Results 21-40 of 175 for garda speaker:Peter Burke

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Peter Burke: ...about a new office and that is what the group has provided. We have to get it down to a deliverable product. That is another issue that will take a little time to work on. With regard to An Garda Síochána, the Garda Commissioner has specific rights with regard to budgetary matters and policing. That is paramount. It would be very difficult to give a directly elected mayor...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Staff (10 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 13 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides for disqualifications from local authority membership. This includes, under Section 13(1)(g), a member of An Garda Síochána or a wholetime member of the Defence Forces. Section 13(1)(h) provides that a civil servant who is not by terms of employment expressly permitted to be a member of a local authority shall be disqualified...

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: ...enforcement system in place to combat all illegal waste activity. In order to provide for a more co-ordinated and strategic approach to dealing with waste crime, multi-agency forums have been established in all Garda regions. These are facilitating more Garda-led multi-agency operations and have resulted in the cessation of very significant illegal waste activities with corresponding...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: ...Paid accommodation services are only allowed to take guests travelling for permitted purposes, but not for social, recreational, cultural or tourism purposes, as the Senator said. In addition, the Garda Commissioner was very clear on last Friday's "The Late, Late Show" that anybody in breach of many of the restrictions is running the risk of acquiring a criminal record. That is how...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: ...I want to be clear. There are stringent regulations in place. If someone embarks on a trip that is recreational or social, that is against the law. It is enforceable and punishable through An Garda Síochána. If someone partakes in such activities he or she may end up with a criminal record for putting public health and vulnerable people in society at risk. The staff in...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Peter Burke: ...and other essential items, would be in place at a local level. Each local authority established a Community Call forum to co-ordinate this locally. This brought together all those involved locally, including the HSE, An Garda Síochána, Civil Defence, an army of community and voluntary organisations, volunteers and councillors. I acknowledge the huge amount of work that went...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reorganisation (17 Oct 2019)

Peter Burke: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the selection of Mullingar as the Garda divisional headquarters for the new counties Meath and Westmeath area; when the new division will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42648/19]

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Peter Burke: I welcome the Garda Commissioner and his team. There is a significant amount of which to be proud in the context of An Garda Síochána. Many members are currently canvassing on doorsteps. I have seen at first hand the significant work being done in community policing in order to gain the trust of communities and work with them, especially in my town of Mullingar. All members...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Peter Burke: In 2015, An Garda Síochána was given additional powers to go directly to the courts rather than be obliged to serve summonses on individuals who are caught on the roadside, who have been disqualified and who are still driving. Do our guests agree that the situation has reached crisis point? If 89% of disqualified drivers are still driving and carrying their licences, that is a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Peter Burke: What is the process for a person prosecuted in court by a garda in front of a judge handing in his or her licence?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Peter Burke: Does the Garda have all the legislation necessary to allow it to do this? This does not relate to a gap in legislation, it is about implementing the provisions of the relevant Act and seizing someone's licence.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Peter Burke: ...list, the figures are still very high. They are drastic in the context of what they say about the administration of justice through our Road Traffic Acts and how they are enforced by An Garda Síochána. The Garda must be hugely concerned.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Peter Burke: The level of non-compliance in the context of procurement and competitive tenders seems to be increasing. I accept that there are not many companies that supply certain services the Garda procures. However, there were 128 contracts in play in 2017. There seems to be a significant increase in the number of contracts and they were worth €28,478,271.

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Peter Burke: ...tonight was rural crime. It is incredible. When I was elected first in 2016 there was great concern in my locality and in the towns adjacent over rural crime. However, it has improved. I acknowledge that it is not perfect but it has improved because of the 2,200 new Garda recruits. The Garda force is up to 14,000. Operation Thor has had 9,000 arrests nationally and 240,000 crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

Peter Burke: 318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána will commence for new entrants; the number of stages in the recruitment process; if candidates can appeal decisions made against them during this process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43457/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (18 Sep 2018)

Peter Burke: 338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a report on the involvement of members of An Garda Síochána in an incident (details supplied) will be sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (29 May 2018)

Peter Burke: 210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions OPW officials have had with An Garda Síochána regarding the reopening of Garda stations; the projected cost involved in reopening each station based on the specifications supplied by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23192/18]

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

Peter Burke: 46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional support in equipment and vehicles, in addition to extra Garda numbers, allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22540/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (13 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if universities and institutes of technology come under the requirements that require staff to be Garda vetted as per requirements of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012; if such requirements are required in circumstances in which staff are close to retiring; the penalties enacted on those...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister for his reply. I also appreciate the work he is doing with regard to various Garda operations and the funding assigned to them. I welcome the reopening of the Garda College in Templemore and the recruitment of more gardaí. The Minister has advised that 11 gardaí are assigned to Edgeworthstown Garda station and made it clear that the Garda Commissioner makes...