Results 21-40 of 58 for garda speaker:Malcolm Noonan

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...of archaeological interest will be introduced. Where a person finds, or believes to have found, a prescribed monument, he or she will need to make a report to the Minister or a member of An Garda Síochána. A 72-hour time limit is provided for making preliminary reports, although alternative durations may be set out in regulations where appropriate. Once again, this will mirror...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...a map of the site and information about why that site is being proposed for designation. Advertisements are published in local media and notices are displayed in local Government offices, Garda stations and public libraries. Owners and occupiers are given an opportunity to lodge objections on the proposed site boundaries, on scientific grounds. A three-month period is allowed for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (11 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...under section 23 of the Wildlife Act, 1976. This statutory instrument came into effect on Monday 3rd October, 2022. Under section 72 of the Wildlife Act, 1976, as amended, enforcement powers rest with An Garda Síochána and authorised persons appointed by the Minister. Inland Fisheries Ireland is an agency under the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Passport Services (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...customers getting access to the information they need. In recent weeks, the number of calls handled by the hub has increased to more than 2,000 per day. The passport service has worked with An Garda Síochána to develop a system for verifying Garda witnesses on passport applications in cases where the Garda member's signature cannot be verified. This system assists in reducing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Community Development Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and the deployment of resources. The allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demand. As such, the Minister for Justice has no direct role in the allocation of Garda resources. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Community Development Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. The Minister is pleased that budget 2022 reflects the commitment of the Government to ensuring that our communities are safe and that An Garda Síochána has the resources to be an effective and trusted police service. The budget provided by Government to the Garda Commissioner continues to increase to unprecedented levels...

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., Pride is also a protest. It points out that we still have much more to do. The Minister mentioned the work being progressed on the hate crime legislation and the work being undertaken by the Garda, which will ensure members of minority and vulnerable groups feel safe and supported in Ireland as they go about their daily lives. In addition, the Minister for Justice is bringing forward...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (14 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I can confirm that my Department has not received correspondence from An Garda Síochána on this matter. The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, Returning Officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Defence, Education and Skills, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Justice and Equality and Public Expenditure and Reform, as well as from the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána and the national cybersecurity centre. The first report from the group was submitted to the Government in July 2018. Overall, the assessment found that risks to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...to answer questions, and to make a declaration of the truth of the answers to the questions, for the purposes of the investigation, (d) subject to subsection (5), enter and search (if necessary accompanied by a member of the Garda Síochána) any premises at, on or in which the authorised officer reasonably believes there may be any document or other thing which the authorised...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Protection Areas (25 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...the site, and provides an opportunity for objections or appeals on the proposed site boundaries. Advertisements are published in local media and notices are displayed in local Government offices, Garda stations and public libraries. Landowners within the proposed site, where their identities are known, are notified directly in writing, with detailed information including a map of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Apr 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...carried out by NPWS saw 21 prosecutions successfully closed in 2021. 15 more have been successfully closed to date in 2022, and a further 48 are on hand at present.  NPWS works closely with colleagues in An Garda Síochána and other enforcement agencies such as the Customs Division of the Revenue Commissioners to address wildlife crime.  I look forward to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., known to the Department, are notified in writing. Advertisements are placed in National and regional newspapers and notices are broadcast on radio. In addition, notices are displayed in local Government offices, Garda stations and National libraries. Landowners are given three months in which to appeal the designation and/or to object to the Ministerial Order in relation to ARCs....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...country. This will be done through delivery of training and disseminating best-practice guidance, and the provision of direct support to regional investigators. The Unit is and will continue to work closely with both An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners, who work to defend against international wildlife trafficking offences. The nucleus of the new Wildlife...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Chair. On the wildlife crime unit, it is the case that the NPWS, in association with the Garda, has been doing fantastic work, and continues to do so, on wildlife crime. Earlier this year, we signed a memorandum of understanding with the Garda around the investigation of wildlife crime and, more recently, we have formally established a wildlife crime unit within the NPWS. That...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (10 Nov 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: .... This will be done through delivery of training and disseminating best-practice guidance, and the provision of direct support to regional investigators. The Unit is and will continue to work closely with both An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners, who work to defend against international wildlife trafficking offences. The nucleus of the new Wildlife Crime...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (27 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...taken the following steps towards fulfilling this commitment: I launched a protocol of cooperation and collaboration between the National Parks and Wildlife Service of this Department and An Garda Síochána for the purpose of combating wildlife crime.  This protocol will lead to much closer cooperation between both enforcement bodies, especially in the areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wild Fires (27 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: .... This Unit will support and enhance the law-enforcement work of our regional staff. I have also launched a protocol of cooperation and collaboration between the NPWS of this Department and An Garda Síochána for the purpose of combatting wildlife crime. This protocol will lead to much closer cooperation between both enforcement bodies, especially in the areas of communications,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...work of the regional staff, for example, by arranging and conducting training, and providing best-practice guidance on the conduct of investigations. It will also liaise at national level with An Garda Síochána and with Revenue’s Custom Service in relation to wildlife crime, including crime involving the international trade in protected species.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (14 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...law in respect of a number of categories of electors, including: - - Irish diplomats serving abroad and their spouses/civil partners, - whole-time members of the Defence Forces, - members of An Garda Síochána, - electors living at home who are unable to vote because of a physical illness or a physical disability, - certain election staff employed at the poll outside the...