Results 1-12 of 12 for garda reserve speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: .... Some of them believe them and some, less honourably, do not. That is neither here nor there and is of no concern to communities on the ground. When we boil this down, there are now fewer gardaí on the streets and fewer Garda stations open than there were when Fine Gael took office. We are two years past the 2021 targets and in terms of overall staff, the Government has not only...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Data (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree with the points made by Deputy O'Callaghan. The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and the Garda Inspectorate identified that the Garda has not always been entirely up to the mark in terms of the quality of data. Data are very important in ensuring a proper response to crime. There are two issues which I wish to specifically flag. One of the main issues that led to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda Síochána review into homicides between 2003 and 2017; when it will be published; and when the CSO will be in a position to publish crime statistics provided by An Garda Síochána without reservation. [26881/19]

Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...purchase illicit alcohol, illicit tobacco and illicit solid fuel as well as making it an offence to purchase such goods from an unregistered or unlicensed retailer. I question the ability of the Garda to implement such legislation but the theory is good. We can explore that further. It is proposed by the Bill that we provide for the imposition of a penalty in respect of such offences...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Future Direction of An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (24 Oct 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Before and upon the appointment of the Garda Commissioner, several victim groups expressed significant reservations. In particular, some of those groups expressed some anger as they viewed Mr. Harris as somebody who would block their access to truth and justice, as he would have been the key person within the PSNI responsible for legacy matters. To a large extent this relates to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...of what are their respective functions. There could be an element of replication or the JPC could become a formal box ticking exercise. That is not necessarily just the responsibility of the Garda; it is also the responsibility of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and the legislation and what follows from it. A major element of the model of community policing that...

Regulation establishing Internal Security Fund: Motion (27 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...the House has two different elements. The first portion of the overall pot of €2.5 billion is a fund from which governments will have discretion to draw down money. In the case of Ireland, An Garda Síochána will be able to draw down money from this fund to aid its operations and resources, etc. This is reasonable and I do not have a particular difficulty with it. As I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (12 Jul 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserve members in the Cork city division by division, district and sub-district in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32333/18]

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...in respect of their property, health, and welfare and safety. This is a cause of great concern. This has been contributed to by the reduction in cover over many years in the number of gardaí and Garda stations in rural areas. Specifically – this point is addressed in the amendment – a key factor is the proportion of dedicated community gardaí. The number has...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I wish to begin by stating that we will be supporting Deputy O'Callaghan's Bill, perhaps with some reservation. In any event, we will be happy to support to enable it to pass to Committee Stage. Public confidence in the Garda Síochána is at an all-time low. We have seen controversy after controversy-----

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...it is the second-lowest or the lowest, public confidence is low. If the Minister can think of a time when it was lower, then he can instance it. It is the case that public confidence in An Garda Síochána is very low. To be honest, I think the Minister is being pedantic. There is no doubt that the vast majority of gardaí are held in high regard by the public and are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...even mentioned in the statistics the witnesses provided today. I am particularly concerned that cases under section 12 will inevitably become a very serious category of incident. Five Rivers apparently reserves the right to refuse children with difficult behavioural issues. That potentially means people will end up in Garda stations when that is not necessarily the right place for them...