Results 41-60 of 82 for garda speaker:Gerald Nash

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (4 Jul 2017)

Gerald Nash: ...Fisheries Protection Authority, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the Workplace Relations Commission labour inspectorate, the Health and Safety Authority, the Revenue Commissioners, the Marine Survey Office, An Garda Síochána and the Naval Service - and five Departments. This was to try to sign a memorandum of understanding as to who would take responsibility for inspecting ships and,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Employment Rights (8 Feb 2017)

Gerald Nash: ...emergency social welfare payments to assist some of these people to make ends meet only to be told that, in the first instance, they must report to the Irish National Immigration Service or the Garda National Immigration Bureau. I have heard testimony from some that they were being paid the national minimum wage rate for a 39-hour week, which would amount to around €360, while...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: ...-labour conference to address some of the massive and unprecedented industrial relations issues facing the country. Since the passage of that motion, we have had rank and file members of An Garda Síochána and members of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors voting to withdraw their labour. In addition, members of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland,...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (1 Dec 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...be given serious consideration. As I mentioned, the issue of community CCTV is under review. I have already set out the comprehensive strategy the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Garda Commissioner is implementing to confront those who engage in burglary and similar crimes at the expense of law-abiding citizens, who form the majority of the population. Operation Thor has...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (1 Dec 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...distress which they inflict on others. It is hoped to have this new legislation enacted as soon as possible. The new legislation will underpin the concerted drive which is now being made by An Garda Síochána against those involved in burglary and other property crimes, which is co-ordinated under Operation Thor. Operation Thor is a new multi-strand national anti-crime...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...books, documents or records for a period they reasonably consider to be necessary. They can, under warrant of the District Court, enter a domestic dwelling with other inspectors or members of An Garda Síochána in pursuit of documents or records. Such extensive powers are rightly and appropriately reserved solely for officers of the Minister who are appointed as inspectors. It...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...records for a period that the inspector reasonably considers to be necessary. Inspectors can, under warrant of the District Court, enter a domestic dwelling with other inspectors or members of the Garda Síochána in pursuit of documents or records.In regard to enforcement and compliance, another issue about which Senators are concerned, although they may not have mentioned it...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...remove books, documents or records for a period they reasonably consider necessary. Inspectors can, under warrant of the District Court, enter a domestic dwelling with other inspectors or members of the Garda Síochána in pursuit of documents or records. Such extensive powers are rightly and appropriately reserved for officers of the Minister who are appointed as inspectors. It...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...have powers to copy records, remove books, documents or records for a period the inspector reasonably considers necessary. Inspectors can, under warrant of the District Court, enter a domestic dwelling with other inspectors or members of the Garda Síochána in pursuit of documents or records. Those extensive powers are rightly and appropriately reserved for officers of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (1 Jul 2014)

Gerald Nash: 419. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in the recent Garda recruitment drive; if a panel has been formed from which candidates will be drawn for consideration to be Garda recruits; the number of gardaí that will be recruited; when the first batch will be in training in Templemore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28153/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (1 Apr 2014)

Gerald Nash: 413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the practice of An Garda Síochána that telephone calls to and from Garda stations are recorded; the legal basis for this practice; when this practice commenced; the number of Garda stations involved in this practice; when this practice was discontinued; the reason the practice was discontinued; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (1 Apr 2014)

Gerald Nash: 446. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the practice of recording incoming and outgoing phone calls was carried out in Drogheda Garda station; if he will provide details on the purpose of such a practice; when the practice commenced; when it was discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15377/14]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Gerald Nash: The Department has moved on from that to locating the State pathology building project in the vacated premises at Whitehall that once belonged to An Garda Síochána, and obviously it is managed by the OPW. What is the cost of fitting out that building, making sure it is fit for purpose? We are talking about a building that will store sensitive material, have a mortuary, an autopsy...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Gerald Nash: ...itself, that constitutes a serious indictment of the Department and of Dublin City Council and may have led to the current situation, whereby the service now will be developed at the vacated Whitehall Garda station. I simply am not convinced that any proper oversight was involved in this particular project and there is no evidence to suggest it was. The project first moved from concept,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Gerald Nash: ...the offing. The first meeting of the review group is taking place today, which is to be welcomed. There is urgency about issues surrounding the appropriate serving of summons. According to the Garda Inspectorate's report, €7.5 million in fines revenue was forgone. The matter should be pursued urgently by the group and acted on quickly. I thank Mr. Purcell for his response to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Gerald Nash: ...of the fixed-charge penalty notice system, highlighted by the Comptroller and Auditor General in his examination of the issues, and further confirmed, if I may say that, by the report from the Garda Síochána Inspectorate yesterday. The reason I want to ask the Accounting Officer questions about it is that it was reiterated yesterday in the report from the Garda inspectorate that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Gerald Nash: What is the timeframe involved given, that there is an urgency in respect of this issue on foot of the reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General's report and the Garda Síochána Inspectorate? There is a need to restore the confidence that has lost in the system recently due to the consistent breaches of policy uncovered by the Garda inspectorate, which is detailed in the...

Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Gerald Nash: ..., which has helped to clarify some matters. However, some questions remain to be answered. I am sure we all agree that even the faintest possibility of an attempt having been made to spy on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is an extraordinary matter. It is not, therefore, surprising that this matter has generated so much public concern. I am mindful of how sensitive...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (29 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: 146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish with the Garda Commissioner the number of individual members of an Garda Síochána who have referred complaints through the Garda confidential procedure for each year since the inception of the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4493/14]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: Is there no one outside the ranks of the Garda Síochána investigating complaints brought to the attention of the confidential reporting system?