Results 21-38 of 38 for garda speaker:Matt Shanahan

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: ...to deliver most of this service? At the end of the contract, the State would then own the helicopter and monitoring assets. We do not employ private security firms to police our streets. Instead, we invest in the Garda Síochána and our public services. How much of this €700 million to €800 million will we allow to bypass investment in our State rescue and Air...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: I raise the plight of the Gaeltacht community in Waterford, An Rinn and the whole parish. The GP services have closed recently. The refurbished Garda station is now shuttered and the gardaí have been transferred. There are no gardaí there and now the post office is to close. An existing retailer in An Rinn is looking into a post office contract and was asked to contribute...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (12 Oct 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...x20ac;2.50 cost on her this week with the increase in excise duty? As mentioned a few minutes ago, perhaps the Government should have stated it would ring-fence the extra revenue accruing and give it to the Garda or a drugs task force or do something with it that people could understand. At this stage, after carbon levies and everything else, this increase is probably a step too far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Matt Shanahan: ...crime; and the underage. They are all similar but they are not the same. They obviously need a separate kind of response. The organised gangs is conspiracy, and that is a high-level crime. The Garda probably has detective resources to go after that. In the case of the other two, it is not so. The opportunistic crime and the underage crime is a huge problem and if one goes into the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...society. Little did we know how we were going to arrive there, but here we are. The extension provided for in this Bill is correct in that it is going to help licensing laws. It will also help An Garda Síochána and the local authorities. The Minister is probably aware of some of the problems that arose when these laws were brought in, particularly in some of our rural...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ..., a former Secretary General of the Department of Justice, is leading that undertaking in Waterford and I wish him the best of luck. I spoke here recently about the resources being provided to the Garda. I mentioned that in Waterford, the site of the new divisional headquarters, officers do not even have a locker room to put their bags into and in which to change their clothes. The...

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2020)

Matt Shanahan: ...who do not. Sulky racing, as the Minister will be aware, is conducted on public roads. I have never heard of a sulky race in my area, and I have seen plenty of them, in respect of which the Garda had been notified and a road was closed. It is often cruel to animals. It is largely done using ponies who may not be fully grown. As someone who knows a little about horses, I would not...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Matt Shanahan: ...ask a number of questions and the respondents can come back at the end. I have two questions for the Department of Justice and Equality. The witness said at the start that all staff have been Garda vetted and Tusla-approved. What training has been undertaken, if any, in terms of understanding the requirements of infection control? Ms McArdle said there are people on site but there is...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Matt Shanahan: ...that must be looked at in the statistics. We should be able to see where that is occurring. We need to consider whether we can do anything to reach out to people who might take that option. A Garda presence on the roads is absolutely vital. Putting a greater number of gardaí on the roads will have the single biggest impact on speeding and all the other detections required. At...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Matt Shanahan: ...not going to prejudge the outcome of the citizens' assembly but we need to have people who have wide and specialist experience in terms of understanding what drugs are and what they are not. The Garda is the backstop to everything we do in the justice system before people arrive into the courts. I speak to gardaí and know that we have significant resourcing issues. In my own area...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Matt Shanahan: With respect to the justice Vote, I welcome the measures introduced. Everyone will welcome additional gardaí on the beat and new recruits passing through Templemore. I wish to make a point about my constituency of Waterford. It may be an issue for the Office of Public Works, OPW, but we are waiting for upgrades to the Garda station there, which is now the headquarters south east Garda...

European Union Regulation: Motion (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...that involves using forged signatures and trademarks. This is something I have seen personally with regard to a company in Waterford. In that case, had it not been for the actions of the Garda fraud office and the ability of the officers to liaise with European cybercrime colleagues, a significant financial loss on an international financial transfer would have occurred. That would have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018 (Resumed): Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Jan 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...for international business, and the forensic accounting that is required is of a really high level. The Tánaiste has highlighted that many people are seconded from the private sector. We, along with the Garda, will have to consider high-level forensic accounting and ICT skill sets in the future. Otherwise, we will not be at the races in this regard. There is also an issue at times...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...were shocked, in the past 12 months particularly, to hear insurance companies outline large-scale fraudulent personal injury claims, albeit without insurance companies making large-scale complaints to gardaí to any great degree. Instead, many insurance companies prefer to transfer the liability cost onto hard-pressed businesses and consumers who, as a result, pay some of the highest...

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Matt Shanahan: ...does not mean that more should not be done to deliver a more tolerable and equal society. Challenges remain and these include harassment and violence against members of the LGBTQI community. An Garda Síochána published figures on reports of hate crimes and hate-related incidents in 2022. Unfortunately, these figures showed a 29% increase in reported hate crimes and...

Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Feb 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...as part of a strategic defence to counterfeit activity. The national analysis centre is also tasked with providing training on counterfeit detection to professional cash handlers, members of An Garda Síochána, customs officials and other bodies. The courts must also recognise the loss that can occur as a result of counterfeiting as well as the overall system vulnerability to...

Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Matt Shanahan: ...which has been spoken about today. Many are communal and therefore unsuitable in the context of a pandemic. What role can the State play? What about refuges and family law support? I applaud the Garda for the ongoing operations. I would like to see an increase in barring orders. How does the PULSE system record domestic violence? Should a register of offenders be complied? I...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: ...is different. None of this has been spoken about in terms of driving tests in this country. We are talking about more enforcement at the roadside. When was the last time the Minister of State saw a garda checking the tread depth of a tyre of a car stopped at the roadside? One of the very first things that would tell us if a car is fit for the road is the quality of the tyres. I...