Results 61-80 of 240 for garda speaker:Hildegarde Naughton

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: An applicant for a driving licence must provide evidence of normal residence. A certificate of registration such as the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) card fulfils this requirement. A person who has applied for a GNIB card may not make a driving licence application until the GNIB card is received. An Irish driving licence can be renewed up to 10 years after its date of expiry.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (9 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the Coast Guard meets its obligations as prescribed in the National SAR Plan, the National Oil and Hazardous Noxious Substances Contingency Plan and its capacity to support other State agencies, in particular An Garda Siochana as the lead agency for open country Search and Rescue (lowland & mountain) and water rescue inland and provision of Air Ambulance to the HSE,  including...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (3 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Parking regulations are enforced by local authority traffic wardens and by An Garda Síochána. While my department consulted extensively with both bodies before taking the decision to increase the penalties for parking on a footpath, bus lane or cycle track earlier this year, I have no role in devising or implementing increased enforcement strategies and cannot answer on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the frequency of the checks for existing employees. The checks are undertaken by the relevant employer informed by criminal history information and a security intelligence indicator provided by An Garda Síochána. While enhanced background checks are an important part of the recruitment process for a significant number of aviation staff, the processing times for the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The details requested by the Deputy cannot be extracted from the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) database, as the method used in detecting penalty point offences is not supplied by An Garda Síochána or The Courts Service.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...posed to civil aviation by terrorist activity. These arrangements included the designation of daa as the centralised gateway through which applications for background check data are routed. An Garda Síochána requested a single point of origin for applications and a single first point of receipt of results. Daa was the only organisation with the personnel and infrastructure to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...a driving licence. A person shall not drive a vehicle in a public place unless they hold a valid driving licence for the vehicle. The enforcement of road traffic legislation is a matter for An Garda Síochána. My Department does not hold information on road traffic offences. I recommend that the Deputy contact the Minister for Justice for details on the frequency of charges...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department has been pursuing, with the insurance industry, the development of a database which will enable An Garda Síochána to better identify uninsured driving. Phase 1 of this project, covering approximately 92% of policies, is substantially complete, with work underway on Phases 2 and 3. This is a major IT project, with substantial costs across insurance companies, and it...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...private car parks, such as those attached to shopping centres and other commercial premises, is the responsibility of the car park's owner. My Department has no role in this regard and neither An Garda Síochána nor local authority traffic wardens have the legal powers to issue Fixed Charge Notices on private property.

Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the national search and rescue plan, the national maritime oil and HNS contingency plan, and its capacity to support other State agencies, in particular inland search and rescue, SAR, support to An Garda Síochána and the provision of air ambulance services to the HSE, including day and night support to our island communities. The current Coast Guard aviation service contract is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (25 Jan 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ..., this Bill is a priority for the Government, and I am hopeful that the legislation can be enacted in the first half of 2022. The measures referred to by the Deputy can then be commenced once An Garda Síochána indicate that their systems and protocols are in place to ensure enforcement of the relevant provisions contained in the Bill, and once regulations have been made, where...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (19 Jan 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...critical to safety on our roads. The disqualification of drivers and the enforcement of the various provisions is a shared responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), the Courts Service, An Garda Síochána and my Department. Where a driver is convicted and given a driving disqualification by the Courts, the current process involves the Courts Service entering the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (19 Jan 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...statistics.  As it takes time for analysis of the figures, annual collisions reports are currently available up to 2018 only.  The information will become available when the RSA have analysed the data received from An Garda Síochána and the results of inquests.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (19 Jan 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: In respect of prosecutions, this data is not immediately available and must be compiled from data held by An Garda Síochána (AGS). I have asked for this data to be compiled, and shall forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available. In regard to the other information sought, I have asked the Road Safety Authority (RSA). However, it is not possible to match collisions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (19 Jan 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to have been due to natural causes. The Road Safety Authority, which comes within my remit, publishes data on road collisions.  This data, which needs to be analysed for publication, is provided by An Garda Síochána.  Data for all collisions in 2021 are not yet available in my Department, although I understand that the total number of collisions leading to a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (19 Jan 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...manager(s) and any other relevant person.  In relation to the requirement of good repute, all relevant persons associated with a Road Transport Operator Licence issued in Ireland must undergo Garda vetting.  They must also complete a Good Repute Declaration Form in which any penalties or infringements must be declared, along with any non-Garda prosecutions.  A check is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...and staff, including arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour, are important matters that, first and foremost, must be managed by every public transport company, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, where appropriate. My Department has been engaging regularly with the NTA and the three CIÉ companies, on the issue of anti-social behaviour. The companies have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 Dec 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...is now following up with OPW to assess the operational and safety requirements of using the site for the purpose of HGV parking. I understand that there has also been engagement locally with An Garda Síochána, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Local Authority and Rosslare Port to discuss possible alternative measures that can be taken. I would encourage HGV drivers to use...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Documents (16 Dec 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ..., and to avoid lengthy queues and passenger congestion at ports of entry to the State. To support the public health efforts, the Border Management Unit (BMU) at Dublin Airport, and An Garda Síochána at the other ports of entry to the State, conduct spot checks of health documentation. Over the last two weeks, the BMU has significantly increased the level of spot checks...