Results 21-40 of 135 for garda speaker:Gerard Craughwell

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: ...vaccine nationalism. Are we now getting down to the sectoral vaccine system where those with power and privilege in this country can decide who will and who will not receive a vaccine? There are Garda stations within walking distance in two directions of the Beacon Hospital. Those members of the Garda are all front-line workers. Why were they not considered? It is an absolute outrage....

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: ...single authority with responsibility for the security of the State. The National Security Committee comprises four Department Secretaries General, the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces and the Garda Commissioner. Therefore, I agree with Senator Wilson that matters of military-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: We are very much dependent on the goodwill of the Garda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Should it not, like the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, or the Ombudsman, be located completely away from any Department?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The Garda Commissioner must take a neutral position and in doing so that requires that she steps down and steps aside while the tribunal is going on. Whether she returns or not will be a matter for the outcome of the tribunal, but she must step down, and she must do that immediately.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: The Garda Commissioner must step aside. She has no alternative. I am not for one moment saying that she has done anything wrong, but the man who was restored to his job yesterday said she did something wrong. He pointed the finger at her and said that he was instructed to go out and damage Sergeant McCabe's-----

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: It took Superintendent Geary from Ennis around 70 years to get justice from An Garda Síochána. Like my colleague, Senator Robbie Gallagher, I compliment the gardaí, sergeants, inspectors and superintendents who will go to work tonight and have no guarantee that they will come home and who have served the country with distinction. I send a message from this Chamber that not...

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...;- ensure that the important role played by local authority members in policing is protected by granting them equivalent duties and representation in the new Safety Partnerships and by appointing a designated Garda who can act as a contact for councillors.”.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (9 Dec 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: ...somebody's pension than I can arbitrarily decide to take their house". That comment was published in The Irish Timesin June 2015. While this may be true, for some it is not true. Some 80 former gardaí who despite having the required five years minimum service, did not have their pensions preserved until the age of 60 because they were dismissed or resigned from the service prior to...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: This morning we heard from the Garda Representative Association, GRA, conference that one in four gardaí may be suffering from work-related stress or trauma. That is according to a survey carried out by the GRA. The survey, carried out by psychotherapist Dr. Finian Fallon, described 27% of those who responded as potentially walking wounded. Just over 2,200 gardaí responded to an...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that and I am coming to my point. I believe 60% of Garda Commissioners have been hounded out of office since the foundation of the State. In senior Garda management today there is somebody who knows what is going on and is afraid to speak. I put out a call today and I hope the Leader will support me. Whoever that person is, let the entire force not be tarred with a rotten...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: ...I can. The fact that we delete messages does not mean they are gone. What steps has the Minister taken to recover the messages that were deleted? Will the Minister release the report from the Garda and cybersecurity people? Will he also release the note he gave to the director of intelligence and the director of the communications and information services, CIS, corps in the Defence...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...in that institution. It is really important that we would support Councillor Flynn and Dublin City Council. The second issue I wish to raise is the appointment of the head of intelligence in An Garda Síochána. I am delighted that the Leader has taken exactly the same approach to this issue as I have taken. It is outrageous to consider a foreigner being appointed to this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2020)

Gerard Craughwell: ...from. We only have to look across the water and see what an adviser can achieve that is dangerous. From that perspective, I would like to have that debate. My colleague, Senator Mullen, spoke about the Garda Síochána. Policing in this country is by consent and to try and use the police to enforce something without giving them the powers is a nonsense. We need a debate in...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: ...as possible a debate on the current state of law and order. I live in the peaceful suburbs of south County Dublin. Recently, I attended a meeting called by Deputy Ross. A senior member of An Garda Síochána was also present. Deputy Ross invited members of the public to speak. A young lady stood up and asked the most dangerous and risky question I have ever heard, in that she...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...would be ridiculed by those living around them. I asked them what their ambition was and they said it was to get as far away from that goddamn city as they could. We can call for the heads of the Garda Commissioner and the Minister but, from my perspective, that is just absolute nonsense. What is that going to solve? It is great politics for outside and it is lovely for the media to...

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 1: After the last paragraph under "calls on the Government to:", to insert the following paragraphs: " - restore the pensions of members of An Garda Síochána to what it was pre-2008 and remove the requirement for post-1996 retirees to sign on for jobseekers benefit while awaiting access to full pension; - implement the recommendations listed in multiple...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...-year-olds or five-year-olds up on the board of an e-scooter. Even if they never hit a car, if they hit a bump on the road the wheel is so small it is likely the children would be thrown. Is An Garda Síochána empowered to do something about that? It is clearly reckless behaviour.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: At the end of the day, we have to stop being afraid of what the people will think. We saw recently that members of An Garda Síochána got a miserable settlement to bring them somewhat close to where they should be. What did they do then? Two days later, they came out and said a garda is worth €100,000 per year. This has to stop. We should stop pandering to the popular...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ..., has pointed out, whether he or she may come home with a broken leg and that may only be the outward symbol of what happened. There are vicious attacks every day of the week on members of An Garda Síochána. In 2020, more than 200 such attacks took place. A significant number of members of the force have given their lives in the course of their duty. There is one only...