Results 21-40 of 366 for drugs speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...has freed up almost 900 Garda members from back office work for front line policing work since 2015. I am also advised by the Garda authorities that at the end of February 2024 there were 318 Garda members assigned to Divisional Drugs Units nationwide. This includes 270 Gardaí, 40 Sergeants and 8 Inspectors. This represents an increase of almost 38% since the end of December 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...state agencies, in order to make our roads safer for all. All frontline Gardaí contribute to policing our roads and keeping them safe and, on average, 25% of roads policing enforcement is carried out by regular members, with the exception of drug/drink driving checks, 75% of which are carried out by regular members. I am informed that the allocation of vehicles is made on the basis...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...operations, governance or oversight of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). More broadly, the Deputy may be aware that the Department of Health leads on Government policy in the area of drugs, and this policy is guided by the national drugs and alcohol strategy "Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - a health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025 "....

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...we know is that when you take out the people at the top, it has a ripple effect throughout communities, in particular with regard to younger people. We have seen a significant reduction in residential burglary since Operation Thor was launched and over €345 million worth of drugs has been seized since 2015, which really has been one of the success stories. It is one of the biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Testing (27 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: Road traffic enforcement is an integral part of the day to day duties of all frontline Gardaí. On average 25% of roads policing enforcement and 75% of drug/drink driving checks are carried out by regular members. The budgetary provision for the recruitment of 800 - 1000 new Gardaí this year will both increase the number of frontline Gardaí and allow for the expansion of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Alcohol Sales (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...of alcohol. As part of the development of this Bill, I held consultations in November 2021. We had more than 5,000 responses, including responses from Alcohol Action Ireland, the Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, the Health Service Executive alcohol programme, the Institute of Public Health, the Irish Community Action on Alcohol...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Substance Misuse (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the Government’s approach to the misuse of drugs is set out in Ireland’s National Drug Strategy, ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery’. This is a health-led approach to drug and alcohol use in Ireland, and it represents a whole-of-Government response to reduce demand and associated harms. The Government is also committed to limiting access to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...this work. It is generally recognised that prostitution is inherently exploitative of vulnerable persons, mainly women and girls, and that many people are forced into prostitution through trafficking, drug addiction, homelessness and poverty. A key purpose for the 2017 Sexual Offences Act was to provide additional protection to persons involved in prostitution, especially vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...in developing a community safety plan in each local authority area. It will allow each partnership to deal with issues of community safety which are not strictly within the criminal justice system (e.g. drug misuse, youth services, public lighting, integration and diversity issues). The Community Safety Plan will be a matter for each Partnership once established. In order to inform the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Substance Misuse (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...maintenance of, the PULSE system. The table below, which was provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of charges created for juvenile offenders where the offence was ‘Possession of Drugs Contrary to section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977', for the years 2017 up to the end of December 2023. Charge Year Charges Created ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Substance Misuse (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...the Scheme at the following link on the Garda website: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/publications/policy-documents/adult -cautioning-scheme-policy-document-feb-21-.pdf Offences under Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (as amended) for possession of cannabis or cannabis resin, a controlled substance, were added to the Adult Cautioning Scheme from 14 December 2020. Only offences from that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...allocated to An Garda Síochána in recent years have enabled the Garda Commissioner to assign extra resources to the specialist units involved in tackling organised crime, including the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Armed Support Unit and the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB). Since 2015, over €345m...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...activity, we continue to see the significant results of its efforts in the arrests made and the people brought before the courts, both here and, importantly, in other jurisdictions, as well as the ongoing drugs and firearms seizures. The record budgetary resources allocated to An Garda Síochána in recent years have enabled the Garda Commissioner to assign extra resources to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ..., in which the originating incident location was identified as ‘Curragh Camp’ or ‘The Curragh’. The most common arrest reason given was ‘Driving while under the influence of alcohol/drugs’. The Garda authorities further advise that following a review of incident narratives, there is no indication in any case that arrests were made specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ..., there will be 21 Divisions going forward. Therefore the total estimated cost would be approximately €3,486,000 to provide an additional Detective Sergeant and Detective Inspector to each of these 21 Division's Drugs Unit. I am further advised by the Garda authorities that at the end of December 2023, the latest date for when figures are available, there were 326 Garda members...

Transfer of Passenger Name Record Data: Motions (14 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...and their associates and to detect suspicious travel patterns. The processing of PNR data accordingly has become a widely used law enforcement tool in the EU and beyond to combat terrorism and serious crime, such as drug-related offences, human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, and to prevent such crimes from being committed. It is not just about ongoing investigations. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: .... I am informed by the Garda authorities that at the end of December 2023, the latest date for when figures are available, there are 312 Garda members assigned to the Kilkenny/Carlow Division. As of the same date there were 7 Garda members assigned to the Drugs unit in the Division which represents an increase of 40% since the end of December 2019. Furthermore, the information in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (31 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ..., re-integration and engagement in a positive lifestyle. CBOs provide a range of services to people in local communities, including training and education, offender management programmes, residential accommodation, drug and alcohol treatment programmes. Many of the interventions and programmes provided by CBOs include activities such as art, music, or creative writing. The Probation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (30 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...an online survey and a request for submissions, ran from November 2021 until January 2022. More than 5,000 responses were received. These included responses from Alcohol Action Ireland; Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland; The Health Service Executive Alcohol Programme; Institute of Public Health; Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...A N/A MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD N/A N/A N/A N/A 616 602 I am advised by the Garda authorities that at the end of December 2023 there were 326 Garda members assigned to Divisional Drugs Units nationwide, this includes 278 Gardaí, 42 Sergeants and 6 Inspectors. This represents an increase of almost 47% since the end...