Results 21-40 of 82 for garda speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...GRECO report? If he is, can he make it available in advance of the debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill next week? I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new Garda Commissioner designate, the PSNI deputy chief constable, Drew Harris, on his appointment. It is a very imaginative appointment. I wish him well. I wish to take this opportunity to...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...week for many people who grew up in Tuam with the heartbreak of mothers and their children. The State cannot continue to say, "The poor old nuns." Where was the establishment? Where were An Garda Síochána, the politicians, the health boards, the health authorities, the teachers, the schools, the community nurses and doctors? Where were all of the institutions of State? Every...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...a great deal of thought. That point is worth saying. It is worth recapping this amendment. It is proposed that where a victim of an alleged offence has been assessed under section 14 and the Garda Síochána or the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, as the case may be, has identified specific protection needs relating to the victim, which are special measures within...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...a conviction, if applicable. It allows a victim the right to request a review of a decision not to proceed with a prosecution made by the Director of Public Prosecutions, the DPP, or by An Garda Síochána. It makes provision for a victim to avail of protection measures during investigation and criminal proceedings. It provides that all victims must be individually assessed to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. Will he keep this matter under review? It is unique. This is more than a rural Garda station. There are 14,000 students on campus and 16,000 living in the catchment area. It is unique. Recent events have heightened the anxiety of people. I call on the Department and the Minister to keep the issues around the station under...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...Seanad passed resolutions calling on the Minister to have a public inquiry but to date, to great disappointment, there has been no public inquiry. As the Minister knows, it is alleged that there was Garda interference in this case. The criminal justice system has let down the O'Farrell family in this case and it is clear that there are serious failures in the criminal justice system and...

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

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Chairman and the committee for permitting me to come here to say a few words. I am conscious I am looking at three senior gentlemen who served in An Garda Síochána. In their service of 11, ten and 14 years, respectively, they have combined service of 35 years. It is a sad reflection on the State that men who put their lives on the line to defend and secure the State...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...Fáil. I commend them. I concur and agree with them. However we have to be consistent. One of the smallest lines at the back of their motion is to call for a dedicated transport unit of An Garda Síochána. They will recall that we had a number of debates on this. I proposed it and proposed amendments and I refer to the Irish Daily Mail on 5 September 2022, where there...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...they cannot talk about it. In many cases, victims feel they have contributed to this issue. It is difficult and there are a number of complexities around domestic violence. My experience with An Garda Síochána has been a good one when people have come to me or reported to the gardaí. They are under pressure and are down the resources. They sometimes find it difficult....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (ii):“(iii) by any person over the age of 18 in any case to which this Part applies, in which that person has made a statement in prerecorded form to An Garda Síochána while under the age of 18, unless the court sees good reason to the contrary; and (iv) by any person over the age of 18 in any other case to which this Part...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...speak to the amendment in particular. I have no difficulty with any of the contents of the motion, but the amendment seeks to insert into the body of the motion the phrase "collaborate with An Garda Síochána, the NTA and public transport stakeholders to establish a dedicated Transport Policing Unit on the public transport network”. I have not specified in the amendment...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I second Senator McDowell's amendment to the Order of Business. Garda Sergeant Jerry McCabe and his wife, Lorraine, have been vilified and demonised. A terrible travesty has happened to them. I do not intend to use my time here in the Senate to carry out some sort of tribunal. This afternoon I sat in the Dáil Gallery and watched the Taoiseach announce a public tribunal of inquiry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...it, I ask our guests not to go back over it. I was speaking in the Seanad and I apologise for just arriving. There was an issue with a certain amount of reluctance on the part of members of An Garda Síochána, who said they did not have the expertise when they were challenged with issues around this. There were also conflicts with people involved in cruelty or abandonment of...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...to hang on is the Minister's word, "partnership". It is all about partnership, soft intelligence, covert operations and a range of things. Every tool possible should be made available to An Garda Síochána to do its work in administering safe communities and policing, but we must do so as partners, as the Minister said. It is about partnership. We will have an opportunity...

Seanad: Report on Use of Section 12 of Child Care Act by An Garda Síochána: Statements (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...House. I acknowledge her three-page report but I have heard all of this. I do not mean to be rude when I say that as politicians of both Houses, we are tired of having history lessons about An Garda Síochána and history lessons about child protection. The previous Minister who came into the Seanad was speaking about the protection of women and domestic violence in families,...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...this State. That is guaranteed by the Constitution. I note that when the Taoiseach was interview by RTE in Warsaw this afternoon, he reiterated that he and the Government had full confidence in the Garda Commissioner. This is to be expected and is reasonable and fair. He went to say that these are mere allegations. I think Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill could not-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...No. 41:In page 37, after line 32, to insert the following: “Reporting on training provided 36.Within 60 days after the end of each calendar year those responsible for the training within An Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Irish Prison Service, the Court Service, the Bar of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...Protection Bill that will come before us, which is a really important piece of work. I am also mindful of the fact that Tusla would come under the designation of what are called public bodies. An Garda Síochána, the HSE and Tusla are three that come to mind that hold an awful lot of sensitive information about citizens. Because they are public bodies under the legislation...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Traffic Offences (31 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...is exceptionally disappointing. I ask the Minister of State to ask the Minister for Transport to consider Operation Enable, an initiative by Louth County Council involving multiple agencies and An Garda Síochána. I will photograph five disabled bays today and send the images to the Minister for Transport, along with a proposal to either amend current legislation or introduce new...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...legislation. We need to send a very clear message, however, because all over Dublin city and county, and I am sure all over the country, we have people who are parking in these designated disability bays. Indeed An Garda Síochána did a major sting in Dublin about two years ago which was featured in a special RTÉ programme of investigation. We heard that there were very...