Results 1-20 of 50 for garda speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of what forms persons can attend a Garda station for official approval with a stamp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8895/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 Jan 2024)

Emer Higgins: 231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on the situation confronting gardaí enlisted post-1995 who are required to retire at age 60 years but are ineligible for their full pension until 66 years of age; what measures are in place to bridge this pension gap, which compels numerous retired Garda members to depend on social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the...

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

Emer Higgins: ...nearby hospitals, our bus and Luas drivers, our Dublin City Council workers, our retailers, our restaurateurs, our delivery people, our bystanders, our emergency service responders and, in particular, our gardaí. Gardaí need Government protection. They need to feel empowered to be able to use the full resources available to them. They need to know that we trust them to police...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a statement on members of the Defence Forces pay; how it compares with members of An Garda Síochána; and whether there are any plans for pay increases.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44366/23]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: ...2018 Global Slavery Index estimated approximately 8,000 victims in Ireland. That is a staggering number, especially when contrasted with the mere 293 adult victims and 25 child victims identified by An Garda Síochána between 2015 and 2019. The latest figures from 2021 show 44 victims of human trafficking. European data, by the way, shows 20,000 victims across the EU. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 884. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a dedicated Garda liaison officer exists to investigate complaints of assault against taxi drivers and to liaise generally with the taxi industry on safety matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27530/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disabled People's Organisations and the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: ...That committee might be able to consider the issue. Perhaps Mr. Kavanagh would like to make a petition to the committee to investigate the issue. That committee has dealings with ombudsmen. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission will be before the committee today. The committee takes petitions on board and works closely with ombudsmen. Mr. Kavanagh might make his suggestion...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Emer Higgins: 500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of seizures of cannabinoids (cannabis edibles) products by An Garda Síochána for each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the estimated street value or worth of those seizures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Emer Higgins: 501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests related to seizures of cannabinoids (cannabis edibles) products by An Garda Síochána for each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Emer Higgins: 502. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions related to seizures of cannabinoids (cannabis edibles) products by An Garda Síochána for each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25753/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: ...people in to their recruitment database. I would love to hear about that pipeline and any difficulties our guests are experiencing with which we could help. I know that security clearance by An Garda Síochána can be very elongated. Is that the same for the Irish Prison Servicer? Is that something this committee can raise on the service's behalf with the Minister, to try to see...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Emer Higgins: I welcome this Bill and its four main objectives of strengthening the oversight of An Garda Síochána, enhancing its governance, improving our national security infrastructure, and making the safety of communities a whole-of-government responsibility, which is particularly important. It is timely that we are having this discussion given the context of the scenes of antisocial...

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

Emer Higgins: 578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars that are currently allocated per station in the L and K districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/23]

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Emer Higgins: I welcome the Bill. This positive and proactive legislation will improve not only how we tackle and prevent crime but also how we protect members of An Garda Síochána as they work to keep us and our streets safe. I know there has been discussion and criticism of some parts of the Bill. I refer in particular to the potential implications for privacy and civil liberties. I very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...think, with rent allowance qualification not happening any more, the housing assistance payment, HAP, needs to be looked at in that model? What vacant stock is currently on the books? Are Garda checks creating any delays in filling those vacant units? Tuath indicated that the move to affordable housing might not work for the AHB model. I would like to understand a little better why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...and voids and I want to figure out if there are any impediments or barriers that we as a committee could help remove to help to get those figures down even lower? I had heard on the grapevine that Garda checks are an issue sometimes and that they hold things up so if there is anything like that, now is the opportunity to raise it. We spoke about accessible homes and the difference...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: I agree. People, regardless of whether they pass the Garda check, are still going to be housed. This is a differentiating factor between approved housing bodies, AHBs, and local authorities. Do the witnesses have any comments on what Mr. Hannigan suggested about the UK valuation process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: Are there still big delays in the paperwork being processed by the RSA and the Garda on that?

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (17 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...- to discuss the critical situation in Kerry about accommodation for a person with intellectual disability for residential care. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan - to discuss the recruitment crisis in An Garda Síochána. Deputy Paul Donnelly - to discuss the teacher recruitment issue in Coolmine Community School where many students are being denied metalwork, woodwork and technical...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...visit. Recently the issue of car theft and joyriding was brought to the fore in news and media coverage. We saw blatant disregard and disrespect for the safety of communities and the safety of gardaí on our streets. I commend the Minister, Deputy McEntee, the Department and the Garda on acting so quickly to engage with communities and send out the message that car theft is a...