Results 1-20 of 34 for garda speaker:Steven Matthews

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (14 Dec 2023)

Steven Matthews: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding ongoing negotiations related to the retention of the pay/pension parity for retired members of An Garda Síochána, following the expiration of the Building Momentum Agreement at the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56078/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2023)

Steven Matthews: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns of members of An Garda Síochána regarding the inability to enforce noise pollution laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50135/23]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Steven Matthews: ...campaign. I urge everybody to push this. There is a simple QR code to bring you straight to the site. You can register online, which is a great advancement compared to what was in place beforehand, whereby you had to go to the Garda station with your form, get it stamped, etc. There is now an opportunity for 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register. This presents a fantastic opportunity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Steven Matthews: ...on the emissions aspect was flawed and the safety aspect it put into that was flawed. I do not have the details on the other report. On road safety, when the assistant commissioner of the Garda was at the committee about 18 months ago, they highlighted the work the Garda does on the national routes and motorways in patrolling and monitoring road safety. However, there seems to be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Steven Matthews: ...markings we see and that cause us to realise when we enter them that we are approaching something different. These types of subtle interventions would be good. Another aspect I raised with the Garda Commissioner previously was the ability for people to be able to submit photographs or footage from dash cameras or the cameras people wear on their cycle helmets, although not necessarily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: ...is grand. I was interested in that. On the reporting of fraud, does the federation advise people who have received a fraudulent text message - and we have all received them - to report it to the Garda first?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: ...parking on cycle paths, footpaths and disability bays. Fewer than one person per day nationally was issued with a fine for parking in cycle lanes. I have the figures for 2021 and 2022 from the Garda Commissioner. A total of €360 million per year is spent on active travel to make those safe routes to school and provide accessibility. Better Garda enforcement is needed. I ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: ...opening statement. He covered a lot of ground in it. I want to concentrate on the road safety aspect of his brief. Previously, the Road Safety Authority was before the committee, as were An Garda Síochána and cyclist advocacy groups. Following the meeting, I contacted the assistant commissioner to look for figures for fines for people who have parked in cycle lanes. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: If the fines that accrue from fixed charge notices were to go back to the Department of Justice or An Garda Síochána, would that assist with the process? I understand that a fixed charge notice can take up a lot of Garda time going to court, etc. but the funding goes back into central government. Would it be more beneficial to road safety if the punishment was sufficient enough to...

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...Attorney General for legal advice. I understand the Attorney General advised the report be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, and the Minister, acting on that advice, referred it to the DPP, the Garda Commissioner and the Standards in Public Office, SIPO. It is now a matter for the DPP as to whether a criminal prosecution should be undertaken arising from the findings of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...for attending. I echo what others have said, and thank them for the work they do in trying to improve road safety and in the context of all their other tasks. It is quite a balancing act for the Garda to deal with all the crime issues as well as to deal with road safety. I know it is a constant battle, and we appreciate all they do. In dealing with road safety, the committee has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: But An Garda Síochána could provide it because it is recorded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Any time a cyclist ends up in hospital because of a collision or a near miss in which he or she, having taken corrective action, fell off the bike and sustained an injury, is that reported to the Garda? Where is that information held?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Could Ms Burns tell me the different areas from where that information is pulled, such as hospitals and Garda records? Are there any other data sources?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Is that only Garda information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Chief Superintendent Hennebry mentioned that this requires behavioural change. I say to people that if they are involved in an incident, to report it to the Garda. The response I often hear is that the Garda will not do anything or that the matter will not be followed up. That is a flippant and off-the-cuff remark. am not saying that gardaí do not follow up because I know they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...provide the information to members of the public to say that an incident occurred here that resulted in a fatality? I would expand that by saying that an incident recorded here was reported to An Garda Síochána and it was a near-miss strike, a minor or major injury or a hospitalisation. We need to build up a pattern if we are to deal with the situation. People need to realise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I suggest that it would be helpful for someone to report a near miss and for it to be recorded somewhere centrally. If I ring Bray Garda Station to say that someone has nearly run me off the Dublin Road on my bike, it can be properly recorded in Bray Garda Station. However, if that happened in Wexford, Cork or Limerick, is there a central point whereby we say, “this year we had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I think An Garda Síochána have the national roads, routes and motorways well managed. I see patrol cars on them. I am worried about the urban centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: In the opening statement by An Garda Síochána, it said that there is approximately a 5% policing personnel time to roads. Is that correct?