Results 1-20 of 67 for garda speaker:Thomas Gould

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: ...there should be the ability to print passports in Cork, it would be a big advantage to the whole Munster area. Another issue concerns a situation where a family came to me. They went to the Garda station to get two forms signed for a son and a daughter. The daughter got her passport, but the son never got his. We were told by the Passport Service that it has to deal with each...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: Organised crime causes heartache and misery for communities. I stand full square in my support for them and the gardaí who stand up to these criminals every day of the week. We have to get to grips with the scourge of organised crime. Everything possible must be done to tackle all the causes so we can grasp it at the root because communities need protection. Vulnerable people need to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Welfare (25 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: ...animals. My office is contacted by people who are crying out for the control of horses and enforcement of the Act and refer to graphic scenes of the conditions of these beautiful animals. We contact An Garda Síochána and the pound. To be fair to An Garda Síochána, it is doing its best, but we need a much stronger enforcement of the Act. What is the Minister doing...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Last week, there was a very serious incident in Kilmore Road, Knocknaheeny, where over 100 young people gathered in a planned way that, I believe, the Garda knew about in advance. A car was crashed. Two people were taken to hospital. The car was burnt out and then fireworks were set off. Some of these were aimed at the emergency service and gardaí. There were only five gardaí...

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

Thomas Gould: We are supporting this Bill but we may bring amendments later on. A new Garda unit was set up in Cork city and as a result there was a 13% increase in drug seizures for sale and supply, as well as success in tackling knife crime and knife seizures. This is only the tip of the iceberg but it goes to show what can be accomplished when resources, like a sergeant and eight gardaí are put...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: ...if the removal of stock from Debenhams stores by KPMG is an essential service under level 5 lockdown. In the past week I have emailed his office three times, contacted the Minister for Health, the Garda Commissioner, the Garda press office and the Department of Health press office - my office also contacted the Tánaiste's office - but a week later we still do not have an answer....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: ...seen horses being kept. The neglect and abuse are horrific. I sometimes get photographs and, to be honest, they are so horrific they cannot be believed. We are against the clock. There is one garda in Cork, who works on this matter. She is brilliant but she is the only garda I have met, or the only person working in the local authority or Department, who actually understands the law...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will be brief. There are not enough gardaí in Cork either, and the figures show that. In 2022, there were 734 gardaí in the county. By December 2023, there were only 699. Cork got one additional garda from the group of recruits that came out of Templemore. There was a serious incident in my community on Tuesday night. Six gardaí responded but there were over 200 young...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: I want to discuss the issue of community policing and keeping our community safe while at the same time keeping the members of the Garda Síochána safe. What we are seeing at the moment, not just in Dublin but across the country - the last speaker described the problems in his constituency - is that there is now a crisis in policing, especially community policing. I believe that if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Jun 2020)

Thomas Gould: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic units assigned by Garda district to County Cork in each of the years 2015 to 2019 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12766/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Jun 2020)

Thomas Gould: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic units assigned by Garda district in County Cork. [12767/20]

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

Thomas Gould: 403. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a delay in the Garda vetting process. [30060/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (8 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding given to Garda youth diversion projects from 2008 to date, in tabular form. [41398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 734. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the An Garda Síochána Operation Cribbage; and the current status of this operation. [10106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 1519. To ask the Minister for Health if travelling to visit a spouse in another country is considered essential travel and exempt from possible Garda fines. [14532/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seized Property (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Gould: 386. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to reclaim a relative’s War of Independence firearm if it was surrendered to An Garda Síochána in the 1970s. [32572/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Defibrillators Provision (22 Jun 2021)

Thomas Gould: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of funding available for Garda stations to install defibrillators in the Cork north central area in 2021. [33339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 1333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Cork city by Garda division and rank and role in July 2019, July 2020 and July 2021, in tabular form. [39169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase Garda numbers in Cork given the recent attacks on women in the city and county. [8725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (22 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being undertaken by An Garda Síochána to tackle crystal methamphetamine. [9407/22]