Results 21-40 of 177 for garda speaker:Rónán Mullen

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ...the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is clear from his actions he has no confidence in him? When the going got tough he stepped in and instructed an official from the Department to visit the Garda Commissioner, essentially to sack him. The Taoiseach met the Attorney General to discuss the unprecedented revelation of Garda recording of telephone conversations. All of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ...Nicky received the very happy news that she had become a grandmother. I know we will have an opportunity to pay tribute to her on a later date. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. The departure of a Garda Commissioner is an event of huge significance. There is a history in this State of major moments of controversy, including the departure three decades ago of Commissioner...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...I do not quite understand the Minister’s logic on that. Essentially, this amendment would require that any tracking would be required to be approved by a District Court judge instead of just a Garda sign-off. For ANPR to work, all number plate data is logged and, subsequently, that pool of data is checked against a watchlist of number plates of vehicles of interest. This Bill...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I understand the activity in question has been reported to the Garda.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Rónán Mullen: That is unacceptable when there is a pressing matter with the Garda.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Rónán Mullen: That is one practical way in which we can improve the service being provided to An Garda Síochána, but it must be resourced, particularly in the area of IT.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Rónán Mullen: The malpractice of the counselling agencies in question was tape recorded and was the subject of an article in the Irish Independent. It was also investigated by the Garda.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The Garda Commissioner does not believe legislation is required and we should engage with that.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (29 Jul 2020)

Rónán Mullen: The Government would get a fair few Garda drivers for that.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 12: In page 11, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(c) is worn in a location and manner that maximises the camera's ability to capture video footage of the Garda member’s activities.".

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 20: In page 14, line 26, to delete “member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of superintendent” and substitute “judge of the District Court”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 23: In page 15, line 13, to delete “member of the Garda Síochána” and substitute “District Court judge”.

Seanad: Joint Policing Committees: Motion (15 Oct 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ...in their case. Many victims, especially tourists although not only them, find it difficult to receive information about their case. When a tourist returns to their home country, contacting the Garda station for information can be very costly and time consuming only to discover that the garda is not on duty. There is currently no way to contact the garda or Garda station via e-mail....

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...approval, and (e) any additional matters that may be specified in an applicable code of practice. (5) A District Court judge referred to in subsection (2) may, following an application made by a member of Garda personnel, and taking into account the matters referred to in that subsection, vary, subject to subsection (3)(a), the duration of an approval granted under this section at any...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Apr 2021)

Rónán Mullen: ...restrictions were a matter of public health guidelines only, or whether there would be a penalty. The question was asked against the background of a priest in County Cavan being pursued by the Garda. It is now three weeks later and I have received no response whatsoever. I also wrote to the Garda Commissioner around that time, expressing my concerns, and I received no response - not...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...if she has addressed this already but I ask the Minister if it is the case that the legislation will require, or is it her intention, that all types of recording devices or systems to be used by An Garda Síochána will be ones that are specified in the code of practice to which she referred.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Apr 2015)

Rónán Mullen: Yes. If this was the Iona Institute under whose banner the Garda had appeared to register voters we would not be enjoying the sunshine today because the sky would be in the process of falling in the national media. It is really important that Senators in these days are heard on this point. It is our duty to comment on events of major public concern.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Mar 2021)

Rónán Mullen: ..., then, rather than the constitutional right to free practice of religion being completely restricted on the back of an unconstitutional law, it is being restricted on the back of no law at all and the Garda Síochána, the national police force, is handing out fines and threatening prosecutions on the basis of no law at all. I refer to Fr. P. J. Hughes, a priest in County Cavan,...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Rónán Mullen: ...I want to raise an issue that also arose last month concerning the number of arrests for drink-driving. In September it was reported that there was a discrepancy between the figures issued by An Garda Síochána and those released by the Central Statistics Office, CSO. We all know how important information is for good policy decisions. During discussions on the recent Road...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...to move amendment No. 25, God willing. For now I will speak to amendments Nos. 25 and 26. Amendment No. 25 is similar to that of Senator Ruane. The issue here is that we all want to support the Garda in the pursuit of its duties but in a democracy one always has to have regard to checks and balances and the need to ensure the work we entrust to the Garda is always done in a way that is...