Results 161-180 of 318 for garda speaker:Jack Chambers

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Jack Chambers: .... Why has no one who has already attacked, assaulted or brought violence to that company been brought to justice? This is a trend on which there is a need for serious co-operation between the Garda and the PSNI, as I accept the Commissioner has committed to.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the Garda fleet that are rented vehicles; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30516/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...own behaviour with the spraying of bullets around the city. That is a major issue and probably goes beyond the remit of the Commissioner. These are probably people who are criticising the lack of Garda visibility and the severity of the gangland situation. At the same time these are people who indulge in ongoing drug use. That is the hypocrisy and contradiction that we have but that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: I agree. I also agree that the rate of addiction is very much a health issue. Is An Garda Síochána doing anything to penetrate the modern technology we have? Historically, it may have deployed 20 gardaí in a particular area to monitor and try to address the cell structures relating to drug dealing and build a picture. How is it trying to penetrate the modern network, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: Has that happened this year? Is An Garda Síochána under or over budget?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: There has been an increase in the general training budget under Garda reform. What continuous professional development is provided to gardaí in training and updates, for example, in regard to legislative changes or trying to pursue a prosecution? I am interested in this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...returning to the station. Finally, have any audits of response times been conducted? It is a basic issue but I often hear about people ringing stations and not being able to get through. Is An Garda Síochána considering changing its phone systems, at an organisational level, in order that people get a response when they ring, and there is some follow through? This is do...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Deployment (13 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: It is fair to say the recent visit of President Trump showed the total disparity in pay and conditions between An Garda Síochána, for whom I have great respect in terms of the work its members do - they are entitled to overtime – and the Defence Forces. It shows the wedge over which the Minister of State is presiding. Personnel from the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Deployment (13 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...Forces, that it is unacceptable that its members should be provided with such archaic rates? Is it surprising in the ongoing exodus from the Defence Forces that many members are leaving to join An Garda Síochána? Their concerns about the visit of President Trump were not only about the terms and conditions and pay. Members of the Defence Forces were in sleeping bags in the...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...as many members of the public service. The great contradiction in public pay policy was demonstrated by the members of the Defence Forces standing side by side with their front-line public service colleagues in the Garda Síochána. The miserly Scrooge-like duty allowance presided over by the Minister of State is a national disgrace. We need to move the Defence Forces back from...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Garda Vetting of Personnel (22 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if civilian personnel under the aegis of his Department are checked and security vetted by the Garda Central Vetting Unit prior to being assigned to working there both as new entrants and transferring in from other areas of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22152/19]

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...have had a limited impact in addressing the issue. This Bill seeks to achieve a few things. It will be an offence to ride a scrambler bike in a public place where it is antisocial. It gives the Garda the power to seize and dispose of or destroy these bikes. I have heard gardaí state at public meetings that the children's parents have collected the scrambler bikes from An Garda...

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: .... We have a responsibility to do something about that. With all due respect to the Minister, it is not good enough to wait for another working group and another report and review. The Garda is clear that it needs assistance with this and the legislative lacuna to be addressed. All the officials in local authorities have reflected that in their responses to us as public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: Regarding the various trends that were mentioned in the conclusion of the submission, we have a historic issue around supervision and the Garda is trying to improve that with various promotions. That is obviously having a significant impact on the quality of follow-through. Communication was also mentioned. I can see that when stations have haemorrhaged a significant number of staff, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...blatant breaches of the law within our city? I refer to unlicensed gaming machines where Part III of the 1956 Act has not been commenced. That is an issue for Revenue, our courts system and An Garda Síochána. What is being done at Government level to make sure that our statutory authorities uphold the law? The Department of Justice and Equality does have responsibility there,...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Further Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Further Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Further Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Further Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Jack Chambers: On the question of civilianisation, will the Minister give an update, with an exact figure, on how many gardaí have been redeployed to the front line on the basis of mitigating the need for overtime? What is the new recruitment in terms of the civilianisation or redeployment within the public service to meet the change, as referred to by the Minister? I now turn to the capital budget...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána uses technology provided by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11037/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Amusement Machine Licences (27 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...licences are only issued for premises operating in areas in which Part III of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 is in operation; if arrangements exist between the Revenue Commissioners and An Garda Síochána to enforce laws regarding gaming and unlicensed machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9904/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: 87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations carried out by An Garda Síochána into breaches of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number of files referred to the DPP by An Garda Síochána in the same years as part of these investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Corps Recruitment (26 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...process - whereby applicants go to the Minister, who then passes on the application? No one applies to re-enter the health service through the Minister for Health. No one applies to re-enter the Garda through the Minister for Justice and Equality, nor does one apply to enter the Civil Service through the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Clarity is needed on the protocol and...