Results 101-120 of 521 for garda speaker:Denis Naughten

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Jun 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...out the powers of an inspector to enter and search premises and vehicles, carry out examinations or inquiries and require the production of documents. If necessary, an inspector may be accompanied by a garda and seek a warrant from the District Court to enable entry to a relevant premises or private dwelling. An inspector may conduct an oral hearing on his or her own initiative or if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences Applications (17 May 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...successful, the applicant will be offered a PL. The intention to grant a PL is advertised in the local newspaper and maps showing the boundaries of land over which it is proposed to grant a prospecting licence are displayed in the local Garda station and the relevant local authority offices.  Details are also published on my Department’s website. This allows anyone...

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...points I made before Christmas but I hope they are taken on board in respect of the ongoing review by the Government. However, I compliment the staff of the councils, the emergency services, An Garda Síochána, the Army, the Civil Defence, the Red Cross, the Office of Public Works, the farming community and local communities, all of whom have done tremendous work over many weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (17 Dec 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...non-payment of fines in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the reason for the delay in implementing the provisions of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014; the impact this will have on the release of Garda Síochána manpower; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46000/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Denis Naughten: I thank the council staff, emergency services, including An Garda Síochána, the Army, Civil Defence, the Irish Red Cross Society and staff from the Office of Public Works, some of whom I met in Ballinasloe, and the farming and local communities for their tremendous efforts over the last ten days in terms of their actions once water levels started to rise. However, had there been a...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I also welcome the announcement of Operation Thor, the focus on rural crime and the overtime allocation the Minister has provided to the Garda. A burglary is recorded every 20 minutes by An Garda Síochána. Each case involves another victim who has to deal with the impact of intrusion, the insecurity it causes in his or her home and...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...the Minister will be aware, rural Ireland is experiencing huge problems with transport. Earlier today I read an article in the Irish Independent in which the Taoiseach spoke about the need for the Garda Síochána to invest in specialist vehicles. I represent a community in which a garda has no car and is required to police his catchment on foot. This is not an issue that has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Emergency Call Answering Service (23 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: ..., Energy and Natural Resources the number of 999/112 calls received by the BT central control call centre in 2014 and to date in 2015; the number of calls for each individual service be it Garda, ambulance, fire or Coast Guard; the breakdown between landline and mobile; the current period of the BT contract and the value of same; the percentage which is paid by each phone provider; the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fuel Quality (16 Jul 2015)

Denis Naughten: 398. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 28 January 2015, the number of complaints of petrol stretching and contamination received in each Garda Síochána division in 2015 to date; the position regarding these complaints; the number of these that have been investigated, resulting in a person being charged or a file being forwarded...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fuel Quality (16 Jul 2015)

Denis Naughten: 399. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints of petrol stretching and contamination received in the past 12 months by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30274/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (12 May 2015)

Denis Naughten: 547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who have yet to go through the Garda vetting procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18579/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (22 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...allegations of misconduct in relation to a male patient have been raised there and it has been claimed that matter has not been properly investigated by the mental health services or properly reported to the Garda. I want an assurance from the Minister that this issue will be independently investigated and that an independent report will be produced.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (2 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in the Roscommon and Longford Division which do not have a Garda car allocated to them; the number that do not have full access to a car; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13734/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (2 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in the Galway Division which do not have a Garda car allocated to them; the number that do not have full access to a car; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13735/15]

Other Questions: Petrol Stretching (1 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...owners are covered by insurance and the insurance companies should kick in here. However, if the Revenue Commissioners have only received one third of the reports that have been presented to the Garda Síochána, how can they identify the source of this? I ask the Minister for an assurance that the Revenue Commissioners will do everything possible to identify the source of the...

Other Questions: Petrol Stretching (1 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: It has come to my attention that only about a third of the reports of petrol stretching that have been given to An Garda Síochána have been recorded by the Revenue Commissioners. Even though I have highlighted this discrepancy before, nothing seems to have happened. It raises the question of the priority the Revenue Commissioners are giving to the issue of petrol stretching, in...

Other Questions: Petrol Stretching (1 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...also been destroyed by this practice. Something serious went on here. The Minister has said 141 cases have been reported to the Revenue Commissioners. Close to 400 cases have been reported to An Garda Síochána, and we were advised by the Revenue Commissioners that if the information was given to the Garda it would then be passed on to the Revenue Commissioners. How can...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Denis Naughten: On 7 March 2013 the then Minister for Justice and Equality promised the Dáil that reduced opening hours at Boyle Garda station would result in the station opening, at a minimum, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. or 56 hours per week. It is now proposed to slash this figure to 33 hours per week. Moreover, the opening hours are not consistent on any one of the seven days of the week. When will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fuel Quality (5 Mar 2015)

Denis Naughten: 145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 23 October 2014, the number of complaints of petrol stretching received to date by each Garda district in counties Mayo, Roscommon, Longford, Galway, Sligo and Leitim, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9684/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (18 Feb 2015)

Denis Naughten: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of her recent comments to the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, her plans to review the recruitment process of reserve gardaí into the permanent Garda force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7293/15]