Deasy, John

Wednesday, 27 November 2002

Dáil Eireann Debate
Vol. 558 No. 2

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Order of Business.

We have all seen the crime figures and are horrified by them. As the Taoiseach mentioned earlier, the first time the Public Order Bill was in the House was on 20 June. That is more than five months ag...More Button

Ceisteanna – Questions (Resumed). Priority Questions. - Garda Administration.

Asked the minister: the plans there are to civilianise the administrative functions of the Garda Síochána in order to release gardaí from desk duties.More Button

A lack of funding for the additional 2,000 gardaí promised in the programme for Government is evident from the Estimates and that is the context in which this question has to be considered. I presume ...More Button

I will take that as a “No”, but we shall wait to see what the Minister has to say later. Able bodied gardaí are performing desk duties in divisions throughout the country when they should be out on th...More Button

Ceisteanna – Questions (Resumed). Priority Questions. - Search Warrants.

Asked the minister: if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the provisions regarding search warrants in the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001, are causing serious practical difficulties in ca...More Button

I am very surprised. The Courts Service has obviously not been talking to Garda superintendents. I am told that it is the case, although not so much in urban areas, that the Garda is having extreme di...More Button

It might be preferable to go in a different direction. However, there is massive inconsistency. When it comes to misuse of drugs a district justice is not necessary and the garda can go to a peace com...More Button

Greater distance causes delays. In these cases time is of the essence and the Garda needs to move quickly. The fact that a particular person lives 100 miles away creates massive delays. That is what I...More Button

Other Questions. - Deportation Orders.

Asked the minister: the cost to his Department in 2001 and 2002 for the deportation of asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.More Button

I have just been doing the figures. Approximately €3,000 apiece is a hefty one-way ticket – even disregarding Garda overtime. Excepting the safety issue – it is a lot of cash. How many more flights do...More Button

Nobody is suggesting that.More Button

Written Answers. - Prison Accommodation.

Asked the minister: his plans to sell Shanganagh House Open Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter.More Button


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