Results 81-100 of 318 for garda speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Accommodation (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of houses used as official accommodation by An Garda Síochána that are within the remit of the OPW by county and exact location; the number that are fully occupied and empty, respectively; and his plans to return empty dwellings to full occupancy. [17981/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Accommodation (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of houses used as official accommodation for An Garda Síochána within the remit of the Office of Public Works by county and location in tabular form; the number that are fully occupied; the number that are unoccupied; and if he plans to return empty dwellings to full occupancy. [18003/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Services Card (17 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána accepts the public services card as a form of identification for forms it administers and witnesses. [15169/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (29 Mar 2018)

Seán Sherlock: ...adequate resourcing has been put in place to implement the new prostitution provisions in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 criminalising the purchase of sexual services and to ensure that An Garda Síochána and the National Protective Services Bureau are properly resourced to prepare prosecutions against both the purchasers and those that organise and profit from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (20 Mar 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of instances of Garda firearms and less than lethal weapons being discharged in the past ten years, categorised by the nature of the discharge accidental or otherwise and the type of weapon involved. [12130/18]

Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: ...that this is an issue that affects minors in the main. I support the Bill. Deputy Rabbitte spoke about resources. Yesterday I asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, about the Garda national protective services. We had an interaction with the assistant commissioner at the committee before Christmas and were told that fewer than 100 people were deployed in the area...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: ...senior or junior Minister responsible. We need to find out who has political responsibility for online safety. My second question is for the Minister for Justice and Equality. Assistant Garda Commissioner O'Driscoll, and Mr. Declan Daly appeared before the committee in October. They told us that fewer than 100 Garda personnel were involved in the Garda national protective services...

Other Questions: Policing Authority Reports (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the progress on completion of a workforce plan and human resources strategy within An Garda Síochána as outlined in the Policing Authority report of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/18]

Other Questions: Policing Authority Reports (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Does the Minister acknowledge that concerns were raised in the report of 22 December 2017 about the pace of implementation? The July report stated that although the Garda Síochána had indicated that 20% were completed, the authority found on further investigation that many of those which had been marked as complete had, in fact, not met the intent of the relevant recommendation in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: ...that the new Commissioner "could appoint their own team around them. These would likely be hired on a contract basis". Furthermore, promotions and appointments, as we know them within the Garda network, are such that, "Promotions and appointments have long been regarded as open to favouritism and nepotism", and that some work had been done on that. Can the Minister give us guarantees...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date on arrangements for the selection of a new Garda Commissioner; the expected timeframe; the salary of the new Commissioner; the arrangements in relation to the appointment of a team to assist the Commissioner; if changes in legislation are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5752/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Last week The Irish Times published a report by Conor Lally which stated that Garda Commissioners would have the same power as Cabinet Ministers in appointing staff. The article also said that the successor to Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan was unlikely to be appointed before September. My question is simple. What is the progress to date in relation to the arrangements for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that the recording of statistics relating to the incidence of domestic burglaries as reported to An Garda Síochána is completely accurate. [5560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: ...the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consultations he has had with the Policing Authority regarding the development of the policing plan and related performance targets for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the November 2017 report of the Policing Authority on matters arising at the Garda training college in Templemore and in particular in relation to the 19 recommendations arising from the interim audit report. [5558/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the methodologies used by An Garda Síochána to accurately measure the number of homicides here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5557/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (30 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving members of An Garda Síochána who are currently on sick leave for longer than three months. [4201/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (12 Dec 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda resources allocated in each division in County Cork and Cork city; the resources requested in each division in the past six months; and the resources needed to bring each division in line with population growth in the divisional area. [52721/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason overtime for gardaí in Dublin has been rescinded for the rest of 2017; his plans to ensure that overtime is restored; and if other Garda divisions are faced with similar budgetary decisions for December 2017. [51838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of Garda reservists to police rural crime. [52050/17]