Results 21-40 of 111 for garda speaker:Patrick Costello

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: ...voiced by Senator Ruane related to some contradictions in the terms relating to independence, action from and accountability to various boards and Ministers, along with the independence of the Garda Commissioner. There is a contradictory mess across some of those heads. I ask Garda Commissioner Harris about prosecution powers. As somebody whose sergeants and inspectors are front-line...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...potential for an illegal search. From what the Minister is saying, if something is used remotely, we cannot necessarily apply the legality of its entry into places. I appreciate the member of the Garda and the drone are at a remove. That is why I seek to apply controls and limits to the drone as much as to the Garda operator. The drone is essentially an extension of the operator in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: I reiterate what my colleague said and remind the Minister of State that an agreement to enhance the powers available to the Garda is a part of the programme for Government. A Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill appeared in the August legislative calendar to provide for a variety of road safety-related measures. It would be timely if we could include in that new Bill even something...

Criminal Justice (Search Warrant Oversight) Bill 2023: First Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the various acts to remove the ability for members of An Garda Síochána to issue authority to search premises without sworn information being required. I thank the Ceann Comhairle. This is a Bill about ensuring justice and fair procedures and protecting the rights of individual citizens. A search...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...and said it does not think facial recognition technology is appropriate, to try to introduce it in a Committee Stage amendment would sidestep the debate that is much needed whenever we give the Garda more powers. I also question why the rush. The EU is working on an artificial intelligence, AI, act which would regulate things such as facial recognition technology, AI and algorithmic...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (17 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: On the matter of policing and An Garda Síochána, I would like to pick up on the rise in domestic violence which has accompanied Covid. I understand that work is still in progress with regard to the transfer of responsibility for domestic violence between the Minister and her colleague, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. Will the Minister give us an update on what is happening in that...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...he or she is present for the purposes of the performance of his or her functions as such a member,”. Section 9(1)(a) refers to instances where cameras can only be used in a place where, essentially, a garda is entitled to be. Section 9(1)(b) allows for the camera to be placed on an animal and then to be used in a place where a garda is entitled to be. Section 9 (1)(c)...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: ...issues - in the same situation where this and even the next legislation will be thrown out, possibly in the context of a horrendous case, invalidating a swathe of criminal investigations. Good work by An Garda Síochána could be thrown out because of these procedural failings. By way of another general observation, much reference is made about senior Garda officers being able to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: Yes, there has been yet another attack on gardaí doing what they could to protect the good people of Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard. There is disgust and revulsion in the community because of the attack. The words of the Garda Representative Association come to mind. It has stated gardaí feel vulnerable on the streets. We have seen a 25% decline in the number of gardaí in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...cause a public consultation and public information campaign to be carried out,". We talk a lot about policing by consent and that fundamental principle. I brought similar amendments to previous Garda Bills we have dealt with here. It is incredibly important to include public consultation from the beginning and make it a requirement. This serves several purposes. It first ensures...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...as turned out to be the case, because the virus was not held in check. When they see people gathering in pubs and smoking in contravention of the rules, they get annoyed and angry. They want the Garda to be able to do something. If this legislation enables the Garda to act on that and support the protection of public health that people want, then this is positive. I also have been...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: ...the need for enhancing multi-agency collaboration at a strategic level and at an operational level. The most straightforward way of doing this is co-locating duty social workers from Tusla into Garda divisional protective services units, DPSUs. These units are rolled out across every Garda division and are working excellently. The secondment of duty social workers from Tusla to those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...right. The aspects relating to the policing of Dublin city perhaps overlap to a certain degree with morale and the visibility of the organisation. We are all agreed that the visible presence of Garda members on the street is pretty much what everybody is looking for. From the sense of it, that is what the Garda are also looking for, as well as that they are appropriately trained and...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: There are many positive things in the Bill. The use of body cameras will be a very important improvement for An Garda Síochána in terms of its members' safety and the safety of the community. These represent a technological advance that we should welcome. I spend a lot of time talking about parking in bus lanes. Automatic number plate recognition is essential to combating...

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: ...and aggression, and disrupting the community. The way to tackle that, in the first instance, is via better community policing which is visible in communities on the ground. There is a move in An Garda Síochána towards small area policing which will support such front-line enforcement, which is absolutely necessary and is to be welcomed. We must also back up that approach...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...not impacting or filtering through and the community is not necessarily seeing the benefit of that. Part of that is about community confidence in the process and community confidence in the Garda. In the short term, we need to accelerate the work of the implementation board and accelerate the provision of resources available to the Garda. In the medium term, we need to think about the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Jul 2020)

Patrick Costello: 956. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 1200cc, 1400cc and 1500cc motorcycles in the Garda fleet. [15939/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (29 Sep 2020)

Patrick Costello: 713. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of the Garda roads policing unit fleet that are currently equipped with the automatic number plate recognition system. [26851/20]