Results 1-20 of 24 for garda speaker:Joe Flaherty

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...legislated for the designation of safe access loans around our healthcare premises. We are well aware that there has been extensive co-operation and consultation with the Department of Justice, An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in developing this important and landmark Bill. It will prohibit a person from engaging in certain conduct in...

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

Joe Flaherty: ...on, one key point that jumps out is that the Bill embeds a key principle from the commission's report. This is that preventing crime and harm and making our communities safe does not rest with An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice alone. It must be most effectively achieved through a whole-of-government response with Departments and agencies such as health, social...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (26 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when planned work on the Garda station in Kenagh, County Longford, will be completed by the OPW (details supplied). [53639/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí who are currently assigned to Longford Garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52434/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (18 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the former Garda station in Ardagh, County Longford (details supplied). [51128/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 21 October 2021, the number of Garda officers now assigned to County Longford; and the allocation to each station in the county by rank as of 31 August 2022 (details supplied). [47983/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The Minister of State will be aware of an open letter sent from the people of Longford to the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Drew Harris, urgently seeking additional gardaí for Longford town to tackle a spate of antisocial and violent crime. It is well known that as many as 14 different feuds, involving seven families, are smearing Longford's reputation and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State for his solidarity with the people of Longford. He set out clearly the specifics of the Garda operation under way in Longford and the fact there have been almost 7,000 incidents related to an operation launched in 2019. The reality is that businesses and retailers are facing into what will arguably be one of the most uncertain times in their trading lives with...

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...of a people who did not ask for what has been delivered on them in recent days. We need to act on this. I have asked An Taoiseach and I ask the Minister now to ensure the CCPC and An Garda Síochána make it their business to make contact with these companies and seek access to their records for recent weeks and information on how they have engaged with the businesses they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm an opening day for the extension to Longford Garda station. [8666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 761 of 2 November 2021, if she has received a response from An Garda Síochána regarding statistical information in relation to gardaí assigned to County Longford in September 2021. [4890/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: ...line and has proven itself to be extremely effective over the past decade in tackling antisocial and street crime. Through a parliamentary question earlier this year, I asked for the number of gardaí in County Longford. The response was that there had been 139 gardaí in the county as of 30 September. I am concerned that this figure includes those who were injured on duty...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State. It is important that we place on record our gratitude to An Garda Síochána, particularly throughout the Covid period. It has been a very difficult period for it. Many officers have been affected by Covid, and their families have been affected as a consequence. With regard to the 139 gardaí assigned to County Longford as of 30 September,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place for the expansion of Garda CCTV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57984/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: This follows on from a similar theme, that of community policing. What plans has the Minister of State in place for the expansion of Garda CCTV? Could he make a statement on the matter if possible?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I thank the Minister of State for his response. We all agree that the three planks of crime prevention and investigation are Garda numbers, technology, and surveillance and information. It is important that we keep abreast of technology. The more money we can invest and the more CCTV schemes we can put in place, the better. The schemes...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State. We are very much aware of the investment in the CCTV system for the Garda in Longford town. Work is ongoing on the expansion of the Garda station there. As part of that development, there will be a CCTV control room, which will be a state-of-the-art operation for local gardaí. This has reassured the Longford public at large. We are very fortunate in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate that the programme for Government has an ambitious target for the growth of garda numbers nationwide but Garda strength fell from a high of 14,500 in 2009 to 12,800 in 2014. It is great that we will have 450 new officers coming out of Templemore this year. I emphasise that a significant number of those new officers need to be deployed in rural...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: The Minister will be aware that Garda numbers have fallen for the past five consecutive months and are now at their lowest since January 2020. This is a cause of concern and annoyance within the force but also across rural communities. Will the Minister of State give some figures on the number of personnel in each Garda station in County Longford?

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

Joe Flaherty: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place for the expansion of the Garda mountain bike unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51552/21]