Results 41-60 of 631 for garda speaker:John McGuinness

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages Report: Central Bank of Ireland (24 Oct 2019)

John McGuinness: -----would have to report it to the Garda?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: .... We now have to deal with the matter. The Minister is present with us. We have substantial amendments to the Bill. For the information of members, we had invited in a representative of the Garda to deal with insurance fraud. The witnesses are waiting outside. I hope we will deal with the issue at 2 p.m. because our meeting must finish by 3.30 p.m. We may not be able to deal fully...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: We invited the Garda Commissioner because at last week's meeting we presumed that today's meeting would just involve signing off on the report but that is not the case because substantial changes and amendments have been introduced. The Garda fraud unit was due to come in at 1.30 p.m. The witnesses are waiting outside. I am told that it will be 2 p.m. or a little after when we commence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: From An Garda Síochána, I welcome Deputy Commissioner John Twomey, Chief Superintendent Pat Lordan and Mr. Andrew McLindon, director of communications. The committee will now take the opening statement of the deputy commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: ...FBD processes the claims, that as it does that, it examines them for the possibilities of fraud, exaggerated cases and so on, and that that represents the 20% figure. The ones it refers to the Garda are the ones on which it has sufficient evidence for it to pursue. The ones it does not have sufficient evidence for are those where FBD believes there is wrongdoing but it cannot get enough...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (3 Jul 2019)

John McGuinness: ...communities (details supplied) permission to provide CCTV in circumstances in which the communities have agreement with local councils to act as data controller and the equipment is housed in a local Garda station; if it his Department or the Garda Commissioner that now needs to grant approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28448/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: ...independent investigation into the complaints made by a person (details supplied); if a reply will issue in detail to correspondence including a report provided to him by a person; if there was a Garda investigation into the use of cannabis and-or marijuana at the facility; if so, his views on the outcome of the investigation; the steps he will take to ensure that those who visit the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: ...with the EBS tied agents. They made some allegations of criminality at that meeting. What is the process from there? Does the bank pass on that information to the Minister for Finance or to the Garda?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: To follow on from the discussion on Garda stations, the comment on most of the stations listed is that the decision on future use is on hold pending the outcome of the Government review. I take it from what the Minister of State has said that there is an input by the Garda Commissioner and the Minister and that at some stage a decision is made. How long does it take?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: There is the Garda station in Castlecomer which, again, I would love to see in use for the community. I do not know whether the county council asked the OPW for it. If the Minister of State does not have a direct answer on both properties, perhaps they might let the committee know in due course.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: There is a community group that would be interested in using that Garda station. Deputy Pearse Doherty said there was also a community group in his constituency. What is the up-to-date position on the flood relief scheme in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: Recently I asked a parliamentary question about the use of glass blocks in Garda stations. I raised some issues in that regard. I do not expect the Minister of State to know the answer now, but I will send him further information. I would like the correspondence to be dealt with as efficiently as possible. Further questions have been raised with me about the quality of the blocks used and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has been involved in that case for seven and a half years. Has that not provided enough of a scoping inquiry and enough information to give the Taoiseach an idea of what is required? I am talking about respect for the Dáil vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences: Engagement (26 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: ...thing and I think it is simple. It is perhaps will not be so simple when the witnesses get at it but it is simple enough from a layman's perspective and gives transparency. The law states that once the Garda has an investigation, this House cannot discuss the particulars of that investigation. It may be an investigation about how public money was spent. All an agency, a Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (15 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: 288. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if cell windows fitted in courthouses and Garda stations are fully compliant with standards relative to that product; if an engineer was contracted to report on the standard and compliance of cell windows already fitted; if so, if that report is available; if the supplier or suppliers of cell windows have been issued with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Support Services (15 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: 473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if stress interventions and-or counselling sessions are mandatory following traumatic incidents involving gardaí at work, further to Question No. 295 of 16 October 2018, and his response regarding the analysing of the report and consultations with An Garda Síochána. [1382/19]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: So An Garda Síochána and the Department of Defence are separate.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: Mr. McMahon mentioned the Garda Síochána but the force comes under a separate budget.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: ...what its members are doing that they cannot deliver the necessary houses. He must be tempted to do so. Is he not tempted to ask them why they cannot deliver CCTV in conjunction with the Garda in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, and similar places? Why is that bureaucratic obstacle there? I think it is because the members of the council have been deprived of the right to instruct the chief...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (16 Oct 2018)

John McGuinness: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of candidates who failed to progress in the past two garda to sergeant competitions who had the decision reviewed and-or appealed; and the number of these decisions overturned on review. [42009/18]