Results 101-120 of 455 for garda speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Expenditure (4 Oct 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the required funds will be made available to recommission or replace the recommended and required number of Garda squad cars for the Drogheda and greater Drogheda area; if funding can be made available to provide for more community patrol units in view of reports outlining that only one operates between Drogheda and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (3 Oct 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...notifications HIQA received, both unsolicited and mandated information, there has been no investigation by HIQA or anyone else into the allegations. There is no memorandum of understanding between the Garda and HIQA. There were discussions on one but it did not happen and that is unacceptable. I have been in touch with the Ombudsman who is ready, willing and able to take up all of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I raised a particular road safety issue with the clerk to the committee. It was reported in an article in The Irish Timesthat drivers who failed a Garda roadside impairment test could not be required to provide a blood or urine sample owing to an error in the legislation. That is an urgent matter of concern for many involved in road safety. Will the Minister update the committee in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----about their codes of conduct and when the Garda has authority to test. There are two different issue here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...by Mr. Michael Rowland and Mr. Declan Naughton. I welcome Assistant Commissioner David Sheahan and Superintendent Con O'Donohue from the roads policing and major events management division of An Garda Síochána I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Ms Murdock for her submission. I acknowledge the tremendous work that both the Road Safety Authority and the Garda Síochána are doing in making our roads safer for everybody. It is unacceptable that so many drivers who are disqualified are on the roads. Sadly, more people have died on our roads this year compared with last year. That is also unacceptable. I fully...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Can the app be used on any Garda mobile phone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I presume it would be a Garda issue phone and there would have to be a special need for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: It could be used for other Garda activities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: When the garda puts in the data, it will search the database.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...The vast majority of those people are drink-drivers or are dangerous drivers which is why it is important that when they are put off the road, they stay off the road. Anything we can do to help An Garda Síochána in that regard, we will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...that absolutely. The key point is that this has been an important engagement. I want to focus on what is to happen in the future. We all support the suggestion that the app be available to the Garda and that the funds are available throughout the State. As Deputy Troy said, we need to know how much this would cost and get it onto the Minister's agenda for the budget this year. I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...shortly but I would like to go back to the point about what the next steps should be if we were to have another meeting, because that is hugely important. I note the excellent work the RSA and An Garda Síochána are doing, particularly those advertisements. It is very moving to see families talking about loved ones and little children. It is just not on. The figures must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...people can show rather than having to speak, is important and will, I believe, work well for many people. The committee is due to meet representatives from the NTA next week. The RSA and An Garda Síochána will also attend but to discuss a different matter. We will invite the NBU in as soon as possible thereafter, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...problem. The whole city is backlogged up to the airport. We need somebody who is able to deal with that and to oversee the removal of those vehicles as soon as appropriate. I appreciate that the Garda has to be called, but it is not acceptable that all traffic can be blocked by one articulated truck or one car.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...and asked the then Minister to investigate how this had happened. I was told that because it was a draft development plan, it did not have any legal status, but that if I wished, I could go to An Garda Síochána and report the matter. There has been a lot of hookery and crookery in planning in Ireland which is appalling and disgraceful. The shame falls on politicians and those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Jan 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí that have been allocated to County Louth since the re-opening of the Templemore Garda College, by location; the overall increase in the Garda numbers in County Louth, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3541/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Discussion (9 Nov 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...where it was but it has been brought to my attention. It was not in County Louth. There was a court case and a conviction for fraud. A business person lost millions and he lost his business as a result. The Garda prosecuted in the case but the person still has questions arising in respect of the local authority. I rang the auditor in Dublin and we got a letter from him saying he would...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...is great interaction on that front. However, the policing of the Drogheda district ends at the motorway. If someone is passing drugs on the Donore interchange, as has been known to happen, a garda must come from Ashbourne to investigate. It is not acceptable that the policing district does not include those other parts of east Meath as well as Drogheda. The future imaginative solutions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (3 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place when a member of the public is arrested and taken into Garda custody; and if a person in custody suffers from serious ill health and displays symptoms of same in custody, the protocol that to ensure duty of care. [41536/17]