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

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

Emer Higgins: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda civilian staff now supporting An Garda Síochána and enabling the redirection of Garda members to frontline services. [51275/21]

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...

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...

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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...it is possible to secure at my local testing centre in Fonthill is in March 2023, some six months away. People are contacting me because they are concerned about being stopped by members of An Garda Síochána with an out-of-date NCT certificate on their vehicle, even though they have an appointment booked for the nearest available date. In fact, one of my constituents was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Substance Misuse (28 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 796. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of nitrous oxide seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18609/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Sep 2020)

Emer Higgins: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase garda numbers in Rathcoole, County Dublin in response to the increase in crime and an increase in population. [24932/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 990. To ask the Minister for Health if members of An Garda Síochána will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16756/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (10 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 653. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of accommodation fraud reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23249/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (10 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 657. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of investment fraud reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23255/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (10 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of cryptocurrency fraud reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [23256/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding the review of the compulsory retirement age for members of An Garda Síochána; when an announcement on the matter will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26316/22]

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

Emer Higgins: 464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department received correspondence from An Garda Síochána pertaining to irregularities in the postal voting system in County Sligo in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: 324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of scrambler bikes seized by An Garda Síochána nationally in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49205/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: 325. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of scrambler bikes seized by An Garda Síochána in Dublin in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49206/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: 607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to delays in An Garda Síochána approving driving licence applications for taxi drivers. [50185/22]

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?

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]

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]