Results 61-80 of 584 for garda speaker:Paul Kehoe

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...in the Single Market and Customs Union. In terms of deployment of military personnel to the border, as I have said in the past, primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Minister for Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána. Accordingly, responsibility for the security aspect of border control rests with An Garda Síochána, while...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (11 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...to cyber threats remains a whole-of-Government challenge, with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment taking the lead role, with inputs in the security domain from An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces. The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces are committed to participating, under the leadership of the Department of Communications, Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (11 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...are subject to vetting and security clearance processes prior to being offered a post in the Department of Defence.  Security vetting has a number of layers and is conducted in conjunction with An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces.  Civil servants transferring to my Department from another Government Department will have been subject to the vetting process for all...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (11 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...responsibility for responding to emergencies such as severe weather events or terrorist attacks rests with the three designated principal response agencies, namely, the relevant Local Authority, An Garda Síochána, and the Health Service Executive. The Defence Forces provide the fullest possible assistance to the appropriate Lead Department in the event of a natural disaster or an...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Bomb Disposals Data (10 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (27 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Gardaí requested ATCP...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Employment Rights (20 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...into national legislation by way of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997. The Government has committed to amending the Organisation of Working Time Act and bringing the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána within the scope of its provisions. The Organisation of Working Time Act sets out the requirements to be met by employers in regulating working time and allows for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (20 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: There are no plans to introduce a Rent Allowance similar to that provided to An Garda Síochána for members of the Defence Forces, I can therefore not speculate on the cost of providing it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...a graded system of attacks and to apply that to the development of comprehensive plans. It is only right and proper that the Defence Forces continue to have joint training exercises with An Garda Síochána because we never know when an incident might happen, and both forces have to be ready whenever that happens. I am content and happy with the training and equipment that the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of aid to the civil power which in practice means to provide assistance and support to An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Defence...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Deployment (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of aid to the civil power, ATCP, which in practice means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Garda requested...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Deployment (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Fianna Fáil did not do that. The party had the opportunity to do it a number of months ago as well. Soldiers operate and work in a very different environment from An Garda Síochána and are assigned different roles and tasks. Jobs differ greatly across the public service and it can be difficult to make direct comparisons between various sectors across the full range of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Jobs differ greatly across the public service and it can be difficult to make direct comparisons between different sectors across the full range of duties. Members of the Defence Forces and an Garda Síochána fulfil different roles and have different terms and conditions of service and pay structures. The vast majority of military personnel and Gardaí are engaged in duties on a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirements (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that the retirement age for members of the uniformed fast accrual group, which included members of the Permanent Defence Force along with the Garda, Firefighters and Prison Officers, was best dealt with at sectoral level. The detailed policy, operational and manpower issues relevant to these groups could be appropriately considered at...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Gardaí requested ATCP...

Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Jun 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...claimed by a tiny number of people who would seek to drag us back to the violence of the past. The police investigation into this attempted murder is ongoing and will receive the full support and co-operation of An Garda Síochána. Like the awful killing of Lyra McKee, this attack on the PSNI was an attack on the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement itself which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Garda Vetting of Personnel (22 May 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...;are subject to vetting and security clearance processes prior to being offered a post in the Department of Defence.  Security vetting has a number of layers and is conducted in conjunction with an Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces.  Civil servants transferring to my Department from another Government Department will have been subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (21 May 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...of public service pension schemes generally. However, this was only within individual sectors and bodies where a public service pensioner resumed working in his or her former occupation, e.g. Defence Forces, Garda, Civil Service etc. The 2012 Act extends the principle across and between all sectors without exception, thereby restoring the arrangements that were in place until 1965. I...

Defence Forces Service with the United Nations: Motion (16 May 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...anniversary internationally when we hosted a ceremony in UN headquarters in New York in July 2018. This ceremony allowed us to recognise the contribution of Irish men and women from the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána and the wider public service to international peacekeeping. In addition, in December 2018, the 60th anniversary of Ireland's deployment with UNTSO was marked...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...was also very proud to mark this significant anniversary internationally, when we hosted a ceremony at UN headquarters in New York in July 2018. The ceremony allowed us to recognise the contribution of Irish men and women from the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána and the wider public service to international peacekeeping. In addition, in December 2018 the 60th anniversary of...