Results 101-120 of 434 for garda speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in counties Cavan and Monaghan from 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16569/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda personnel and resources will be allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14801/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when additional resources will be provided to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda Division to develop an adequate community policing service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14802/18]

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (6 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: Bawnboy is my home village. Nine Garda stations were closed in Cavan-Monaghan and I am sure the Minister will come around to ensuring a few others are reopened as well. I do not think we can emphasise enough the additional and unique policing demands in our Garda division because of the long Border with Fermanagh, Tyrone and Armagh. The Minister participated and contributed handsomely...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (6 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda personnel will be allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda division in view of the level of crime in thearea and the additional policing demands due to a land border with another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5658/18]

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (6 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: The Minister will recall that I spoke to him and tabled parliamentary questions regarding the need to provide additional resources to the Cavan Monaghan Garda division. Since 2010, the Garda force in County Cavan has been reduced by approximately 20% and that in County Monaghan by in the region of 28%. I am anxious that in the context of the allocation of new recruits, the particular...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (6 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: ...I fully appreciate from the exchange that we had the last day, and indeed in conversation, that he is familiar with the policing needs of the Border area. I will give one example. There are four Garda districts in Cavan Monaghan. The Cavan district now encompasses what was formerly Cavan and the Ballyconnell district. That district alone has 80 km of a border with County Fermanagh....

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

Brendan Smith: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the need to provide additional Garda personnel and resources to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda division in view of the particular policing needs of that Border division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5659/18]

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

Brendan Smith: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division as of 1 January 2016, 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2018 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3693/18]

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

Brendan Smith: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and marked Garda vans attached to the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division as of 1 January 2016, 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2018 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allocate additional Garda personnel and resources to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2708/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next Garda recruits will be assigned to Garda divisions; if the particular policing requirements of Border divisions such as Cavan and Monaghan will be given detailed and favourable consideration in the assignment of personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52206/17]

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

Brendan Smith: 68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Cavan and Monaghan as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51656/17]

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Brendan Smith: I had the opportunity to meet the Minister and discuss the difficulties in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division. I highlighted through parliamentary questions in this House and in other debates that, since 2010, our division suffered one of the most severe reductions in Garda numbers. There was a reduction of 28% in Garda numbers in County Monaghan and 20% in County Cavan. I appeal to the...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (19 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: ...by the weakness in sterling. These sectors are very heavily dependant on the British market. I am glad that the Minister for Justice and Equality will be in a position to increase recruitment to An Garda Síochána. Again, Brexit which is looming brings the concept of the Border back to us when we had thought it had gone from our psychology forever. The Cavan-Monaghan...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration is being given to a substantial increase in resources for the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division in view of the policing needs of this Border division and additional demands that may arise for the security services due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44266/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if particular consideration will be given to the policing needs of the Cavan Monaghan garda division in the allocation of garda resources in view of the long land border with a neighbouring jurisdiction and the reduction in garda personnel since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44265/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (10 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase Garda numbers in the Cavan and Monaghan division in view of the reduction in garda personnel since 2010; if the particular policing needs of this division due to a long land border with a neighbouring jurisdiction will be taken into account in the allocation of garda resources; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces Strategy Statement 2017 to 2020: Department of Defence (5 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: ...are changes needed there. The different representative organisations have been seeking changes. Are changes similar to what is proposed for the representative organisations for members of An Garda Síochána proposed? There are some changes proposed for those particular organisations. Before I bring in other members, I want to refer to an issue that has been raised with me at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (11 Sep 2017)

Brendan Smith: 664. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next Garda recruitment campaign will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38554/17]