Results 21-40 of 272 for garda speaker:Alan Farrell

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...few issues. I have a very short period of time to cover the ground but in particular I want to speak about the roster, mental health and well-being and associated supports. I want to touch on the Garda allocation model for districts throughout the country in light of the Commissioner's appointment to his role. Has he amended this in any way? Is it still solely based on the crime...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: The Garda representative bodies and the Garda Commissioner appeared before us concerning morale in An Garda Síochána, recruitment, retention and other matters that are of paramount importance to all members of this committee, so I want to give the Minister an opportunity to touch on them because they are critical issues. Interlaced with all of that is the output of An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...to a hybrid roster resulted in an increase in the number of policing hours available? That may be a question for the AGSI. Appropriate training was mentioned in the opening statements of both Garda organisations. What sort of appropriate training should be provided? This may be an issue for discussion at a later point. On the point made about on-the-job training, I was of the view...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Alan Farrell: Mr. Slevin was talking about the training scenarios. Our witnesses were talking about the appropriate levels of training to be provided to An Garda Síochána and I was trying to understand the nature of that perceived deficit. My questions related to the level of training that was also being provided in Templemore but also on-the-job training.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...;lach and just throw money at absolutely everything. We have to make choices and I believe we have made some very good choices. I particularly note the significant changes made with regard to An Garda Síochána, which will allow it to carry out its duties with greater support from both the members of An Garda Síochána and indeed the public. Among these measures,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (11 Oct 2023)

Alan Farrell: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps her Department is taking, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, to ensure that anti-social behaviour is being tackled in our towns and cities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43842/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Facial Recognition Technology (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Farrell: I am supportive of any measure that will enhance the capacity and the capability of An Garda Síochána. The reason I asked this as a separate question to the one on body-worn cameras has to do with the caution that is associated with the idea of facial recognition software and the concerns that have been expressed by NGOs and State actors that I know the Minister is only too...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...be surprised to hear that if a person pucked a sliotar from the Cuckoo stream, which is just off the Malahide Road in my constituency, it would hit the site on which she is proposing to build a Garda station.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...and I am very pleased to hear it. People refer to the community it will serve as the north fringe because it is located between Fingal and Dublin city. It is important that it should get a Garda station. In agreeing with Deputy Howlin's call for some form of framework for setting out, at the least, a strategy for the delivery of, or upgrades to, Garda stations across the country, I ask...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...Minister, Deputy McEntee, the rest of the Government and her Department in taking the fight to organised crime and not hiding away from the challenges we face. We are seeing record levels of investment in An Garda Síochána and the introduction of new legislation, which will support the Garda in carrying out its work in a safe manner. The introduction of new offences will...

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...pivotal role in the lives of young people who are at risk of becoming involved in or indeed who are already entering into a life of crime. The work that is being carried out by the State agencies, An Garda Síochána and indeed the justice system in this respect is to be commended. I thank all of those who work every day to build safer communities up and down the country. Our...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Alan Farrell: I would like to raise the issue of body cameras for gardaí. This follows the revelation, via a parliamentary question that I posed in recent weeks, that 2,080 assaults have been carried out against gardaí since 2015. I understand that procurement will begin immediately and that a Bill has been approved by the Cabinet today to allow for safe and ethical use of facial recognition...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2023)

Alan Farrell: I raise the issue of recruitment and retention in An Garda Síochána. As the Minister knows, since the reopening of Templemore we have been very consistent in increasing the numbers to in and around 14,000. However, there are issues, which I think have been noted in this sphere in the Department of Justice, regarding recruitment and retention. The question as to whether that is...

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...of studies in recent years have reaffirmed this. Studies show that up to 1,000 children in Ireland are either involved in crime or at risk of being lured into criminal activity. We know from Garda figures that one in eight children participating in the Garda youth diversion programme has been groomed into criminal activity. The programme is of huge value to the entire community and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2023)

Alan Farrell: 106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown on the number of Garda traffic corps vehicles installed with automatic number plate recognition systems in each of the years 2019 to date in 2023. [26549/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2023)

Alan Farrell: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question 37 of 20 October 2022, if he will provide an update on plans to equip all Garda vehicles with automatic number plate recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of handheld devices with automatic number plate recognition technology that are in operation by An Garda Síochána. [26551/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (31 May 2023)

Alan Farrell: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the roll-out of automatic number plate recognition technology across An Garda Síochána to assist in detecting uninsured drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26552/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (31 May 2023)

Alan Farrell: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown on the number of offences recorded by an Garda Síochána for driving without insurance in each of the years 2018 to date in 2023. [26553/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Alan Farrell: Delays in takedown orders being issued to social media companies can stoke tensions in communities, cause trauma to victims, and place gardaí and individuals in harm's way, and have caused demonstrable harm to people. There are multiple occasions where response times for takedown requests can be very slow, by which time, as recently illustrated, images and videos can be viewed millions...