Results 21-40 of 48 for garda speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: This week, the Cork Business Association wrote to us all about the lack of a Garda presence and Garda resources in Cork city centre. At a recent joint policing committee meeting, Chief Superintendent Myers presented figures that showed thefts alone had increased by 78% and antisocial behaviour and drug-dealing are more visible than ever on our streets. This a real concern not just for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 469. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that applied to An Garda Síochána for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022; the number who failed the fitness test; the number who failed the medical test, the interview, and the vetting process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9480/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the deployment of body cameras for An Garda Síochána; if new legislation is necessary to provide for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (20 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda youth diversion projects in Cork city and county; if there are plans over the coming months to extend the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52187/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a mid-term review of the Garda reform process to establish effectiveness and organisational buy-in; if there are upward communication channels in place to allow information and concerns to reach the decision makers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35742/22]

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...although I might tell the Minister of State after this debate. The helpline is just not as efficient as it should be and it needs to be reviewed. The natural reflex is for people to go into a Garda station to get their form stamped because that is what they always have done. However, there are difficulties with this, including in my constituency. A number of stations serving a large...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To return to theIrish Examiner article of a few weeks ago, there was a reference to two cases that had been instigated simultaneously, one by GSOC and the other by the Garda, with each of the organisations being unaware of the other’s investigation. The article reported that GSOC had ended up withdrawing its case and allowing the Garda to investigate the matter it was dealing it....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (29 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It needs to be acknowledged that the Garda Commissioner does have a budget of more than €2 billion at his disposal now. In addition to that, the 1,200 new trainees and staff members are most welcome and will obviously help to battle crime generally right across the country. On the specific question of car theft, approximately 10,000 vehicles are either stolen or broken into a year....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...City Council or Cork County Council looking after animal welfare issues, there are no designated control areas as per the legislation under the Animal Welfare Act, there have been no prosecutions by An Garda Síochána and you can count on one hand the number of prosecutions the two councils have undertaken in recent years. I ask the Minister to provide me with some kind of answer...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Clearance Certificates (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: .... I pay tribute to the agencies of the State tasked with the control of illegal money and money laundering. The Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, the money laundering investigation unit of An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners are leading the way on this but more needs to be done. At present, there are some safeguards in place under the regulations of the Criminal Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of drink spiking reported to An Garda Síochána in Cork city and county in recent months; the number of incidents reported nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57994/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Irish Sign Language (14 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...with the Act. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science did not respond to the request to see if it was compliant. A number of city and county councils, An Garda Síochána and the Office of the President did not respond to the request from the NDA. There is a problem here with communication. There is a problem with people having the...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...From my perspective as a teacher for many years, the issue is intertwined with education. From teaching for 12 years in the town of Fermoy in east Cork, I can see the benefit of a good community garda and a good sergeant in the area who used the school to his advantage to access children, get their attention and deal with them, not necessarily on any criminal issue, but to touch base with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (15 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the expansion of Garda CCTV in Cork city to deter criminal activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38732/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I must echo the Minister of State's sentiments on the unbelievable work that An Garda Síochána has done through the pandemic. However, I come back to the crux of this matter, which is the real shortage of community gardaí in the west Cork division. The number for all of west Cork is four community gardaí and if we go to north Cork, there are seven community gardaí....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: At four community gardaí, west Cork has the lowest number of such gardaí in the entire country. Driving from Kinsale in the east of the constituency to the Dursey Sound in the west takes approximately two and a half hours. It is a huge geographical area. I appreciate, as the Minister of State indicates, that the chief superintendent has the responsibility in this but it is a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...with them during the years having been involved with community and sporting groups and so on. It was stark to hear all the people who were involved in those sporting and community groups had been Garda vetted and would have had clearance to deal with younger people in particular. I was quite aghast when I read in the Ombudsman's report that this was not necessarily the case. Is that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...people living in it are well embedded in community groups, sporting groups and Tidy Towns committees. It is great to see. As a teacher by training, I recall the vetting I had to undergo and the Garda clearance that was required to work with children. When those children attended local sports clubs, as many of them did, all of the trainers were vetted. It is clear from the ombudsman's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of on-the-spot fines issued by An Garda Síochána to persons that committed an offence under section 10 of the Control of Horses Act 1996 in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20448/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...of carers in the context of the list? When are we likely to hear about any such movement? On the issue of prison officers, other Deputies made the case for prioritisation of members of An Garda Síochána. Could prison officers, who are obviously in close proximity to people every day, also be considered for prioritisation if there is a review?