Results 1-20 of 46 for garda speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Seanad: Garda Stations (25 Oct 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...topic which the Senator has highlighted. Before I continue, I know the House will join me, on behalf of the Minister, in expressing our deepest sympathies to the family, colleagues and friends of Garda Ciaran Jones. Garda Jones was swept away while helping members of the public under the most hazardous of conditions yesterday evening in County Wicklow. His courageous actions were in the...

Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour (18 Oct 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...such incidents are for the local community. The programme for Government includes a commitment to attach a higher priority to community policing and, within available resources, a higher Garda visibility in the local neighbourhoods worst affected. The Garda Síochána operates a model of community policing that builds upon and enhances good community policing practice. Clear objectives...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the two year issue involved in this case relates to Garda Vetting procedures. FÁS operates the Garda vetting process in line with Irish law, Garda Policy and procedure and FÁS policy and procedures. The overriding principle applied is child safety first. The FÁS Garda Vetting Policy and Guidelines (2009) that are currently in place state the following:...

Seanad: Garda Recruitment (15 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. Due to the mismanagement of the economy by the previous Government the current situation in this country is that the resourcing of An Garda Síochána, and indeed the public service as a whole, has been very seriously eroded. Our overall position is that the State is now dependent on funding from the ECB and IMF to meet its...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...and staff, including arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour, are important matters that, first and foremost, must be managed by every public transport company, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, where appropriate. Furthermore, while the Minister, Deputy Ross, and I are of course concerned about ensuring that the necessary arrangements are in place to ensure the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Okay. I am concerned the development and the going live of the online portal has somehow become enmeshed in the whole body-worn cameras legislation. Right now, if any of us were to go to our local Garda station with a piece of video footage showing a distinct infringement or violation of the road traffic safety laws, the Garda can use that evidence right now to get a successful prosecution.

Seanad: Crime Prevention (1 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: .... My wife and I own a public house in east Galway and have had to undertake extra security measures to protect the barrels in which our beer is delivered. The Minister has been informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána is acutely aware of the increase in the theft of metal and is targeting such crime, as well as burglaries and theft related crimes generally, through a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Insurance Costs (12 Jul 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...to identify patterns of suspected fraud through the development of an insurance fraud database. The working group also recommended that further co-operation between the insurance industry and An Garda Síochána be developed. The Department of Justice and Equality is the lead owner of both of these recommendations. In relation to the recommendation regarding the co-operation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...to build more confidence in Dublin Bus and its drivers, in the knowledge that they are aware of the vulnerability of the people they encounter on bus lanes every day. I thank the members of An Garda Síochána for the extraordinary work they do in ensuring the safety of all road users on a daily basis. It is a challenging job at the best of times. A cultural issue exists where...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Missing Persons (8 Nov 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...or coasts. I assure the Senator that the concerned State authorities make every effort to identify such persons by whatever means possible. Unidentified remains are the subject of both a Garda investigation, assisted by the relevant State technical authorities and by the relevant coroner for the district where the remains are discovered. These investigations continue for as long as the...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...) Act 2019, which was commenced on 3 April last. This Act will reinforce the Personal Injuries Assessment Board process. New guidelines for the reporting of fraudulent insurance claims to An Garda Síochána have been published. The act of recording statistics on insurance fraud is now taking place on the Garda PULSE system. In its 2017 report on motor insurance, the working...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...and a greater impact by creating the office of road safety commissioner. That is what we need right now. In doing his job, the Minister of State is engaging with the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána, two Departments, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, local authorities and a plethora of different bodies, all of which have road safety functions somewhere within their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann Services (16 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann has advised that where required under their control procedures irregularities are formally notified to An Garda Síochána.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: The first question is to Dublin Bus and the second question is to members of An Garda Síochána.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Rather than having to go to my local station with a USB stick, what is the difference if I upload the footage to a portal the Garda has designed and where it has put in place the necessary expertise to accept and collate that evidence? That is the part I do not understand. The legislation we have in place right now allows for a full prosecution of dangerous behaviour arising from video...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (27 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent commitment by the assistant Garda commissioner to provide an online portal for the submission of dashcam evidence by 2024, if any additional legislation is necessary for such a portal; and if so, when he intends to bring forward such legislation. [53955/22]

Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection Services (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...provided to children were safe and were provided by a well-experienced and long-standing workforce. The report shows that while social work relationships with other professionals, including the Garda, were good, and the quality of child protection and welfare assessments was satisfactory overall, there were inconsistencies and poor management of aspects of the duty system in parts of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (5 Mar 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: ...xc9;ireann. Bus Éireann, as employer, investigated these allegations in accordance with its procedures and could find no basis for instigating disciplinary procedures or referring any aspect to an Garda Siochána.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. During that meeting he will be making the case for additional funding for the Garda and the RSA to further their aims in making our roads safer. I thank Deputy Lowry for that. I thank all the witnesses for being here today for this very important discussion. I thank them for...