Results 1-20 of 139 for garda speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 24 November 2021, if she will consult with the Garda Commissioner on plans for former Garda reservists to receive a commemorative medal in 2022 for the centenary anniversary of the foundation of An Garda Síochána given that many former reservists have given years of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consult with the Garda Commissioner on any plans for ex-Garda reserves to receive a commemorative medal in 2022 for the centenary anniversary of the foundation of An Garda Síochána as many ex-reserves have given years of voluntary service to the State and regular ex-gardaí are receiving one; and if...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...is general agreement on the necessity of ensuring, as with any solution, that resourcing is available. Part of that is training. Training will need to be updated. We will need to involve the Garda Representative Association, GRA, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, the Garda Commissioner, the Data Protection Commissioner and all other stakeholders. It would be the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Support Services (1 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...We have not seen the sort of funding that is required. A lot of positive stuff has happened under the Drogheda implementation plan and the new board, but we are starting from way behind. The Garda recognises that the Family Addiction Support Network is doing significant work. The organisation offers a service the Garda cannot offer in dealing with families who are going through an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...I would much prefer if the Minister for Justice was taking it but she has cover as I have seen her interviewed in Brussels. I spoke to her previously about the new operating model where the Louth Garda division will be combined with the Cavan-Monaghan division in December. It will be one of the few three-county models that will be in operation. This throws up significant issues. Ardee,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (27 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I agree that we need to streamline the amendment system for passports because it is an issue. I would also ask if we have looked into improving the situation where members of the Garda have to sign passport applications. We still occasionally get the situation where the Passport Office rings the Garda station and nobody can locate the book. The fact that we are looking for the book is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...in cyberwarfare when it is not necessary. However, we should definitely ensure that we have the full capacity to protect ourselves. What relationship does the Government see the NCSC having with An Garda Síochána? The Garda is tasked with finding criminals and dealing with international allies when going after people. In addition, what relationship would there be with the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I want to bring up the issue of the new operating model for gardaí. The Louth Garda division is to be added to the Cavan-Monaghan division in December. This area is not workable; it is far too big. We might look at the crime statistics in County Louth, which I think will even take in part of east Meath. In the town of Dundalk we recently had an incident in which three gardaí...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I raised with the Aire previously the proposed changes to the new Garda operating model in County Louth, whereby the Louth division would be amalgamated with Cavan and Monaghan, with the addition of part of east Meath. I am fairly sure at this stage that the Minister has been spoken to and written to by joint policing committees across Louth, Cavan and Monaghan. I think Cavan and Monaghan...

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (30 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...are sometimes, for want of a better term, useful idiots who are used by drug gangs. Such chaotic behaviour can really impact communities across the board. I probably spend longer talking to An Garda Síochána than any other State agency. Whether I am talking about the Garda, the council or Tusla, we do not have the supports or resources to deal with these issues. I am going...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...Drogheda implementation report spoke about the important work it does, particularly with families. It is sometimes the go-to body for those who are not necessarily comfortable with going to the Garda about drug debt, intimidation and the huge issues there are with those matters. Those involved have had numerous meetings with the HSE on funding, but it is not really cutting the mustard....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to let it go. I am very worried that we are running out of time. We are also running out of time for supports for families. We are dealing with an organisation that deals directly with the Garda. Sometimes it is easier for people to talk to the FASN and then have information on drug debt and intimidation passed on to the Garda. It is vital that funding is provided.

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Táim breá sásta tacaíocht a thabhairt done Bhille seo We welcome the necessity and reason for this Bill, including the additional powers that will be necessary for An Garda Síochána in what I imagine will be a very small number of situations. Before I speak to the Bill and the provision of additional Garda powers, I would like to commend the Garda, a number...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (5 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...the national drugs strategy but the Minister for Justice, who is the custodian, to a degree, of the report and the implementation plan. There is a failing around providing sustainable funding. An Garda Síochána is doing fundraisers for this organisation. The former chief superintendent of An Garda Síochána in Louth, Christy Mangan, is still on the board. This is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Support Services (1 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...as a result. As I outlined, State agencies use this organisation. It is not some organisation that exists in a silo and only imagines it is doing really good work. Christy Mangan, the former Garda chief superintendent for Louth, is still personally involved with it on the basis of the work it has done in the past. As I said, the Garda is involved in fundraising every year to keep the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...is going to be proposed as a long-term solution? I saw that the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, met the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, An Garda Síochána and, I assume, any other stakeholder or organisation with an acronym that was available. This is an ongoing problem across the board. I think of Gatwick in 2018 and so...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...process particularly for first-time child passport applications. We all accept the necessity for due diligence. I do not need to repeat what has been said about guardian consent forms at Garda stations. The Minister of State spoke about the need for a new memorandum of understanding. I am very glad there is interaction involving the Minister and the Garda. We need to reach a solution...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources being allocated to An Garda Síochána to deal with the Covid-19 situation as restrictions ease. [23179/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí within the Garda national cyber-crime bureau; the current number of vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30191/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rank and file of the positions that remain unfilled in County Louth within An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51720/21]