Results 141-160 of 232 for garda speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is available in 2019 to purchase extra Garda prisoner transport vehicles; if so, when the vehicles will come into the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/19]

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...connected experience greater growth, new sustainable jobs and better retention of public services. The Government has neglected rural Ireland and this has resulted in the closure of post offices and Garda stations, the retreat of general practitioners and even the withdrawal of banking facilities. Rural villages were already under pressure without effective transport connectivity before...

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...’s rural economy continues to struggle. Most striking was that more than 80% of respondents said they were concerned with depopulation trends and the retreat of rural services like post offices, Garda stations and even banking facilities in Donegal. Some 80% of businesses also cited a general unawareness of Government supports, with many reporting various challenges left...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (18 Dec 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget of An Garda Síochána for maintenance and small capital works in 2017 and 2018; the amount allocated for same in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53279/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (6 Nov 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 408. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to recruitment and retention issues within An Garda Síochána in County Donegal; the efforts carried out to date to ensure adequate numbers of gardaí are present in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45137/18]

Third Interim Report of the Disclosures Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...we have at present. Unfortunately, it is a system we have always had. People from republican backgrounds have known what the system is like and how it has worked. They know how members of the Garda have worked with impunity and can do whatever they want and that this has always been the way. It is only when we see the issue widening out into the wider community that we can see the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (2 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 1400 cc and 1500 cc motorcycles within the Garda fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39670/18]

Pathway to Redress for Victims of Convicted Child Sexual Abusers: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...was a case of “hear no evil, see no evil and thus there was no evil". [...] Nobody seemed to care that it took more than 20 years before any girl summoned the courage to make a complaint to An Garda Síochána. Accountability is important, in terms of recognising past errors but also in seeking to prevent their repetition. A civil legal case was therefore taken to get...

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...with Fianna Fáil, resulting in a sweeping tide of depopulation and rural retreat, devastating counties like my constituency of Donegal. Thanks to this anti-rural sentiment, post offices, Garda stations, GPs and bank facilities are retreating from towns across rural Ireland. This has had a devastating impact on businesses struggling with new and existing challenges arising from the...

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: The Taoiseach did not mention any of the things the businesses in Donegal mentioned, which include the closure of post offices and the closure of Garda stations, that is, the things that are having an impact on their businesses. The Taoiseach spoke about the reduced VAT rate which has been in existence throughout the lifetime of the decline of rural Ireland but has had zero impact on it....

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...than jailing people for offences. A previous speaker spoke about people being in jail for offences. Much has been made about how the figures have been manipulated in terms of the CSO. It will not quote Garda figures for murders now because it cannot stand over them. How many of the figures relating to people who commit offences are genuine? If somebody is arrested for a particular...

Commission of Investigation: Motion (26 Jun 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...a necessary template for how victims of abuse can have direct involvement in their pursuit of justice. I am also glad that the commission is empowered to investigate information indicating that gardaí were informed of the allegations against Mr. Kenneally either before or after the specific years as contained in the terms of reference. Nobody should be immune from justice. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...improve local enterprises and are concerned about the impact of rural depopulation and the closure of services for which the Government has direct responsibility through closing post offices and Garda stations. This all has a knock-on effect on small businesses and their confidence. There is the question of rates, but also networking and the ability of those businesses to work together....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Policy (21 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...sense that no help is being accorded to them in terms of keeping services going. They have identified the withdrawal of services as being the key factor and referred to the post offices, banks and Garda stations that have been closed. The Minister has to reverse that trend, which is the only way he can protect those towns.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Policy (21 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...has not offered any support to rural areas to address rural population decline. Rural population decline is both a symptom and cause of the retreat of rural services, including post offices, Garda stations and general practitioners, and most recently the retreat of private sector services, which has left towns such as Ardara with no banking facilities at all. This is all under the...

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...It is an example of how centralised policy decision-making and private sector dominance has plagued public services. Rural towns have suffered enough in losing out on post office services, banks, Garda stations and even community hospitals. We then have the Government selling national broadband plan infrastructure to the private sector, which facilitated eir in getting the cream of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Donegal Garda division as of 1 January 2017 and 1 November 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49210/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (11 Sep 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 621. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a decrease in Garda hours in the main station in Ballybofey and the Stranorlar area in Donegal in the past year; if so, if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of local businesses and residents of a noticeable increase in criminal activities in the area; the way in which he will address these...

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement: Statements (25 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: ...I raised the question of white collar crime during Leaders' Questions last week and highlighted that the staffing levels at the ODCE had fallen by more than 18% since 2010 and that the number of gardaí working in the office has been reduced by 24.5%. At one point, there was only one garda seconded to the ODCE, while 20 gardaí are working in the Department of Social Protection....

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: ...action is at least €500 million. The Government has never taken white-collar crime seriously. The staffing levels of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement have decreased by more than 18% since 2010. The number of gardaí working in the office has been reduced by 25%. Furthermore, the 2015 Garda Síochána Inspectorate report noted that "the Garda...