Results 41-60 of 252 for garda speaker:Pa Daly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: 412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she and the Garda Commissioner were first in contact in relation to an incident (details supplied); who initiated that contact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53779/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: 413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she and the Garda Commissioner were first in contact in relation to an incident (details supplied); who initiated that contact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53780/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: My question was on whether the Commissioner accepts that is too slow a response to the demands of Garda members to have these regulations in force.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Given all that, did it really have to take the incident on Thursday night for the Garda to implement all the new responses the Commissioner has outlined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: ...issue, Mr. Harris indicated the special detective unit was monitoring online content, and I think the NBCI is now going to do that as well. Was there not any contingency plan in place? Individual Garda members have contacted us to say they had to go home to get their uniforms and that there were no lockers in stations. The school itself had a contingency plan for a serious event but it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: ...on the day in question, at what time did Mr. Harris realise there was a serious problem? Was it after 1.30 p.m., when the incident happened outside the school, or was it when the first of the 13 Garda cars were burned? Was it when Dublin Bus said there was a conflict zone in Dublin city centre or was it when gardaí went around restaurants and pubs and told them they would have to empty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: There was also a request from senior Garda members that Garda Reserve regulations from earlier this year be published as soon as possible in order that senior Garda members who wanted to recruit Garda Reserve members could get them in, but they are not going to be available to be recruited until after Easter of next year. Was the Commissioner aware of that?

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Gardaí, particularly those who received training in Templemore, do not need to be told about their powers under the public order Act but they need to know that the organisation and the Government have their back because they feel that they do not. I ask for the Garda Reserve regulations to be implemented. We heard 20 minutes ago at the Joint Committee on Justice, where we have been...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: ..., such as those who restrained the assailant, protected the children or attempted to give them CPR. That reflects the true spirit of the city and the nation. We hope and pray for a speedy recovery for all those who have been injured. We also must commend the gardaí who showed us, as was noted before, great commitment and courage, especially the resting gardaí who made...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: The Department is going to launch a recruitment campaign for the Garda Reserve. When is that going to start? I have spoken to business owners and those in the higher echelons of the Garda. Those senior members have told me they want to recruit and that there is a need for a Garda presence in the north inner city of Dublin, in particular. They have not been able to provide that presence....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: When was the Garda Reserve most recently able to recruit? When was its most recent intake?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: It is understandable that people in the communities of the north inner city are frustrated at the level of the Garda Reserve and that the level of its presence on street corners is so low. The Minister of State will understand that frustration.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: The Minister of State mentioned there was a pause in recruitment during the pandemic. This committee visited the Garda College in Templemore last week. I must say, I was very impressed by the level of professionalism in the college. Ethical and human rights priorities are interwoven into every aspect of the training. Some of the people there were keen to impress on us that the Garda...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I have one final question. I want to be associated with the Minister of State's comments on the bravery of Garda members, the emergency services and, indeed, all those who were injured and also who assisted those who were injured last week. Does the Minister of State accept that there was a loss of control of Dublin in-----

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (22 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an estimate of the required Garda hours to complete a deportation order. [51350/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: ...were gunned down at Clearwater in Finglas 13 years ago this month. To date, nobody has been charged in connection with the double murder. While the family has received good contact from Finglas Garda station, they are frustrated at the seeming lack of progress in the investigation. I am asking that the Taoiseach or the Minister for Justice might speak with the gardaí in Finglas and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: ...% in the past decade. Conor Faughnan of AA Roadwatch mentioned on the radio this morning that the reduction in this regard is a contributing factor to the increase in road deaths. There is not a Garda presence on the roads and that may have something to do with the increase in the amount of deaths on our roads. There have been 165 fatalities on the roads to date this year, up from 140...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: On Garda presence, many senior gardaí were asking about the Garda Reserve regulations earlier on, also in the middle of the summer. I see from the Minister's opening statement that we will now not be ready to recruit until next year. Does the Minister accept that her Department was slow to get those regulations out and that it would have helped us have a bigger presence on the streets...