Results 41-60 of 76 for garda speaker:Cormac Devlin

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...they see it every day. That is an appalling indictment of our public transport services. Passengers and staff deserve to be safe on these services. When will the Government introduce a dedicated Garda transport unit?

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...-pandemic period, there is big room for improvement. Are there sufficient senior social workers available to supervise and support those new staff, that 20% of new recruits I spoke of? Within An Garda Síochána, a sergeant and experienced gardaí are always on hand to support new recruits, as they usually work in pairs in the community. I do not expect the Minister to reply...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the Garda budget for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51629/21]

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Restoration to Order Paper (19 Oct 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...day yesterday. This Bill will give judges powers to restrict foreign travel entirely or to require an application to be made to the court for permission to travel. Currently, sex offenders must notify the Garda if they intend to travel outside the jurisdiction for more than seven days. This works well where there is good co-operation between police forces and high child protection...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...all sets of accounts. The Comptroller and Auditor General mentioned that some non-compliant procurement was in excess of €500,000. He also identified other issues relating to the prison and Garda Votes. Can he go into any specifics or any more detail on that? Are any of the organisations the Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted on our work programme? Are we going to...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Cormac Devlin: .... Reducing VAT and other taxes for this sector in budget 2022 would be an encouraging start. Equally, the Government must do more to support energy microgeneration. At the very least, every new school, Garda station and public building should have a microgeneration facility but I want to see this go much further. When will we see a plan to allow microgeneration operators to access the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 584. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda strength in the DMR by division in each of the years the years 2016 to 2020 and in June 2021, in tabular form. [46706/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Sep 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 502. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycles and electric bicycles assigned to the Dublin Metropolitan Region east Garda division; the number of new bicycles and electric bicycles assigned in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45073/21]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jul 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...Josh Dunne and others, in recent years. Physical or other types of assaults and knife crime constitute the worst nightmare of any parent of a teenage child or older. Statistics from the Garda demonstrate the problem is getting worse. In 2016, gardaí seized 1,200 knives. This rose to 1,600 in 2017 and a staggering 2,000 in 2018. It is clear we have an ongoing problem with the...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence: Statements (6 Jul 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...and gender-based violence as a priority. During the pandemic, we saw an increase in domestic violence. It continues to be a pervasive problem in our society. Unfortunately, figures for 2020 show that the Garda received more than 43,000 calls to respond to domestic abuse incidents, representing a 16% increase on the figure for 2019. Nearly 15% of women between the ages of 18 and 74...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jun 2021)

Cormac Devlin: As the House will not be sitting tomorrow, I would like the Dáil to recall the late Detective Garda Colm Horkan, who died while on duty in Roscommon on 18 June 2020. Irish citizens living abroad who received the Sinopharm vaccine, among others, and who are now considered fully vaccinated by the World Health Organization, are facing discrimination by EU and Irish authorities by being...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Jun 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will initiate a review conducted by the OPW in conjunction with An Garda Síochána to investigate if the former Garda station on Tubbermore Road, Dalkey could be utilised by An Garda Síochána for the purposes of a base for a dedicated public transport unit or other divisional unit due to its proximity to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a dedicated Garda public transport unit in Dublin. [30233/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...have looked after us all throughout the pandemic, namely, the doctors, nurses, hospital staff, supermarket workers, the wonderful Dublin Bus drivers and other transport workers and of course the gardaí and fire fighters. They, and many others, have been key to us tackling the pandemic up and down the country. They all answered the call and kept the country going throughout the worst...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Work Projects (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the operation and funding allocated by her Department to local Garda youth diversion projects as Ireland exits Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda public order unit by Garda division in the Dublin metropolitan region on 1 May 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25903/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...in a local park when an Asian family was surrounded by a group of youths and subjected to racial abuse. None of these crimes should be happening. They are devastating for the victims. When will Garda recruitment resume? Can the Taoiseach provide an update for the House on the programme for Government commitments to tackle such anti-social behaviour and crime in cities?

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

Cormac Devlin: 1404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of candidates that were on the An Garda Síochána recruitment panel at 31 January 2021 subject to Covid-19 public health regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18790/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (31 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 411. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the review of the impact of the financial emergency measures in public interests legislation on retired members of An Garda Síochána; when the decision will be implemented; if it will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16813/21]

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

Cormac Devlin: ...many people fall into that category? When are certain categories of workers going to know into which cohort they actually fall? As previous speakers stated, such workers include members of An Garda Síochána, special needs assistants and public-facing workers such as those who work in GP surgeries, pharmacies or shops, for example. Carers have also been mentioned. The...