Results 41-60 of 93 for garda speaker:Mary Butler

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Mary Butler: The Community Access Support Team (CAST) is a partnership approach between HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services and An Garda Síochána (AGS) Limerick Division. The work was initially instigated on foot of recommendations made in the Future Commission of Policing in Ireland Report 2018 to examine issues relating to people with mental illness who come in contact with the criminal...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Personal Injury Claims (14 May 2019)

Mary Butler: ...increasing insurance costs and insurance fraud. Without follow-up action, however, we will not see the benefits of these implementations. It is unacceptable that we are still without a dedicated Garda unit specifically tasked with fighting insurance fraud. Setting up such a unit would be an important development. Last week it was reported that senior members of the Judiciary have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (29 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...at risk within a health or social care service to make contact with the local HSE Safeguarding and Protection Team for that area. If a crime is suspected, the matter should also be reported to An Garda Síochána. I welcome the HSE’s unequivocal apology for the failures in Emily’s care. I also welcome the appointment by the HSE of Jackie McIlroy, an adult...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: .... The average value of each ring was probably €200. I placed the tray on the counter. He got two rings. I made a great racket. I actually followed him. A guy outside tackled him. The Garda was called. We got the two rings back. Afterwards the gardaí came back in and reprimanded me because when they searched him, they discovered he had a knife. It was an automatic...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (3 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: ...conviction. An interdepartmental group, chaired by representatives of the Department of Health, is considering legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General and the formal views of the Garda Commissioner. The group, as the Deputy may know, is chaired by the former Minister of State and Deputy, Kathleen Lynch, who is doing an excellent job. I have been working closely with her in...

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Mary Butler: ...in accidents involving quad bikes and scramblers. These bikes can be dangerous. They may not have very large engines but they have a high power-to-weight ratio because they are so light. While gardaí do their best to police the use of these bikes, it must be noted that there is legal lacuna in respect of them because the road traffic legislation is not applicable to green spaces...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: ...and control. The Regulations contain provisions for the purposes of ensuring proper standards for designated centres for older people. These include provisions in respect of staff training and Garda Vetting. In addition, the registered provider must ensure that the designated centre has written policies and procedures in relation to staff training and development and the recruitment,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...National Parks and Wildlife Service is strengthening action on wildlife crime within the NPWS itself and through strategic collaboration with other enforcement and regulatory authorities such as An Garda Síochána. The work of NPWS staff across the organisation has seen a 39% increase in prosecution cases taken in 2023 compared to 2022 figures. Wildlife crime prosecutions taken...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Safety (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: ...or the maximum speed limits at which craft may be operated. Under this Act, a range of offences and enforcement provisions may be employed in this context by authorised persons or members of An Garda Síochána. Given conditions can vary in different parts of the country, I hope the Senator will appreciate why it is a matter for the individual by-law-making authorities to assess...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Mary Butler: ...that his organisation takes issue with the fact that "people who vilified the industry (...) were invited to come before this committee and make false allegations against the industry, the WRC and the Garda". As Chairman of the committee and on behalf of my colleagues, I would like to state quite clearly that I take issue with his comment. This is a fair and impartial, balanced...

Seanad: Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023: Second Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Fiona O’Loughlin for all she has done to get this Bill to Second Stage. This Bill seeks to amend the Sex Offenders Act 2001 to require those convicted of coercive control to notify information to An Garda Síochána, to provide for court orders and to oblige those convicted of coercive control to inform prospective employers of their conviction when applying for a position...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (7 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...nature and helping to prevent wildlife crime. If a suspected wildlife crime or possible breach of wildlife legalisation has taken place, reports can be made to the local NPWS office or An Garda Síochána. Contact details are available who anyone who wants to do this. We are at a turning point in the way we view and think about the natural world and our place within it. There...

Commission of Investigation: Motion (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Butler: ...on the State and answers are needed as to how this was allowed to happen. Who knew what and when? The draft terms of reference will investigate all aspects of the case with reference to the Garda, the South Eastern Health Board, Basketball Ireland, clergy and public figures. This is absolutely needed and full transparency and co-operation is essential. These men want to move on with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Safety (31 May 2022)

Mary Butler: ...at Waterford regional airport. We must achieve the right balance. We have seen the amount of search and rescue requests at sea and inland, and these are coupled with the supports provided by the Garda and other bodies that help people who may get lost on mountains or whatever. There is a huge range of supports in place and we must be very conscious of that. The Minister of State...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care of the Elderly (22 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...Residents did not have their voices heard. There were other women apart from Emily and we do not know if they went through the same thing. This can also include, where required, a referral to An Garda Síochána. Nursing homes are also required to notify the chief inspector of HIQA of any suspected or alleged actual abuse within three days. The Deputy will also be aware that I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (29 Nov 2023)

Mary Butler: ...is a considerable nursing vacancy rate across west Dublin. When the recruitment freeze was announced, any posts that had already been offered and any posts for which the offer had been made and Garda vetting was under way will still go ahead, just to let the Deputy know that. In response to the staff shortages, the public health nurse service is triaging all referrals to ensure a safe...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)

Mary Butler: ...for the reporting and examination of suspected abuse or neglect of adults. This includes the HSE’s internal processes for examination of reported concerns and also the notification of reported concerns to HIQA and An Garda Síochána, as appropriate. Any allegation, suspected or confirmed of abuse of any resident in a designated centre under the 2007 Health Act must be...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: ...issues relating to bed capacity. The Senator may have missed what I said earlier about the bed capacity review which will determine the challenges we have. The Senator asked about liaison with An Garda Síochána. A number of issues relating to the Garda will be addressed through the new task force on criminal justice. Mr. Dodd spoke earlier about the fact that there is a new...