Results 181-200 of 698 for garda speaker:Niall Collins

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Sep 2015)

Niall Collins: The Fianna Fáil Party fully supports the establishment of a new independent policing authority to oversee the policing service provided by An Garda Síochána. This authority has been deemed necessary following a number of revelations as to how the Garda Síochána has operated, the resignation of the Garda Commissioner following an intervention from the Taoiseach as...

Criminal Justice (Knife Possession) Bill 2015: First Stage (23 Sep 2015)

Niall Collins: ..., who is 90 years of age, has been hospitalised for the past two weeks and may never, it has been reported, return to her house. Leaving aside the debate and arguments around the resourcing of An Garda Síochána and the application of those resources, including the recruitment of additional members, beefing up the Garda reserve and equipping An Garda Síochána, we...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (22 Sep 2015)

Niall Collins: .... That is a huge indictment of Government and a statement from rural Ireland as to how bad is the situation. The Government needs to wake up and really take notice of that. In relation to Garda numbers, there were more gardaí outside Leinster House today for a phantom protest than will be found in many rural areas tonight. That is simply not acceptable. We need to have more...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (22 Sep 2015)

Niall Collins: ...constituency when a man by the name of John O'Donoghue came across a burglary being committed in his house in broad daylight and died as a result of the shock of being confronted by the two burglars. The garda who apprehended the persons carrying out the burglary had to use his own car, which is far from acceptable. It was reported in the news yesterday that a 90-year-old woman in County...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Niall Collins: ...many graduates who are fleeing the country. We could discuss how many old people across rural Ireland and our cities live in fear of burglary and crime because of the Government's withdrawal of Garda resources across the country. We could discuss how the Government has pulled up the ladder on many social welfare recipients by introducing consistent cuts to social welfare, its inaction on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Niall Collins: 591. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the overtime bill for An Garda Síochána in the Dublin metropolitan region for the dates 1, 8, 15 and 29 July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30526/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (22 Sep 2015)

Niall Collins: ...are under way into the processes involved in the purchasing of eurosurgical equipment at Health Service Executive funded hospitals; the hospitals that are involved in these investigations; if An Garda Síochána is involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31927/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 401. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the target response time An Garda Síochána seeks to achieve for call-outs to reported incidents of crime, analysed per crime category, including 999 calls; the average call-out response time achieved per crime category, analysed by Garda Síochána division, for the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 402. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way the closure of Garda stations has impacted on Garda call-out and response times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30347/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: ...To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality given the recent publication of the Central Statistics Office's crime statistics, if an impact analysis of crime has been undertaken in the areas where Garda stations were closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30348/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 404. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the compensatory measures announced by her predecessor when closing Garda stations, including community and mobile Garda clinics, have not been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30349/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Appointment of Member of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Motion: Minister for Justice and Equality (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: ..., Mr. Simon O’Brien. We always read that GSOC is fraught with difficulties. It is an organisation that has a difficult task. In fairness, if there were not working tensions between it and An Garda Síochána, there would be something wrong. If one surveyed police oversight agencies across the world, one would find that GSOC is not too dissimilar to some of its...

Criminal Law (Child Grooming) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: ...The proposed legislation extends current offences to include activities geared towards building a relationship with a child so that a meeting and-or sexual exploitation will subsequently occur. The Garda estimates that it had approximately 30 detections of what could be classified as child exploitation or trafficking of people for child exploitation or grooming during the 2013 to 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (9 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of concerns within An Garda Síochána relating to the leaking of confidential information from An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28041/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (9 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions she has held with the Garda Commissioner regarding the leaking of information from An Garda Síochána; if she is aware of any new procedures being implemented by An Garda Síochána relating to information being provided to the media from An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (9 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of any changes in structure or protocol with regard to the interaction between An Garda Síochána and the media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28043/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (9 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for which the current panel will remain in place after the most recent recruitment competition into the Garda Síochána; when it is envisaged the next competition will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28161/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Investigations (7 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: People understand that the Director of Public Prosecutions makes the final call in this type of case. Should the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission not establish a protocol providing that, in cases in which it submits a file to the DPP making a recommendation that there is no case to answer, as occurred in the case of Sergeant Galvin, its decision will be immediately communicated...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Investigations (7 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: I and my party welcome the fact that Mr. Justice Frank Clarke has been appointed to carry out an independent judicial inquiry into this. It is appropriate following the call from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, for such an inquiry. A GSOC spokesman stated at the time that it often engaged in peer review, whereby it got sister organisations from outside the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Investigations (7 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she has taken in view of the suicide of a serving member of An Garda Síochána; the steps taken to ensure the independence and integrity of the investigation; the timeframe for the completion of any investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27361/15]