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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Where should a Garda station be located in a growing community?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: Every time I ask a question of the current Garda Commissioner and Minister on technology, I get the reply that we are giving €30 million, or whatever, for improvements to the PULSE system. Clearly, PULSE is an out-dated system which one is constantly adding to but not actually addressing. Members of the Oireachtas would compare it with the system we use which is equally antiquated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...I have done it myself. When I finish work late at night and take my dog for a walk, I have often seen people dipping into bring banks and clothing banks in an organised fashion. I have called the Garda with a registration number and have called back a week later to find out that there has been no follow-up. It was never recorded. The gardaí in question said whatever they needed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...also? The Minister, I know, agreed when the legislation was enacted to have a review period associated with it. Her comments on that matter would be appreciated. I am very pleased to hear that garda recruitment has gone so well in terms of the numbers who have applied. Clearly, the overtures by the Department and gardaí on entry level pay and other conditions were welcome. Can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...GSOC is now permitted to commence without a complaint, is the commission aware of, or does it participate in the oversight of the secondary element of that process where it is reviewed by another Garda inspector which is mentioned in the GSOC report? Is there a Chinese wall within An Garda Síochána in regard to that process? Does GSOC have any oversight of that? Is it a truly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (16 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount allocated to An Garda Síochána for personnel, resources and vehicles, including details of all increases or decreases for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; the total spend by her Department in the same format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25483/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to ensure schools and teachers are made fully aware of the Garda vetting procedures in place for teachers taking up new employment; the measures she will put in place to avoid a repeat of the situation in 2016 whereby many teachers were without the required Garda vetting at the start of the academic year and therefore...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 must be introduced. I support that initiative. We know of the absence of legislation with regard to the classification of certain drugs which has led to members of An Garda Síochána apprehending individuals with, in certain cases, large quantities of such substances only to have to release them. Clearly, if we are providing An Garda...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...then. I am very keen for the committee to do its job but I am also very keen to avoid duplication. A series of investigations are taking place up to and including those being carried out by An Garda Síochána. While we have a clear and defined role in monitoring the expenditure of public funds - clearly, that covers Console via the HSE - I am slightly reluctant to take it to...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...and while I am very keen for us to deal with that, I have slight concern about the number of investigations that are taking place simultaneously up to and including those being carried out by the Garda. Therefore, we should approach this issue carefully in terms of what we would be getting ourselves into. I would hate for the committee to go down a road and end up looking at...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Alan Farrell: .... However, Deputy Murphy needs to reassess the decision he made in this regard. I would like to open my remarks in these statements that are being made today by commending the members of An Garda Síochána, whether they be new recruits or experienced, senior officers, on the work they do on our behalf, putting their lives on the line daily and tackling everything from small,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Changing Policing in Ireland Report: Garda Inspectorate (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: ...s report. An analysis has already been raised by Deputy Finian McGrath, but my question is somewhat different. The analysis of employment data on a Tuesday morning and Saturday night concerned 48 gardaí. The inspectorate expected to see far more members on duty. This has been mentioned to me privately by members of An Garda Síochána. Is some of that to do with more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Changing Policing in Ireland Report: Garda Inspectorate (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: ...was previously recommended by the inspectorate but it has not been implemented for a variety of reasons. Surely this is something that should be prioritised by the inspectorate as a priority for Garda management.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Changing Policing in Ireland Report: Garda Inspectorate (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: ...it. As far as I recall, that meeting with the Commissioner took place approximately 12 months ago. Has there been, in the inspectorate's view, and based on this report, a significant change in An Garda Síochána in the past 12 months in terms of implementing this new approach to the professionalisation of certain roles in An Garda Síochána? It was mentioned that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Changing Policing in Ireland Report: Garda Inspectorate (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I have an observation on one of the points in the report, which mentions that at public meetings community leaders reported a noticeable reduction in Garda visibility. Was the measurement of this defined? Last Friday, the Dáil debated a Private Members' Bill on the ramming of Garda vehicles. During the course of the discussion it was stated that approximately 53% of Garda vehicles are...

Ramming of Garda Vehicles Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I will. My point is that Garda vehicles and their availability play an important role in the duties of gardaí. Whether they are marked or unmarked, their presence is essential for policing and protecting all of us as citizens as well as the authorities within the State. In the context of the ramming of vehicles, I wish to make a further point about other people on the front line,...

Ramming of Garda Vehicles Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: ...bringing the Bill before us and the Minister of State's response on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald. If we were to go through the names of the 88 members of the Garda Síochána who have died in the service of the State, quite a number of them died in road traffic accidents. This is because they are the front line and put their lives on the line...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Alan Farrell: ..., but I will limit them to three, as requested, and will do my best not to make any statement. I emphasise how important it is for the committee to have an opportunity to liaise with the Garda Commissioner on Garda operational matters, in particular the transformation programme outlined by her. I appreciate the opportunity to go through it with her. I am keen to address three points,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Alan Farrell: I will do my best, Chairman. I expect the provision of additional vehicles and extra personnel will have a profound effect on morale within An Garda Síochána. What is the Commissioner's view on the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015, which deals with repeat burglars and is undergoing final preparation? I understand the Garda Síochána analysis service has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Alan Farrell: My final question relates to technology and the improvements that are in train in this regard within both An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice and Equality. I note that the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has announced the allocation of a large sum of money towards the provision of closed-circuit television funding for rural villages and...