Results 61-80 of 287 for garda speaker:Louise O'Reilly

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

Louise O'Reilly: ...it. That is where this legislation would benefit from a full discussion on Committee Stage. We know fraud exists. That is why the establishment of a stand-alone insurance fraud unit within An Garda Síochána to investigate insurance fraud, if and when it occurs, is long overdue. It is clear that various criminal activities in the insurance market are becoming more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaccination Programme: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, now. There seemed to be a frantic rush to bring in this scheme, to the extent that we got approval in the early hours of the morning for self-certification for Garda clearance to be used. A particular group - teenage girls - is being dealt with. Garda clearance is necessary and appropriate. There was not enough time for Garda clearance for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...and Skills if he will provide details of the means by which students can prove that they are not supported by their parents in the circumstances where they do not have a record with TUSLA or An Garda Síochána; if there is another person or group that they can apply in order to prove that they have no support from their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43549/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: In such an scenario, the recourse is not to the Garda. The recourse is direct to the courts. In terms of time, as Ms McNamara said, much of this activity happens at short notice and people will not give the CCPC six months' notice in time to get its affairs in order. Is there a worry that the courts might somehow delay it and that might be an obstacle? Is there a facility for them to...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (30 Jun 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: ...? It is not acceptable that pupils are being accommodated in prefabs. This issue has been raised with me by a number of constituents. We happened to be compiling a petition on the reduction of Garda services and the closure of a Garda station when the issue of the school was raised with us by several people in the area. They want to know when the school will be built. They are not...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Department has taken concerning this correspondence; if he will outline Enterprise Ireland's policy on funding companies which have been reported for fraud to the relevant State agencies, including the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57982/22]

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

Louise O'Reilly: We appreciate that. I am not in any way suggesting that. We all saw individual members of An Garda Síochána. In fact, we saw them on their own in some instances. What I am suggesting is that the leadership had lost control. We could be all day arguing that and may never agree. I want to go through the timeline. The knife attack on the teacher and the three children was at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...of the service provision, etc. I would be grateful if Ms Farrelly would pass that on to the staff. We cannot ignore the elephant in the room which is the recent issue raised by members of An Garda Síochána, some members of local authorities and myself last night on the floor of the Dáil, with regard to consumption of alcohol outdoors. I do not believe any person in...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Revenue Commissioners". This amendment is straightforward. It provides that not only shall an employer not penalise, or threaten penalisation against, a worker for making a complaint to a member of An Garda Síochána or the Minister that a provision of this Bill is not being complied with, but they shall not threaten to penalise or penalise an employee for making a complaint...

Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...be impacted on by this deal and who were not represented. I recall, from my time on the public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Union, ICTU, talking to representatives from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, the Garda Representatives Association and PDFORRA, who often referred it as being like the big table and the little table, or the upstairs and the...

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

Louise O'Reilly: ...simply shouting a swear word and walking out right up to very serious levels of violence. The low-level ones we never hear about because very often retailers tell me they do not report to the Garda because it is not necessarily a huge incident. However, it is very traumatising and disturbing for staff, owners and everyone working there. What types of incidents are the retailers dealing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: What is happening at the moment is very much amateur hour stuff from the Government. The Garda issued a statement and then we had the Minister for Justice tweeting about it. The information she gave was not accurate and needs to be corrected. The message was very clear from the Government that we will have an outdoor summer. Restaurateurs and pub owners knew what that meant. We all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...serve alcohol, not in their own private spaces because I know that is covered by section 254, but in the public realm? Is she confident that without having to exercise discretion, members of the Garda can leave people alone so long as there are no public order incidents and that the people in Skerries, Balbriggan, Swords, Rush, Lusk or wherever they happen to be can have a glass of wine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...have? It seems there is a bit of an "Upstairs, Downstairs" situation going on. There are directly employed and outsourced workers. There is clearly a comparator. I would say the comparator exists with An Garda Síochána. Even if it did not, there is clearly a comparator with directly employed personnel. Will Ms Ní Bhrógáin outline for us briefly the challenges...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...bravery is an inspiration and an example. It represents the true spirit of Dublin. I also commend the emergency services, paramedics, ambulance service, Dublin Fire Brigade, first responders and gardaí who helped in the immediate aftermath of this attack. What followed next in Dublin city was a loss of control which left decent people and workers badly exposed. As darkness...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 May 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: ...by a constituent who contacted me to advise that Fingal Adventure Centre will not open at North Beach, Rush. It is saying it is because of the astronomical quotations it has received. We have no Garda insurance fraud unit and no evidence of the Judicial Council Bill being enacted by the summer. We have not seen the amendments the Government promised to bring forward to review awards....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (11 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...we cannot comply with that, workers are left in a situation where they cannot organise and cannot then vindicate those rights. Something I have raised on more than one occasion is the issue of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces being kept out of normal trade union activity. Members of either still cannot strike. That is one thing that we were found to be in breach of....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...who are fighting really hard to save their businesses and workers who want their jobs to survive this, are getting. They are getting mixed messages. They deserve some clarity, as do members of An Garda Síochána who are being asked to police this. They are not being given sufficient guidance by the Government on the issue. As I stated, I raised this issue with the Tánaiste...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...contacted his office. The public health message is that we will have our summer outdoors. That means we need more facilities such as bins and public toilets. It also means that we will need to see more gardaí on our streets but, as well as that, we will need to see increased funding for community-based services and activities for younger people. It is not fair to demonise young...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...numbers of Malahide residents. They are very concerned about a sudden spike in antisocial behaviour in the village and surrounding areas. This happened before, and a very increased and visible Garda presence really helped in the resolution of it. I draw the Tánaiste's attention to two tweets from the Minister with responsibility for housing on 10 and 26 May last year. On 10 May...