Results 181-200 of 740 for garda speaker:Brendan Howlin

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Districts (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the reinstatement of Gorey Garda station, County Wexford, to full district status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2867/17]

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: ...of the House had yet again to turn to the media for an indication on the direction of public sector pay policy. We learn that, on top of the €50 million to be allocated to improve the pay of An Garda Síochána, a further sum will be spent this year to bring forward pay restoration to other public servants. The media estimate the cost associated with today's announcement...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...ourselves. On a matter of secondary legislation, which would be familiar to the Tánaiste, when will the transfer of powers to the Policing Authority to make appointments in the ranks of senior Garda occur? We have been waiting for this to happen for many months. I understood that initially the statutory instruments were drawn up six months ago, but the transfer has not happened...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (15 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the areas from which in her annual budget she proposes to find the proposed cost of the Labour Court decision on Garda pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34747/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Industrial Relations (15 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs of the Lansdowne Road agreement on Garda pay for 2017; the areas in which each cost arises and the numbers impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34748/16]

Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...time? Without a negotiated settlement, there is a danger that the agreement might collapse entirely, that the FEMPI legislation might collapse. I ask the Taoiseach to confirm that the cost of the Garda pay deal which was approved by the Government will be €40 million or €50 million and that it will be part of the published Government arithmetic. Does he expect additional...

Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...'s preparedness to handle the escalating industrial unrest in the public sector. It took a last minute breakthrough at the Labour Court a week ago to prevent the first all-out strike by An Garda Síochána in our nation's history. The cost of the deal that was done to keep An Garda Síochána on the beat will amount to much more than the €40 million or €50...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (9 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to her letter of 6 October 2016, if the terms of reference for the five inquiries to be established under section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 have been settled; when these inquiries will proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34008/16]

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...will be disrupted and parents are already very anxious about how they will cope and manage their daily affairs, whether getting children to school or minding them at home if schools are closed. Garda sergeants and inspectors will ramp up their administrative action and we face very shortly the horrendous thought of a full withdrawal of An Garda Síochána from front-line duties....

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Brendan Howlin: The decision of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, to withdraw from working on four days during November means we are now facing a full Garda strike in all but name. The deployment of reservists who do not have the power of arrest will hardly reassure vulnerable people or communities about how public safety will be preserved during these days. The decision of the...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Brendan Howlin: .... That is not to say, however, that the Government got everything wrong. Take the Department of Justice and Equality, for example. I warmly welcome the stated intention to recruit 800 new gardaí next year which was called for by us and others. I particularly welcome the intention to recruit 200 civilian staff into An Garda Síochána. I hope this shows a real willingness...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2016)

Brendan Howlin: In recent weeks, industrial unrest has begun to increase. What started with the Luas workers spread to Dublin Bus drivers. Now, gardaí are the latest group to announce industrial action. As the economy continues to grow and recover, it is clear that the demand for income recovery will continue to increase. It is the view of my party that solutions must be found to properly address...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Howlin: The previous Government established an independent review mechanism to deal with various allegations of Garda misconduct. The overview report was published last July and in five of the 320 cases, the expert panel considered that an inquiry was required and the Minister accepted this. When will we see the terms of reference for these five recommended inquiries, including the allegations made...

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training: Motion (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...be referred to the appropriate committee of the Houses for it to shape an opinion, following which the Government can partner in the decision-making. In regard to the general reforms in An Garda Síochána, training is critical. I strongly endorse the views of my Fianna Fáil colleague, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, in relation to the recruitment area. I have raised this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Can the Taoiseach set out the membership of the committee? In respect of the committee's terms of reference, the former committee looked in particular at the two reform proposals from the Garda Síochána Inspectorate which were not only very comprehensive but very critical of the current structure of An Garda Síochána. They looked at the way the force was deployed, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, further to the request of the Garda Commissioner in her press statement of 25 May 2016 and pursuant to her powers under the Garda Síochána Acts, she has referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, for the purpose of an investigation in the public interest, the matter of whether two senior Garda officers had...

Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...in all our areas, but particularly the areas that are least well-equipped to respond effectively to such offences. I have said here before there is insufficient appreciation at political or senior Garda level of the corrosive effect on communities besieged by anti-social behaviour. The last time I was an Opposition spokesperson on justice I tried to focus on it. In many ways,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Jul 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug detection dogs available to An Garda Síochána; the location of such dogs; and her plans to deploy more drug detection dogs across the country. [19242/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (5 Jul 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the statutory inquiry into allegations of Garda misconduct made by the former chief executive of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association; the timeframe she envisages for this inquiry; the terms of reference for the inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19258/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Jun 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...is important legislation which the Houses have enacted. When will it be commenced? My second question relates to the Tánaiste's Department. Where stands the statutory inquiry into allegations of Garda misconduct dating back to 1998 made by the former ISME chief executive, Mr. Frank Mulcahy? What are the terms of reference and when will we see them?