Results 101-120 of 790 for garda speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (5 Oct 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...illegal cross–border trade and smuggling of all kinds, including that in fuel products, poses to legitimate businesses, consumers and the Exchequer continues to be a priority. Revenue and An Garda Síochána collaborate closely in acting against illegal cross-border trade, and also cooperate with their counterparts in Northern Ireland under the framework of the North-South...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (15 Sep 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...has the power to detain and seize nitrous oxide in accordance with the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010. Revenue works closely with other agencies in the State including, An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice and Equality and the Health Products Regulatory Authority, in acting against the illegal drugs trade. I am assured by Revenue that combating...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Sep 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: .... 318 of 1992).  These Regulations do not permit personalised registration plates. The existing identification mark is integral to the operations of a number of agencies apart from Revenue, including An Garda Síochána, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, the Road Safety Authority and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Inspections (27 Jul 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and its use in the transport sector is negligible. Despite the success in combating the misuse of fuel, I am assured by Revenue that tackling such criminality continues to be a priority. Revenue and An Garda Síochána collaborate closely in acting against cross-border fuel crime and co-operate with their counterparts in Northern Ireland under the framework of the North-South Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Jul 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: .... A cautioned interview should be conducted.” Where a vehicle is being seized, the relevant details must be recorded, and a form of inventory completed. As regards Section 140(3) of the Finance Act 2001, this allows an officer of the Revenue Commissioners or a member of the Garda Síochána on reasonable suspicion that a vehicle has not been registered in the State, or a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (27 Jul 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...employed by the criminal gangs involved in that trade. The smuggling of tobacco products has a transnational and cross border dimension and in addition to Revenue’s ongoing cooperation with An Garda Síochána in this area, I am advised that Revenue also works closely with its counterparts in other jurisdictions including colleagues in Northern Ireland through the Cross...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Gambling Sector (7 Jul 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of a body corporate, is a fit and proper person to hold a Remote Bookmaker’s Licence. For applicants that reside in the State, the Certificate of Personal Fitness is issued by the superintendent of the Garda Siochána located where the applicant ordinarily resides. For applicants that reside outside of the state, the Certificate of Personal Fitness is issued by the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Gambling Sector (11 May 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...corporate, is a fit and proper person to hold a remote bookmaker’s licence. For applicants that reside in the state, the Certificate of Personal Fitness is issued by the Superintendent of the Garda Siochána located where the applicant ordinarily resides. For applicants that reside outside of the state, the Certificate of Personal Fitness is issued by the Minister for Justice.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (21 Apr 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...number on a vehicle or to display the registration number in the incorrect format and a person convicted of such an offence is liable to a fine of up to €5,000. Revenue officers and members of An Garda Síochána have powers to stop vehicles to check compliance with registration plate requirements and other VRT matters. There have been no prosecutions initiated by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Irregularities (21 Apr 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...'s financial and non-financial sectors, my Department chairs the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee, comprised of members from across many Government Departments and agencies, such as An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Revenue Commissioners. Currently, this committee is overseeing the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (1 Apr 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the optimum deployment of resources on a risk-focused basis. The smuggling of tobacco products has a transnational and cross border dimension and, in addition to Revenue’s ongoing cooperation with An Garda Síochána in this area, I am advised that Revenue also works closely with its counterparts in other jurisdictions including colleagues in Northern Ireland through...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Illicit Trade (31 Mar 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I assure the Deputy that all that can be done is being done by An Garda Síochána, their counterparts in Northern Ireland and Revenue on this matter. I accept that the changes to our carbon tax that come into force in May will have an impact on the differentials to which Deputy Smith refers. However, the differentials that can lie behind the smuggling to which the Deputy referred...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Illicit Trade (31 Mar 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...has been included in Revenue’s ongoing mineral oil tax national compliance project. I am well aware of the importance of this matter and all of the work that goes on between Revenue and An Garda Síochána to deal with the very serious issues that Deputy Smith has persistently raised with me on behalf of his constituents.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (31 Mar 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...which illegal cross–border trade of all kinds, including that in household fuel products, pose to legitimate businesses, consumers and the Exchequer continues to be a priority. Revenue and An Garda Síochána collaborate closely in acting against illegal cross-border trade, and also cooperate with their counterparts in Northern Ireland under the framework of the North-South...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (31 Mar 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...in Ireland's financial and non-financial sectors, my Department chairs the Anti-money Laundering Steering Committee, comprised of members from across many Government Departments and agencies, such as An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Revenue Commissioners. Currently, that committee is overseeing the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (31 Mar 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of Finance chairs the Government's Anti-money Laundering Steering Committee, membership of which is drawn from throughout multiple Government departments, agencies and public bodies, such as An Garda Siochana, the CAB and the DPP and through which the Department is coordinating the execution of an Action Plan to further enhance Ireland's AML/CFT framework in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Crime Data (24 Mar 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: .... Some of these agencies, such as the Customs Service of the Revenue Commissioners and the Irish Naval Service, rest outside of my remit as Minister for Justice. I have, however, contacted An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service and the Criminal Asses Bureau to obtain the information requested from the agencies under my remit and have been advised of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Currency Circulation (17 Feb 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...have a responsibility to support the identification and removal of counterfeit banknotes from circulation. The Central Bank of Ireland provides training to professional cash handlers, members of An Garda Síochána, customs officials and other bodies on counterfeit detection. The Central Bank of Ireland ensures that professional cash handlers, as defined under Article 6 of Council...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (17 Feb 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...possible to dealing with this societal problem, in the overall framework of the Government’s National Drugs Strategy 2017-2025. Revenue also works closely with national and international partners, including An Garda Siochána, in addressing the challenges and risks of drugs smuggling.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (17 Dec 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ..., vehicles, baggage and postal packages to intercept illicit products. Action after importation includes checks at retail outlets, markets and private and commercial premises. I am aware that Revenue and An Garda Síochána collaborate closely in acting against fuel, alcohol and tobacco crime, and also cooperate closely with their counterparts in Northern Ireland, in the...