Results 341-360 of 4,708 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 850. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of stops and searches that have been carried out by gardaí in each of the past five years. [48388/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1144. To ask the Minister for Health if the mobile BreastCheck unit is still operating from Leopardstown Hospital; whether there were changes in its operation; if the service will be restored to previous levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47580/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Does the Commissioner not think that the number of resignations points to a morale problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Can I get a response on the issue I raised about drugs, possession for personal use and the injecting facility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I asked about the charges of possession for personal use.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Garda representatives at these hearings have said that they have never supported it and that the policing issues involved would be challenging. It would mean much more if Garda representatives and people in positions like Mr. Harris’s said that a facility such as this would help them police open injecting in the city centre. Mr. Harris’s words carry much weight, so not to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank everyone for being here. At the outset, I want to voice my own confidence in the work that the Garda does and my support for An Garda Síochána. Its members put their bodies and lives on the line for our safety. It is genuinely appreciated. There are three main topics that I want to talk about. One is the number of resignations from the force that we have and how that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the Minister. We had a good engagement with the Garda Commissioner and his officials and we hope to have a good engagement with her as well. Similar to others, I want to talk about morale in An Garda Síochána. Does the Minister feel there is a morale problem? According to the statistics, in 2013, there were 26 resignations from An Garda Síochána; in 2018, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Is there an issue with morale?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am conscious of time. I would appreciate if I could get a quick answer on drugs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Really? Is the Minister putting together legislation in advance of the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Is the Government already drafting legislation?

European Parliament Directive on Victims of Crime: Motion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The purpose of this motion is to allow the Government to enter into negotiations with the EU to allow Ireland to opt in to a change to EU directive 2012/29/EU on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. The proposal has five main objectives. The first is to improve victims' access to information. The second is to make victim protection align with the needs of victims and to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Will any changes in eligibility for flood relief supports for those in Waterford and Cork, which is completely justifiable, also be forwarded to my constituents in Dublin who experienced flooding in August? In light of the conclusion of work of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use, I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that there is massive momentum now for a change in drug policy here to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the fact that experienced second level teachers such as a teacher (details supplied) who qualified in the UK are being lost to Irish teaching by what are perceived as onerous requirements to duplicate existing qualifications; and her views on whether there is scope for adjusting requirements to make it easier for schools to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people who have had charges entered against them for simple possession of a controlled drug for their own personal use in each of the years 2017 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [46656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 421. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many PhD researchers are funded by his Department, including those funded by agencies and bodies under the auspices of his Department, and who will not be receiving the increase in stipend to €22,000. [46158/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 422. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proposes to make up the shortfall in the PhD stipend, to ensure that PhD researchers such as a researcher (details supplied) who have been excluded from the planned increase in stipends for PhD students, are treated in an equitable manner with other Government-funded PhD students by being given an increase in the stipend to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 631. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that the exclusion of Government-funded non SFI/IRC PhD researchers from the increase in stipend funding to €22,000 complies with all relevant employment and equality legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46214/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 632. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ask individual Government Department agencies and bodies who fund PhD research outside the SFI/IRC programme to finance increases in PhD stipends to provide equality with their SFI/IRC counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46215/23]