Results 1-20 of 252 for garda speaker:Pa Daly

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

Pa Daly: ...in the revision of the money laundering or terrorist financing risk assessment as it relates to gambling biennially in collaboration with the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee, liaising with An Garda Síochána, the Revenue Commissioners". I believe this provision was included in the heads of the Bill before being omitted. In amendment No. 20, we are asking that an annual...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: What is coming down the tracks is that the large cohort of gardaí who attested in the early 1990s will be coming to the end of their natural cycle of employment. There are also the resignations and other retirements that are coming up. It is difficult when the maximum going through is 600 to 700 this year and was 700 last year. To increase to 15,000 may be on the horizon but to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected number of trainees who will begin training and will attest through Garda training for this calendar year and if any changes to the training are proposed. [17368/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: Will there be any changes to the number of trainees or the training model proposed? Could the Minister let me know the projected number of trainees who will begin in Templemore for Garda training in this calendar year?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Court Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: ..., Climate and Communications, Deputy Ryan, if that portion of ground would be open for sale to the Courts Service. Then the site there at the moment could be used for another facility, perhaps for An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional current costs he anticipates will be involved in revising the Garda retirement age upward from 60 to 62 years. [17243/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the first- and full-year cost of paying Garda trainees a training allowance at the lowest point on the Garda pay scale for the duration of their training. [17241/24]

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

Pa Daly: 261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of a doubling of Garda diversion schemes. [17249/24]

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: ...Kenny on his work in this area. I hope we will see action from the Government and the RSA soon. One of the interesting parliamentary questions submitted by Deputy Kenny was on the number of gardaí involved in roads policing. In 2017, there were 623 gardaí in roads policing according to the reply to that parliamentary question. Seven years later, there were 627, meaning there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (20 Mar 2024)

Pa Daly: 825. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to bring forward the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023 following the publication of the pre-legislative scrutiny report. [12067/24]

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (6 Mar 2024)

Pa Daly: ..., but we do feel there are some glaring inadequacies in it. The Minister of State must surely accept that the Bill does nothing to address the enforcement of road safety work being undertaken by the Garda and the Road Safety Authority, RSA. The Government in its various iterations has overseen the absolute decimation of An Garda Síochána. Garda strength has dropped...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Pa Daly: ...people being made redundant in late 2022? Most of the redundancies were from the trust, safety and integrity teams. Has there been an increase since then? What level of communication does An Garda Síochána have with the social media platforms? The Hope and Courage Collective stated that TikTok is quite good at engaging, but some of the other platforms are not. What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Pa Daly: Has the Garda noticed an increase in this type of activity? Might that be related to the redundancies in the online monitoring and trust, safety and integrity teams?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Pa Daly: Dr. Coxon stated that Garda resources which could have been deployed in preventing and tackling local crime had to be diverted to patrolling locations. This goes back to the pace of recruitment into An Garda Síochána. I refer to the difficulty, which we all recognise, of the cost of living in Dublin. I know the age threshold has been raised to allow for recruitment of an older...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: ...attacks. The first such attack which can be attributed to anti-migrant sentiment was at the Caiseal Mara hotel in Moville, County Donegal, which led to one person being injured. According to the Garda, 100 asylum seekers were supposed to be accommodated on site. Further attacks took place in January of 2019. There were attacks on the Shannon Key West Hotel in Leitrim and also on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the targeted number of Garda recruits in each cohort to begin training in Templemore and to attest for the year 2024, in tabular form. [8130/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: Will the Minister provide a breakdown in tabular form of the targeted number of Garda recruits in each cohort who are beginning training and who will attest in Templemore for the year 2024?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: The Minister will probably be aware that the justice committee visited the Garda Training College in November. We were impressed by the level of professionalism in Templemore. The college was anxious to stress that it was never actually closed during Covid, only that a hybrid model was introduced. We have called for that to continue. Templemore has the capacity for 1,000 recruits per...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: ...’ attestations looked like a bit of a stunt. We cannot have a box-ticking approach to increasing the number, as visibility is vital. How soon does the Minister expect the new recruits to the Garda Reserve to be on the street? Every time we speak to people, particularly in Dublin’s inner city, the issue of visibility is raised. They need to see a police presence on...

Transfer of Passenger Name Record Data: Motions (14 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: ...: "Transnational and organized crime and conflict feed off each other. Crime is a catalyst for conflict. And when conflict rages, crime thrives." I also note recent reports as well of remarks by the Garda Commissioner relating to the links between organised crime, gangs and the far-right. Conflict and division is being fostered so that some can profit from it. The solution, at home...