Results 21-37 of 37 for garda speaker:Mairead Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Mairead Farrell: 250. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual cost of the salaries of any recently appointed ministerial Garda drivers to her Department; the cost of the annual salary of the existing civilian Garda drivers in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9035/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 8 February 2022, the costs that have been incurred from dereliction, defects or otherwise and the amount spent on maintenance and remediation for those Garda stations that have been idle in 2012 and 2013, in tabular form. [8214/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2022)

Mairead Farrell: 592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the name of the contractor that won the contract to provide the new Garda uniforms; the value of the contract; and the number of applicant bidders in the competition. [7870/22]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...There is reference to an almost 40% increase in costs related to travel. The increase is from €185,000 to €257,000. We have seen reports in recent times relating to the recommendation of the Garda Commissioner that some Ministers require Garda drivers. Can the Minister confirm if the increase relates in part to that? If it does not, where is this additional spending...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...change". He listed a number of noteworthy examples: the overpayment of €10 million by the State for the rental of the Department of Health's headquarters; the series of missed opportunities that saw the Garda missing out on, and being forced to vacate, its command headquarters on Harcourt Square in Dublin at a potential loss of over €100 million; significant unutilised...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairead Farrell: When the Minister of State mentioned Garda stations, it reminded me of the issue of the Military Road and the new Garda headquarters. It is said to be too small by quite a distance to hold all the gardaí who are supposed to move from Harcourt Square. Could I get an update on that and the risk of a loss if they are not moved out of Harcourt Square in time?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Mairead Farrell: What date does An Garda Síochána need to be out of Harcourt Square?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...claiming that insurance fraud costs the industry €200 million per year. In response to a parliamentary question, the Minister for Justice confirmed that 63 fraudulent claims were reported to An Garda Síochána in 2019 and that 48 were reported in 2020. In 2019, 177,000 claims were made in the area of motor insurance while 26,000 claims were made across employer's and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Sep 2021)

Mairead Farrell: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently stationed in the Garda station in Carraroe, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairead Farrell: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (details supplied), if she is satisfied that the Garda Commissioner has fulfilled their duty in view of the recent issue with the cancellation of more than 22,000 category 1 999 emergency calls; and if she will provide the reports which she received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2021)

Mairead Farrell: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the longstanding issues related to the timeliness and accuracy of reporting of An Garda Síochána crime statistics data and the steps she has taken to improve the integrity of published crime statistics data that is provided to bodies such as the Central Statistics Office, the Policing Authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Jun 2021)

Mairead Farrell: 180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda Commissioner advised her of the true extent of the failure to respond to the 999 calls placed by members of the public which were recorded on the command and control systems in view of media reports in November 2020 that indicated that a significant number of 999 calls were not responded to. [35048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Jun 2021)

Mairead Farrell: 181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the report from the Garda Commissioner to her in relation to a significant number of 999 calls that were not responded to by An Garda Síochána as reported in the media in November 2020 was made pursuant to the provisions of section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. [35049/21]

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

Mairead Farrell: 481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on external legal services by An Garda Síochána in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [27503/21]

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...People are concerned about this given the pandemic but it should be clear that these services are available to provide support. We learned at a joint policing committee meeting this week that there has been an increase in the number of barring orders. The Garda has made it clear that it is willing to help. This legislation is extremely important because it will enable victims to take...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...and 2019 the cost incurred by the Irish Aviation Authority in exempting fees for en route services for military and other flights was €46 million, the lion's share of which is accounted for by US military flights. Furthermore, in 2016 it was reported that the cost of having the Garda and the Army protect US military planes at Shannon Airport was almost €1.5 million a year. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (15 Sep 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when there will be further graduations of probationer gardaí from the Garda College, Templemore, for the remainder of 2020. [24021/20]