Results 1-20 of 76 for garda speaker:Cormac Devlin

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021. I thank the Minister and her officials for bringing the legislation before the House. I will be supporting this Bill which will bring Garda compensation claims within the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, process. The Bill is aimed at decreasing the length of time it takes for disposing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Jun 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will initiate a review conducted by the OPW in conjunction with An Garda Síochána to investigate if the former Garda station on Tubbermore Road, Dalkey could be utilised by An Garda Síochána for the purposes of a base for a dedicated public transport unit or other divisional unit due to its proximity to the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I wish to return to the Garda element of the portfolio. I note the lease will expire for Garda headquarters on Harcourt Street in 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 616. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers by rank in all Garda stations in the Dublin metropolitan region in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda public order unit by Garda division in the Dublin metropolitan region on 1 May 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25903/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 660. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Adamstown is being considered for a new Garda station by Garda management; the criteria and the way that potential sites and locations are identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32063/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Will that have implications for Garda members also? If there is a determination by Revenue, will it impact on the Garda force directly?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (13 Dec 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide figures, in tabular form, for the volume of complaints to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission year-on-year since its establishment in 2007; how many Garda have been suspended year-on-year since 2007; how many cases remain open (by timeframe); and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: ...Deputy McAuliffe's point about it being under way. I noted TII receives a quarterly report on road traffic collisions and fatalities. TII meets with the Road Safety Authority, RSA, and the Garda. How frequently does TII meet with the Garda and the RSA? In their documentation, our guests referred to high collision locations. How are they dealt with and how fast are they dealt with?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: ...with the NTA last week. We are aware of incidents on the Luas. While there is good security, they do not have powers of arrest or detention. The engagement that Mr. Walsh spoke about with the gardaí is important. I would argue that there is a need for a dedicated Garda transport unit covering all sorts of transport, including bus, Luas and rail. Has TII had any discussions with...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Cormac Devlin: The Taoiseach will be aware that the Garda and private security organisations have been calling for the introduction of body cameras to improve safety and transparency. The general data protection regulation and other data protection rules, regulations and related guidelines limit or prohibit the use of body cameras. There was some revised guidance from the data protection officer recently....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: ...minors and the 5,600 children in Tusla's care seems a bit removed from the agency's role. It is charged with protecting these vulnerable children but it simply relies on outside agencies for Garda vetting. Ms Duggan said Tusla just requests Garda vetting. Of course it is in those agencies' interests to ensure that they are completely compliant but is there oversight of that process to...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: ...I understand, remain open after two to three years, while there are 19 cases outstanding after three to four years and nine cases after four to five years. Does GSOC have the figures for how many Garda members each year are involved in those cases? Of the nine cases that were outstanding after four to five years, which is quite high, how many Garda members are involved?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Cormac Devlin: ...that is a bus, DART or a Luas. On a bus, the emphasis is on the driver to monitor what is happening on board, as well as maintaining safety on the road. I believe there needs to be a dedicated Garda unit to this, whereby its members can hop on or hop off all various types of transport. Has the NTA has engaged with the Garda on that? I hear what Mr. Gaston is saying about the good...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Cormac Devlin: ..., and a new approach to community safety. The Bill embeds a key principle from the commission’s report that preventing crime and harm and making our communities safer does not just rest with An Garda Síochána or with the Department of Justice. It will be most effectively achieved as a whole-of-government responsibility, with Departments and agencies, such as the...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cormac Devlin: ...opportunity to examine the Bill. The Minister will be aware that I raised this issue on several occasions in the past year. I welcome the introduction of the Bill, which has long been sought by gardaí and their representative associations. The Bill provides for the use of body-worn cameras by gardaí and the expanded use of ANPR technology. It also contains provisions relating...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (7 Jul 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the Garda Reserve members as of 31 December 2019 that completed the minimum of 208 annual hours per year duty obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14537/20]

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

Cormac Devlin: 967. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the incidence of dog thefts reported to An Garda Síochána in 2019 and the first six months of 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Graffiti Incidence (10 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 342. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will be requested to arrange for the removal of graffiti on the former Kill O'The Grange Garda station, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW’s plans and timeline for the Kill of the Grange and Dalkey Garda stations. [36728/20]