Results 101-120 of 584 for garda speaker:Paul Kehoe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...whole-of-Government framework developing a response to Brexit. Primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, An Garda Síochána and the Customs and Excise. Prevention of trafficking is in the first instance a matter for the Revenue Commissioners and the Garda. There is a Government Brexit team....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...developed in response to Brexit. Primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Department of Justice and Equality, my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners. There is ongoing close liaison between An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces regarding security matters, with regular...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...deployment to Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean in 2019 is being considered in the context of the ongoing situation in the Mediterranean and the overall EU response thereto; the demands on the Defence Forces; our overseas commitments; and available resources. The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for Ireland's domestic...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Government has decided to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 to remove the blanket exclusion of the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána and bring them within the scope of that legislation, subject to the application of the exclusions permitted under the EU working time directive. Last night, I spoke to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection,...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I take that on board. We do not contemplate that happening. The security of the State is a matter for An Garda Síochána in the first instance. If the Defence Forces are required, it will be in the context of providing military aid to the civil power.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (27 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...is vested specifically in the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces. The defence contribution to security also encompasses defence inputs to domestic security, particularly in support of An Garda Síochána which has primary responsibility for protecting the internal security of the State; defence inputs to the State’s response to large-scale emergencies; and defence...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...short at the moment so if there are pilots who are former members of the Air Corps and are willing to come back then I welcome them back into the organisation. Border security is a matter for An Garda Síochána. As Senators will know, the security of the island of Ireland is a matter for An Garda Síochána and it is as an aid to the civil power that we respond to An...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (26 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...or the greater Border region. Furthermore, it is important to note that 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 the Revenue Commissioners also have responsibilities...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Agency (26 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...in advance of vehicle or foot patrols to ensure that the area is free from unexploded ordnance, improvised explosive devices and mines. At home, the Defence Forces also provide this capability to An Garda Síochána in support of Aid to Civil Power operations during high profile visits by foreign VIPs and for searches for bodies and weapons. The Defence Forces do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (26 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 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 the Revenue Commissioners also have responsibilities relating to their particular mandate. Among the roles assigned to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Feb 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: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...with the State and with other bodies will be developed and the appropriate arrangements to deliver this will be put in place. Objective 12 of the Strategy is that the use of the Irish language by An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces will be continued and developed. In relation to Objective 2, my Department has fulfilled its commitments in relation to the provision of services...

European Defence Agency Project: Motion (19 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...we faced years ago. I commend the Deputy on what he said in the debate. As I said earlier, the Defence Forces specialist search and clearance teams are regularly deployed at home in support of An Garda Síochána and overseas in UNIFIL and UNDOF where they predominantly conduct route searches and area clearances in advance of vehicle or foot patrols. These projects in which we...

European Defence Agency Project: Motion (19 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...teams operating overseas in UNDOF and UNIFIL and they predominantly conduct route searches and area clearances in advance of vehicle or foot patrols. The Defence Forces have also provided this capability to An Garda Síochána in support of aid to civil power operations during high profile visits by foreign VIPs and for searches for bodies and weapons. A recent example of this...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency Project: Motion (12 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ..., and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, and they predominantly conduct route searches and area clearances in advance of vehicle or foot patrols. The Defence Forces have also provided specialist search capability to An Garda Síochána in support of aid to civil power operations during high-profile visits by foreign VIPs and for searches for bodies and weapons....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency Project: Motion (12 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...the aid to the civil power protocol. That is what we were called in under for searches at Knock Airport. We were called in to search the Phoenix Park as an aid to the civil power to assist An Garda Síochána.

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ..., and United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, and they predominantly conduct route searches and area clearances in advance of vehicle or foot patrols. The Defence Forces have also provided this capability to An Garda Síochána in support of aid-to-civil power operations during high profile visits by foreign VIPs and for searches for bodies and weapons. The Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Expenditure (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Air Corps operate a fleet of fixed and rotary wing aircraft which provide military support to the Army and Naval Service, together with support for non-military air services such as Garda air support, air ambulance, fisheries protection and the Ministerial Air Transport Service. As the Deputy will appreciate, all aircraft must undergo regular maintenance and scheduled overhauls to ensure...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (17 Jan 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. On each occasion that the support of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (17 Jan 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...is speaking about. She speculated on what was on board but the Defence Forces have no responsibility to search foreign military aircraft that land at Shannon Airport. This is a matter for An Garda Síochána and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which can request aid to the civil power. I have set out the cost of aid to the civil power in 2018. I have already...