Results 141-160 of 434 for garda speaker:Brendan Smith

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: ...that there were many young people who would have been vulnerable were it not for the fact that they got the opportunity to participate in the RDF. I have often commended the local members of An Garda Síochána who identified young vulnerable people that may have mixed with the wrong people or people involved with paramilitary organisations and their allies. In many instances,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional Garda Síochána personnel will be assigned to the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division, given the substantial reduction in Garda numbers in that division over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16418/16]

Other Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (18 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: ..., however, can the Minister now give further consideration to the establishment of a single cross-Border agency encompassing representatives of the Minister's Department, Customs and Excise, An Garda Síochána and the Environmental Protection Agency with their counterparts in the appropriate statutory authorities north of the Border? Not alone does the illegal trade in fuel,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her proposals to increase resources for the Cavan and Monaghan Garda Síochána Division and to enable the re-establishment of the drugs unit in both counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10135/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: ...south of the Border are people who then can flee readily north of the Border where the police presence is inadequate. While Members cannot change this, I ask the Minister and senior officers of An Garda Síochána to pursue with the PSNI the need for a better policing presence immediately north of the Border. The Acting Chairman, in his role as a representative for County Louth,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the location of properties, formerly used as Garda Síochána stations, currently in the ownership of the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7047/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the location of properties, formerly used as Garda Síochána stations (details supplied), currently in the ownership of the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7135/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Current Developments in Northern Ireland: Discussion on Fresh Start Agreement (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: ...crime does to individuals, communities and the environment both North and South, not to mention the loss of revenue to government through illegal trading. We need a dedicated agency comprising members of An Garda Síochána, the PSNI, the Revenue Commissioners and their counterparts in Northern Ireland, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Northern Ireland Environment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 338. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of the proposal to provide a new Garda Síochána district headquarters in Bailieboro in County Cavan, including what stage the proposal is at, if a site has been identified and when it will proceed to tender and construction stage. [46057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 364. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of the proposal to provide a new Garda Síochána district headquarters in Bailieboro in County Cavan, including the stage it is at, if a site has been identified and when the project is likely to proceed to tender and construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46230/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Investigations (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of the investigation of the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1976, if An Garda Síochána will carry out further investigations, the level of co-operation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, if she will ensure that further full and thorough investigations are undertaken without further delay; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Cavan and in County Monaghan on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42418/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that will be made available to An Garda Síochána in County Cavan and County Monaghan under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42417/15]

Protection of the Environment (Criminal Activity) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2015)

Brendan Smith: .... They are not knowingly buying illegal product. Unfortunately, they are buying product that will destroy the engine of their vehicle. That has happened often. It is not an easy situation and I pay tribute to members of the Garda Síochána and Customs and Excise who have dealt with these thugs over the years and have had a very challenging job in dealing with these issues. I...

Protection of the Environment (Criminal Activity) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2015)

Brendan Smith: ...cigarette smuggling and other illicit trade form part of a broader corrosive wave of criminality in the Border region and, indeed, further afield. Unfortunately, in recent years two members of An Garda Síochána have been killed in County Louth. The murder of the Garda detective Adrian Donohoe has yet to yield any criminal prosecutions due to the wall of silence imposed by...

Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2015)

Brendan Smith: ...Governments, organisations and parties to bring the Agreement about. Through parliamentary questions and other debates in the House, we have highlighted the need for additional resources for An Garda Síochána to confront criminality in the Border region. In particular, I reiterate my calls for a cross-Border agency to get to grips with the challenge. Last March, I introduced...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Brendan Smith: ...manner. The Minister would be aware that last March, I brought legislation to the House calling for the establishment of an all-Ireland cross-Border forum. This would comprise members of An Garda Síochána, the PSNI, our customs service, the Northern Ireland customs service, the Environmental Protection Agency and its counterparts north of the Border and other relevant statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (3 Nov 2015)

Brendan Smith: 604. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that additional Garda Síochána will be assigned to the Cavan-Monaghan division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38378/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Brendan Smith: 220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Cavan Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37048/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Brendan Smith: 221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Monaghan Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37050/15]