Results 181-200 of 786 for garda speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (30 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...or intimidatory tactics, and the ensuing sense of fear which it leaves particularly with certain vulnerable consumers, I consider that complaints in this area are more appropriately dealt with by the Garda Síochána in the first instance. The National Consumer Agency will also consider a complaint where it is referred to them by a consumer who feels dissatisfied. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...with my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality, and I understand that where a foreign national renews their passport, he or she is required to update their registration details with An Garda Síochána in accordance with the Immigration Act, 2004. This will require, in practically all circumstances, the issue of a new registration certificate to the person concerned for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (10 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...(7) of the Employment Equality Acts provides that any complaint of discrimination in relation to the recruitment procedures used by the Public Appointments Service, the Minister for Defence and the Garda Commissioner must first be made to the particular respondent as otherwise the Tribunal has no jurisdiction in the matter. If the complainant is not satisfied with the response or does not...

Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: To be fair to the Minister, in the past few years there has been a reduction in crime involving the use of firearms. Considerable progress is being made by him and the Garda Síochána in dealing with such offences.

Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am glad to tell the Deputy that the Cabinet today confirmed the announcement by the Taoiseach that there would be a Cabinet sub-committee dealing with the preparation of the Garda authority Bill. That committee has been established today. It is hoped that substantial progress will be made by the end of this year but, obviously, its work will have to depend on the progress made. The...

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...respect. Clearly when allegations were brought to his attention, as they have been, he has acted properly in all cases. We have seen, as a consequence of his action, this inspection report. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is investigating whether any activity that occurred under the fixed-notice cancellation has issues in respect of the responsibility of individual...

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...and Equality. Moreover, the Government is determined to ensure whistleblowers receive better protection. We are introducing legislation to do that. Specifically, we are introducing an amendment to ensure Garda whistleblowers will no longer have to go through the confidential recipient. I do not want to politicise this. There is a danger, in circumstances in which the Dáil is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Correspondence (11 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...evidence of any criminal act, as is alleged in this case, the correspondent would be advised – as has been the case here - that he or she may bring this, if appropriate, to the attention of An Garda Síochána. Finally in the case which the Deputy is raising, all correspondence was forwarded to the Director of the Equality Tribunal for his information.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Outsourcing of Public Services (22 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...Languages Act without impacting other functions. Savings not quantifiable but these services are not outsourced for smaller texts which are done in-house. Staff Training ACCA, CAI, Central Law Training, Garda College Templemore, Innovative Learning Solutions, Public Affairs Ireland, Law Society Professional Training, OMT Consultancy Ltd., The Company Shop Ltd., Honourable Society of...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...and is an essential element to a properly functioning regulatory environment. Under section 18 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001, the Revenue Commissioners, the Competition Authority and the Garda are entitled to disclose information to the Director of Corporate Enforcement or an officer of the director that may relate to the commission of an offence under the Companies Acts....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has a total staff complement of 36.3 Whole Time Equivalents (WTEs). In addition, there is 1 temporary Legal Secretary on contract and 6.6 members of An Garda Síochána seconded to the Office. The ODCE's staff complement comprises three distinct sub-categories, i.e. - staff in professional grades (9 WTEs) - staff in general civil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights Issues (31 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...service activities, such as the armed forces or the police, and certain activities in the civil protection services. Therefore, when transposing the Directive, both the Defence Forces and the Garda Síochána were excluded from the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. In addition, Regulations exempting the Civil Protection Services from certain provisions of the 1997 Act were...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (23 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...Innovation Initiative in 2012. These include the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA), the Department of Defence, the HSE, ESB, the Department of Justice and Equality, the Irish Prison Service, An Garda Síochána and An Post. Enterprise Ireland has also been working with Bord Gáis in the context of the interim Irish Water utility to identify suitable projects for inclusion in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Governance (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...to certain offences was addressed as part of the Criminal Justice Act 2011. Pursuant to section 15 of that Act and for the purposes of the investigation of a relevant offence, a member of the Garda Síochána may apply to a judge of the District Court for an order requiring, the making available by a person of any particular documents or the provision by a person of particular...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (13 Dec 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...taking proceedings under S.2 of the 2003 Act in 2012. To date, 14 prosecutions against employers have been initiated. No prosecutions against employees have been taken by NERA to date. The Garda Síochána are also an enforcement authority under Employment Permits legislation with prosecution powers. Statistics on Garda prosecutions would be within the remit of my colleague...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (11 Dec 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...Permits legislation and could be found guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €250,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both. Both An Garda Síochána and the National Employment Rights Authority actively pursue breaches under the legislation and welcome information concerning possible breaches.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (6 Dec 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...Employment Permits legislation and could be found guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €250,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both. Both An Garda Síochána and the National Employment Rights Authority actively pursue breaches under the legislation and welcome information concerning possible breaches.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement (22 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...Perry, addressed the most recent event in Kilkenny earlier this month. Over 500 suppliers met with a range of public sector buyers on the day, including the Health Service Executive, Dublin Airport Authority, An Garda Síochána, Central Procurement Directorate, National Procurement Service, and Vocational Education Committees (VECs). A ‘Procuring Innovation...

Estimates for Public Services 2012 (12 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...of the Office of the Ombudsman, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information. Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €1,325,542,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December,...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (22 May 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...includes salary, mileage and subsistence costs. Office Annual Cost to date Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation €85,411.15 The costs of the previous ministerial transport scheme of Garda drivers and state cars were paid by the Department of Justice. My Department does not have those details and I therefore cannot provide a comparison of the annual cost of the two schemes.