Results 21-40 of 140 for garda speaker:Martin Conway

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Martin Conway: I welcome yesterday's announcement that Garda recruitment will take place in the coming months. It is another step in the right direction. I commend the action taken by the Garda in west Clare in recent days to deal with money laundering and money lending. It is a significant step in the right direction as we try to deal with those who abuse vulnerable people who are in debt and facing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: .... She is leading an operation which is in change mode. It is interesting that the survey that put confidence above 85% happened within the first 12 months of the Commissioner taking charge of the Garda Síochána. I have observed the Commissioner, and the decency with which she goes about her business and her personal work ethic is a fantastic example to the Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: ...of Europol. Perhaps at some stage in the future the Commissioner might inform and enlighten us regarding his views on Europol, because he has great experience having served with the PSNI and An Garda Síochána, and what An Garda Síochána would like to see in the advancement of Europol. We would certainty take a read from An Garda Síochána as to what we should...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2015)

Martin Conway: ...remember that as very young people at the time. The tragedy in Carrickmines was followed by the killing of Anthony Golden in Omeath. As the Fine Gael spokesperson on justice, I often speak about the Garda Síochána and pay tribute to it for the enormity of the job it does and the sacrifices it makes. In this case Anthony Golden has paid the ultimate sacrifice by losing his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Martin Conway: I welcome the acting Garda Commissioner, Ms Noirín O'Sullivan. What I find very interesting is the experience in other countries of dealing with the freedom of information provisions. Does Ms O'Sullivan have a view on the freedom of information provisions? Should the Act be extended to include An Garda Síochána?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Reserve (28 Jan 2014)

Martin Conway: ...to cycle eight hours into Ennis and check himself into St. Joseph's nursing home and has not returned to his home since. I realise as much as anybody else that it is completely impractical to have a member of An Garda Síochána at every crossroads and protecting every old person, given the sparse nature of the rural population. There were elderly persons living for many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Martin Conway: Members of the public may make a complaint to a Garda station as they are unaware of the technicalities of how to lodge a complaint. Are any records kept of the number of people who contact the Garda initially, either by phone or letter, with a complaint and are subsequently referred on to GSOC?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence Policy (15 Nov 2018)

Martin Conway: ...Minister is spot on as the timeframe is clear and unambiguous. As a unit, the women of Ireland should be very pleased with the information he has given, for which I thank him. I again commend An Garda Síochána, in particular the Commissioner, Mr. Drew Harris. I listened carefully to his commentary at the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality and his commitment to ensuring...

Seanad: An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Martin Conway: ...tired of listening to Members who on the one hand look for one thing and on the other hand look for something else, when the appropriate and correct thing to do was at that time to close certain Garda stations and invest in upgrading ICT and Garda vehicles

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank our guests. The discussion has shone a light on an appalling issue. I propose that we hold another public meeting on this issue and invite in representatives of the HSA, the HSE and An Garda Síochána. I have no doubt the HSA will say this is a resources issue and that is probably correct, but it is given a budget and it is supposed to prioritise where that budget is most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Martin Conway: ...opted not to ask the questions in other areas. Be that as it may, the information we received and the engagement has been extremely useful. I have always contended that we should consider mobile Garda stations in areas such as seaside resorts. For example some 1.5 million people visit the Cliffs of Moher every year and the Garda station in Lahinch was closed. I think there is a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Pensions: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Martin Conway: I thank Mr. Shanley and his colleagues for attending and outlining what seems to be a miscarriage of justice. How does the Garda Representative Association work? Does someone become a de factomember of the GRA once he or she becomes a member of An Garda Síochána or is there an opt-out clause, as is the case in other unions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Martin Conway: If the Commissioner listens to the documentary, he will heard that the team had contacted the Garda press office and was informed that the Garda press office does not comment on individual cases. Perhaps there is a difficulty in the communication between the press office and the Commissioner. Perhaps the press officer who is in attendance at the committee might like to comment on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Martin Conway: Obviously a firearm is a deadly and dangerous piece of equipment. Does An Garda Síochána carry out random inspections of homes of people who have a licence to retain a firearm or firearms? Is there any process under which the Garda picks X amount of houses per year and gardaí knock on the door and explain that they have come to inspect the security of a firearm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Martin Conway: I will not take too long. The last time the Commissioner was here we spoke about the Majella Moynihan case. I know he has engaged with that. He advised that An Garda is carrying out an overall review of historical cases. I would like a quick update on those historical cases. Has the Commissioner identified areas in which An Garda Síochána needs to issue apologies to people who...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Martin Conway: I am fully aware of that. Kerry is a big county. I listened very carefully to "Prime Time" last night and to the journalists who wrote the book about that particular incident. The Garda Síochána has a lot of questions to answer about not dealing with this situation in the 1990s. DNA and DNA profiling was available in the 1990s. Mr. Gerard Colleran was quite right in what he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Departmental Transformation Programme: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Nov 2019)

Martin Conway: Has the Department engaged with the Garda in respect of protecting the safety of the people in question on Achill Island? It is shocking that the hotel rooms are available but the Department is not in a position to transfer the 13 women to the facility and accommodate them because of fears for their safety. Has it had discussions with the Garda to try to eliminate or deal with those fears?...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Martin Conway: I stand today for one purpose, and that is to second Senator Wilson's proposal that this House play an active role in ensuring that Garda Jeremiah Coonan receives the Scott medal for bravery. I think it is an oversight. Anybody who saves a human life does something unique and precious, and something that really and truly is an act of humanity. In this case, Garda Coonan risked his life and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: Perhaps Mr. Ó Cualáin might do so in his own time. My second question relates to the ongoing Garda operation at Shannon Airport as a result of the protests against the American military's use of the airport. I presume the ongoing operation is a great drain on resources. Have the resources the Garda is deploying in this operation increased in recent times? Has the force been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: I join my colleagues in expressing sympathy to the family and colleagues of the late Garda Golden. I welcome the Commissioner. She mentioned the text alert system in her opening address. It seems the system has been quite successful, with 125,000 people participating in various groups. What is the cost to An Garda Síochána of the text alert system? Does the Commissioner plan...