Results 61-80 of 152 for garda speaker:John Lahart

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (11 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: ...it walking, cycling, driving the car and occasionally on the bus. The bus lanes are not policed adequately. Does the Minister, the NTA or the councils have any plans for this? I realise that it uses up many Garda resources but if they were policed, the benefit would be twofold. A number of bus lanes do not operate on a 24-hour basis but when they are operational, cars simply fill up...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (29 Nov 2018)

John Lahart: ...designated for public use in that estate being destroyed by 1% of the local community. An issue arose during the snow earlier in the year. I refer to the incident at Lidl in Jobstown. The Garda in Tallaght has only one four-by-four vehicle. If a garda rocks up in a Ford Focus to deal with somebody on a scrambler or a quad bike, he or she simply has no capacity to catch that...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

John Lahart: ...on the M50 last year. I live beside it and know when there has been an accident because the road goes quiet and within four minutes one hears a battery of sirens as fire brigades, ambulances and Garda cars arrive. The gantry signs are important to reduce speed limits and calm traffic at peak times, thereby reducing the possibility of collisions occurring. The slightest collision on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Oct 2018)

John Lahart: ...for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made with regard to the initiation of dedicated transport police; and his views on whether such transport police ought to be a unit of An Garda Síochána or similar to the Airport Police. [41434/18]

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

John Lahart: ...to commit fraud in court. Subsequently it was not the State that stepped in, even though there appeared to be sufficient legal backup, but it was one of the insurance companies that approached the Garda with a request to prosecute this. That took place in May 2016. The State took no action against this scam. The Government took no action against this scam, just as the Government's...

Topical Issue Matters (4 Jul 2018)

John Lahart: ...) Deputies Michael McGrath and Margaret Murphy O'Mahony - to discuss waiting times for child autism spectrum disorder assessments in Cork; (2) Deputy Bríd Smith - to discuss the appointment of the Garda Commissioner; (3) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the need to develop bus services in rural parts of County Clare; (4) Deputy Willie Penrose - to ask the Minister of Finance what proposals his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (19 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four-wheel drive vehicles available for use by Tallaght Garda station in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (12 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unlicensed taxi drivers apprehended by An Garda Síochána in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25460/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána that have been injured in the line of duty; the number of injuries and types of injuries in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25461/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (12 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of gardaí in the Tallaght area operate out of a hotel close to Tallaght Garda station due to a lack of space; his plans to provide funds for the redevelopment and expansion of Tallaght Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25463/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Anti-Social Behaviour (23 May 2018)

John Lahart: ...in my constituency want to leave because of the anti-social behaviour of neighbours or other teenagers and young people living in the constituency whose activities are simply not addressed by the Garda. Local authority tenants simply cannot bear to continue living where they are living because of anti-social behaviour and cars set on fire are making public parks unusable by the vast...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Anti-Social Behaviour (23 May 2018)

John Lahart: The Minister concluded the last question by saying that he has made unprecedented levels of resources available to An Garda Síochána this year. I want to raise the question of the number of children and adults who have been given anti-social behaviour orders in 2016 and 2017 and the number of anti-social behaviour orders sought in the same period by children and adults. Will the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Anti-Social Behaviour (23 May 2018)

John Lahart: ...has been spectacularly declining. Does the Minister believe the anti-social behaviour order mechanism has been a failure? 11 o’clock I am aware from my own constituency that community gardaí are the key to addressing anti-social behaviour. In 2010, there were almost 1,200 community gardaí in the State. Last year, there were 691. Given that the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 May 2018)

John Lahart: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí who have been allocated to Tallaght Garda station; and the rank of each. [22380/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Lahart: ...or Saturday night in the city one cannot get a Luas and is utterly dependent on taxis. Lately, I have become concerned about a particular mentality. The witnesses stated they are grateful to An Garda Síochána, which supports the smooth functioning of the Luas cross city junction at O'Connell Bridge and acknowledged the continual improvements Dublin City Council makes. No...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Apr 2018)

John Lahart: 78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps An Garda Síochána has taken at senior level to encourage a multi-cultural force reflecting the different cultural strands in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15158/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (17 Apr 2018)

John Lahart: 1511. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the accuracy of figures for vacant housing in view of the fact that the CSO refused to publish Garda figures for homicide on the grounds of debatable accuracy. [15058/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (20 Mar 2018)

John Lahart: 296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether there are persons within An Garda Síochána and his Department that are qualified in the field of international terrorism; if there are graduates with post graduate degrees in this area of policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11800/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Water Supply Leakages (7 Mar 2018)

John Lahart: ...24 hours a day. It is worth noting also that while all the good and positive news was being announced via the strategic communications unit with the Taoiseach flanked by Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána personnel, the bad news was delivered by Mr. Gerry Grant, who had to stand by himself and cut a very lonely figure talking about water restrictions. This issue is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Feb 2018)

John Lahart: 355. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Muslim persons serving in An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10186/18]