Results 1-20 of 68 for garda speaker:Martin Browne

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: ...seen recently. The last time I spoke about this, in February, I drew attention to the fact that the manned deterrent on the roads needs to be increased, yet the ability to provide that increased Garda presence is hamstrung by the shortage of available gardaí. This was pointedly outlined in the recent confirmation to Deputy Martin Kenny that there has been an increase of just four...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: ...road fit for purpose, has been subject to regular funding uncertainty, causing the council and the community to appeal to the Minister cap in hand? Is the Government deflecting from the cut in Garda numbers? We have a serious problem on our roads and the preventive measures are inadequate. We all know that some motorists cannot get where they are going fast enough, irrespective of the...

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: ...its report on the matter and how this is driving people out of academia. Employment conditions, housing and rental are all issues that are posing problems across the employment sector. Nursing and the Garda are seeing this. Our Defence Forces have traditionally fallen foul of this. Academia is no different nor is it immune from the same pressure. These problems are at the core of...

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

Martin Browne: ...part represent only a small minority. Control of the situation was lost, and the Commissioner must take responsibility for that. The Minister must take responsibility for the confines in which our gardaí had to operate. Yet, the Minister will not even admit that control was lost. Instead, she said she was taken by surprise. Communities have been raising their concerns with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda recruits who passed through Templemore Garda Training College in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52506/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí operating out of Cashel town Garda station; the opening hours of the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51279/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: ...recorded slightly fewer than 400,000 people visiting it last year. That figure does not include tourists who come to Cahir, Holycross and the surrounding area. Despite the level of footfall, the Garda station in the town only opens for seven and a half hours a week. You cannot even find out on which days it opens because the schedule changes from week to week. We are being told it is...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Martin Browne: ..., but I send my condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones. It has been a terrible time in Tipperary and nationally and this trend is deeply worrying. Despite this, the number of gardaí is down. In Tipperary, as of July, it was 382 as opposed to 411 in December 2019. We cannot expect the gardaí to be everywhere but we should expect adequate investment given the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Taxi Regulations (20 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: ...Maybe it is time he got involved in them and started trying to get those who are doing this prosecuted and save the jobs of the thousands of people we are talking about. It is fine saying that An Garda Síochána has handheld cameras but it and the NTA will say that the funding is not there for them to implement that kind of system. I ask the Minister of State to take back to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Taxi Regulations (20 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: ...this evening so I will instead take this opportunity to highlight this problem in anticipation that it will be fed back to the Department and that they will ultimately engage with the NTA, An Garda Síochána, and illegal taxi operators about this important matter that is affecting livelihoods in the sector and their future employment prospects. Operators of small public...

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: ...movement was established in Trinity College, laying the groundwork for transformative change. A lot of progress has been made in the intervening years but there is still more to do. In March, An Garda Síochána revealed that there had been a 29% increase in reported hate crimes and hate-related incidents in 2022, up from 448 in 2021 to 582 last year. Sexual orientation was the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: ...for the State's failure to provide services. The second aspect of the petition seeks an external complaints mechanism for the HSE, as well as a health oversight authority similar to the present Garda policing model. Parents across the country believe the HSE is not accountable for its actions as it investigates itself. Mr. Darmody contends the Ombudsman for Children does not have the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: ...the State's failure to provide services. The second part of the petition is to seek an external complaints mechanism for the HSE, as well as a health oversight authority, similar to the present Garda policing model. Parents across the country believe the HSE is not accountable for its actions as it investigates itself. Mr. Darmody contends that the Ombudsman for Children does not have...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: ...no parent bears the cost for the State's failure to provide services. Second, he seeks an external complaints mechanism for the HSE, as well as a health oversight authority, similar to the present Garda policing model. Parents across the country believe the HSE is not accountable for its actions as it investigates itself. Mr. Darmody contends that the Ombudsman for Children does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: ...about the lack of wardens in counties. In County Tipperary, where I live, we were told we had 1.5 wardens, which is crazy for a county of that size. Has the IFA had any involvement with the Garda or councils regarding dog control? What seems be happening, and we spoke about this earlier, is that it is falling between two different Departments. What are the representatives' thoughts on...

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

Martin Browne: ...more about the establishment of the national community safety steering group and the national office for community safety. We have seen local areas fearful of criminal and antisocial activities. Gardaí are doing their very best, but the flow of information from the gardaí to the communities and vice versais crucial in delivering clarity on issues and not leaving concerns open...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2023)

Martin Browne: 324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has received further contact from the Garda College, Templemore regarding public access to the swimming pool; and if he sought an update on the issue since his visit to Templemore on 13 January 2023. [5935/23]

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

Martin Browne: Recent attacks on members of An Garda Síochána and other instances in which gardaí have been engaged in crowd control, given heightened tensions at certain events in recent times, have reinforced the case for body cameras to be deployed and used. We are talking about enhancing the ability of gardaí to effectively and safely carry out their duties, which include ensuring...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Martin Browne: ...aware, we have had two bad sheep kills in Tipperary since Christmas. Since then, there have been calls for stronger regulation around dog licensing or dog ownership and the enhanced ability of the Garda and dog wardens to investigate these cases. There is a complement of one and a half dog wardens for a county the size of Tipperary, which is crazy. Can Ms Creedon give us her thoughts on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 263. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will raise the issue of access to the swimming pool in the Garda College with the Garda Commissioner given the lack of engagement from the Garda College in Templemore with the local community on same. [61725/22]