Results 101-120 of 159 for garda speaker:James Lawless

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Liberties during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: ...the public health sphere. Ms Cunningham echoed Mr. Herrick's tone. She made the interesting point that when her members were enforcing regulations, lines became blurred because these are seen as Garda regulations as opposed to health regulations. That is an interesting observation. I am not sure how else it could have been done. We have many regulations in many sectors and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: .... It strikes me that one of the deficits in the arrangements we have had for the past 25 years, since the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board was created, is that it appears to act as a sort of Garda vetting mechanism rather than an actual selection vehicle. People have to go through the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board and get out the far side to be available for selection but it...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: ...does it pay for pensions? What is the split? My next question relates to subhead A3, which covers clothing and accessories. I had asked the Minister to update us on the tender process for Garda clothing and footwear etc. How often is that done? What checks and balances are in place? Is that process audited? Has it been awarded to the same tenderer? Has it varied in recent years?...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: I appreciate that the Minister may not have an answer now to certain questions such as that asked by Deputy Daly on maintenance and my question on the details of the tender for Garda uniforms and footwear, but I ask that she send the committee a note on those items, as well as other items that may arise in the course of the meeting for which details are not immediately to hand.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: I ask the Minister to address that point when she moves to dealing with Vote 22 - Courts Service. I wish to keep the discussion aligned under the various categories. If there is a Garda element to the issue, the Minister may address it now. If there is not, I ask that it be dealt with under the Vote relating to the Courts Service.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: ...or reports have been conducted by the Courts Service in that regard. I suggest it might be useful if there were. The Minister might comment on those matters. This point came in under the Garda but I left this question under the Courts Service because it relates to courts. The witness allocation under Vote 20 was level. I would have thought witness expenses would be significantly...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: ...Minister could also provide a note on the status of each of those courthouses that would be useful. She might also provide a note on any other matters outstanding, including the tender process for Garda uniforms.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: ...will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 20 - Garda Síochána; Vote 21 - Prisons; Vote 22 - Courts Service; Vote 24 - Justice; Vote 41 - Policing Authority; and Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission. I thank the Minister and her...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

James Lawless: ...to a position where people may not know each other but content, images or video may come into the possession of somebody through his or her occupation, perhaps in law enforcement, such as a garda, or the medical profession, and there are different scenarios where there could be a trust issue and a breach of trust may ensue. That could be an aggravating factor. Again, I just put it out...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (17 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: This meeting has been convened to consider the Supplementary Estimates for Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - Prisons, Vote 22 - Courts Service, and the Further Revised Estimate for Vote 24 - Justice. I thank the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and her officials for attending and assisting our consideration of the Estimates. I thank the Department for the provision of briefing...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (17 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for that overview of the Estimates. We will take these matters in Vote order. The first Vote is Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, which includes a number of subheads. I invite members to submit any queries they wish but I ask them to refer to the subhead they are querying as they make their statements.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (17 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: ...be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2020: Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - Prisons and Vote 22 - Courts Service. The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following Further Revised Estimate for public...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: I am happy to speak on and support this Bill, which extends the sunset clause in respect of enforcement powers. It is important that these powers exist and that An Garda Síochána, other law enforcement authorities and the emergency services have the options they may require. The concept of a sunset clause struck me in the early days of the pandemic when the Health (Preservation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (28 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a Garda vetting application by a person (details supplied). [49479/19]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: ..., right down to difficult repeat behaviours such as noisy neighbours, harassment, littering and public drinking which corrode a community and society and can be very difficult for a local authority or Garda force to police efficiently and correctly. There is a financial cost to repeat prosecution. Part of our proposals in that regard will include such things as community protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tender Process (6 Sep 2019)

James Lawless: 518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the terms of the contract for the Garda footwear tender have changed from an open procedure to a single framework agreement. [35284/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tender Process (6 Sep 2019)

James Lawless: 519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no suitable tender was selected for the Garda footwear tender; and if all applicants failed to satisfy the minimum and-or maximum qualifying threshold marks as set out under the award criteria tables. [35285/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tender Process (6 Sep 2019)

James Lawless: 520. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason invitations for the Garda footwear tender now come from his office and not from An Garda Síochána directly. [35286/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tender Process (6 Sep 2019)

James Lawless: 521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the invitation for tenders for Garda footwear does not refer to new technologies available which improve safety in footwear; and the reason these are not requirements. [35287/19]