Results 81-100 of 295 for garda speaker:Regina Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Meetings (4 Dec 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...The National Recruitment Federation World Employment Conference Lunch in honour of Mme Christine Lagarde, MD IMF attend National Economic Dialogue attend PRIDE parade Launch of Big Brother & Big Sister Garda Youth Diversion Project Attend Reception to mark the 242nd Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America Chair FG Networking event Attend National Day...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...that the scheme was launched and €1 million allocated to it. As representatives of rural communities, she and I both know it is desperately needed, particularly in areas where we do not have Garda stations. I can only speak for my own neck of the woods, as Deputy Smyth can for her county. In my experience, some of the initial difficulties were around privacy issues. When we got...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...and Mick Devine because we need a new divisional headquarters in County Meath. We do actually have one but it is nowhere close to being up to scratch for what is expected for the delivery of An Garda Síochána services. The Deputy is aware that a number of sites are being evaluated. A substantial amount of money will need to be allocated to develop those sites or redevelop...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (24 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...(CE) Scheme with a start date within 4 weeks of their date of referral, they will be facilitated to take up the placement if they wish. The four week time frame may be extended if there is a delay due to Garda vetting requirements. As the person in question was selected for JobPath on the 17 March 2018 and his start date for a CE scheme was not within 4 weeks of the start date he is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...ID. Where an Irish citizen person does not have acceptable photographic ID, their identity may be verified by means of an interview process. ML10 forms are issued in certain circumstances by a Garda for use by financial organisations for anti-money laundering purposes. However, the form is not, in itself, acceptable as evidence of identity for the purposes of SAFE registration. I hope...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Mar 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...an offer of a placement on a CE Scheme with a start date within 4 weeks, they will be facilitated to take up the placement if they wish. The four week time frame may be extended if there is a delay due to Garda vetting requirements. When a jobseeker has completed their JobPath referral or CE placement without finding a full time job, they will be provided with follow up activation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (1 Feb 2018)

Regina Doherty: Please see below the number of Garda personnel that received Working Family payment (WFP), formerly known as Family Income Supplement (FIS) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. WFP Garda Recipients 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018 20 24 23 27 24 25 *denotes up to 31 January 2018 I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...months is acceptable) - Current (in date) National ID card for EU citizens other than Ireland or UK - Current (in date) Irish or UK Drivers Licence or Irish Driver Learner Permit - Current (in date) Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Card - Emergency Photo ID produced by the Department. If a claimant holds an SSC but does not have appropriate photographic ID then the following...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...12 months is acceptable) - Current (in date) National ID card for EU citizens other than Ireland or UK - Current (in date) Irish or UK Drivers Licence or Irish Driver Learner Permit - Current (in date) Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Card - Emergency Photo ID produced by the Department. If a claimant holds an SSC but does not have appropriate photographic ID then the following...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...does not have the characteristics of a national identity card that may exist in other countries. It is absolutely not a requirement to have a public services card on one's person. A member of the Garda Síochána cannot ask to see a person's PSC as it would be against the law. The card cannot be requested by any public or private body or person not included as a specified body...

Other Questions: Public Services Card (20 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...a person to carry it or have it on him or her. One can stick it in a drawer at home. If a person does not need to use it again, that is entirely up to him or her. It cannot be demanded by the Garda. In fact, if gardaí asked for it today, they would be committing an offence under the Act we passed here in 2013. Furthermore, it cannot be requested by any body or person not named...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...skills. Where a jobseeker, has a written offer of a placement on CE or TÚS and a commencement date within 4 weeks of the date of referral to JobPath, they will be facilitated to take up the place – where Garda vetting is required for the placement, the time period will be extended to allow for that process to be completed. In addition people who have completed their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Sharing Arrangements (20 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...as in the face-to-face meeting approach, photographs are checked against photographs from other SAFE registrations. The SAFE 2 identity verification process has absolutely no connection whatsoever with the practice whereby Departmental Inspectors participate in Multi Agency Vehicle Checks with An Garda Síochána and a number of other agencies. I trust that this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...card as it has none of the required characteristics of a national identity card such as a person being compelled to carry one or produce it to police if requested or use in private/commercial transactions. In fact, An Garda Síochána may not request a person to produce a PSC. Any proposals in this regard would require changes to primary legislation. The proposal regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (20 Jun 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...x20ac;1,000 0 Between €1,000 and €5,000 15 Between €5,000 and €10,000 9 Between €10,000 and €20,000 8 Between €20,000 and €50,000 3 Between €50,000 and €100,000 1 Above €100,000 0 Total 36 My Department also referred 160 cases to An Garda Síochána in 2016 for investigation in relation to possible...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...for justice. It just shows what a genuinely outstanding public servant actually looks like. We all owe him a very big debt. What Sergeant Maurice McCabe and his family now need - in fact what An Garda Síochána needs as a force - is a comprehensive inquiry in order that we will get to the truth. The sole objective of the Government as a whole in regard to these allegations is...

Business of Dáil (9 Feb 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...re the ninth report of the Committee of Selection and statements on proposed terms of reference and draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters relating to two disclosures made by members of An Garda Síochána under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014) Order 2017 shall take place immediately after questions on promised legislation; the motion re ninth report of the Committee...

Standing Orders: Motion (12 Jul 2016)

Regina Doherty: ...1) Committee (2) Ombudsman Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs · Ombudsman for Children Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach · Ombudsman for Public Service · Financial Services Ombudsman · Pensions Ombudsman Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence · Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Select...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Regina Doherty: ...the media and the political debate. This is disappointing because the entire reason for establishing the commission of investigation was to investigate the serious allegations made concerning An Garda Síochána. The report found evidence of human error by members of the Garda in a number of incidents but found no evidence of Garda corruption. The report found that in some...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Regina Doherty: ...moneys being invested, morale on the floor and new recruits being paid less than their counterparts. All that needs to be addressed. For now though I wish to highlight the high spots of the Garda. Given everything the force has gone through during the past five years, it has done a tremendous job. Here is testament to the fact. People refer to burglary being on the increase and...