Results 81-100 of 1,057 for garda speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...prison, it starts at a very young age. Very many of them were boys who got into trouble at the age of 14 or 15 years, and by the time they were 18 they had already come to the attention of the Garda and indeed the courts. Some of them have been already detained in juvenile centres. If somebody under the age of 18 years gets on the pathway of criminality, it is extremely difficult to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for coming before the committee. I acknowledge and commend the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau on the excellent work it does. We are here to discuss authorised push payment fraud but the ambit of the GNECB extends to the whole area of white-collar crime. I am aware of all the successful convictions that have taken place as a result of the excellent work it does. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Garda does not necessarily get involved if a person invests in crypto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...happens, Mr. Kelly discussed section 19 notifications with Deputy Doherty. Under section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011, it is a criminal offence for a person to withhold information from the Garda if he or she has evidence of an offence being committed. If I am a victim of a crime and make a complaint to the Garda, I am then an individual complainant. Is there a difference in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: If I do something on my phone and €5,000 is taken out of an account or something like that, what will the Garda do in terms of investigating that or its questioning of me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will conclude by asking about the Garda national economic crime bureau staff. What percentage of the staff working within the bureau are fully attested gardaí and what percentage come from outside with expertise such as accountancy? Or are all of the staff gardaí?

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...instances, there are historic and serious cases that make allegations against persons dating back 15 or 20 years. The investigation of those cases necessarily takes time and significant effort by An Garda Síochána. We need to appreciate that, although we should strive to ensure that justice is delivered promptly, that can sometimes not be achieved. The Garda has to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 467 of 9 May 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25641/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 9 May 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the closing dates for accepting tender offers for the new aircraft and helicopters for the Garda air support unit. [25643/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 9 May 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25644/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 9 May 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25645/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda band as of 22 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25646/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1041 of 18 April 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25647/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 9 May 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25648/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thought so. It is a difficult task for the Garda but are people ever apprehended for perpetrating these crimes?

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...the criminal process was a very difficult experience for victims of sexual offences. I know it is still a difficult experience but I think the Courts Service, the DPP and, in particular, An Garda Síochána are making the process more welcoming and more acceptable for people who are victims of sexual offences. When we look at the incidence of sexual violence and the role that can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 454. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1041 of 18 April 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda community support vans that came into the fleet in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of Garda community support vans withdrawn from the fleet during the same period; the Garda districts within DMR that have been allocated a community support van, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...