Results 161-180 of 1,113 for garda speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of cases has been brought right down. The Government and agencies across the State are acting in many other ways in response to Covid as well. Additional funding has been sanctioned for An Garda Síochána to support enforcement. Testing and tracing is being further strengthened. Additional technologies, including antigen testing, are being examined. Remote learning is...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Our healthcare workers have played an absolutely vital role in combating this disease and caring for those who needed healthcare when they were affected by it. Other public services, including An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, local authority staff and many others are to be commended by us on their commitment to this national effort. Tragically, some healthcare workers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...;to the occupier, manager or person in charge or a worker where there is a screen that separates them from other persons or the person takes all reasonable steps to maintain a distance of two metres -to a member of the Garda Síochána in the course of performing his or her duties The Regulations provide that it is a matter for the occupier, manager or person in charge to take all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...a number of offences related to the passenger locator form. The role of the Passenger Locator Form contact centre is to refer people where an offence is suspected.However, it is a matter for An Garda Siochána to decide to pursue any non compliance with these requirements. Since 26 August, the Passenger Locator Form contact centre has referred 12 cases to An Garda Siochána for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...manager or person in charge or a worker where there is a screen that separates them from other persons or the person takes all reasonable steps to maintain a distance of two metres - to a member of the Garda Síochána in the course of performing his or her duties The Regulations provide that it is a matter for the occupier, manager or person in charge to take all reasonable steps...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...as: (a) the occupier of the relevant premises, (b) the manager of the relevant premises, and (c) any other person for the time being in charge of the relevant premises. Enforcement is a matter for An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...those travelling for cancer treatment is the Volunteer Driver Service. This is a volunteer delivered transport service wherein patients are driven to and from treatment in designated partner hospitals and centres. Drivers are interviewed, trained, Garda vetted and must attend annual Support and Supervision sessions ran by the Irish Cancer Society to participate in the service. The service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...manager or person in charge or a worker where there is a screen that separates them from other persons or the person takes all reasonable steps to maintain a distance of two metres - to a member of the Garda Síochána in the course of performing his or her duties These Regulations provide that it is a matter for the occupier, manager or person in charge to take all reasonable...

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: .... The hospitality sector, however, including restaurateurs and publicans, has asked in that small number of cases in which there is non-compliance for a way to enforce the regulations. Members of An Garda Síochána have made the same point, that up until now there has been very little they can do. I put it to the Deputies that in the first instance this is not in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...driver of the vehicle from persons boarding or alighting from the vehicle, to a person driving the vehicle during the periods when no person is boarding or alighting from the vehicle, (e) to a member of the Garda Síochána in the course of performing his or her duties. S.I. No. 296/2020does not apply to (a) a person under 13 years, (b) the occupier, manager or person in charge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., manager or person in charge or a worker where there is a screen that separates them from other persons or the person takes all reasonable steps to maintain a distance of two metres -to a member of the Garda Síochána in the course of performing his or her duties The Regulations provide that it is a matter for the occupier, manager or person in charge to take all reasonable steps...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., which are an absolute priority. With regard to Golden, I want to respectfully push back. The Deputy has made comments about why it was set up there and that people are intimidated by the Garda and the National Ambulance Service coming in. What happened was that an outbreak was detected very quickly and the healthcare services of the State were deployed in Tipperary almost instantly....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...travellers entering Ireland. This role is performed by the Department of Justice and Equality: at Dublin airport, by the Border Management Unit and at other points of entry from overseas by the Garda. Follow-up telephone calls with passengers are conducted by the Border Management Unit.  It was never envisaged or agreed that my Department would assume or perform responsibilities in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...called 'z-drug' sedatives were introduced, including import and export controls, stricter prescribing and dispensing controls, as well as an offence of possession, thereby assisting Customs and An Garda Síochána in protecting public health and local communities. The amendments to the Regulations also afforded practitioners an opportunity to review patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., which collects the forms at points of entry on behalf of the health service, has informed that three people at Dublin Airport have refused to fill out the form and they have been referred to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Passengers arriving to Ireland are advised in the interest of public health, but not legally required, to restrict their movements for 14 days.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...at points of entry on behalf of the health service, has informed my Department that that three people at Dublin Airport have refused to fill out the form and that they have been referred to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Passengers arriving to Ireland are advised in the interest of public health, but not legally required, to restrict their movements for 14 days. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., which collects the forms at points of entry on behalf of the health service, has informed that three people at Dublin Airport have refused to fill out the form and they have been referred to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Passengers arriving to Ireland are advised in the interest of public health, but not legally required, to restrict their movements for 14 days.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...the lowest in Europe. That is down to great leadership from people such as Dr. Holohan and some extraordinary work from front-line workers, officials in the Department and the HSE, members of An Garda Síochána and people further afield, such as the people keeping the shops open and keeping us all fed. There is a lot of buy-in. We all understand how awful it will be if there is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to address substance misuse based on identified needs and priorities in their areas including drug related intimidation and addiction. Memberships of the Task Forces include representatives from An Garda Síochána, the Community and Voluntary Sector as well as other key stakeholders. Mechanisms such as Local Policing Forums also help to build important relationships with...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...that it is genuinely transformative that we will move from it being a justice and policing issue to a health issue. Obviously, as regards the situation he raised in his constituency, the community Garda force, the drugs task force and the Garda drugs teams need the resources on the sharp end, but it is very relevant that for people in addiction we will begin to move to treating this as a...