Results 1-20 of 263 for garda speaker:Ivana Bacik

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of garda vehicles assigned full-time to Kevin Street Garda Station, Irishtown Garda Station, Donnybrook Garda Station, Rathmines Garda Station, Terenure Garda Station, Sundrive Road Garda Station and Pearse Street Garda Station, in tabular form. [19111/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent gardaí currently stationed at Kevin Street Garda Station, Irishtown Garda Station, Donnybrook Garda Station, Rathmines Garda Station, Terenure Garda Station, Sundrive Road Garda Station and Pearse Street Garda Station, in tabular form. [19110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent gardaí currently stationed at Kevin Street Garda station, Irishtown Garda station, Donnybrook Garda station, Rathmines Garda station, Terenure Garda station, Sundrive Road Garda station and Pearse Street Garda station, in tabular form. [18131/24]

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: While the Garda Síochána performs an important task in informing victims of the progress of investigations and the pre-trial process, this process is dependent on the goodwill of individual gardaí. I am aware of the charter but the difficulty with it, as Senator Regan noted, is that its terms are rather vague and somewhat aspirational. It does not impose a requirement that actions be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 762. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda cars and vans allocated to each Garda District in Dublin in 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of Garda cars and vans withdrawn from each Garda District of Dublin in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14543/22]

Seanad: Confidence in Minister for Justice and Equality and Defence: Motion (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I will now deal with the issue of the Garda which the Opposition has been focusing on. The figures provided by the Minister of State speak for themselves. It is scaremongering to suggest that reducing the Garda network to 564 stations is a cause for fear and anxiety. The figures for Northern Ireland, Scotland and elsewhere show that it is unnecessary to have the number of Garda stations we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I have a final question on something Dr. O'Flaherty said about whistleblowers, not just confined to members of An Garda Síochána in Garda stations but to others, like himself, who would have had professional access and would have perhaps observed abuses happening. Is he or anybody, including the AGSI, aware of an internal whistleblowers charter? I wrote to the former Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Darragh O'Brien raised the issue of the strength of the Garda force and station closures and proposed an amendment to the Order of Business, to which I cannot agree. We had a full debate on this issue last week in Private Members' time, which was taken by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter. I will certainly provide the Senator with a briefing on it, which I have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Oct 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in the corresponding timeframe; and the number of resignations from An Garda Síochána. [42835/23]

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I echo the words of Senators Regan and Alex White. I refer to the Minister's comments on the cross-examination of a garda on the beat or the garda who proposes to give this evidence. The difficulty is that a garda, of chief superintendent or another rank, routinely claims privilege. Perhaps I will wait until I have the Minister's attention. The garda claims privilege over sources or...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons) Order 2014: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...of investigation and also the appointment of Mr. Justice Nial Fennelly. We welcome the fact that the commission will investigate three key areas: the widespread and long-running practice by the Garda Síochána of operating telephone recording systems; the implications of the tapings into the tragic death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in 1996; and the sequence of events leading to...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...that we should have an independent policing authority. I welcome that we will do that, and that the justice committee has been tasked by the Minister with reviewing the oversight provisions in the Garda Síochána. I hope we will see from that a strengthened mechanism for the oversight of policing in this country, an independent policing board to act as a buffer between the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Dealing specifically with the state of the investigations, I understand an investigation by An Garda Síochána into a complaint made by NAMA against a former employee some time ago is at an advanced stage. I know colleagues will be relieved and glad to hear the investigation by An Garda Síochána into that former employee is at an advanced stage so it would be inappropriate...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2008)

Ivana Bacik: .... It is the section that aims to insert two new sections, sections 8A and 8B, into the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994. I am concerned about inserting new offences and new powers for the Garda into an Act that is already quite draconian in its content. While I have a concern about that, I am particularly concerned about what would be the new section 8A of the Criminal Justice...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister put a word in my mouth by suggesting I described Garda practice as haphazard. As I stated, Garda practice in dealing with victims of crime has greatly improved and victim satisfaction with the pre-trial and investigation process is greatly enhanced by the goodwill shown by many gardaí in providing information and acting as an informal liaison officer through, for example,...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...to the House and I also welcome this Bill. As the Minister of State has said, it is part of a comprehensive programme of justice reform which will, among other things, substantially strengthen Garda accountability and I very much welcome it in that context. In his speech the Minister of State set out quite a range of different aspects of the reform programme which are under way. I...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: ...disappointed he cannot be present. I would like to know if consideration has been given to the circumstances where a change may be effected to the upper age limit of 35 years for recruitment to An Garda Síochána. I had not anticipated that the issue of recruitment to An Garda Síochána would be in the news today for other reasons. My specific purpose in asking this...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Ivana Bacik: ...of grave concern. The general point he makes is that if anyone has information about corruption or criminal matters that have arisen, then clearly he or she has an obligation to report this to the Garda. That overrides any imperative for discussing such matters in this or any other forum. The other issue is that the Garda Commissioner and the force are independent. I would, therefore,...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2008)

Ivana Bacik: We are passing into law a novel offence with very little debate. I am concerned by the Minister of State's response, as he stated this measure will allow the Garda to anticipate the commission of public order offences. We have a presumption of innocence under the Constitution, on which the criminal justice system is premised. It would be a matter of some concern if the Garda could arrest...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Ivana Bacik: ...and considered response, and I agree with his comments on the 2006 and 2007 legislation, which I also referred to earlier. He is correct in saying this legislation gave extensive powers to the gardaí, some of which could well be described as draconian in nature, and those powers are enough to ensure trials are likely to proceed more easily to conviction. I am also grateful to him for...