Results 81-100 of 831 for garda speaker:Pearse Doherty

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ..., I would argue, illegally. Can Mr. Blažek comment on the financial loss that individuals have suffered? Has all the remediation been done? Is KBC making any further provision on tracker mortgage cases? Has the Garda been in contact with KBC on the tracker mortgage scandal?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I am conscious of the Information Commissioner's ruling. The approach was always that information in relation to the Garda, nurses or teachers was not published. However, I think there is an additional responsibility on those of us who are in public life and are in the privileged position of being elected to office. I am not sure if the Minister shares that view. I would be eager to hear...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...taobh istigh d’Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte, agus tá siad ag iarraidh bheith ar a suaimhneas nach bhfuil sé seo le tarlú arís. Cé go bhfuil na freagraí sin ar fáil sa tuairisc, tá an Stát ag seasamh i mbealach na fírinne agus tá an Garda anois ag cur in éadan foilsiú na tuairisce. Caidé...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...at the time of the publication of the HIQA report. We were not told of it either, at the time. Thankfully, the whistleblower came forward and gave that information. It has been a week since the Garda raised the issue. I welcome the fact that the Minister has said there needs to be political input here. Is there any indication whatsoever as to when this report will be published? Is...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ..., we were told to move on, there is nothing to see here, this is gameplaying, political stunts and so on. it is now nine months later and his actions are still under criminal investigation by the Garda. I would ask Members to forgive Sinn Féin and many others in the Opposition if we are sceptical of the same excuses being peddled by the Government parties today. Let us call a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 1372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of active Garda stations which are fully operational in County Donegal from 2011 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40137/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 1373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of active Garda stations which were fully operational in County Donegal and which now operate on a reduced or part-time basis since 2011, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40138/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...the average amount of compensation that is being paid out of them? Regarding the €70 million that has been set aside for a potential fine, is Dr. Hunt still satisfied with that level of provisioning? Has the Garda been in contact with AIB over the tracker mortgage examination? Will Dr. Hunt give us the headline numbers of how many accounts have been impacted, how many properties...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...before the committee since the fine was handed down by the Central Bank and sanctions were imposed. I will start with a line of questioning in that regard. I wish to ask Mr. Crowley whether the Garda has been in contact with the bank regarding the tracker mortgage investigation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...on this. Fraud in all forms has to be stamped out. AXA has a big part on its website about how fraud is increasing year on year, but the reality is that only 48 cases were referred to the Garda last year and only 63 cases the year before. There has actually been a reduction in the number of cases that have been referred to the Garda for fraud. If insurance companies are telling us they...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...do not believe those are the views of the Chairperson alone. They are shared by many members of the committee. My first question relates to Government leaks. It does not concern the investigation by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation into the leaking of the document by the Tánaiste. This concerns a different leak and one that has caused much hurt, anger and pain....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...on security was approximately €340,000. I presume the spend has also reduced. I would welcome the details in that regard. Most of the properties, as mentioned by the Minister of State, are Garda stations closed by the Government in 2012 and 2013. The Minister of State also spoke about the challenges facing community groups and so on taking them on, which I can understand because...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: There are plans for the school adjacent to it, which has a serious car parking problem. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss the matter with the Minister of State. On the Garda, will the deadline of 2022 for the move from Harcourt Street be met or is the State likely to face significant penalties from Hibernia Reit?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...Reit owning this property, which the State owned a number of years ago through NAMA, as I have been through it with the Minister of State's predecessors. It is a crazy situation. When does An Garda Síochána expect to vacate its headquarters in Harcourt Street?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The key issue is the move to the €86 million unit in Military Road, which we understand is not large enough to accommodate Garda headquarters because the decision some years ago was based on the then numbers and the numbers have expanded. Can the Minister of State enlighten the committee on that matter?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...State is saying. Is he saying that the contingencies are in the event that Military Road is not completed on time? Can he give a date for when it is expected Military Road will be completed and Garda headquarters will transfer to that facility?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: It is expected that Garda headquarters will move from Harcourt Street to Military Road.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: It now transpires that the Military Road facility is too small to accommodate Garda headquarters and it appears the OPW now has to secure other sites across the city for some of the sub-divisions of the Garda.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: All of the services or divisions in Garda headquarters will be on Military Road at some point in time.