Results 41-60 of 77 for garda speaker:Barry Cowen

Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: ...in the coming years if what is proposed in CP88 is signed by the Minister. Over the past four years, we have seen the Government stand idly by as post offices went to the wall. We have seen Garda stations closed and social welfare offices withdrawn from communities. All of this is in addition to the threat that exists that the loss of credit unions will take away whatever bit of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (18 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: 114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when An Garda Síochána will begin its next round of recruitment; and if applicants for the last round will automatically be considered for a place, or if it is necessary for them to re-apply. [40812/15]

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (22 Oct 2015)

Barry Cowen: ...supplementary register, as in another countries. It would be more efficient and accessible for most people as opposed to the current process by which a citizen must visit a library to get a form, visit a Garda station to have it stamped and then send it to his or her local authority franchise office. There is a dire need to reform the administration of elections. Although there is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Barry Cowen: 208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Dublin West Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37021/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Barry Cowen: 217. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Laois-Offaly Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37044/15]

Credit Unions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: ...is no doubt that if the credit union movement and the credit union suffers, society suffers. Communities suffer. The decimation of many towns will continue. We have seen the effect of post office closures, Garda station closures, and of the amalgamation and closure of rural schools. We have seen the effect of the loss of retail and pubs in many towns and villages. The Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 445. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a candidate who sat a stage 3 Garda trainee competition test in the Public Services Appointments in Dublin, in the specialised Irish stream, but took ill on the day during the test, could be afforded the opportunity to re-sit the test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23269/15]

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Barry Cowen: ...is not affecting Tipperary, Cavan, Monaghan, Laois or Offaly. They know that as well as I do. They know that rural services have diminished even further under this Government. We have seen that in terms of Garda numbers and the situation in Wexford as outlined by Deputy Browne is no different in many other parts of the country. We have seen the changes to the pupil-teacher ratio for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Barry Cowen: ...at me. The decentralisation programme, whether we liked it or not, has been scrapped, along with the CLÁR programme. Community welfare offices and officers have been taken from rural areas and Garda stations have closed, with post offices continuing to shut as well. There is much pressure being placed on rural schools with between one and four teachers, as we can see with...

Topical Issue Debate: Bank Branch Closures (22 Jan 2015)

Barry Cowen: ...rural Ireland by Ulster Bank reflect a broader attitude which I fear is evident in the way in which the Government treats rural affairs at times. The squeeze on small schools, the closure of 140 Garda stations, the threats to post offices and their contracts with Government Departments and the crippling burden of commercial rates are bleeding Irish towns dry. Fianna Fáil has...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: The Government is pulling down the shutters on Garda stations all over the country.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: ...that many people are nervous to walk the streets of our towns and cities at night, and even during the day. Violent crime is a huge concern and the Government needs to show greater support to the Garda in tackling it. In recent weeks we have seen a number of high profile violent assaults. Such crimes appear to be occurring more frequently, in broad daylight as well as at night. An...

Guerin Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Barry Cowen: ...in the administration of justice, which has been mentioned in this report and others, maintain a stronger morale within the force and, ultimately, protect citizens by virtue of the role she and the gardaí have in that regard. The report we are debating vindicates Sergeant McCabe and establishes that he was correct in highlighting the failures regarding the administration of justice in...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: ..., are we to believe, and is Paddy to believe, the coincidence that this issue landed in the lap of the Taoiseach on the Sunday before a Cabinet meeting which had, at its centre, the future of the Garda Commissioner and Minister for Justice and Equality? Are we to believe, and is Paddy to believe, that the Taoiseach, when briefed by the Attorney General on the Sunday in question, did not...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014)

Barry Cowen: ...in the belief that he had solved all his problems and averted an imminent collision with his Labour Party colleagues in government. In any event, the Labour Party Ministers sealed the fate of the Garda Commissioner the previous week when they declined to give him public support. The Taoiseach will have informed the Cabinet that the Garda Commissioner was out of the way and asked if that...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Barry Cowen: ...charges trebled? Will it tell students whose fees have increased and who find it increasingly difficult to access grants from "Susi Quinn"? Will it tell rural communities which have lost gardaí and Garda stations and where post offices are under threat as we saw last week? Will it tell rural communities which have lost rural transport schemes, community welfare offices and access...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Barry Cowen: ...and join him in paying tribute to the emergency services on the manner in which they responded to the fire and on the work they continue to do. I am glad there will be investigations by the Garda, the fire service and the Environmental Protection Agency. Will the Minister come back to us with the results of those investigations? Thankfully, major injuries and death were avoided in this...

Local Government (Town Centres) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2013)

Barry Cowen: ...42% in 1951, bringing Ireland closer to the European norm. Despite these population increases, towns face a grave challenge to their position as hubs of activity. The systematic closure of 140 Garda stations, the threats faced by An Post to its future viability and the policy of major State-supported banks in withdrawing their services and closing down branches have left numerous towns...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: .... Behind the jargon and acronyms Merrion Street and the Custom House have kept a tight rein on the capacity of local government to tackle local problems. There are no new powers in educational partnerships, Garda oversight, sports and recreation or competitive funding with public private partnerships. In terms of fiscal autonomy, which is the crux of the issue, there is little real...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Barry Cowen: 876. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the total number of Garda Vehicles that are permanently located for normal police duties excluding any vehicle that may be in the County as part of a specific policing operation on a county by county basis at 30 June 2013 and that were permanently assigned to each county on 30 June 2011 and 30 June, 2012; the...