Results 81-100 of 375 for garda speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Dec 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The position is that potential candidates for positions in the Defence Forces are required to complete and sign a Garda Vetting Application Form. This form pursuant to Section 8 of the Data Protection Act, 1988, authorises the Garda Síochána to furnish to the Defence Forces either, a statement that there are no convictions recorded against a candidate, or a statement of convictions, as the...

Vote 41 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...by the relevant committees. The majority of this additional expenditure relates to the justice group and the Health Service Executive and arises primarily from the higher than expected number of Garda retirements and a shortfall in health levy receipts coupled with other pressures in the health area. Supplementary Estimates totalling €69.2 million have already been approved this year in...

Vote 41 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I take that point; it involves money that could be spent in other areas. On the Garda Síochána, 258 retired in 2008 so we expected around 400 retirements this year. Unfortunately, the figure has reached 800. It is important to retain people who have knowledge but Garda promotions are still taking place and senior posts are being sanctioned and filled. My colleague, the Minister for...

Vote 41 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...is 0.75% of total net voted expenditure. I can recall budgets in this House where Ministers came in for Supplementary Estimates on the eve of the budget that exceeded that amount. In the light of gardaí retiring, Deputy Ring made the point that it is important that gardaí are not moved from rural areas into cities. I could not agree more; I am very conscious of this. We have a...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (3 Dec 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...having regard to both current and contingent Defence Forces operational commitments. The Framework for Major Emergency Management sets out a structure enabling the Principal Response Agencies (An Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive and Local Authorities) to prepare for, and make a coordinated response to, major emergencies resulting from events such as severe weather. The...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (1 Dec 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team from the relevant Defence Forces Brigade respond to requests for assistance, made by an Garda Síochána, in dealing with suspect devices and the removal of old ordnance. The Defence Forces EOD Team is required to treat all devices as suspect until the EOD Officer confirms the nature of the device at the scene. The total number of call outs...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (26 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...for emergencies that fall within its area of responsibility. The Framework for Major Emergency Management is the document that sets out a structure enabling the Principal Response Agencies (An Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive and Local Authorities) to prepare for, and make a coordinated response to, major emergencies resulting from events such as severe weather. In an...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (26 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...on Defence (February 2000) sets out the roles the Defence Forces might play in the provision of support and services in Aid to the Civil Power (meaning in practice to assist, when requested, an Garda Síochána), and the provision of assistance to the Civil Authorities for a range of emergency situations. Many of the services that the Defence Forces can provide in emergency support...

Written Answers — Army Operations: Army Operations (19 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with an Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the Gardaí as required. Requests for aid to the civil power are normally made by a member of an Garda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team respond when a...

Defence Forces Strength. (19 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: It is a permanent office staffed by civil servants. The task force comprises meetings of representatives from the different Departments with the Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the emergency services. It has met several times this year, I will get the exact number for the Deputy. The Office of Emergency Planning is well aware of the situation that might pertain next Tuesday. There...

Army Barracks. (19 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...acquire any of the properties. Arising from that process, there have been ongoing discussions between my Department and Longford and Monaghan VECs, the Department of Education and Science and the Garda authorities in respect of the former barracks. These discussions are now at an advanced stage and will, I hope, be concluded shortly. Those premises that are not required by other State...

Defence Forces Deployment. (19 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...This assistance was sought as part of the broad range of assistance provided to him through his own Department at home and abroad, through the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and an Garda Siochána. The role of the Defence Forces was to provide general advice to the Minister for Foreign Affairs having regard to their operational experience gained from overseas missions....

Defence Forces Equipment. (19 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with the Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the gardaí as required in a range of duties, which include the provision of troops for cash escorts, prison escorts and the provision of military guards at a number of vital installations. As part of the aid...

Defence Forces Equipment. (19 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...the event of an emergency, in its role as being able to be called on as an aid to the civil authority as opposed to as an aid to the civil power. Aid to the civil power is a matter of whether the gardaí want the Army's assistance.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...institutions and officers of NAMA who make a bona fide report of offences being committed under any enactment or serious wrongdoing in regard to NAMA. The individual can make the report to the Garda Síochána or a member of the NAMA board. The proposed sections also provide that it is an offence for an employee of a participating institution or an officer of NAMA to make reports in bad...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...being able to report to Members of the Oireachtas, I believe that if a Member of the Oireachtas receives a report of serious wrongdoing in this regard, they will bring it to the attention of the Garda Síochána. I will mention the Deputy's point to the Minister as to whether it is possible to extend the protection where the report is given to Members of the Oireachtas. As regards...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...2005, the banks pay the total actual costs incurred by the Defence Forces in the provision of cash escorts. The total cost in respect of the provision by the Defence Forces of assistance to the Garda Síochána in protecting movements of cash for the years 2002 to 2009 is as follows: Year Total number of Escorts Cost of Escorts 2002 2,516 €6.87m 2003 2,335 €6.5m 2004 2,425...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with an Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the Garda as required. Requests for aid to the civil power are normally made by a member of an Garda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team respond when a request...

Written Answers — Emergency Planning: Emergency Planning (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...Task Force, which I chair, meets on a regular basis and provides a forum for sharing information and keeping emergency planning high on the agenda of all government departments. At each meeting, An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces provide an update of the security threat analysis. The last meeting of the Task Force was held on 30 September 2009. The Framework for Major Emergency...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: ...of drug trafficking rests primarily with the Customs Service of the Revenue Commissioners. Responsibility for the prevention of crime, including people trafficking, rests primarily with An Garda Siochána. However, the White Paper on Defence provides for a security role for the Naval Service and the Air Corps to assist and support the civil authorities in this important work. Government...