safe allowing their children - maybe not their young children, but their adult children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Jul 2020)

Neale Richmond: 922. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of Garda vehicle resources in the DMR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15111/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (22 Jul 2020)

Neale Richmond: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of Garda vehicle resources in the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17565/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Neale Richmond: 198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of funding and resources for mental health services in An Garda Síochána over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17787/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (30 Jul 2020)

Neale Richmond: 1024. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 4x4 vehicles currently used by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19692/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (13 Oct 2020)

Neale Richmond: 391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time gardaí attached to Dundrum Garda sstation, Dublin 14; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29822/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (13 Oct 2020)

Neale Richmond: 392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time gardaí attached to Stepaside Garda station, Dublin 18; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (13 Oct 2020)

Neale Richmond: 393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time gardaí attached to Blackrock Garda station, County Dublin; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29824/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (13 Oct 2020)

Neale Richmond: 394. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time gardaí attached to Rathfarnham Garda station, Dublin 16; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29825/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Oct 2020)

Neale Richmond: 17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health supports that are being provided to members of An Garda Síochána to support them through the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30836/20]