Results 61-80 of 183 for garda speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...to trust the State because there are so many bad actors, as I call them, online, who are telling them not to trust authority, that is, the State, politicians or any agencies, and certainly not the Garda. The human face of An Garda Síochána is more important than it ever has been. I accept there was a difficulty in training gardaí in Templemore during the pandemic. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the research that has been conducted or the representations from her Department that have been made on finding a mechanism to streamline the Garda vetting process for artists working on projects with children in order to create a clear process which protects children but eliminates necessity for multiple Garda vetting applications...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Garda representatives at these hearings have said that they have never supported it and that the policing issues involved would be challenging. It would mean much more if Garda representatives and people in positions like Mr. Harris’s said that a facility such as this would help them police open injecting in the city centre. Mr. Harris’s words carry much weight, so not to be...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...prisoners on four month sentences, which is clogging up the system and is not working. He is not being listened to. We now have a situation where every Tuesday this month, including Hallowe'en, gardaí will refuse to take up overtime. That means the system will effectively collapse this month. I do not need to tell the Minister that were she to go to any community policing...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...In fairness to the Minister, she came into the House and we had a debate. We are respectfully asking for a debate with the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, on the actions he has taken as Minister and on Garda overtime. In Dublin city, where I live, we had a very successful Garda operation recently when gardaí intercepted what appears to have been a shooting about to take place and they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Okay. The last point is on monitoring use of force. The report states: The inspectorate found there is no internal governance group monitoring use of force by garda members, unlike the other public services visited during the inspection. ... The inspectorate recommends that the external oversight of garda use of force trends should be incorporated into the performance monitoring...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Oct 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the opportunity, on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, to respond to the debate on the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014 introduced by Deputy Niall Collins. I thank him and all other contributors to the debate. Debates such as this are invaluable as they enable us, as Deputies, to reflect on the critical issues of Garda oversight and accountability....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...collectively bystanders as the criminal justice system falls, almost in its entirety, today ? What has the Government done since 12 July to try to resolve that dispute? On the same day, the Garda Síochána is effectively working to rule. Gardaí will be doing it every Tuesday this month, including Hallowe'en. I do not have to tell the Taoiseach that if we go to any...

Topical Issues: Gangland Killings (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...áil leis an Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom labhairt an ábhar seo inniu. Last Tuesday a constituent of mine was shot dead in Furry Park in Killester. A street was cordoned off, Garda barriers were erected and local children learned that a man was shot. Eamon Kelly was a notorious criminal but daylight murder should not happen in a civilised society. ...

Industrial Relations (Members of the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...going to respond to some of his points. However, seeing as it is Friday morning, I will leave the political footballing for another time. The House will see that in respect of the members of An Garda Síochána, the Government currently has the main issue raised in this Bill under detailed consideration. This consideration is being informed by ongoing engagement and dialogue...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will make an unapologetic Dublin-centric presentation. I would like the two garda representatives to respond on the overall numbers of resignations from An Garda Síochána. The figures I have show that there were 26 resignations in 2013, 27 in 2014, and the numbers were similar until 2017 when there were 41. In 2018, the number...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...protect their fellow citizens. There are no words of sorrow or gratitude equal to that service and that sacrifice. We can, as legislators and Government, show our support for the members of An Garda Síochána in a practical way by giving them the resources they need to do their work. I have spoken already of the investment in vehicles, equipment, buildings and technology being...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The new section 103A being inserted into the 2005 Act by section 9 of the Bill places a statutory obligation on the Garda Commissioner to provide to GSOC any information that the commission needs for the purposes of the investigation of a complaint or any matters comprehended by sections 102 and 102B.The requirement is that the information will be provided to GSOC as soon as is practicable,...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...I am pleased that the Bill has attracted a significant degree of consensus, particularly in regard to its key provisions which provide for an expansion of the remit and powers of both GSOC and An Garda Síochána's Inspectorate. I am grateful to Senators for their support in regards to these aspects. I hope, given the level of consensus that has been demonstrated, that it will be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Any community, barrister or garda will listen to what the Taoiseach has said and feel as if it is somebody else's responsibility, not the Taoiseach's. The Taoiseach knew about this dispute coming since 12 July and he has let the criminal courts of justice fall today. The Bar Council states it has had no engagement. It falls completely and utterly on the Taoiseach, as the leader of Fine...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We did have a motion of no confidence in the Garda Commissioner, which I did not think was a good move by the GRA but it happened. We did have a threat of work to rule, effectively, for the month of October, which did not happen but overhung the whole month until it was resolved. The Garda Commissioner has not been invited to the GRA conference and the Minister has already decided not to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (30 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for his response. Will he commit to extra Garda resources for this area and to a commission along the lines I have suggested and similar to what took place in the north inner city? The Minister touched on it in his reply but did not go as far as it. I suggest a Mulvey-style report which will deal with all the agencies which the Minister outlined. He has suggested that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Community Development Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...power of a Minister can be quite strong. The Minister needs to be an advocate and a persuader for this. Her office and her Department needs to be fully engaged on the progress of this. While the Garda Commissioner has described it as exciting, the site has been identified and talks are ongoing between Dublin City Council and the OPW, the community is still waiting. There have been...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (18 Apr 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am interested in what the Minister spoke about with regard to cultural audits into An Garda Síochána and the Prison Service. What he is saying is welcome. In politics, we always react to a scandal. We always do a review after the fact. What was discovered in the Metropolitan Police in London was absolutely shocking with the level of racism and misogyny and the difficulties...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...The Government is almost disinterested in crime levels in that part of the city. Whenever we raise the issue in this House, as I have done on countless occasions, I am told that the provision of Garda resources and the potential construction of a new Garda station in the hugely expanding area of Donaghmede, Clongriffin and Belmayne are not matters for decision by the Minister but by the...