Results 1-20 of 20 for garda reserve speaker:Lisa Chambers

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: Section 52 deals with the Garda Reserve. While I have no difficulty with the section, I should point out that the potential of the Garda Reserve has been raised a number of times in the House, in particular, by Senator McDowell. In the context of the challenges we face in recruiting and retaining gardaí for many reasons, we are working to improve the lot of trainees and getting more...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...remarks of the Minister not to exceed six minutes, all Senators not to exceed six minutes, and the Minister to be given no less than six minutes to reply to the debate; No. 3, statements on the Garda Reserve, to be taken at 2.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 3.30 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed six minutes, all Senators...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...but not an immediate threat to public health, and how Irish citizens in those areas were entitled to expect better quality. Senator McDowell raised the issue, as he has done previously, of the Garda Reserve. We have requested that debate and will try to get a date for it as soon as possible. There will be a changeover in Ministers in the coming weeks, so we may have it with the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...level. It is an interesting suggestion, and certainly one for the Department to consider. It might be worth a Commencement matter as it is quite a specific request. Senator McDowell raised the Garda Reserve, prison overcrowding, the impact of the housing crisis and the influx of refugees into tourist accommodation. A request has gone to the Department of Justice for a debate on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...but it may be the Minister, Deputy McEntee, if it does not happen. We certainly get somebody on those important topics. I would agree with the Senator that the level of reservists, in terms of the Reserve Defence Force and the Garda Reserve, and the volunteerism that we have benefited from as a country over so many decades is certainly in decline. Numbers have reduced considerably in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...with Jason Poole regarding his sister, who we know lost her life to domestic violence. The Senator reiterated the call for a domestic violence register of offenders that would be accessed by An Garda Síochána and possibly potential victims. It is the strong belief of Jason Poole that Jennifer would not have lost her life had that register been available. A debate with the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: ...raise the issue of antisocial behaviour in Eyre Square. I know the area well. I went to college in Galway so would have frequented Eyre Square regularly. I am surprised to hear the response from gardaí locally was to just close Eyre Square. That is not really possible. It is the centre point of the city and that would be devastating for businesses, I imagine. Again, that might...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I accept that the Minister of State is committed to the Reserve Defence Force but the figures are going down all the time. While we are standing here saying how committed we are, there needs to be action to address the fall in the numbers. I believe the Reserve Defence Force is being strangled when it comes to recruitment and the recruitment process. I have outlined to the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Mayo as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51649/17]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2017)

Lisa Chambers: ...statement the Minister of State observed that "continuous recruitment is the lifeblood of the Defence Forces". While I acknowledge this point is not directly related to Army pensions, I must mention the Reserve Defence Force, RDF. If the RDF continues to operate as it does currently, it will cease to exist. It is almost dead and gone. Recruitment continues to be a major issue. While I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (23 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to increase Garda Reserve numbers in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24346/17]

Defence Forces: Motion (4 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I move:That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges the pride that Irish people take in the Defence Forces and the contribution made by the Permanent Defence Force, the Reserve Defence Force and Civil Defence; remembers those members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of the State, including those on overseas peacekeeping missions; agrees that the single greatest asset the...

Priority Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Feb 2017)

Lisa Chambers: ...about challenges in terms of attracting people and then he tells me there were over 5,000 applicants but less than 100 were inducted. Does he not see that there is a major problem with the Reserve Defence Forces? With every month that goes by in which we do not take people in, the Government is killing that organisation piece by piece. It will not exist in a number of years. That is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces Reserve: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (9 Feb 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I think the Chairman's support for the Reserve Defence Force can be in no doubt. He has spoken on many occasions about its value in light of his own experience. I have agreed with him on all of those occasions. As members of the committee will be aware, I served with the Reserve Defence Force for about 13 years. Mr. Richardson and I trained and served together over many years, so I have...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: ...Minister of State is right when he suggests that in addition to making criticisms, the members of this committee should also offer solutions. I would like to suggest a couple of things that would help the Reserve Defence Force with recruitment. We need to get back into more communities. When we took a lot of the outposts away, we removed the opportunity for many towns and villages to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (27 Sep 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he anticipates the Reserve Defence Force achieving the overall establishment personnel number of 4,169; the steps he has taken to address the considerable delays that applicants to join the RDF are experiencing in getting Garda clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27132/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (21 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I will outline some of the scenarios I have come across. A number of applicants began the fitness testing and interview process in October 2015. Their Garda clearance forms went in after that in October-November 2015 but some of them have still not heard back. The Minister of State outlined to me that the vetting process rests with the Garda Síochána. I submitted questions to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (21 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the number of members of the Reserve Defence Force will reach 4,000; his engagement in addressing the difficulties and delays applicants experience in obtaining Garda Síochána clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17096/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (14 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 649. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the Reserve Defence Force; the number who completed the fitness test; the number of those who passed the fitness test; the number who completed the interview; the number who applied for Garda Síochána clearance; the number who received Garda Síochána clearance and within what timeframe...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (14 Apr 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 252. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of applications for Garda Síochána vetting made by the Defence Forces for prospective members of the Reserve Defence Force in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date. [7101/16]