Results 81-100 of 374 for garda speaker:Robert Troy

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (12 Jul 2018)

Robert Troy: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for necessary remedial works on Castlepollard Garda station will be approved. [32081/18]

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Robert Troy: ...Government will apply to the European Union for the revision of the TEN-T CORE Network". Two years on, why has that not yet happened? I suggest that the Minister needs to forget about Stepaside Garda station and about the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017. Instead, he should concentrate on his own brief.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (5 Jul 2018)

Robert Troy: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the 15% increase in recorded incidents of burglary and related offences in the Roscommon and Longford Garda division in the first quarter of 2018 when compared with the same period in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29643/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (5 Jul 2018)

Robert Troy: 324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the taxi driver licensing process will be amended so that Garda vetting can commence as soon as a person applies to the NTA to become a taxi driver in advance of the person taking the taxi driver admission test. [29820/18]

Irish Coast Guard Authority Bill 2018: First Stage (21 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: ...said body as a principal response agency to engage in the management and co-ordination of responses to major emergency events within the State and which shall serve in co-operation with An Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive, local authorities and other relevant bodies as may be prescribed by the Minister and to provide for related matters. I am pleased to have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: ...onto their licences is so that they can drive their cars. The current process is not fit for purpose. If it was, we would not have the statistics the assistant commissioner has outlined. The Garda has identified a new process, albeit the assistant commissioner was unable to tell my colleague about the projected cost and timeframe in rolling it out nationally. When can we expect to see...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (12 Jun 2018)

Robert Troy: 1056. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full range of legal punishments applying to motorists who drive without insurance that are available to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25018/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Robert Troy: I agree with the Deputy's point with regard to Garda vetting and the drivers being vetted to the same level as those who drive any public service vehicle. I appeal to the Minister to accelerate these efforts and make a decision. I suggest he goes with the proposal of the National Transport Authority, NTA, with regulations being introduced. It is the best way forward. Further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (22 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the process time for Garda vetting has increased recently; the measures he has taken to reduce the time back to the recommended guide of five to six days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (22 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Garda vetting requests (details supplied) will be expedited to ensure applicants do not miss out on job opportunities. [22588/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (22 May 2018)

Robert Troy: 281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Garda vetting. [22720/18]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Robert Troy: ...the penalty points to five and have a €500 fine. That is fair and proportionate in terms of the penalty. We have to remember that what we are doing now is being done against a backdrop of Garda breath test figures over which we cannot stand. In fact, the Road Safety Authority itself, in August 2017, stated:The Road Safety Authority (RSA) was greatly concerned [...] that there...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: ...principle of the amendment and brought forward his own amendment on Report Stage, but he did not do that. The real deterrent, if we are talking about getting impaired drivers off the roads, is to make sure we have a significant Garda presence on our roads. Despite the Minister's and the Government's commitments, the number of personnel serving in the traffic corps remains well below the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in County Westmeath in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18091/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in County Westmeath in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16579/18]

Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Robert Troy: ...contact point for receiving and processing requests for vehicle registration data and it designates the authorities with the power to conduct the searches of databases, which will be selected members of An Garda Síochána and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Many of the provisions of the Bill relate to ensuring that the data supplied in this database is protected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Robert Troy: ...was due process and that he did no interfere with regard to Wesley College benefitting from an allocation of €150,000. It seems there is always due process. It was due process that Stepaside Garda station was on a list also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Robert Troy: ...was not approved. If the process was followed and adhered to by the Minister, then perhaps the process itself needs to change. It is coincidental that the process always seems to benefit the only two Garda stations that were named, one of which was in the constituency of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Robert Troy: I will not return to the issue of Stepaside Garda station.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Robert Troy: There is the matter of Stepaside Garda station.