Results 61-80 of 118 for garda speaker:Michael Lowry

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda College (30 Mar 2017)

Michael Lowry: I very much welcome the response from the Tánaiste. It represents a very positive commitment to the future of the Garda College, Templemore. There are practical and logistical problems arising from the success of the recruitment campaign. I welcome the Tánaiste's commitment to the new infrastructure at the college. The Tánaiste has estimated the cost of the works as...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2016)

Michael Lowry: ...There is no work for builders and tradesmen. Fewer children are being born. Schools are losing numbers, putting teachers' jobs at risk, with small rural schools facing closure. Small shops and Garda stations have been closed. The Government and the national agencies have done absolutely nothing to correct the imbalance between city and rural regeneration. We now have a two-speed...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda College (15 Nov 2016)

Michael Lowry: ...regularly. They value and appreciate it and we do not want that to be interfered with. The accelerated and expanded recruitment is very welcome for Templemore and it helps to address the deficit in Garda numbers nationally. The college makes an enormous contribution to the town and hinterland of Templemore. I am happy that the Minister says there will be development works within the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda College (15 Nov 2016)

Michael Lowry: 28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in regard to the refurbishment of the Garda College in Templemore; the status of recruitment and proposals to extend and expand accommodation and facilities to cater for the additional demand at the Garda College; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34894/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda College (15 Nov 2016)

Michael Lowry: At present there are 450 students in the Garda College. Another 200 students will start next week, on 20 November, and next year, from February to November, there will be 800 new recruits. While that expansion and development is to be welcomed, and in particular the recruitment, it creates practical and logistical problems at the college. I would like to hear what plans the Minister has to...

Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2016)

Michael Lowry: ...that a disagreement has arisen involving rent arrears at Templemore Golf Club. The golf club, which was founded in 1970 and is affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland, was controlled by the Garda authorities before it was handed over the civilian membership by agreement. I am anxious to ensure the golf club, which has 300 members who value and appreciate the facility that is available...

Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2016)

Michael Lowry: Before raising some questions about Templemore Garda training college, I would like to commend the Government for prioritising Garda recruitment. Obviously, the accelerated and expanded recruitment campaign is very welcome from a national perspective and will help to address the deficit in Garda numbers. The increased activity at the training college in Templemore will make an enormous...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Lowry: It is accepted that the strength of the force is crucial, but what is also very important is to motivate existing members and have them fully committed. To be a member of An Garda Síochána is an onerous and responsible task. It has its dangers and risks. The pay, terms and conditions of gardaí have been diminished. Many are under financial pressure and struggling to survive....

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Lowry: As the Minister will be aware, the membership of An Garda Síochána is at its lowest level in modern times. This is due to a wave of retirements following a change in the treatment of taxation on pensions, and this was compounded by the cessation of recruitment. How does the Minister for Justice and Equality propose to achieve the objective of keeping pace with retirements while...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (3 Nov 2015)

Michael Lowry: 559. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide funding to facilitate renovation works required to a residential house which is attached to the Garda Síochána station on Carrick Street in Mullinahone in County Tipperary; if this funding will be included as part of the new stations and refurbishments investment programme of more than €60 million between...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Oct 2015)

Michael Lowry: 48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have retired or transferred from the Tipperary division, by grade, for each of the past six years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35900/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (10 Feb 2015)

Michael Lowry: 355. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reverse the cuts to salary rates for the current intakes of Garda trainees; if she will reinstate the €4,000 rent allowance that has been abolished; her views that it is fair for trainee gardaí to be on a gross annual salary of €23,171, considerably less than the starting salary of the last group of trainees in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Sep 2014)

Michael Lowry: 289. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in County Tipperary from the years 2011 to date in 2014; and the total number of gardaí stationed in County Tipperary during these years. [36818/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Lowry: 289. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána for the years 2011 to date in 2014; the ranks of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35312/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Lowry: 290. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to the recruitment of the 200 additional Garda recruits; if she will provide a clear timeline for the recruitment of these gardaí; when these recruits will commence their training in Templemore, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35313/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (19 Feb 2014)

Michael Lowry: 166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide clarification on the status of those who had applied as part of the Garda recruitment process and who have been classified as Band 2 or Band 3; if these persons will be considered for any future recruitment process or will that be confined to those classified as Band 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8559/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (3 Dec 2013)

Michael Lowry: 296. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a transfer for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary from their current post to the Garda Vetting Unit; if his attention has been drawn to the personal circumstances of the person in question; the reason this was not considered for the recent transfers to this unit, in view of the fact that they were on the waiting...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (20 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: ...The local body set up to oversee and implement the Government policy initiative had consultations with staff in the affected councils and it was agreed that eight staff would be transferred to the Garda vetting unit. This was approved by the county manager and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, and it was also understood that the proposal had the approval...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (20 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: ...for affording me the opportunity to raise an issue of serious concern to eight employees of the local authorities in County Tipperary and their families. The issue at hand is the decision made by Garda human resources, HR, not to proceed with a number of redeployments already agreed between the local authorities in County Tipperary and the offices of the Garda vetting unit. These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 390. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail the number of new Garda patrol vehicles being made available to the district of Tipperary in 2013; the number of new vehicles made available to this area in 2012; the total number of vehicles available to An Garda Síochána in the Tipperary area; the number of vehicles retired from this fleet in 2013; and if he will...