Results 121-140 of 379 for garda speaker:Michael Ring

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (28 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí employed in the Tallaght Garda station in each year over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11747/06]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (28 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of transfers in the case of each Garda station in the Dublin area sought by members of the force from each of the stations concerned during 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11748/06]

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (28 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: .... One would not have seen this in New York or Chicago in the time of Al Capone. People are asking me what is going on, whether we have any Minister responsible for justice and whether we have any gardaí and law and order. They also ask what we are to do about crime. If events like the ones to which I referred continue, they will happen in every corner of the country. It is a bit like...

Decentralisation Programme. (22 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: The Minister raised decentralisation within the Department. In the committee, I brought up the question of the Garda PULSE computer system, which is to be dealt with in Mayo. Many people from the Minister's Department working in Dublin have applied to decentralise to Castlebar, but at present the Department will not accept applications from them. People come to my colleagues and me saying...

Written Answers — Grant Applications: Grant Applications (2 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: ...and penalties; and that if it were found that a person, body or company used a bogus address on an Údarás grant application, the file and all third party correspondence should be passed to the Garda Síochána for investigation. [8667/06]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (1 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in Westport, County Mayo, for each of the past five years; and the number in each rank including sergeants, detectives, inspectors, ordinary Garda members and so on. [8305/06]

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Michael Ring: ...cars obey the law and drive within the speed limit? I ask the Minister to review the provision that allows State cars to break the law. I also ask that the Government stop the practice of providing Garda outriders to escort foreign dignitaries and put those gardaí on the roads to do the job for which we pay them and which we want them to do, namely to manage traffic.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ring: ...or Tesco put on offers they must do so throughout the country and they must be fair, and not just target the people they want to put out of business. Rural Ireland will have no rural schools, Garda stations or shops and if the planners get their way we will have no rural people. If Fianna Fáil is left in government much longer nobody will be left in rural Ireland because it wants them all...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 1155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who were stationed in County Mayo for each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown of these figures. [1556/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 Oct 2005)

Michael Ring: ...taken in regard to persons who are using spotlights and headlights on their vehicles that are not within regulation size and strength; the contact that has been made with the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána or the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in this regard; the plans that are in place to control their usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27148/05]

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Michael Ring: ...in the hospital. I must be politically correct so I will not name the section of society from which these people came or the media will attack me. Anyone would know of whom I speak. Eventually, the gardaí were called to remove the people from the hospital because the medical staff could not do their job and the people who were genuinely sick were frightened by this behaviour. It is wrong...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Michael Ring: ...of road safety whereas older people are more likely to engage in speeding. However, where young people are involved in accidents, it is usually as a consequence of alcohol consumption. The Garda should have the authority to breath-test all motorists involved in a traffic accident and it should be permissible to use such evidence in court. Young people should be educated to be aware of the...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Apr 2005)

Michael Ring: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I congratulate on his appointment, the new Garda Commissioner, Noel Conroy, who is originally from County Mayo. Last Saturday night he was honoured in his native county when he was selected Erris Person of the Year. It was my first opportunity to meet him. I saw him in action in the Oireachtas and on television in regard to an...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (1 Mar 2005)

Michael Ring: ...time is over when we can turn a blind eye to IRA people who are involved in committing crimes, including the drugs trade and robbing banks. The full resources of the State should be given to the Garda Síochána to do its job. In recent years, I believe there was a coded message telling the Garda Síochána to lay back because these people were coming into the political process. That is...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (15 Feb 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform why young persons travelling abroad for working holidays and education find it so difficult to acquire Garda clearance; and the reason for this difficulty. [4889/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Feb 2005)

Michael Ring: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to alleviate the problem which has arisen for persons no longer able to sign on at Garda stations. [2371/05]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (23 Nov 2004)

Michael Ring: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a Garda station (details supplied) in County Mayo will be officially opened; and if the new station has the PULSE computer system. [30000/04]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 Nov 2004)

Michael Ring: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when personnel at a Garda station (details supplied) in County Mayo will be replaced. [28543/04]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (19 Oct 2004)

Michael Ring: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Office of the Civil Service and Local Appointments Commission will be recruiting again for the Garda Síochána. [25307/04]

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Michael Ring: ...down to my constituency, spending more time on the road than at home. However, every time I see these high-powered lights I become annoyed. I question what the law is in this regard and what the Garda Síochána is doing about it. I have tabled parliamentary questions on spotlights. The lights on new cars also create problems. The cars are built for the flat roads on the Continent and when...