Results 101-120 of 379 for garda speaker:Michael Ring

Young People: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: ...of drugs are being brought into the country, considering how we were able to track down those who had been operating offshore accounts for over 20 years. Drugs are being brought in daily. The Garda knows who the crime bosses are and the wealth they are earning from their businesses, but we have not targeted these criminals in the we should. When Nora Owen was Minister for Justice there...

Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Oct 2007)

Michael Ring: ...the country looking for judges to sign documentation that could have been signed by a peace commissioner. I cannot believe the former Minister, who lectured the Opposition, the country and the Garda every day when he was in office, is making a fortune in the Four Courts finding loopholes in legislation he may have created himself. I hope the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Ceann Comhairle...

Tackling Crime: Statements (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Michael Ring: ...is going on. It has lost contact with people. It has become so arrogant it thinks it knows everything, but it does not know what is going on. I also wish to be associated with the remarks on Garda Paul Sherlock. I remember being on the Government side of the House at a time when we had bank robberies, murders and raids and the then Minister, Nora Owen, was blamed for everything. I...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (2 Oct 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí in a town (details supplied) in County Mayo at present. [21553/07]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (2 Oct 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the number of Gardaí in a town (details supplied) in County Mayo on a yearly basis for the past five years. [21554/07]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (2 Oct 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the number of Gardaí in a town (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of circumstances. [21555/07]

Drug Seizures. (27 Sep 2007)

Michael Ring: ...coastline. That is not acceptable and it is time the Minister of State's Department and the Departments of Defence and Justice, Equality and Law Reform got together. For example, the number of gardaí in the Garda national drugs unit has been reduced. We must be serious about finding drugs and ensuring narcotics do not enter the State. We must secure the regional airports and the...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (26 Jun 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 671: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the next recruitment campaign for the Garda will be launched. [16903/07]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (3 Apr 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when Garda clearance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [12896/07]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Michael Ring: ...Ireland have nothing. The Government has taken away the quality of life in rural Ireland. The people used be able to go to the pub. They can no longer do so because they are now being met by gardaí. Due to every kind of regulation, they cannot even go out on a Friday or Saturday night for a drink because they are afraid. If they do not get them at night-time, they will be waiting to...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (31 Jan 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 334: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which an Irish Citizen goes about obtaining a clearance letter from the Gardaí confirming that they have no criminal record or convictions and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1922/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (15 Nov 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason Gardaí have not been replaced in a town (details supplied) in County Mayo. [38027/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (10 Oct 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason no response issued from An Garda Síochána to this Deputy's representations for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo regarding the incorrect endorsement of their driving licence. [32080/06]

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2006)

Michael Ring: ...as to whether he or she has the necessary power. Power must be given to the ombudsman to deal with problems. The Law Society of Ireland was given an opportunity. No organisation, be it the Garda, solicitors, politicians or others, should investigate itself. There should always be an independent person to do so. Another matter upsets me. Previously, I raised the matter of a serious...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 Oct 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason no response issued from An Garda Síochána in relation to the incorrect endorsement of a driving licence for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [30479/06]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (7 Jun 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if additional Gardaí will be allocated to a town (details supplied) in County Mayo for the summer months, as the population of that town trebles for that period. [21694/06]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (27 Apr 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who have taken early retirement in County Mayo for each of the past five years. [15836/06]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 Apr 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of student gardaí who have been appointed to County Mayo for each of the past five years. [15837/06]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (27 Apr 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if student gardaí numbers are included in the Garda personnel figures given for the county of Mayo. [15838/06]

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: ...citizens who drive up and down the country trying to make an honest day's living to pay the price for rogue drivers, especially those who, according to statistics, are most dangerous at night. The Garda Síochána states it has neither the resources nor manpower to police the roads late at night. That will have to be reviewed. I do not want a money-making racket for the Government, like...