Results 21-40 of 455 for garda speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...expressed regarding those who block roads or wear masks and prevent people from going to work. That is utterly unacceptable. While I fully recognise the wisdom and the integrity of the views of the Garda Síochána, I am not happy and would like to see more action. Counting people on a bus who are refugees is exceptionally ignorant and unacceptable to me. It strikes at the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Institutions (16 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 15 February 2022, if updated figures are available relating to concerns raised with An Garda Síochána in respect of sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, institutional abuse or neglect of residents living in nursing homes or disabilities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (10 May 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of domestic violence incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the breakdown of these incidents by incident types (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21880/23]

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...John Gilligan, Anthony 'Dutch' Doherty, Brian Meehan and Paul 'Hippo' Ward for the murder of Veronica Guerin; Pearse McAuley, Jeremiah Sheehy, Michael O'Neill and Kevin Walsh for the murder of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe; Michael McKevitt for directing terrorism as a leader of the Real IRA; and John Dundon for the murder of Shane Geoghegan and so on. The list goes on and on. Jonathan...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...of those appalling acts, the Government, with the support and physical presence of all the leaders of all the parties in Drogheda, on the Bridge of Peace, brought in a new regime to our town, county and Garda division. There was a huge increase in the number of gardaí, with more than 40 additional gardaí, of whom 16 were actually community police. That is a key point. It...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (2 Mar 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the development plans for Drogheda Garda station; if he will provide the overall details on the plans; the estimated costs of the plans; the projected date of commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/23]

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...and the drug trade can go. It was a shocking and appalling murder and our town was and still is riddled with drugs, unfortunately. At that time, we were short significant investment in An Garda Síochána. There has been an increase of more than 47 in the number of gardaí dealing with the drug trade in Drogheda, 18 of whom are community gardaí. There was a...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...stalking a particular female. Some time later, she woke up in the middle of the night to find the perpetrator in her room. She was horrified and raised the alarm. Members of her family alerted gardaí, who promptly came, arrested the person concerned and brought him before the courts. What I will say next is not a criticism of the judge, but the law allowed the person to apply for...

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...the iteration of some of the charges that are being investigated. It is important that each and every one of those will be fully and properly independently investigated, as I understand it, by the Garda Síochána. That is the way it should and must be. I pay tribute to former Mr. Justice Feargus Flood, who passed away recently. He was, in fact, the chair of the tribunal into...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (24 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide additional resources to An Garda Síochána to tackle all forms of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25993/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Antisocial Behaviour (4 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 172. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are currently any Memos of Understanding in respect of housing agreed between local authorities and An Garda Síochána that allows both agencies to work collaboratively to collate information on anti-social housing issues in order for local authorities to manage their stock appropriately to ensure...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gangland Crime (29 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate that it is not the Minister's decision. As I understand it, the Garda Commissioner has committed to that review and, as the Minister said, we will get a report from him on it. I want to raise two other two issues. First, in regard to schools, I welcome the support of the Department of Justice in progressing the issue. There was a recommendation and a belief that three...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gangland Crime (29 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ..., Martin O'Brien of the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board and Chief Superintendent Christy Mangan are doing fantastic work. An issue has arisen with one of the recommendations. The Garda Commissioner has agreed to review the Garda subdistrict boundary line between Drogheda and Laytown. I acknowledge that is a reserved function of the Garda Commissioner. Would it be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (8 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...Justice and Equality if a program will be put in place to provide additional educational programmes to services that deal with the complexities of domestic violence including the Court Services and An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (24 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...which were made; the changes that were made in each such centre to prevent further sexual abuse; the sanctions that were imposed on the six institutions that did not report the allegations to An Garda Síochána to state the position regarding the obligation on these centres for the mandatory reporting of such allegations which HIQA did; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We should invite representatives of the Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice, if that is agreed. I accept the bona fides of your beliefs. That is the information you have been given. There are still three minutes left. Does Deputy Brendan Smith wish to speak again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...is the only complaint we received that I am aware of and it was being dealt with. If there is an update on that, the committee would be happy to pursue it. On the other point in regard to the Garda and Mr. Holder's experiences, which he obviously observed, there is no doubt about that. Society is becoming increasingly multicultural. My belief is that An Garda Síochána is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...or financial abuse of residents in those homes, defining abuse as set out in the HSE's 2014 adult safeguarding policy; the number of said concerns that were subsequently referred to HIQA and-or An Garda Síochána by the HSE, broken down according to whom the concerns and complaints were reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (22 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ..., if HIQA has taken action in relation to the residential nursing homes or designated residential disability centres that did not report the six situations of alleged sexual abuse allegations to An Garda Síochána which subsequently HIQA did report to An Garda Síochána; the nature and outcome of such actions by HIQA with each individual home or centre; if mandatory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work to support An Garda Síochána in preventing and combatting crime perpetrated against older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8540/22]