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Showing questions asked by Mark Ward under the heading An Garda Síochána.

22 questions match, newest first.

Mark Ward Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
27. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the roll-out of high-visibility policing; and the impact it is having in the Dublin area. [70552/26]
Mark Ward Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Justice
439. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times spiking was mentioned on the Garda PULSE system for the years 2021 to 2026. [66965/26]
Mark Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1393. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses currently operational per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; if there is funding for additional minibuses for the DMR to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43036/26]
Mark Ward Written 13 May 2026 · to Justice
142. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines that have been issued by county/Garda division for non-compliance of the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations, for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35556/26]
Mark Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Justice
858. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers seized by the Gardaí in each of the years from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10325/26]
Mark Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Justice
859. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers that were returned to owners following seizure by Gardaí in each of the years from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10326/26]
Mark Ward Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
33. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to increase the number of community Gardaí; the number of community Gardaí at the start of 2025; the target number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54119/25]
Mark Ward Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
65. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to tackle Garda recruitment and retention including Garda numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54118/25]
Mark Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
475. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for the number of community Gardaí, by station, in Ronanstown, Lucan, Clondalkin, Rathcoole and Tallaght, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49992/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Justice
1644. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses available per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46136/25]
Mark Ward Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
745. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the number of reports to the Gardaí of incidences of spiking another person with a drug or substance without the persons knowledge, for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39481/25]
Mark Ward Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
756. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda vetting process will be updated to make it easier for individuals who have been vetted recently to be vetted in a more timely manner for a second or third role; if he has any plans to legislate on the matter;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39589/25]
Mark Ward Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
23. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will hit his target of 1,000 new Garda recruits this year; how he will reach 5,000 recruits over the lifetime of this Government, as outlined in the programme for Government, if the numbers are below average this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36606/25]
Mark Ward Written 7 May 2025 · to Justice
331. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the amount of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau each year from 2020 to date in 2025; the amount returned by CAB to the Exchequer for the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22444/25]
Mark Ward Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
166. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in Dublin metropolitan region west over the past five years; the number of community Gardaí for the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12734/25]
Mark Ward Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
526. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if Deputies will sit on local community safety partnerships similar to the joint policing committees; the reason for this decision; if he will provide details of the membership of the partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9533/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
657. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the Garda numbers for each year from 2014 to date, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7592/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
658. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí to be recruited over the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7593/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
659. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí in each region, each year from 2014 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
660. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda stations, each year from 2014 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7595/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
661. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for a report on the number of Gardaí assigned to each Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, each year from 2014 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7596/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
662. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of minors arrested for each year from 2014 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7597/25]