Results 1-20 of 58 for garda speaker:Malcolm Noonan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Community Development Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and the deployment of resources. The allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demand. As such, the Minister for Justice has no direct role in the allocation of Garda resources. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, I thank the Deputies for raising this important issue. The Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of Garda business, including the distribution of members of the Garda throughout the State. The Minister for Justice has no role in these independent functions. The determination of the need for the development of a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Community Development Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. The Minister is pleased that budget 2022 reflects the commitment of the Government to ensuring that our communities are safe and that An Garda Síochána has the resources to be an effective and trusted police service. The budget provided by Government to the Garda Commissioner continues to increase to unprecedented levels...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: .... It is vitally important and they have brought forward very serious crime issues in the area that we need to tackle. I assure them that community safety is a priority for the Government and An Garda Síochána, as evidenced by the Government's unprecedented Garda provision for 2021. In tandem with this year's record Garda budget, the Department's justice plan for 2021 includes...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: As I said, An Garda Síochána has made clear that the overwhelming majority of owners of licensed premises have behaved responsibly and those who continue to behave responsibly in controlling their premises should have nothing to worry about. A tiny minority of pubs have been serving alcohol to those seated outside agreed areas, and clearly that will be the focus of any Garda...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...indoor service in a few weeks. Many of our bars and restaurants have now reopened with outdoor service, which is giving people a welcome opportunity to meet safely with friends and family again. As An Garda Síochána has made clear, the overwhelming majority of licensed premises have behaved responsibly. Those that continue to behave responsibly in controlling their premises...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rural Recreation Policy (24 Nov 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I have noted the issues outlined by the association in question including the reference to a statement by An Garda Siochana in the matter.My Department has no function in granting exemptions from compliance with public health regulations made in the context of COVID -19.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Consultation with An Garda Síochána in relation to this section is ongoing. If it is accepted by members, I will withdraw the amendment and move it on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (27 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...taken the following steps towards fulfilling this commitment: I launched a protocol of cooperation and collaboration between the National Parks and Wildlife Service of this Department and An Garda Síochána for the purpose of combating wildlife crime.  This protocol will lead to much closer cooperation between both enforcement bodies, especially in the areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...through enhanced detection, enforcement and awareness raising. This target will be underpinned by enhanced collaboration between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department, An Garda Síochána, Revenue’s Customs Service and other authorities to ensure adequate training and resourcing to enforce environmental and wildlife legislation. A dedicated NPWS...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (14 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I can confirm that my Department has not received correspondence from An Garda Síochána on this matter. The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, Returning Officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Chair. On the wildlife crime unit, it is the case that the NPWS, in association with the Garda, has been doing fantastic work, and continues to do so, on wildlife crime. Earlier this year, we signed a memorandum of understanding with the Garda around the investigation of wildlife crime and, more recently, we have formally established a wildlife crime unit within the NPWS. That...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Passport Services (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...customers getting access to the information they need. In recent weeks, the number of calls handled by the hub has increased to more than 2,000 per day. The passport service has worked with An Garda Síochána to develop a system for verifying Garda witnesses on passport applications in cases where the Garda member's signature cannot be verified. This system assists in reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (11 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...under section 23 of the Wildlife Act, 1976. This statutory instrument came into effect on Monday 3rd October, 2022. Under section 72 of the Wildlife Act, 1976, as amended, enforcement powers rest with An Garda Síochána and authorised persons appointed by the Minister. Inland Fisheries Ireland is an agency under the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...work of the regional staff, for example, by arranging and conducting training, and providing best-practice guidance on the conduct of investigations. It will also liaise at national level with An Garda Síochána and with Revenue’s Custom Service in relation to wildlife crime, including crime involving the international trade in protected species.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (22 Jul 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: .... The team also conducts patrols and site visits to enforce the various provisions of national and EU legislation and investigate reports of breaches of legislation. My Department works closely with An Garda Síochána who are also specifically empowered under the Acts to investigate alleged wildlife crime offences and to prosecute as it sees fit. In relation to the poisoning...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Environmental Policy (3 May 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...and-or a term of imprisonment of up to ten years. The Road Traffic (Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations, which were made pursuant to section 97 of the Road Traffic Act, also give An Garda Síochána powers relating to the removal, storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles. On the cost to local authorities of removing and storing abandoned vehicles, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (10 Nov 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: .... This will be done through delivery of training and disseminating best-practice guidance, and the provision of direct support to regional investigators. The Unit is and will continue to work closely with both An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners, who work to defend against international wildlife trafficking offences. The nucleus of the new Wildlife Crime...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...country. This will be done through delivery of training and disseminating best-practice guidance, and the provision of direct support to regional investigators. The Unit is and will continue to work closely with both An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners, who work to defend against international wildlife trafficking offences. The nucleus of the new Wildlife...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...devices to search for archaeological objects. It will allow a court in a prosecution under subsection (1)(f) of section 148, to draw an inference from a failure of an accused person, when asked by a member of An Garda Síochána, to account for their possession of a detection device. The provision is modelled on a similar provision in the Criminal Justice Act 1984.