Results 1-20 of 44 for garda speaker:Holly Cairns

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: ...any longer. I want to address Fine Gael's self-described status as the party of law and order. Fine Gael has now held the justice portfolio without interruption since 2011. Some 13 years later, Garda numbers are down again below 14,000 this year and nowhere near the 15,000 figure this Government committed to. Prisons are dangerously overcrowded at 110% capacity, posing a serious...

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

Holly Cairns: 828. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is intended to bring forward the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023 for second stage debate. [12116/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (12 Dec 2023)

Holly Cairns: 81. To ask the Taoiseach if he will consider requesting that the CSO conduct a regular victims of crime survey in order to capture data on crime which is not reflected in Garda statistics due to a lack of reporting. [54699/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: The Minister claims to have full confidence in the Garda Commissioner. She also claims that no one could have anticipated the appalling violence in Dublin on Thursday. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, was on "Prime Time" last night trying to push the line that none of this was foreseeable. He said that far right activists had used sophisticated communication online to rally their supporters -...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...to our society. It is shameful that many of them now feel unwelcome. What happened on Thursday must be a watershed moment. I also put on the record my unequivocal support for the rank and file gardaí who did everything they could last week to keep the riots at bay. Along with the whole country, I was in complete awe of their bravery. Unfortunately, the truth is that they were...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Holly Cairns: .... A basic requirement of any government is to keep people safe and the events of recent days have proved they are not. Given this abject failure, on what basis does the Taoiseach have confidence in the Garda Commissioner and justice Minister?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí serving in Schull Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44382/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí serving in Bantry Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44383/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí serving in Clonakilty Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44384/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí serving in Castletownbere Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44385/23]

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...have the staff and capacity to respond to sexual violence. Survivors and victims of sexual violence can present at any number of services from GP offices and accident and emergency departments to Garda stations and housing offices. Staff in these areas need to have sufficient training to react appropriately to immediate disclosures, and then to be able to refer the individuals to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Holly Cairns: I am not asking for an update on Garda figures.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (28 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 606. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the role of microchipping animals in preventing the theft of companion animals; the number of Garda stations that have microchip scanners; the locations of these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15498/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (28 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of awareness campaigns run by his Department or An Garda Síochána concerning preventing the theft of companion animals, including details of how much was spent on these campaigns, and the media through which they were distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15499/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2023)

Holly Cairns: 1125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to reform the Garda vetting process, including ensuring individuals to conduct one vetting check every three years which is valid for any relevant professional or voluntary roles within that time period, measures to enable individuals use the same vetting check for multiple bodies and organisations, an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (1 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...people experience these awful crimes and violations that they feel they can turn to and trust our health services. It is also important to say that this is a health service that is separate to the Garda. The health services work closely with law enforcement but no one is compelled to make an official report. It is a highly victim-centred approach. Professor Maeve Eogan, the national...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Institutional Burials Act 2022 (Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam) Order 2022: Motion (14 Sep 2022)

Holly Cairns: ...of possible interventions and the scale of any intervention. The Minister told me this Act should not cover examinations based on unnatural death as that is the responsibility of the coroners and An Garda Síochána. He knows well this has not happened and will not happen. Coroners have still not been directed to investigate known mass graves by this and previous governments....

Proposal for a Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (21 Jun 2022)

Holly Cairns: ...lack specialist supports. It recommends training on trauma-informed approaches and survivor-focused procedures for front-line staff, management and other professionals. This obviously includes An Garda Síochána, Tusla and the Judiciary, but also GPs and staff in local authorities and social protection offices. All officials with whom victims and survivors have to interact need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: ...on the UNCRPD contains an incredible amount of insight and examples that address that area. It mentions that the State excludes disabled people from certain careers, for example, in the Defence Forces, the Garda Síochána and the National Ambulance Service. This exclusion feeds into the notion and expectation that disabled people occupy jobs and not careers. I ask Mr. Flanagan...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 May 2022)

Holly Cairns: 645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that she is taking to recognise the contribution of the members of An Garda Síochána in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. [23154/22]