Results 21-40 of 487 for garda speaker:Mattie McGrath

Public Sector Management (Appointment of Senior Members of the Garda Síochána) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jun 2014)

Mattie McGrath: ...ghabháil leis an Aire nua. I wish the new Minister for Justice and Equality all the best. I compliment Deputy Ross on bringing forward the Public Sector Management (Appointment of Senior Members of the Garda Síochána) Bill 2014. He has been preparing it for quite some time and it is not a knee-jerk reaction to recent events in An Garda Síochána. I have said...

Garda Stations (24 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, is not in the Chamber to take this matter. He was present in the House for the Order of Business and cannot be too far away. Clonmel Garda station is the largest station in the Tipperary division and deals with a large population. It is possibly one of the largest stations in the south east of the country. There is no point in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The programme for Government commits to support An Garda Síochána. I know Deputy Michael Healy-Rae raised it. In Tipperary there is a huge division. I wish the new Commissioner well, but I want the Minister to clarify comments he made on overtime. With the evenings now drawing in, people are frightened in their homes. We have got very few of the new recruits to have come out of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Earlier, the Tánaiste spoke about the Garda Síochána and the great job they do. I support that and we must all support the Garda. However, the Dickensian condition of Clonmel Garda station has been raised in this House for the last 40 years, if not more. It is not fit for purpose. The Department of Justice has been playing games. It was bundled as a group with two other...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...Teachtaí Connolly agus Pringle for giving us their time slot. I certainly welcome this legislation and I hope its passage is not impeded in any way, shape or form. It is a ridiculous situation that gardaí are going into the line of duty and as much, if not more, is paid to legal firms as is paid in compensation to those who deserve it. I condemn out of hand the incident some...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad the Minister for Justice is present. Clonmel has been waiting 64 years for a new Garda station. Superintendent Ruane and his team there, and the public, need a fit-for-purpose building, which they do not have. There have been statements today by a backbencher that we have decoupled the situation regarding the Children Court building from the two Garda stations involved in the...

Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Jul 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...disappeared. The incidence of serious crime is increasing and we must be ever vigilant. This legislation is progressing quickly. All Deputies should support this Bill. I have supported An Garda Síochána my entire life and I have also been involved in community alert schemes. I compliment those who are involved in community alert and neighbourhood watch schemes. No police force can...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (20 Jul 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reassure ACC Bank customers whose complaints (details supplied) are currently being investigated by the Garda that the investigation of these cases will not be hampered by lack of resources in the Garda; his views on whether these cases are being hampered by a lack of resources causing undue delay; if the Garda will be...

Garda Stations (2 Nov 2010)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to be able to raise this matter which is very important for my constituency. It concerns the provision of a new site for a modern Garda station in Clonmel. At the outset, I wish to compliment all the Garda officers in Clonmel station under the command of Superintendent John Courtney. In this day and age, they need a proper facility to be able to carry out all the duties that are...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ...the Tánaiste's praise for Muintir Na Tíre. As a former member of its board, I am aware it has 1,300 Community Alert groups throughout the country. I am a member since 1986. I support An Garda Síochána, but it cannot work without the tools of the trade. The Tánaiste referred to Operation Fiacla. The Garda must have gone to the dentist and lost all its teeth...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (28 Apr 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 222. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the status of An Garda Síochána as an impartial, neutral and non-political organisation is being threatened by the perception of uniformed members of An Garda Síochána recently supporting a political position, specifically, taking part in events organised by the Yes campaign for the forthcoming same-sex...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The situation regarding recruitment and retention in An Garda Síochána is very acute. There are four gardaí and two sergeants in the town of Carrick-on-Suir in the Clonmel Garda district. They would want four times that number to fill the rosters. They can only fill one roster. We see the slow rate of input into Templemore but we also see the resignations, retirements and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to raise the issue of the long and sad saga of Clonmel Garda station. It has been raised in the House for the past 40 years and still there are no better facilities for the Garda Síochána, whom I salute, there under the direction of Superintendent William Leahy. I also pay tribute to one of their colleagues who died recently, Sergeant Martin Hopkins, who was an excellent...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Mattie McGrath: ..., however, that there are simple things that can also be done in the immediate term to create a greater sense of protection for rural Ireland. One of the most obvious is the need to increase Garda visibility in rural communities. People want to see the local garda on patrol, not just for the protection of property against theft, but also for peace of mind on a day-to-day basis. I salute...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Morale is on the floor in An Garda Síochána. The issue is not compulsory retirement but people are flocking away from the job. I salute Garda Pat Kelly who recently finished his term in Carrick-on-Suir. The number of gardaí in Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel, Cahir and Cashel is appallingly and frighteningly low. How far will the Government leave this go before it gives proper...

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...up and throwing away the key. We need to bring them on and train them. Community policing is the essence. With your indulgence, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I was late today as I was at a sochraid. Garda Sergeant Niall O'Halloran was laid to rest today at 47 years of age. He was an excellent community garda. He, along with his team, was the essence of community policing. I want to...

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, want to be associated with the words of sympathy expressed in respect of the death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. If we can do anything to honour his memory, then we must listen to the people. Everyone is aware that there is a thin blue line which separates society from anarchy. That line has been shattered as a result of what happened in recent days. I ask the Minister to...

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ...say time and again that it was his judgement that it was both necessary and in the public interest for him to point out that Deputy Mick Wallace had been a beneficiary of discretion exercised by An Garda Síochána. The Minister also said he made the point not to make a political charge or for any personal benefit but to defend the integrity of An Garda Síochána. It is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Reorganisation (3 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I heard the Minister speaking earlier about Garda reform. Garda reform without Garda support is a nonsense and he must know that. I will cite a statement issued by the Garda Representative Association, GRA. It stated that Government appears to be oblivious to the right of the gardaí and the communities they police to have been consulted about the location of new divisional...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The complaints body of An Garda Síochána, GSOC, will be renamed the office of the policing ombudsman, with redesigned processes and greater financial independence. The body itself will be restructured and the current three-person commission will be replaced with an ombudsman and a deputy ombudsman. Glossy Bills are not going to fix the serious problem we have in this country. Ar...