Results 61-80 of 190 for garda speaker:Imelda Munster

Priority Questions: Road Safety Strategy (12 Jun 2018)

Imelda Munster: According to a reply I received to a parliamentary question which I put to the Minister for Justice and Equality last month, the figure for the Garda traffic corps at the end of February was 635 members. That is just over half what the figure was ten years ago, when there were 1,200 members of the traffic corps. In 2016, the number was 681. The Minister said in his response that he was...

Priority Questions: Road Safety Strategy (12 Jun 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...is just over half what it was ten years ago. The Minister has introduced two road traffic Bills and my party has supported both. However, on each occasion I raised the need for an increase in the Garda traffic corps. Each time the Minister was asked about it he came out with the same spiel. Is the Minister for Justice and Equality making a fool of the Minister? He is giving the...

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (24 Apr 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...? What case did he make? Did he even press for a reduction in the tolls during the fleadh? We are talking about a one-week festival. The Minister said that there would be engagement with the Garda and the local authorities in respect of the effect of the slip road toll. I had told the Minister that there would be queues for miles up the M1 during the fleadh, when 400,000 people are...

Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...the red alert. Their behaviour was reckless, incredibly dangerous and stupid. It put their lives and those of members of the emergency services at risk. We a seeking, via this Bill, to give An Garda Síochána enhanced powers to pursue such behaviour under the law. It would make it an offence to engage in behaviour of this kind if a member of An Garda Síochána deems...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...the sexual assault and violence in Ireland, SAVI, report of 15 years ago. We highlighted shortfalls in policy, including those related to data collection and management within State services, such as An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service and Tusla. Are these to be included in the SAVI report? I urge the Tánaiste to take heed of what Ms Orla O'Connor from the National...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2018)

Imelda Munster: Does the Tánaiste accept that there is a culture within the Garda of not taking incidents of domestic violence seriously?

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2018)

Imelda Munster: If it did, the Garda would not be allowed to be so dismissive of domestic violence cases.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Imelda Munster: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for Garda vetting has not been processed by Bus Éireann for a person (details supplied). [7906/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (15 Feb 2018)

Imelda Munster: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that an application for Garda vetting has not been processed by Bus Éireann for a person (details supplied). [7936/18]

Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Imelda Munster: ..., Galway and Kerry. This Bill seeks to impose penalties on those who would put lives in danger through reckless behaviour when an extreme weather warning has been enacted. It also seeks to give An Garda Síochána enhanced powers to pursue such behaviour under the law. I believe the legislation would prevent tragedies during future extreme weather events so I ask that it be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jan 2018)

Imelda Munster: 562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel assigned to the Garda traffic corps. [1159/18]

Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)

Imelda Munster: It is because a Minister is confident of getting away with it. It is because a Minister is confident of the Government's support, just as the former Garda Commissioner, Nóirín O'Sullivan, was confident of Government support.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...number of people dying on our roads has increased. There are many reasons for this, including poor roads, careless drivers, drink and drug driving and, perhaps most importantly, the slashing of the Garda Traffic Corps. In recent years, drinking and driving has become less acceptable. We need to work towards a society where drinking and driving is universally condemned. We are not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (11 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...in public transport seriously at all. He seems to have completely abandoned public transport and the people who rely on it and need it, along with the roads infrastructure. He is happy to have got the Stepaside Garda station reopened as his prize and to hell with public transport or roads infrastructure funding. The Minister knows fine well that the two portfolios crucial to preparing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Imelda Munster: I am also curious as to what kind of relationship the witness has with the Garda in his role as chairman designate of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, particularly with regard to road safety figures and breath testing. What is his opinion on the recent breath test episode?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (26 Jul 2017)

Imelda Munster: 455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to require An Garda Síochána to record crimes involving rickshaws specifically rather than under the category of bicycle crime for the purposes of identifying trends in certain crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35166/17]

Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (5 Jul 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...to the provisions of security, public infrastructure and other such public services. This part of the Bill is also open-ended and I assume that more services could be added. Does this mean that An Garda Síochána will be at the full disposal of the company and the tournament for its duration? If there was a failure in one of these services, would the State then somehow be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...for holding their views. Did the RSA initiate discussion of this matter with the Minister? Ms Murdock referred to enforcement. Will she provide an update on the RSA's ongoing work with the Garda on enforcement? Ms Murdock has noted that in 52 cases there was strong evidence on the file that the driver had consumed alcohol but specific toxicology results confirming the level were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Imelda Munster: On relaying the statistics and the figures to the Garda to assist it in its work, I am curious to know if the Road Safety Authority is aware of an increase the allocation of enforcement officers to the Garda traffic corps specifically. Has the RSA been informed of this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...? The witnesses acknowledged there was an increase in young people drinking and driving and outlined why they thought this was the case. I agree that the lack of enforcement and resources in the Garda traffic corps have contributed to it, and the increase in staff this year will be woefully inadequate in this regard. There was a six-week campaign against drink-driving over Christmas,...