Results 141-160 of 790 for garda speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (27 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...2019 from which 997 candidates were deemed suitable at interview stage and placed on a panel from which vacancies were filled. A total of 79 candidates have been assigned from this panel to An Garda Síochána to date. As to when these candidates commenced duty or are due to take up appointment is a matter for An Garda Síochána. I have asked An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...EDUCATION & SKILLS 8 18 26 Emp Affairs-Social Protection 70 74 144 FINANCE 6 6 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE 29 21 50 Garda Ombudsman 3 5 8 Housing, Planning & Local Govt 4 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...accrued by serving staff while in employment, as well as pensions in payment, are uprated in line with changes in the consumer price index. My understanding is that the processing of increases for Garda Pensioners arising from pay rises under the PSSA is up to date at present and that no backlog exists. As regards the representation of pensioner concerns, I can advise that my officials...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (5 Mar 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...challenge cases where fraud or exaggeration is suspected; - the reform of the Insurance Compensation Fund to provide certainty to policyholders and insurers; - various reforms of how fraud is reported to and dealt with by An Garda Síochána, including increased co-ordination with the insurance industry, as well as the recent commitment by the Garda Commissioner to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (5 Mar 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. 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 framework of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (5 Mar 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: .... Some notable examples of reform initiatives that have being delivered under Our Public Service 2020 include: - Transforming and driving Digital Delivery of Services, such as for example;  An Garda Síochána's Active Mobility Service; Passport on-line; Library Service’s My Open Library initiative; Revenue Commissioners PAYE Modernisation programme; -...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (18 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ..., Food and the Marine and Health; the HSE's environmental health service; the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; the Office of Public Works; the Department of Justice and Equality; and An Garda Síochána. The group identified infrastructural requirements at three locations - Dublin Port, Dublin Airport and Rosslare Europort. No infrastructural requirements were...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and Courts Act 2004 to make it easier for businesses and insurers to challenge cases where fraud or exaggeration is suspected; - Various reforms of how fraud is reported to and dealt with by An Garda Síochána, including increased co-ordination with the insurance industry, a divisional focus on insurance fraud which will be guided by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Transport (3 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann. Since 2011, Ministers, except for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the Minister for Justice and Equality, no longer have access to state cars or Garda drivers and use their own cars and claim mileage instead. Under the instructions to Personnel Officers on Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil, which were issued by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Fraud (26 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...(e.g. deletion of CCTV footage).  These amendments were made as part of the Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Act 2018. I believe that one of the key achievements of the CIWG is increased coordination and cooperation between An Garda Síochána and the insurance industry with regard to tackling fraud.  This includes the reporting of suspected fraud,...

Supplementary Estimates: Motion (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019:— Vote 6 — Chief State Solicitor’s Office (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 7 — Finance (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 24 — Justice and Equality (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 28 — Foreign Affairs and Trade...

Supplementary Estimates: Referral to Select Committee (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...)— Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. Vote 7 — Finance (Supplementary Estimate)— Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate)— Select Committee on Justice and Equality. Vote 24 — Justice and Equality (Supplementary...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Investigations (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by NAMA that it is currently aware of one open investigation into an alleged breach of Section 172(3) of the NAMA Act 2009. I am advised that, so far as NAMA is aware, An Garda Síochána’s investigation into this alleged breach is continuing. Criminal investigations, such as this, are a matter for An Garda Síochána and the DPP and I am advised...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Estimates Process (14 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ..., before returning to the Dáil to be voted on in December. Eight of the 11 are substantive Supplementary Estimates, namely, those relating to the Chief State Solicitor's office, the Department of Finance, An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Army pensions, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Estimates Process (14 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...next year, as opposed to on top of it. Those Supplementary Estimates, excluding one or two technical matters, are in line with what I indicated on budget day. The Supplementary Estimate for An Garda Síochána is €17.5 million. It is a substantive Supplementary Estimate as opposed to a technical one, which is required to meet the Garda overtime costs that accrued from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ..., National Disability Authority, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the Irish Refugee Council, Pavee Point, Rehab, Ahead, Dyslexia Ireland, Wheel, St. Stephens Green Trust, the Higher Education Authority, Pobal, An Garda Síochána, the Property Registration Authority of Ireland, WALK, Empowering People in Care, Irish Prison Service, Ruhama, the Women's Council, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates Process (14 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ... before returning to the Dáil to be voted on in December. Of these, eight are substantive Supplementary Estimates, relating to: - Vote 6 – Chief State Solicitor’s Office; - Vote 7 – Finance; - Vote 20 – Garda Síochána; - Vote 24 – Justice and Equality; - Vote 31 – Transport, Tourism and Sport; - Vote 35...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ... HEO 0 1 0 0 1 AP 0 2 0 0 2 Totals 18 31 0 15 64 PAS also recruits Garda Trainees and have run numerous Recruitment Campaigns for the Garda Trainee position since 2013.The statistics for the Irish element of these competitions...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (14 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of current reform initiatives under Our Public Service 2020 that are being delivered in the current year include: - The establishment of Procurement Framework for Robotic Process Automation; - An Garda Siochana’s Active Mobility Service; - The Library Service’s My Open Library initiative; - Revenue Commissioners PAYE Modernisation; - Establishment of a pilot fund to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...is why we enacted the Judicial Council Act 2019 and why the Insurance (Amendment) Act 2018 was passed. It is why we put in place the national claims information database and why we worked with An Garda Síochána, while recognising its independence, to develop a divisional focus on insurance fraud which will be guided by the Garda national economic crime bureau. We are very much...