Results 41-60 of 255 for garda speaker:Martin Kenny

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) (Pets) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...needs to be streamlined to ensure all the information goes onto the one database in order that everything is accessible to all authorities, including the councils, which have a role here, and to the Garda and veterinary practices etc. across the country. The scanners used need to be more widely available. Generally it is only vets who have them. Members of An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61141/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles, including unmarked cars and vans, that have operational dash cam technology. [61143/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown by Garda division of Garda response times to calls between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61197/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on any plans her Department has to remedy the crisis in garda retention. [60923/22]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I will go back to the issue of recruitment and retention. It is probably the biggest issue we have at the moment. While it is welcome that 92 gardaí started yesterday, this year, the number has fallen far short of expectations. It is a disappointment, including for the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, that we have been unable to meet targets. I acknowledge the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: .... It is a competitive world and that is the reality, but are efforts being made to ensure work-life balance can be improved? This is getting away from the Estimates, but I know the recent Garda rota proposal has caused huge problems. There needs to be reflection on all of that. It is not just about finding new people to join the Garda service but also ensuring we can keep them once...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I know legislation is coming on body cameras - bodycams - and increased equipment around all that. Something I have wondered about, and there was some media about it at the weekend, is how most Garda patrol cars do not have dashcams, yet whenever an incident happens, the first thing the Garda asks for is for the public to come forward with their dashcams. I do not think it needs legislation...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I wish to raise an issue that was mentioned under the Garda Vote. The youth diversion programme falls under the justice Vote. I had a case a number of years ago when a teenage girl was the victim of a serious sexual assault. There was more than one perpetrator, one of whom ended up in a youth diversion programme. The victim and the family were greatly distraught that this happened....

Abuse at Certain Educational Institutions: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...there and he had died by suicide. He was full of grief, horror and guilt that he had not come forward sooner. He spoke to me about what to do and where to go. I directed him to go first to An Garda Síochána and I rang the Garda myself about it afterwards. We were probably on the phone for three quarters of an hour. He went through the traumatic effect the abuse had on his...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...crossed this farmer's land, much of which was very rocky and dangerous. He challenged one couple with children. The couple got very abusive and left. He tried his best. He went to An Garda Síochána and tried to find out who they were and why they were on his land because he had seen them on his property several times but he was unable to find out who they were. While the...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...and trams, and by passengers who have been the victim of antisocial behaviour and violent criminal acts, for which there needs to be an intervention. The negligence of the Government to resource An Garda Síochána properly to tackle these issues is a major concern we must recognise. Since 2018, we have seen a decrease in the number of gardaí deployed to the public order...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...very outset was that it went a distance that people were not expecting. Many of the local authorities did not have provisions in place such as by-laws and so on. There were also issues for the Garda as to how legal it was for people to be drinking on the streets. There was a grey area there. The gap was filled but there are difficulties around these things. I accept and understand...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: 482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations by county which were shut in each of the years 2011 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations which operated on a part-time, less than 24-hour basis by county in each of the years 2011 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: 857. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if files from the Garda complaints board were retained after its dissolution; the locations in which retained files can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54564/22]

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...particularly in our urban areas. That needs to happen as a matter of urgency. I note the Minister of State mentioned this in her speech and said it is a matter for the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner. The reality is it is past the stage of considering this now. We need to put that provision in place and do it as a matter of urgency.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Martin Kenny: I met with the Garda Commissioner recently and, of the number of issues he outlined to me, one was that we have two economies in this country. We have an international economy whereby people are in very high paid positions in the various technological companies. Many of the gardaí being recruited have skills and we need those skills to deal with cybercrime and all these areas. They...