Results 61-80 of 141 for garda speaker:Eugene Murphy

Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Eugene Murphy: ...I do not know if that girl would be alive today. As the Minister, Deputy Ring, will be aware, there is no ambulance in west Roscommon. What is most insulting is that the HSE took over the old Garda station, opened an ambulance base, put the light on in the building and when there is an ambulance available at Roscommon University Hospital, it is parked now and again at the building. This...

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Dec 2017)

Eugene Murphy: .... It has such a knock-on effect that affected children cannot recover from it or get it out of their minds. In many respects, it leaves a blot on many people's lives. I wish to focus on the Garda Síochána, which does not get enough credit for its role in dealing with domestic violence. I am strongly in favour of there being a separate Garda unit to deal with the problem...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

Eugene Murphy: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Longford and Roscommon as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51668/17]

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

Eugene Murphy: I ask the Minister the number of gardaí in each Garda station in the Longford-Roscommon division on 1 November 2017-----

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

Eugene Murphy: -----the number of community gardaí in the division and the numbers of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. I represent the Roscommon-Galway constituency, but, as the Minister understands, this issue relates to the Roscommon-Longford division.

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister for the reply. There is some positive news in it, but in 2010 in the Longford-Roscommon Garda division there were 301 full-time gardaí. The Minister has given a figure of 309, ten of whom are community gardaí. That means that there are 299 full-time gardaí. We can compare that number with the figure in 2010 and see that it has decreased, albeit...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

Eugene Murphy: If it is, we are talking about a lower figure of 299 full-time gardaí. I will not get into the figures, but the point I wish to make is that as far back as 2010 we had 301 full-time gardaí in the division. If we subtract the ten community gardaí from the figure of 309, there are 299 gardaí. There will be new recruits and the Minister might give some indication that some...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...for safety on and other issues relating to those roads. I wonder if the same is happening in other counties. It is a massive cut. Earlier, we heard from my party leader about the cut in Garda overtime. Obviously, the position in that regard will be rectified. These cuts to the roads budget also need to be rectified or they will have consequences going forward. I do not expect the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (21 Nov 2017)

Eugene Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will fully fund the upgrading project for Ballinasloe Garda station; if so, the amount of funding being committed to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48715/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (21 Nov 2017)

Eugene Murphy: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the start date for the upgrading project for the Ballinasloe Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48716/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (8 Nov 2017)

Eugene Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason contracts have not been signed in relation to necessary upgrading works at Ballinasloe Garda station which were due to begin in October 2017; when these works are scheduled to commence in view of health and safety issues at the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47170/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (8 Nov 2017)

Eugene Murphy: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure the funding that has been allocated for the necessary upgrading of Ballinasloe Garda station is ring-fenced for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47181/17]

Topical Issue Matters (18 Oct 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...to stamp duty on land transfers and farm land purchases; (6) Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - to discuss the contact centre at Togher Family Centre; (7) Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy - to discuss Garda resources in the Laois-Offaly division; (8) Deputy Martin Kenny - ongoing delays with 2016 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments; (9) Deputy Shane Cassells -...

Topical Issue Matters (17 Oct 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...social housing; (2) Deputy James Browne - the position with regard to the application for the new special school at St Patrick's in Drumgoold, Enniscorthy; (3) Deputy Tom Neville - Newcastlewest Garda Station, County Limerick; (4) Deputies Niamh Smyth and Sean Fleming - to consider revision of the pension system to take consideration of family and carer commitments; (5) Deputies Thomas P....

Topical Issue Matters (3 Oct 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to tackle joyriding and criminal anti-social behaviour in the Dublin Bay North district; (4) Deputy Marc MacSharry - to discuss the location and timeline for a new Garda station in Sligo; (5) Deputies Niamh Smyth, Mattie McGrath and Michael Harty - to discuss proposed closures in the post office network; (6) Deputy Fergus O'Dowd - the ongoing crisis in...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Eugene Murphy: The programme for Government puts a strong emphasis on fighting crime in respect of increasing Garda numbers, reopening six Garda stations and helping communities. As the Taoiseach knows, text alerts are a very important part of this throughout the country. Rumours are circulating in the media that the Government is considering cutting back on the funding that is given to text alerts. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (12 Jul 2017)

Eugene Murphy: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Longford and Roscommon as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32879/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...comhghairdeachas leis an Taoiseach. Tá súil agam go mbeidh sé ag obair go crua ar son dhaoine na tíre seo. I wish to refer to the clear commitment in the programme for Government to reopen six Garda stations. It is said that two out of three is not bad but one out of six is very poor. The Taoiseach should not get me wrong in terms of what I will say next. I love my...

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement: Statements (25 May 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...have said, the ODCE had some experienced people involved. In Northern Ireland, the police deal with white-collar crime. Is the Minister prepared to revert to the Government and tell it that, after the Garda Síochána has been sorted out, the ODCE should be abolished and this type of investigation should be handed over to the Garda?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (4 May 2017)

Eugene Murphy: 75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the post of community Garda for the Taughmaconnell area of County Roscommon will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21320/17]