Results 41-56 of 56 for garda speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice

An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...was appointed at a time when it was known in the Department of Justice and Equality, in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and by a Minister that some fiasco was going on in the Garda Síochána, yet she was appointed. It was known that she knew about this. If there is somebody retired, about whom allegations are proved in this inquiry, what sanctions will be taken...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...to look at the cattle. These are the problems around the country. I have been very blunt in outlining how we solve things. The off-licences should be closed and the pubs should be opened from 10 p.m. A garda can walk into a pub because there is legislation for that.

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support the motion proposed by Sinn Féin. It must be acknowledged by everybody that there are many good gardaí and that a lot of good work is done throughout the country. Unfortunately, we have moved from scandal to scandal and problem to problem. This is doing no good to either Garda morale or the public because many people raise eyebrows every time they hear statistics or...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...to make it work. The conclusions of that forum are there but what those who gave of their time voluntarily got two or three months later was helicopters, planes, emergency response units and the Garda all around them calling them criminals. In the same era, we were told that not one red cent would be given away - Dublin's way or Frankfurt's way - and then we heard of a something called...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the representatives for coming in. I have met some of them previously. My understanding is that people growing hemp could have the Garda coming to them accusing them of something. A few years ago, I remember we put in questions to try to see if this could be resolved. To be honest about it, we are facing a brick wall. I have a few questions. Ms Carmody talked about peaty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: Revenue Commissioners (3 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...to people throughout the country. The figures were totally wrong on what was being delivered. The figure of eight was given for Roscommon at one stage. People need to be informed to go to the Garda to make a complaint and to go to Revenue also. An advertising campaign on this is required. Let us call a spade a spade. The Department of Finance gets most of the money out of a litre of...

Heritage Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: .... I would debate the point in the context of a High Court ruling on private property rights. I am referring to sections 7B, 7C and 7D as proposed to be inserted by section 5. I realise a garda can get a warrant and go in wherever he wants, that is understandable. However, I question how valid the provision would be for an authorised officer who is not a garda. In rural parts of...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: .... The National Parks and Wildlife Service is the biggest villain of them all. Last year there was a flood on a road in Galway and the road was opened and closed five times. In the end the Garda had to intervene because one arm of the State was blocking another. We saw what happened to people in England two years ago when a number of rivers flooded. However, England, unlike this...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and many have retired. Hedges have gone out of control and our roads have potholes. I hope money is invested and that people are recruited again in this sector. I welcome the fact that more gardaí are to be recruited, but there is no use in recruiting gardaí if all they have to transport them is a bicycle. During my election campaign, I looked into paddy wagons and Garda...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...for two days to finish their house out in the countryside in order that they can live in it. We live in a country where a person who was roofing a house in Portumna was told by a member of An Garda Síochána to go. We live in a country where a group of workers from Northern Ireland can come down here every day, go into every shop in this country and work on a social housing...

Road Traffic (No.2) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...been going to marts and town. They have been turning, twisting and doing everything one could with the car and trailer. They are now illegal on the road. In the past few weeks, I have seen that gardaí have actually pulled people up and penalty points are involved. These drivers are as good as any one would see but once again, we have gone mad on regulation. We need to think...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...Regardless of what religion we are talking about, and I am not referring to any specific faith, we were told in the Dáil that churches and priests would not be affected. On the day members of the Garda went into a church, I believe we crossed a fine line in this country. The Government needs to rethink and take responsibility for its decisions. We are constantly hearing that...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...what they want but if we brought drink down to zero right across Ireland this minute, what difference would it make? This Government and the previous one watched over a reduction in the traffic corps from 1,070 gardaí down to fewer than 600. Whoever did that is the terrorist, not those who were called such today. That decision was made for financial reasons. The previous...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: .... Given what we are doing at the moment, those in middle Ireland who are going out to work every day are being pushed out of being able to rent a house or, further down the road, afford a house. At one time, a nurse and a garda, no matter where they were in the country, were able to afford a house, but they would want mummy and daddy to give them a bit of a pot to be able to afford a...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ..., whenever it will come. It is like trying to look into the future. That is not the way to give a perfect education to children. This is about a child in Kilcroan school near Ballymoe or in Tarmon, which also has broadband problems or a Garda station with no PULSE because there is a deficiency in the broadband. That is crucifying areas. Do the children in those areas not matter or...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and no real answers. We have to be mindful of statistics. My understanding is that the statistics we have are based on the years 2008 to 2012. With the best will in the world for the top echelons of the Garda Síochána, some of the statistics we have got over the past year or two have not been what I would call very accurate. We have an organisation called the Road Safety...