Results 21-40 of 374 for garda speaker:Robert Troy

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: ...to settle rather than releasing to litigation. - PIAB will promote public awareness and conduct public information campaigns. - PIAB will seek proof of identity on application and may disclose information to An Garda Síochána to reduce fraud. - The Court’s discretion regarding costs in litigation will be tightened. Given the provisions to extend the Board’s remit...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (10 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: ...of the Act after its amendment. The Tánaiste has written to the Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the status of establishment of the CEA. On Garda resourcing, the Garda Commissioner has committed that the members of An Garda Síochána assigned to the CEA will increase from 7 to 16. There are currently 6 members of...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: ...where an injury is yet to settle, rather than released into litigation. PIAB will deepen its analysis and public information roles. It will seek approval of identity on application and disclose information to An Garda Síochána in order to reduce fraud. A court's discretion regarding costs in litigation will be tightened. I welcome the cross-party support today mentioned by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (1 Feb 2022)

Robert Troy: ...and fraudulent actions and Section 29 sets out the penalties for persons found guilty of such acts, including fines of up to €100,000 and/or up to 10 years in prison. The investigation of fraud is a matter for An Garda Síochána.  Any individual or company who believes that they are the victim of a fraud should report it to the Gardaí.  PIAB co-operate...

Seanad: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Robert Troy: ...being applied to the authority are in line with the director's own assessment of its requirement, based on its functions and the number and complexity of the cases that it will handle. I understand that the Garda Commissioner, who is independent in the exercise of his functions, has also written to the director committing increased levels of members of An Garda Síochána for the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: ...so that it can hit the ground running. There is also a serious Government commitment that the new authority will have all the necessary human resources required, both Civil Service and members of An Garda Síochána, to pursue breaches of company law. The views of the director were sought, and arising from his assessment, the necessary steps have been taken to ensure the new...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: ...legislative underpinning in place to allow for the necessary transformation. As well as the legislation, I have been very clear that I see resources as key. This includes relevant experts and gardaí. Since coming to office I am pleased that the Department has sanctioned the necessary Civil Service posts and that the recruitment process is under way. Separately, I am pleased that...

Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...may have. The budget has already been increased by 20% and the Department has approved 14 additional staff to be assigned to the authority. The authority will also require the secondment of additional Garda resources to enable it to deliver its new statutory remit. I am pleased to report that the Garda Commissioner has written to the director very positively in this regard. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: .... To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that a student can prove estrangement from their family if they are over 18 years of age and where they do have reports on file with either An Garda Síochána or Tusla; and if he can request that SUSI accept independent household bills as proof of estrangement in such cases. [44549/21]

Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...offences, referring indictable offences to the DPP and the exercise of certain supervisory functions with respect to liquidators and receivers. As now, there is provision for secondment of members of An Garda Síochána to the authority. Sections 944N and 944O introduce new provisions in relation to the accountability of the authority to the Committee on Public Accounts and to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...has already increased the budget of the ODCE by €1 million over previous levels and sanctioned 14 additional staff at Civil Service grades, representing a 35% increase in such staff. As regards increased Garda resources, as part of his assessment the director identified a need for an additional nine members of An Garda Síochána to be assigned to the authority....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: I point out that the director of corporate enforcement and the Garda Commissioner are statutorily independent in their functions. Matters relating to Garda resources are an operational matter for the Garda Commissioner. As it moves to establish the authority, the Government fully supports additional Garda Síochána resources being made available based on its statutory functions,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...in nature and it will have the powers to recruit the relevant expertise that is needed. That has already been commenced. As regards the staffing arrangements between the authority and the Garda Síochána, the director and the Commissioner have committed to developing a new, formal and detailed arrangement in respect of the secondment of Garda resources to the new authority....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...manner in which general damages are awarded in our country and in the level of those damages and should exert downward pressure on insurance premiums.   In addition, the Minister for Justice and I, published the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 in April 2021. This Bill will bring Garda compensation claims within the PIAB process. This will benefit both claimants, in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...provides a clear definition of perjury and should enable the offence and related offences to be more easily prosecuted in the courts. The establishment of the Insurance Fraud Coordination Office under the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau is also a welcome development. Both will act as effective deterrents to assist in tackling fraudulent claims. An Office to Promote Competition in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: ...provides a clear definition of perjury and should enable the offence and related offences to be more easily prosecuted in the courts. The establishment of the Insurance Fraud Coordination Office under the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau is also a welcome development. Both will act as effective deterrents to assist in tackling fraudulent claims. An Office to Promote Competition in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services (7 Jul 2021)

Robert Troy: ...to assist consumers. Unfortunately, it is not possible to identify scam callers in advance, which can resemble normal familiar geographical or international numbers encountered daily. An Garda Síochána's advice has also recommended that people receiving unsolicited and suspicious calls should hang up the call, not engage with the call or return calls, not follow any...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services (7 Jul 2021)

Robert Troy: ...phishing activities recently reported are spoof calls, and-or phishing, particularly where numbers appear to be from the HSE or other public bodies. Several State bodies and agencies, including An Garda Síochána, Revenue and the Department of Social Protection, and other sectors, such as financial institutions, and, indeed, the mobile network operators, have run public...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (6 Jul 2021)

Robert Troy: On 1June 2021 38 civilian staff (35.3 whole time equivalents) and 10 members of An Garda Síochána were seconded to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2020 when enacted will provide for the establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) and will provide the organisation with greater autonomy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Jul 2021)

Robert Troy: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend the age limit to join An Garda Síochána past the current age limit of 35 years. [35916/21]