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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: It is so important that the pilot is finished and these are rolled out right across the country for all the reasons I have acknowledged.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Alan Farrell: That is very positive to hear. I am sure my colleagues and I, particularly those of us on the justice committee, will be very pleased to hear that this investment has been so effective, even during the relatively short period in which these trials have been taking place. There is no doubt about the arsenal of options that members of An Garda Síochána should and do have as a result...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Garda hopes to have that analysis done by the end of the year and then, obviously, it will look to what will be needed beyond that. The new digital evidence management system has to be developed to be able to back up all of this information. It is a huge amount. We have a budget of €155 million for ICT alone this year. That is assisting in the development and roll-out of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I am keeping the Minister to the time to get people in. I call Deputy Farrell.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Alan Farrell: I do not really have anything to add other than that I very much welcome the opportunity to assist the Minister and An Garda Síochána in ensuring this matter receives the right attention and that this trial scheme that has been established is a success. The Minister might clarify in her final reply as to whether there have been any instances of failures across the three divisions...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: I believe these will be a game-changer. In the short space of time in which we have seen them rolled out, the positive feedback has been exceptional. I have had no negative feedback. There have been no incidences that I have been told about or made aware of where cameras have not worked or have been defective. They are very different, however. Some of them can actually show the picture...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Question No. 16 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We are almost out of time. Deputy Donnelly might put his question; he will not get in a second time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (26 Sep 2024)

Road Traffic Offences

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of scramblers seized since 2021; and if she will give a breakdown of seizures by Garda district. [38032/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I wish to ask the Minister of State about the number of scramblers seized since 2021 and if he will give a breakdown of the seizures.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (26 Sep 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy for his very important question about the number of scramblers that have been seized. As the Deputy will know, the law changed in this regard to allow scramblers to be seized. A sum of €190,000 was allocated to assist approved projects in 2022 and 2023 and almost €149,000 has been allocated for 2024 to help seize scramblers. The total number of scramblers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We have seen a decline in the number of gardaí in County Carlow. A few weeks ago Tullow daycare centre, which is a daycare centre for elderly people where 50 people go each day, had a break-in and yesterday there was a second break-in when the bus was stolen from this daycare centre. Crime has increased and there is no point in saying differently. We are short of gardaí. I met...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

James Browne: The number of gardaí in the area has increased by 9% since the end of 2015. We are carrying out a recruitment process in Templemore for An Garda Síochána and this has sped up significantly, with a significant number of gardaí graduating from there. There is a challenge with Garda numbers but as the numbers increase I have no doubt additional gardaí will be assigned...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I need to repeat that I have spoken with superintendent Anthony Farrell. We need more gardaí. The population of County Carlow has grown, which is very welcome. We had one of the highest growth rates in the most recent census. We do not have enough gardaí. We do not have enough community gardaí on the ground. We have seen an increase in burglaries. I spoke about one in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

James Browne: I condemn the incidents of crime outlined by Deputy Murnane O'Connor. They are absolutely outrageous and I have no doubt An Garda Síochána will leave no stone unturned in investigating these criminal activities. There is an excellent chief superintendent in Anthony Pettit, who is originally of the Wicklow-Wexford division. No doubt the chief superintendent would very much...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (26 Sep 2024)

International Protection

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (26 Sep 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will undertake a review of the suitability of the International Protection Office in Mount Street to process applications for international protection, given the significant increase in the number of people making applications at the office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38170/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (26 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am extremely concerned about the International Protection Office in Mount Street. As the Minister is aware, over the past 18 months the number of people applying for international protection has put considerable pressure on the office on Mount Street, such that I am concerned about the capacity and suitability of it. Does the Minister have any plan to conduct a review of it? Does she...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (26 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: In recent years, I have increased investment at every level of the international protection system, including in the International Protection Office, to deal effectively with the increase in applications. As a consequence, there are now more than 500 staff based at the Mount Street premises, involved in all stages of the international protection process, from initial registration, through to...