Results 101-120 of 698 for garda speaker:Niall Collins

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Niall Collins: It was announced in February during the general election. The Garda Commissioner was recently quoted as saying it would be up and running next month. When exactly will it be established and what will be its size? May we have information on the number of personnel and level of resourcing that will be available to it?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Niall Collins: ...is fit for purpose. Will the Minister comment on the proposal contained in Fianna Fáil's election manifesto that a serious and organised crime unit be established? It would be an amalgamation of the Garda national drugs unit and the organised crime unit? It would bring together the skill sets required to deal with the entire landscape of gangland criminality, not just drugs but...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (17 May 2016)

Niall Collins: 47. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she will take to ensure Garda numbers will rise to 15,000 over five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9972/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 May 2016)

Niall Collins: 61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will ask the Policing Authority to oversee a review of the dispersement of Garda stations in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9973/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Niall Collins: ...too long we received information in a delayed manner and there was also a question mark over the veracity of the statistics we received. I have had many private communications with members of An Garda Síochána who questioned the veracity of the official figures which were published. In any event, the stand-off between the CSO and An Garda Síochána now seems, at long...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (14 Apr 2016)

Niall Collins: 291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who are currently on maternity leave. [6449/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Mar 2016)

Niall Collins: 249. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of racist incidents and any percentage increase recorded on the Garda Síochána PULSE system since changes were introduced in December 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4957/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (22 Mar 2016)

Niall Collins: 260. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fully qualified Garda Síochána; the number in training and the number on leave of absence as of 1 March 2016. [5289/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (22 Mar 2016)

Niall Collins: 261. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána Reserve as of 1 March 2016. [5290/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (3 Feb 2016)

Niall Collins: ...and Equality if she is aware of the continued concern of the local community at the increased crime levels in Tallaght in Dublin 24; her views on the need to provide additional resources to An Garda Síochána to deal with this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4543/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (2 Feb 2016)

Niall Collins: 275. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána on 1 January in each of the past ten years, including details of the numbers in training on those dates. [4394/16]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: .... I sincerely hope that it helps to bring closure for the many people who were forced into being prostitutes or sex workers against their will. Moreover, I hope it delivers another tool in the armoury of An Garda Síochána to focus on gangland criminality, which is behind the trafficking of people for sexual exploitation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (28 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality given her recent public comments on the matter, the number of recorded burglary offences, by Garda Síochána division, during the last quarter of 2015 in tabular form. [3728/16]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: ...their independence and the freedom of the press, while at the same time bolstering the independence of GSOC, which has a very important job to do and is charged under various legislation, primarily the Garda Síochána Act 2005, with doing a very important job on behalf of the citizens of the country.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister confirm whether the first meeting of the police authority next Friday will be in public or private? Will she also comment on resistance to change from the management of An Garda Síochána?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take further to the recent Garda Síochána Inspectorate's report on policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3203/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: What further action does the Minister propose to take in light of the recent report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate? The Minister will be aware that members of the inspectorate recently appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. It is fair to say that they were hugely frustrated yet very professional and charitable in their language and presentation...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Those who attended the meeting of the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality and heard the presentation by the inspectorate got the sense that management of An Garda Síochána is resistant to change. I would welcome a comment by the Minister on this point. Has the Minister specifically spoken to or had a meeting with the Garda Commissioner on the inspectorate's most recent...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: ...opted for a review but I believe there should be a High Court process in which an application is made to the High Court. This would be similar to other processes that happen in investigations by An Garda Síochána when, for example, it places telephone taps or listening devices. As part of that process, the journalist in question at least would be allowed to make a submission to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will review the powers of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3202/16]