Results 161-180 of 987 for garda speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...in place. The HSE board has also advised that its focus is on ensuring that all the recommendations of the report are promptly acted on by the HSE. With regard to publication of the report, An Garda Síochána has asked the HSE to withhold publication for the time being while it considers the findings. The HSE has indicated that it will publish the findings once it has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...It will permit the Minister for Transport to regulate the use or misuse and the standards of different types of PPTs through the introduction of regulations. Furthermore, the existing powers of An Garda Síochána in road traffic legislation concerning offences relating to careless and dangerous driving, driving under the influence of intoxicants or driving an unroadworthy vehicle...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...Prüm DNA profiles motion. There is important legislation from my Department on white-collar crime. There is sea fisheries legislation, which is important to our maritime communities. There are Garda Síochána orders. There is a debate on child poverty and child homelessness. There are also important Private Members' Bills from the Opposition. I am not sure which of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I will refer the question on the An Garda Síochána to the Minister for Justice, Deputy Humphreys. In regard to SouthDoc, I will inform the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, that it was raised here today and, as suggested by Deputy Collins, I will work with him to resolve the issue and make sure the service is restored. We do not have a date for the citizen's assembly on drug use yet....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I know the issue of Clonmel Garda station has been raised several times in this House. Senator Ahearn has raised it in the other House. I do not have an up-to-date briefing on it at the moment unfortunately but I will make sure that I get it and will pass it on to the Deputy.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Further Revised) (30 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...make sure the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has enough resources to carry out its functions. One area on which we are in discussions with the Department of Justice relates to gardaí. We want to make sure that when this agency is born, if one likes, on 1 January 2022, that it is born whole and has sufficient numbers of gardaí and Garda staff. It has an extra...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I would prefer not to comment on any individual case that is before the courts. I can say that any inappropriate cancellation of 999 calls is a serious issue. The Garda Commissioner has assured the Minister for Justice that when somebody calls 999, they can expect and trust that a member of the Garda will help. That should always be the case and should always have been the case. The Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (2 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...are awarded in our country and in the level of those damages and should exert downward pressure on insurance premiums. In addition, the Minister for Justice along with Minister Troy, published the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 in April 2021. This Bill will bring Garda compensation claims within the PIAB process. This will benefit both claimants, in terms of quicker...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy. I take this opportunity to commend the professionalism of all the gardaí involved in securing a safe outcome to the very dangerous situation that occurred in Whitechapel, Clonsilla, the other day. I particularly want to recognise the bravery of the two detectives who were on the scene. On behalf of the Government, I wish them both a rapid and complete recovery. ...

Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...EURO 2020 championship without written authorisation from UEFA is guilty of an offence. Section 21 provides for the powers of entry and search, and of examination, seizure and retention of evidence, of a member of An Garda Síochána who has reasonable grounds for believing that the person is committing, or has committed, an offence under the Act, or that evidence relating to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...some extraordinary regulations I never thought we would because of the pandemic. We have curtailed people's freedom in a way I never thought we would in the past year or so and we have given the Garda powers to do things I never thought we would give it the power to do. However, this is an unprecedented situation. This is a pandemic and it is not over yet but, in my view, the sooner we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...and that may have issues that need to be dealt with. Local authorities are providing more bins and public toilets. I welcome that. We need more of that from local authorities. As regards gardaí, the budget for the Garda and the number of gardaí have never been higher. We are at record levels in terms of the size of the Garda force and that allows for more outdoor...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I can only repeat what I said earlier, that is, that laws are passed here by us in the Houses of the Oireachtas. There is no law on Covid that did not come through this House. The Garda is responsible for enforcing the law. Statutory instruments can, of course, be revoked by this House. I have not yet seen a proposal to revoke any of the statutory instruments put in place since this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy. There is only one law and those are the laws that are passed by us, including the Deputy, here in this Oireachtas. The Garda is responsible for enforcing the laws we enact here in this Oireachtas. That is what gardaí have to do. Regarding taxi drivers, the Government acknowledges that they are among the groups that have suffered the most in this pandemic, not...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Apr 2021)

Leo Varadkar: .... In particular, we are asking retailers with mixed retail offering which have discrete spaces for essential and non-essential retail to ensure the strict separation of relevant areas. An Garda Síochána are engaging with retailers and enforcing the regulations where necessary. Minister English has met regularly with Retail Forum members and representatives from the retail grocery...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: .... In particular, we are asking retailers with mixed retail offering which have discrete spaces for essential and non-essential retail to make arrangements for the separation of relevant areas. An Garda Síochána are engaging with retailers and enforcing the regulations where necessary. We are asking retailers to operate staggered opening and closing hours, as well as facilitating...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Retail Sector (31 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: .... In particular, we are asking retailers with mixed retail offering which have discrete spaces for essential and non-essential retail to ensure the strict separation of relevant areas. An Garda Síochána are engaging with retailers and enforcing the regulations where necessary. Minister English has met regularly with Retail Forum members and representatives from the retail...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: .... In particular, we are asking retailers with mixed retail offering which have discrete spaces for essential and non-essential retail to make arrangements for the separation of relevant areas. An Garda Síochána are engaging with retailers and enforcing the regulations where necessary. We are asking retailers to operate staggered opening and closing hours, as well as facilitating...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the regulations. In particular, we are asking retailers with mixed retail offering which have discrete spaces for essential and non-essential retail to make arrangements for the separation of relevant areas. An Garda Síochána are engaging with retailers and enforcing the regulations where necessary. We are asking retailers to operate staggered opening and closing hours, as...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...'s costs for the investigation inquiry; and disqualification from working. The Central Bank can prohibit a person who is not fit and proper from performing any controlled function into the future. The Garda also has powers, as does the Director of Corporate Enforcement, who is aware of this matter. I think the Deputy is referring to the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018, which would...