Results 41-60 of 369 for garda speaker:Brendan Griffin

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (12 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter regarding a Garda barracks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52220/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (26 Nov 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the separate vacant living quarters in a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry will be made available to the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48709/19]

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Brendan Griffin: ...is aware, any amendments to road traffic legislation involving the introduction of new road traffic offences will require changes to the existing administrative supports, such as amendments to the Garda IT systems, to include those offences. However, in responding to the Bill before us today, I am obliged to point out to the Deputy that such changes will incur costs to the Exchequer and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (19 Jun 2019)

Brendan Griffin: ...Minister for Justice and Equality when a response will issue to correspondence regarding a person (details supplied); if he is satisfied that he has received sufficient and correct information from the Garda report which would allow him answer the specific question posed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25727/19]

Air Transport Preclearance Agreement: Motion (16 Apr 2019)

Brendan Griffin: ...) Act 2009 permits preclearance officers to detain a person in a limited number of circumstances, and any persons detained under these provisions must be delivered forthwith into the custody of An Garda Síochána. I assure Deputy Clare Daly that I will try to obtain from the Department a response to her question as quickly as possible. I urge the House to approve the terms of...

Air Transport Preclearance Agreement: Motion (16 Apr 2019)

Brendan Griffin: ...airports, a reimbursement framework has also been rolled out. Negotiations on amending the agreement began in April 2017 and involved the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Justice and Equality and Foreign Affairs and Trade, An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Attorney General. Under the terms of the amended agreement, a baseline level of services will be borne by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (5 Mar 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a vacant Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry is for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10332/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 278. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration will be given to a request from a committee (details supplied) to allow it permission to acquire, use or lease the local Garda barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1184/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Is the Garda Síochána involved in the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ..., who introduced his Department's thinking on the proposed legislation. We have also had meetings on the Bill with the Road Safety Authority, which also wrote to the committee on the matter, An Garda Síochána and the Irish Road Victims Association from whom we heard the harrowing experiences of relatives who lost loved ones who were killed or maimed in accidents involving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...in doubt? How accurate are those devices that people can get to test the alcohol level before they decide to drive? There are disposable versions but with the more expensive versions used by the Garda, mouthpieces can be replaced for 15 cent. Is there a space for those kinds of measures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...clarify what the figure is for 2016 fixed penalty notices in terms of the 51-80 mg bracket? I have seen two figures. One was 758 and the other was 617. The sum of 617 was quoted as being from An Garda Síochána and 758 was in the regulatory impact assessment. There is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...and Equality and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. If one has 20% more court cases in the year, even based on the current figures, that is an extra 150 court cases. That is extra Garda Traffic Corps time in the courts and longer periods for waiting for disqualification. I am merely asking could one be into diminishing returns in certain areas here as a result of the change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...that there will be no impact on those who are socially excluded, vulnerable groups, economic markets or rural communities. However, those consulted were Department of Justice and Equality, An Garda Síochána, the RSA and the high-level road safety group. I am curious how that assertion can be made in the RIA without consultation with the other groups to which I refer. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Data (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the recent overestimation of breath testing by the Garda will distort the Road Safety Authority's drink-driving figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16107/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...discuss the issue of road safety. Previously, we heard from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, and the Road Safety Authority. We are joined today by representatives of An Garda Síochána and the Irish Road Victims' Association. I am delighted to welcome Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn, who deals with roads policing, major events and emergency...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...an all-encompassing approach and to explore everything that can be done. My view is that not enough is being done across the board on this matter. I have a few questions for the members of An Garda Síochána. I note the number of members in the Garda traffic corps in the south region. The figure represents just under 20% of the current total membership of the corps. As I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I take it that the Garda keep an eye on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: It is at the discretion of the GoSafe operative or the garda involved. Is that correct? There is no concrete threshold as such. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...area is fine for a car, as it stops a car crossing over onto the oncoming vehicles but it has a different impact on motorcyclists. I do not want to come across the type of stuff members of the Garda come across in the line of their work but is the central reservation area an issue for motorcyclists?