Results 61-80 of 137 for garda speaker:Fiona O'Loughlin

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle is interfering now. Due to Garda vetting restrictions they are unable to do so. This is wrong. They want to work and participate in society but they are prohibited from joining the workforce. Aissa Sow, who lived in the centre, fled from Guinea without her family in 2011. Recently she was publicly interviewed. Her description of feeling like a prisoner in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...newspapers local to us Lily Whites told us that Kildare has one of the highest levels of burglaries in the country. That is coupled with the fact that Kildare consistently has the lowest number of gardaí per head of population in the country. Those two statements are absolutely not unrelated. To hear yesterday that Kildare is losing its divisional headquarters was an absolute...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...of a house goes straight to the Government. This is what needs to be addressed. I have spoken many times in this House about the fact that my constituency, Kildare South, has the lowest number of gardaí in the country and not one community garda. I welcome the increase in Garda numbers and sincerely hope my county will do better than it has done in recent years and that our two...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...had that experience in the areas they represent. We have a duty as legislators to ensure insidious, intimidating and premeditated acts are dealt with effectively. We owe it to the victims and to An Garda Síochána to ensure our justice system is equipped to deal with instances of stalking. This Bill is balanced, supported by victims and long overdue. The Law Reform...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Apr 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I extend a welcome to the ambassador and the guests in the Gallery. I have tried to raise a Commencement matter relating to Garda matters for the second time. I accept that the Cathaoirleach has guidelines that he has to abide by but it is regrettable that we have a situation where we cannot have the Minister for Justice to come to the House to discuss, in any way, policy on policing in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...violence register that will function in a similar manner to the sex offenders register. The Bill provides that a person convicted of the offence of coercive control is required to notify the Garda of their name and address and any change to those details in order to ensure that the information recorded by An Garda Síochána is accurate and always up to date. This Bill will be...

Other Questions: Asylum Seeker Employment (5 Jul 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: While it is possibly understandable that there are restrictions on accessing jobs in the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána, it is unfortunate that the Government has chosen to exclude asylum seekers from the public service. Many asylum seekers in this country are very skilled. Those skills could possibly be lost to the State with a restriction of this nature. For example,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (Treatment of Persons in Custody in An Garda Síochána Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the orders of reference of the Joint Committee on Autism - extension of reporting deadline, to be taken on the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waterways Issues (21 May 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...three organisations are meeting in the coming days. Last week, in this House, I asked for a taskforce to be put in place. I have been in touch with Waterways Ireland separately as well as with An Garda Síochána and Kildare County Council. The Minister of State is right; a shared approach that ensures the blueway remains accessible and welcoming for all users is really...

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...register that will function in a similar manner to the sex offenders register. The legislation provides that a person convicted of the offence of coercive control is required to notify the Garda of their name and address and any change to those details to ensure the information recorded by An Garda Síochána is accurate and always up to date. This Bill, when enacted, will be...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 May 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...from the most abhorrent crimes. In January, we learned that a 26 year old, Matthew Horan, had used numerous social media sites to gather thousands of images of children as young as nine. In February, the Garda Inspectorate published a report which found that too few gardaí are deployed to try to catch sexual abusers of children and online groomers and that the Garda...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...community and class has been impacted. I referred to two meetings. One was in Newbridge and was organised by the JPC. I want to put on record my appreciation for the work that the JPC and the Garda are doing in on this. The community gardaí are doing a good job in reaching out and connecting with schools and communities. There are just not enough of them. At that meeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016: Discussion (12 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: .... We have to try to eradicate that. It is one thing to address this in legislation but we also have to try to change the hearts and minds of our people when it is enacted and to support the Garda to act in a proactive and appropriate way when such crimes are committed. This is a grey area at this point in time.

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...stating that since the commencement of the academic year, three college students in Cork had reported to the rape crisis centre that they had been raped. Very sadly, they felt they could not go to the Garda Síochána because of the circumstances. They felt it was their own fault as alcohol was involved. Two out of these three women have reportedly dropped out of college....

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...behaviour and to crime, directly and indirectly. Much more needs to be done. We have to tackle our crippling drug problem and we need major reform in our approach. There has been a fall in Garda drug personnel and investment in our drugs task forces has also stagnated. The last round of HSE funding for this area was very disappointing. In an unprecedented move nine former Ministers of...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...why that is the case. In the past few months four people were murdered through knife crime. A number of people were hospitalised following very serious attacks, which is shocking. I commend the Garda. Having recognised the knife crime epidemic, it has announced plans to roll out a national anti-knives awareness campaign. That is welcome, but it is not enough. We in the House, as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Feb 2022)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...jumped out with a hammer and tried to pull her into another vehicle. There are a number of lessons to be learned from this. The operators of the donedeal.iewebsite were contacted, along with the Garda, but there was no legitimate phone number for the individual in question. Any community-based organisation such as the donedeal.iewebsite must do due diligence in this respect. It must...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...stand, stalkers are likely to be charged on the basis of having harassed their victims; that is, if they are charged at all. It is important that incidents of stalking are reported urgently to An Garda Síochána and that male or female victims are cautious and take all threats seriously. It was interesting to note the different experiences Una and Eve had with the Garda. Una...

Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...a lower price than one would normally pay. Under the Bill "illicit" means an alcohol, tobacco or solid fuel product that is counterfeit or where the applicable taxes or duties have not been paid. While An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners will continue to face down the sellers of these products, by specifically focusing on the purchaser the Bill will act as a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...we are seeing on social media and hearing from victims, mainly young women, is horrific. We need to strengthen our laws to deal with this and encourage victims to report to venues as well as the Garda. It is very important to do that. I urge everybody to stay safe and never leave a drink unattended. The other issue I want to raise is the situation of amputees in this country. There are...