Results 121-133 of 133 for garda speaker:Dessie Ellis

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason members of An Garda Síochána are still being deployed in force to the Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7 on a constant basis since an incident earlier in the year. [27493/11]

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2011)

Dessie Ellis: .... Planned and already implemented cuts to public services are very likely to have a direct impact on front line services. It would be wrong for budget cuts to have an impact on the ability of the Garda to enforce this Bill. It would also be wrong if budget cuts had an impact on the ability of the Garda to reduce the number of intoxicated and dangerous drivers on our roads, and remove...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (27 Sep 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there is a 12 to 16 week waiting list for Garda clearance to enable a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to take up a job that she was appointed to more than three months ago. [26143/11]

Crime Prevention (20 Sep 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ...: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure a more focused multi agency approach to tackling mid level drug dealers at a localised level throughout the State involving the Gardaí, the Criminal Assets Bureau, local authorities, all relevant State agencies and with community input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/11]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (12 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ...has been drawn to the fact that the absence of such a protocol to date has impeded the exchange of information between the Health Service Executive, the Director of Public Prosecutions, An Garda Síochána and other organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19904/11]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (5 Jul 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if cutbacks in the medical service have had any effect on the ability of An Garda Síochána to detain, arrest or charge persons suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol of drugs; if his attention has been drawn to any cases in which the absence of a medical professional to test a suspect has meant that a suspect had to be...

Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Dessie Ellis: This is an absolute waste of Garda time and resources and taxpayers' money. It is scandalous.

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ...the Fine Gael Party, former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave. The bombings in this city on that day prompted him to support the Fianna Fáil Government. Apart from the missing files, the report states: The Garda investigation failed to make full use of the information it obtained. ... The Government of the day showed little interest in the bombings. Why this was so must also be the subject of an...

Road Traffic Bill 2011[Seanad]:Report and Final Stages (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ...issue. I have experienced it on numerous occasions, as I am sure most Deputies have. Deputy Dooley has proposed his amendments because he is concerned that the discretion it is proposed to give to gardaí under the amended sections 12(6) and 12(7) of the 1994 Act would mean that the compulsory power currently given to gardaí with regard to blood testing would become a discretionary...

Civil Aviation Legislation (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It is usually the Garda which is left to do the bulk of this work. What do we mean by authorised officers? Would gardaí be the only people who would deal with individuals in airports or on aeroplanes? We hear reports on renditions in Shannon Airport. Has the Minister investigated these claims or received reports on them? We hear repeated denials, but groups such as Shannon Watch,...

Road Traffic Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (13 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ...programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce roadside drug testing programmes to combat the problem of driving under the influence of drugs. I heard what the Minister said about the Garda looking at new methods to deal with this. I urge the Government to consider introducing some form of drug testing. The legislative programme does not mention alcohol and drugs. We need...

Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ..., although we urge the Government to fund these services according to need rather than leaving them at the mercy of restricted budgets. The Government needs to restore community confidence in the Garda. The community needs to feel it can report crimes. Incidents such as what happened in Rossport recently will not instill confidence in the Garda. What effect will this have on women who...

Road Traffic Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Mar 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ...of random breath testing, provisional data show there was a 10% reduction in hospital admissions following road crashes compared with the corresponding six months in the previous year. In 2006 the Garda made 17,868 arrests for driving while intoxicated, an increase of 34% on the figure for 2005. It is unacceptable that it has taken this long to get the ball rolling and enact these laws,...