Results 161-180 of 3,485 for speaker:Gary Gannon

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reviews or consultations that have taken place regarding the impact of the in camera rule on public understanding, media reporting, and litigants’ access to justice in family law and childcare proceedings; and if he will publish any findings arising from such reviews. [30962/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department intends to bring forward legislative proposals to amend or relax the in camera rule in family law and childcare proceedings in order to improve transparency while safeguarding privacy; and if he will provide a timeline for any such proposals. [30963/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific safeguards in place to ensure that parties in childcare proceedings, particularly parents and guardians, can effectively participate in and understand the process, given the restrictions imposed by the in camera rule. [30965/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has engaged with legal rights groups, court reporters or family support services on the effect of the in camera rule on access to justice and public accountability; and if he will publish any submissions received. [30966/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (11 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accredited media applications made to attend in camera family or childcare proceedings under section 40 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 or other statutory provisions in the past five years; and the number granted, in tabular form. [30964/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: The press release.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: Answer the question.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Commissioner. I join others in expressing solidarity and sadness on the loss of his colleague, Garda Kevin Flatley. I was grateful that the Commissioner’s statement arrived on Saturday. I felt it was early. While it gave us a lot of time to prepare for today’s meeting, going through its six pages, I could not help but feel there was a lot missing. There is no...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Commissioner. The Policing Authority found that An Garda Síochána had no structural intelligence system to anticipate far-right protests outside of Dublin. Officers were relying on ad hoc social media monitoring. How was that allowed to continue into 2023 and 2024? To be honest, it looks like it is still continuing today.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: There still appears to be a reluctance among some members of An Garda Síochána to intervene earlier in violent protests. They seem to fear escalation or disciplinary fallout. Do gardaí have the tools and training to act assertively without waiting for reinforcements or being left to fail? In the context of the failures in 2023, will the Commissioner give an example of...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: While I am conscious there were arrests and ultimately sentences arising from the events of 23 November 2023, they seem to be at the lower end of the scale. They were the people who engaged in the violence. The people who instigated the violence through online platforms and large social media platforms, however, some of whom are now public figures, seem to have got away scot-free. Going...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: In my community, there are at least three public parks. While I do not know whether the canal walkways are becoming unpoliceable, they certainly seem to be unpoliced. Is there some form of policy of containment in place in the city centre where people engaged in this behaviour are being redirected from the commercial city centre and into our residential areas? It certainly feels like that...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: In regard to the parks, specifically Mountjoy Square, Liberty Park and the Diamond Park, residents contact me every day and I have been contacting An Garda Síochána because they genuinely seem to be in fear. There does not seem to be any form of intervention there. I am surprised Dr. Coxon has not heard about this because it is constantly being referenced through the various...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Cathaoirleach for letting me back in. I want to go back to the issue I touched on but in respect of which I did not get the winning detail – the issue of child grooming by gangs who are exploiting children. This was mentioned to the Policing Authority recently through community engagement. Children, often between the ages of eight and 12, are being coerced with money,...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I hoe we will see some outcome of that in the future. I turn to drug-related intimidation, which is destroying our communities.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I fully agree that the network of community gardaí is absolutely essential, which is why I hope we can maintain it at the previous standard.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: I have one quick question. We heard recently about gardaí being sent to Dublin. Often, the reason for this is not necessarily for community policing purposes. Community policing is essential to delivering the types of services our community needs, which is gardaí at the door. The small areas policing initiative that was used ten years ago or so set a standard and I would love to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1036. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if prisons or places of detention are defined in any way under the Constitution; and if not, whether there are any constitutional principles or provisions that shape or influence how prisons operate in the State. [30216/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Gary Gannon: 1037. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the constitutional rights that apply to individuals in prison or detention under Irish law; and how these rights are balanced with the State's penal policies. [30217/25]