Results 1-20 of 45 for garda speaker:Gary Gannon

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (14 Feb 2023)

Gary Gannon: Cabra is situated in such a place that when gardaí need to be reallocated to other parts of the north side, it usually has to take the brunt of that. With the recent spate of protests, which I am reluctant to call them, or the engagements in which the Garda was involved, it was Cabra Garda station that lost some of its gardaí to go to those scenarios. Cabra is also situated beside...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...on the Future of Policing in Ireland did incredible work in outlining the steps which are necessary to bring about essential policing reform, thereby enhancing public support and confidence in the Garda in the process. The Bill goes a long way to giving effect to some of the recommendations the commission made concerning governance, oversight and accountability mechanisms for the Garda....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Sep 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...Equality if her attention has been drawn to an increase in violent attacks in Dublin city centre on women, members of the LBGTQI+ community, and other minority groups; and if she has liaised with the Garda Commissioner or local Garda stations to develop plans to ensure the city’s safety. [46553/22]

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

Gary Gannon: I wish to ask about the reintroduction of the unworkable Garda rosters on 6 November. The Minister will have listened to "Morning Ireland" and read reports from RTÉ today that found a leaked confidential document from 2019 highlighted the roster "does not provide sufficient resources" to police the country and is not fit for purpose. It did not need to be leaked, nor was it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: At present, although I would imagine this will become more relevant if the pact does come in towards 2026, what legal powers does the Garda have in terms of enforcement at the shared border between North and South? I am concerned about profiling and requests to produce passports. What are the legal powers at present and does the Department envision a scenario whereby legislation will be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: On 16 September, the day after we return to the Dáil, we will mark 16 years since the death of Terence Wheelock following injuries sustained while in Garda custody in Store Street Garda station. On that day I will once again join Terence's family and members of the north inner city community outside Store Street and march to the Dáil to call for an independent inquiry into the...

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

Gary Gannon: ...itself in those terms when after holding the Ministry for justice for more than 12 years, we have seen continued deterioration and increasing dysfunction in how our streets are policed and how our Garda stations are resourced. We all experience that as public representatives in our constituencies almost on a weekly basis. I know of stations in Cabra that have to give their only Garda car...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (28 Jun 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...the Minister, Deputy McEntee, is quite comprehensive. I fully appreciate there are a number of different plans in place, including Operation Citizen. The Minister of State mentioned that the Garda Commissioner states the distribution of gardaí is often considered and monitored. I vehemently argue that policing in an urban environment, in particular a city centre environment, is...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: .... I hope this Bill brings some resolution to this serious issue but there will have to be amendments made on Committee Stage for that to happen. There will have to be broader engagement with the Garda and other sectors on some peculiar aspects of the law, regulation and enforcement with regard to scrambler bikes. Scrambler and quad bikes have been discussed at length in the political...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mountain bikes allocated to each Garda district within the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, as of 13 July 2020, in tabular form. [17011/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (15 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the reopening of the Fitzgibbon Street Garda station that was due in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43524/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (3 Feb 2021)

Gary Gannon: 589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the review of the use of anti-spit hoods by An Garda Síochána has been completed; if so, when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (10 Feb 2021)

Gary Gannon: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of Fitzgibbon Street Garda station; if the second phase of works is currently on schedule to be completed in March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7440/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Gary Gannon: ...Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the immigration facilities at Transaer House; and if plans launched in 2017 to open a dedicated immigration unit at the Dublin Airport Garda station are still in train. [56558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Gary Gannon: 55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has liaised with the Garda Commissioner regarding safety measures for businesses employing members of the migrant community in the city centre following rioting in Dublin. [53624/23]

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

Gary Gannon: ...expectation be if that was her school, where her kids would be? Earlier, at 2.30 p.m., those parents collected their children from that school. What would she say they experienced? There was not one garda present on Parnell Street today as they collected those kids from that school. More to the point, my phone started to blow up around 2.45 p.m. because what they did see was a person...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (27 May 2020)

Gary Gannon: 848. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a motorcycle driver with a provisional licence can travel to attend the Garda Training College in June 2020 in view of the closure of the RSA and in view of the fact the driver's test has been cancelled. [8232/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting (14 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will take over responsibility for and centralise the process of Garda vetting applications from special needs assistants in order to allow for the creation of substitute panels and opportunities for SNAs to be quickly deployed to new schools if necessary. [15854/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (28 Jun 2023)

Gary Gannon: ..., as disgusted and revolted as we were, we were not surprised. Violent assaults in Dublin have increased dramatically over recent years, with the number of assaults up by 60% in the south-central Garda division and the number of serious assaults up by 90%. We have a very serious problem in this city, and I love this city, which is why I am standing up for it here today. We need to get...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: ...alongside the family of Terence Wheelock and the community of the north inner city. We met peacefully and in a socially distanced way at the Garden of Remembrance and walked to Store Street Garda station. I was there not only to support a family I have known since I was a child, although that certainly was one of the reasons, and in recognition of the collective trauma that still exists...