Results 61-80 of 81 for garda speaker:Neasa Hourigan

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: .... I would be interested to hear what the NTA is doing about camera-based bus lane enforcement. I have raised this issue in the Dáil. I appreciate that there are various parties involved, including the Garda, local authorities and the Departments of Transport and Justice. It seems that it crosses many Departments and that no one is necessarily taking the bull by the horns. Would...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...have a quick follow up question on that. In some of the submissions we received there have been very affecting descriptions of mental health incidents and how this legislation might interact with Garda powers. Do our witnesses envisage that there would need to be changes to practice or legislation around Garda powers or a review of those powers in light of this piece of work?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: .... I get consistent feedback from my constituents in Dublin Central that cars are increasingly pushing the limits of amber lights and outright breaking the red lights, sometimes at speed. An Garda Síochána does not have the proper resources to deal with this issue and it is not practical for it to do so. I can think of better ways for it to use its resources in Dublin Central....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Fines (28 Sep 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to raise the fixed-charge penalty that may be issued by traffic wardens and members of An Garda Síochána for parking offences related to preventing use of active and sustainable transport infrastructure, including parking on footpaths, cycle lanes and bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46432/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...agreement the Department has with local authorities or the service providers support a minimum standard of social care qualification and management to be qualified in trauma informed care? No Garda vetting is required for staff working in the settings. Does the Department believe this is appropriate?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Department makes no requirement through the service level agreements or in any other way for people who provide services in emergency accommodation to be Garda vetted.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Does this include Garda vetting?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...Department provides funds, and through the service level agreement it could set minimum standards. I want to be very clear that the Department does not require as a minimum standard that people be Garda vetted or have any type of social care qualification before they work in emergency housing services.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: But the appropriate provisions do not include Garda vetting.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We know that, at present, staff working in these services in Dublin do not have Garda vetting and are not required to be Garda vetted. I am asking whether the Department feels this is appropriate in the service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Good afternoon everyone. I will ask my questions and the witnesses may respond as they prefer. Before doing so, I reiterate the point made by Mr. Herrick that An Garda Síochána has been asked to walk a tightrope in the past year and has done so quite well but this is not a great long-term solution, as it puts much pressure on the force. In the submissions today we have heard...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation (29 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...on a particular day and asking tenants to leave their homes. While I hope and am sure that the RTB will have a robust answer to the question of how we deal with the illegal evictions, I believe An Garda needs proper procedures for engaging with evictions in general to ensure they are carried out legally on the given day. It is as much about An Garda having clarity on its role as it is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Private Rented Accommodation (29 Apr 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...-19 crisis. The covering of faces is not necessarily a Covid measure but one assumes it is to either obscure somebody's identity or is an act of intimidation. The second issue is the engagement of An Garda Síochána with the issue of evictions more generally. I point out to the Minister of State that we tend to think of evictions as an issue between two parties and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 682. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the education programmes members of An Garda Síochána, especially members of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, undertake to understand the specific practical requirements on and legal rights of cyclists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11634/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...appropriate medical body, she is being asked by the HSE to do the following: No. 1, supply proof of police clearance for any country resided in for more than a period of six months; No. 2, start a Garda vetting process; No. 3, provide name and contact details of three references; No. 4, provide a notarised copy of two forms of photographic proof of identification; No. 5, provide a...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...efficacy of support services in private accommodation. What oversight does the Department of Health undertake to ensure that private providers in the sector are staffed with people who are fully Garda vetted and suitably qualified? We need to ensure that adequate physical, mental and emotional health supports are available within these private providers. What oversight does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding: Law Reform Commission (16 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...of access for safeguarding and protection that social work teams would have where there are privatised services? Never mind staff trained for social work, as some of these staff may not even have Garda vetting.

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...centres in Dublin. I ask the Minister to give an undertaking that this report will be published promptly and in full. I also ask him to ensure that all staff in emergency accommodation facilities are Garda vetted and trained to deal in a sensitive way with people in a deeply vulnerable position. That is currently not the case, and many such workers are not vetted by the Garda. From...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (22 Jan 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...outline the communications framework between the National Cyber Security Centre, the Office of the Data Protection Commission, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, OGCIO, and An Garda Síochána? I have been reading the cybersecurity strategy published in 2019 quite carefully and I still cannot get a hold on what is happening between all the groups that are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (13 Jan 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: ...for Justice and Equality the cannabis substances and products, for example, edibles, concentrates and so on personal possession of which will be considered for application of an adult caution by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1051/21]