Results 61-80 of 716 for garda speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...open market. Therefore, the current licensing regime is built on this principle. An SPSV licence should simply indicate a person’s suitability to carry out the role of taxi operator, as decided by Revenue, An Garda Síochána and the NTA. The Advisory Committee on SPSVs sent advice to me on this subject recently which indicates that it is not in favour of reverting to a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...and arrangements to deal with issues such as anti-social behaviour on public transport are matters which first and foremost must be managed by each public transport company, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána where appropriate.  Decisions regarding a transport police unit, for example, and the allocation of Garda resources, are matters for the Minister of Justice and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...through the Houses of the Oireachtas to update the provisions for speed limits to allow for the introduction of variable speed limits on designated sections of national road. The Acts also provides Transport Infrastructure Ireland and An Garda Síochána with particular roles in relation to the application of Speed Limits.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ..., arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour on public transport are matters which first and foremost must be managed by each public transport company in conjunction with the NTA, and An Garda Síochána where appropriate. My Department has also been engaging directly with the NTA and the PSO operators on the issue of anti-social behaviour and in relation to ensuring the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...to a term in prison of up to seven years on indictment for that offence. It is really significant and serious. First and foremost, it is a matter for the Department of Justice and it is for An Garda Síochána to pursue and prosecute anyone involved. At the meeting last night, the representatives of An Garda Síochána, the aviation authorities, Dublin Airport, the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...and one expects the counter-drone technology developed as a result will be very significant. However, in the discussions we had last night, we heard the expertise of civil authorities and An Garda Síochána rather than that of the military. We are working with our colleagues in the Department of Defence to see what other capabilities are available in that regard. I do not...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...and operating drones. There is no shortage of what is, very correctly, punitive legislation if people are caught. I expect there will be prosecutions if people are caught. It is not as if the Garda has not had instances where it may be able to prosecute. Nothing is-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...and the Air Corps. However, as I said earlier, while we are willing to deploy such technology, it is not going to be done immediately. On an immediate basis, we are going to have rely on An Garda Síochána working with the DAA to use the existing legislative powers and technology we have while looking for those other technological options as quickly as we can, though I...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...to it not being good manners. I believe it goes beyond that. There is a threat to people's lives when a drone is put up around an airport. This is why the prosecution and the efforts of An Garda Síochána are so important. This is a criminal matter and it must be dealt with with real severity. The potential consequences of flying a drone is not about manners, it is a real threat.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...particularly those with a smaller population which might not be able to afford or might not have the business for a full-time hackney operator. We are providing grant support of about €6,000 and Garda vetting and insurance are taken care of. It is designed to be part time and, as the Acting Chairman suggests, could be really transformative. It might be someone who wants just a...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...other road traffic offences and are a danger to the public. The cost of uninsured driving ultimately falls on law-abiding citizens through higher insurance premiums. This database will enable the Garda to identify uninsured drivers more easily and get them off our roads. Legislation was first put in place to underpin this database in 2010. At that time, the full outline of what the...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Senator Crowe said, in the programme for Government we committed to addressing the antisocial use of scramblers and similar machines. We included a number of measures in the Bill to ensure the Garda will have the necessary powers to deal with this problem. Among other things, we are creating a power that will allow the Garda to enter the curtilage of a dwelling, but not the dwelling...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...will be interpreted in a court, where some of the thinking is worked out. I believe the wording of the legislation delivers exactly what the Senator is looking for. It states, "A member of the Garda Síochána may, for the purposes of exercising a power under subsection (1), enter without warrant". As stated in subsection (1), it is only where a member of the Garda...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: It is the remit of An Garda Síochána as to how it deploys its resources. I certainly will join calls in making a case and pushing for that.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...To explain the background, in 2002 the system of fixed-charge notices for certain offences relating to traffic and vehicles was introduced. Under this system, which applies to lesser offences, An Garda Síochána issued a fixed-charge notice in advance of taking a case to court. The recipient has 28 days to pay the charge and then a further 28 days to pay the charge, plus 50%....

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...the role of TII with regard to maintenance. I am proposing to replace the words "maintenance works" with “maintenance (including maintenance works)” as well as providing for TII to consult the Garda Commissioner, as required, with regard to traffic signs. The change from "maintenance works" to “maintenance (including maintenance works)” is based on legal...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...1961 Act to allow for TII to provide signage on national management roads in the same way that a road authority does on roads within its ambit. Section 95 provides for the removal of signage where the Garda Commissioner has requested the removal on the grounds of the safety of road users, and in the Bill we are replicating this provision in respect of TII removing signage. Amendment No....

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...The first relates to State-owned vehicles. State-owned vehicles are exempt from motor tax, and almost 6,000 vehicles are exempt in this way by virtue of being State-owned. Over half of these are Garda vehicles. There are also a significant number of vehicles owned by the Defence Forces, Civil Defence, the Office of Public Works, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...that a licence should have no monetary value or be traded on the open market and should simply indicate a person’s suitability to carry out the role of taxi operator, as decided by Revenue, An Garda Síochána and the National Transport Authority (NTA). In line with its functions under the Taxi Regulation Act, 2013, the NTA requested the Advisory Committee on Small...