Results 41-60 of 786 for garda speaker:Richard Bruton

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: The Garda Commissioner is seeking to implement an ambitious programme of reform. That has come from the commission which evaluated the Garda. We have to put our confidence in the Commissioner to manage human resource issues in a way that is in accord with that reform programme. I am sure he will seek to be accommodating to individuals as best he can but we have set him an ambitious...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...that response. As the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, stated yesterday, this issue of organised crime, which is at the heart of the drugs business, cannot be resolved with a Garda response alone. The Deputy is correct that we need to develop other responses in the community that can support people, reduce dependence on drugs and prevent people from getting involved....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...Assessment Board, PIAB, and streamlined the process relating to it. We also introduced reforms aimed at securing greater sharing of data. We have introduced an economic crime bureau within the Garda and this is providing briefings to officers in all divisions on how to recognise and address fraudulent claims. We have improved the system for reporting fraudulent claims by the insurance...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...in the context of other legislation. We have passed legislation relating to the Central Bank and data. We also passed legislation in respect of the PIAB. We passed legislation to strengthen Garda powers in respect of fraud in this area. There is an active programme of reform and we need a quid pro quofrom the insurance industry to match the efforts being made here.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illegal Dumping (15 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...that illegal dumping is a huge issue. We have sought to improve the structures by having national and regional structures. At national level, a multi-agency approach is taken involving the Garda, enforcement officers and the EPA. These key players can help to ensure an integrated approach is taken to the issue of illegal dumping. We have provided additional resources for this as well...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (18 Apr 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...has included the significant development and growth of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The response team within the NCSC gained international accreditation in 2017. The NCSC works with An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and other Departments and State Agencies in relation to the security of IT infrastructure and critical national infrastructure. The operational...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licences Data (2 Apr 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...,302 2016 17,608 11,994 2017 17,288 11,693 2018 16,120 10,234 The imposition and collection of fines for non-payment of TV licence fees are a matter for the Courts Service in conjunction with An Garda Síochána. No statistics for fine collection, non-payment of fines or age analysis of outstanding fines are provided to An Post by the Courts Service.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Online Safety (27 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...-regulation in this area has passed. Obviously, regulated companies are subject to criminal law. Where they breach criminal law, that is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Garda. However, the type of offences envisaged under the proposed Bill would involve a company failing to act in accordance with directives from the online safety commissioner. The approach...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (6 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...(S.I. No. 333 of 2011) relating to the Security and Integrity of Telecommunications Networks. The NCSC also cooperates with a variety of State entities, including the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána relating to managing risks to critical national infrastructure. The details of this work are obviously not for public release. My Department is leading in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Licences (5 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...in a local newspaper; (b) notice deposited in the office of the Geological Survey, Dublin, (c) notice deposited in the Local Authority/County Council office; (d) notice deposited in the local Garda Station; (e) notice placed on the Department’s website. It is specified in the public notice that further information, statutory notice and the Minister’s determination is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Remit (12 Feb 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...take Questions Nos. 569 and 570 together. I have no function with regard to monitoring or policing criminal activity online. This is a matter for the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána. The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), established pursuant to the provisions of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 (as amended), is the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (29 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...The total cost of illegal dumping is not collated by my Department as it includes local authority enforcement, disposal and legal costs and also involves costs for other State agencies such as An Garda Síochána. Illegal dumping is first and foremost a matter of individual responsibility and compliance with the law. While enforcement action in this area is a matter for local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (22 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The total cost of illegal dumping is not collated by my Department as it includes local authority enforcement, disposal and legal costs and also involves costs for other State agencies such as An Garda Síochána. Illegal dumping is first and foremost a matter of individual responsibility and compliance with the law. While enforcement action in this area is a matter in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Bruton: The total cost of illegal dumping is not collated by my Department as it includes local authority enforcement, disposal and legal costs and also involves costs for other State agencies such as An Garda Síochána. Illegal dumping is first and foremost a matter of individual responsibility and compliance with the law. While enforcement action in this area is a matter in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcast Advertising Standards Regulation (13 Dec 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Education and Skills; Justice and Equality; Defence; Foreign Affairs and Trade; and my own Department, along with the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána. The Group published its first report in July, which recommended that Government seek to regulate transparency in Online Political Advertising....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (6 Dec 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...of up to €1,000 for a first offence, up to €2,000 for a second or subsequent offence, and up to €2,000 and/or up to 3 months in prison for a third or subsequent offence within a 12 month period. The enforcement of this legislation is a matter for An Garda Síochána and for Local Authority traffic wardens. If a member of the public comes across specific...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...-2016performan cereport.html. The total cost of illegal dumping is not collated by my Department as it includes local authority enforcement, disposal and legal costs, and also involves costs for other State agencies, such as An Garda Síochána. The commitment to supporting waste enforcement activities on the ground is demonstrated through the continued annual investment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...to help us tease through this. If we introduce powers for a body, a data digital safety commissioner, to require take-down of material in areas where something is illegal, there is also the issue that the Garda will be examining illegal activities and working to ensure they are taken down. In that category we will need to examine what is the relationship with the Garda and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...which was provided to the Public Accounts Committee at the end of July and which is also published on my Department's website. Responsibility for criminal investigations of abuse in any setting is a matter for An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (7 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...best practice (non-statutory) guidance set out in Children First National Guidance 2017 which requires all reasonable concerns about child abuse, including sexual abuse, to be reported to Tusla and An Garda Síochána where appropriate. The new procedures are published on my Departments website . My Department’s Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary...