Results 81-100 of 609 for garda speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Kildare division from the end of September 2010 to the end of September 2015 or the latest date available. [35697/15]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...and able and capable of doing the particular job. I gave the example of 100 people who, apparently, had passed the various tests and fitness tests but whose applications to join were dependent on Garda approval and the 100 applications were left sitting on a desk and not sent to the Garda Vetting Unit until it was too late.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 35 - Army Pensions and Vote 36 - Defence (30 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...obstacles. It was suggested to me recently that a group of people who passed the various tests which are correctly posed to those seeking to enter the reserves did not get in because the required Garda clearance for the group - there are 100 people - was not sent to the Garda authorities in time. Neither the potential reservists nor the Garda have control over this and this would not...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (29 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 349. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of applications for Garda Síochána vetting made by the Defence Forces for prospective members of the Reserve Defence Force in 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [33396/15]

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...-gathering and this should be developed. The Army Ranger Wing with its professionalism, expertise and elite skills, should be nurtured so as to have a highly skilled asset as a support to the Garda. We should be prepared to meet this threat at home and abroad. There should be a more proactive approach to intelligence-gathering and threat analysis in the communities and localities of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Crime Data (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is absolutely essential that the public has confidence in the statistics emanating from the Central Statistics Office. There are no statistics more important than those coming from An Garda Síochána. The force enjoys huge public support and there is a recognition that gardaí are currently under inordinate pressure in terms of resources and that morale is probably at an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (28 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has any involvement in the attempted repossession of a farm (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she is aware of local concerns at the involvement of a private security firm in the attempted repossession; if she is aware of local concerns that up to 50 uniformed personnel, some wearing balaclavas and others...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 374. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Garda station in Kilcock in County Kildare; if she will address the concerns of local residents regarding the insufficient Garda presence at that location, and the insufficient number of public opening hours of this Garda station; her plans to increase the opening hours of said Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the deployment of Garda reservists at Garda stations throughout County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12216/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 484. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the placement of a community garda at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11810/15]

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...of violence, be it mental or physical. We have a significant problem in this country with domestic violence. We are told that in excess of 18,000 reports were received last year by Women’s Aid. The Garda Inspectorate reports to us a concern that while 11,000 reports were made to the Garda, only 287 arrests were made. We are conscious as well that since 1996 a total of 204 women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (18 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request An Garda Síochána to expedite the processing of a Garda vetting application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44257/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Contracts (13 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...the Defence Forces have made in their training. Changes have already been made in that commandants can now serve until they are 58 years of age and lieutenants until age 54. Members of the Garda Síochána and prison officers, who have fairly onerous responsibilities, can now serve until the age of 60. When one does a comparison between the exit age this 21-year rule imposes on...

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...than others because I live in a county with two long-established street markets where access to cigarettes and counterfeit products at low cost is readily available. Despite the best efforts of An Garda Síochána and Customs and Excise personnel the problem has got worse rather than better. I fear the Minister's well-intended legislation may have the consequence of making the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Retirement of Garda Commissioner (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...I take many of his points. We look forward to the commission reporting. Nevertheless, two issues arise. There was a meeting on the Monday night before the Secretary General was dispatched to the Garda Commissioner. Were there notes or a record of that meeting? The Taoiseach is on record speaking about the meetings concerned with the banking issue and he has expressed some concern...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has had any engagement with An Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive or Túlsa in relation to issues arising from the death of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2006; if any regard has been had to the recommendations that have been made in respect of this case, as they apply to her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 594. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the initiatives that have been taken by An Garda Síochána to implement recommendations of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in the aftermath of the death of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there has been liaison between An Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive and Tusla on this and...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...to them. Addressing the business of anti-social behaviour raises the responsibilities of local authorities which, in my view, have not taken adequate action within the powers available to them to address the issue. We should have a multiagency approach, including the local Garda committees, and other efforts should be made to deal with this particular issue. It is particularly...

Estimates for Public Services 2014 - Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Supplementary Estimate) (7 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am stepping in for Deputy Martin, who has been called away. Fianna Fáil supports the proposal before the House to fund a formal inquiry into the taping practices followed in some Garda stations over the years. There are many aspects of this controversy which are unclear. The most important of these is the potential impact of taping on past and future criminal proceedings. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...the Department of Justice and Equality to utilise the signal intelligence section of the Defence Forces communication and information services corps so as to establish whether the offices of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission had been bugged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15324/14]