Results 101-120 of 231 for garda speaker:Thomas Pringle

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...and staff who are still off. Communities have come together over the past nine months but there has been an horrific increase in instances of domestic abuse, so much so that there is a specific Garda operation for this. The reason I am talking about Covid-19, domestic violence and resources during a debate on a Private Members’ motion on greyhounds is that the greyhound...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...be the competent authority charged with regulating bus services between Ireland and third countries. It provides for enforcement by the Road Safety Authority, the National Transport Authority and An Garda Síochána, as is the case with existing services and existing regulatory rules. The intention is that Part 13 could provide the backdrop to any future bilateral discussions to...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...is prevalent among low-paid retail workers and foreign workers in meat factories, for example. Universal sick pay would do far more than restricting people's households. The legislation gives the Garda powers to go into households when it does not need them. The Garda has said it does not want this power. The Garda Inspectorate also said it does not need or want this power. What is...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...to make regulations under section 31A. It will also extend the previous sunset clause from 9 November 2020 to June 2021. It will mean fines for those contravening public health measures and will provide additional Garda powers that are supposedly needed. As my colleagues have outlined, there is some doubt about that. I have submitted an amendment for Committee and Report Stages and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (7 Oct 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of guidelines or policies governing the use of automated weapons systems and robotics by An Garda Síochána; and if no such guidelines or policies exist, the reason therefore. [29001/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (10 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding made available to An Garda Síochána for the purchase of new vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22891/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the use of spit hoods by An Garda Síochána; her further views on whether they should be discontinued as part of the review that An Garda Síochána is conducting into them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22892/20]

Perjury and Related Offences Bill [Seanad] 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jul 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...deter people from committing perjury. This Bill concerns the insurance industry, but we know that many other groups have also perjured themselves and are on the record as having done, including gardaí, business people and State employees. When this Bill is passed and the law enacted, I hope that it will be used to deter everybody from committing perjury and used to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (28 Jul 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 798. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of recruiting eight additional analysts at higher executive officer level for the Garda cyber crime unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18627/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (7 Jul 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of domestic violence reported to An Garda Síochána in County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14293/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (7 Jul 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 636. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when each piece of Garda public order uniform and equipment was last updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14294/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (7 Jul 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of unmarked Garda vans withdrawn from the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14297/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of evidential intoxilyzer machines in each Garda division as of 1 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10233/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Donegal Garda divisional protective services unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10235/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of alcohol test purchases that were carried out within the Donegal Garda division; the number of premises that were found in breach of licensing laws; the frequency with which alcohol test purchases were carried out in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (20 May 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Donegal Garda division that were refurbished by the OPW in 2019 and to date in 2020, in which the value of works was in excess of €5,000; the works carried out by station; if the works project is still ongoing or completed in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6524/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (20 May 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a new contract to supply new marked Garda vans has recently been put out to tender; if so, when new Garda vans will come into the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6521/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (20 May 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6528/20]

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...is sharing time with Deputy McNamara. My first question has been topical for several days. It relates to people travelling from Northern Ireland into the Republic. We have been told that the Garda cannot stop them and tell them to go home. If that is the case, how has it happened? What does the Government intend to do about it? I do not believe that it is prevalent or that there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been made available in 2020 for the purchase of additional Garda public order unit vans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3501/20]