Results 61-66 of 66 for garda speaker:Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (8 Nov 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...I know it is not his Department - but there was absolutely nothing in that that we did not know. I want to know why the projects were decoupled. When was that decision made? We all know the two Garda stations were decoupled. Why was that done? Why did the Minister say in October 2022 that the projects were proceeding as normal and then a couple of months later, they were decoupled...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...area, with a full review of our programmes, community supports, medical supports and therapies available for drug addicts. On the criminal justice side we need to review the supports available to An Garda Síochána and other law enforcement officers of the State to combat the illegal drug trade. While we do not necessarily advocate the decriminalisation of drugs, Fianna...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Safety (19 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...services and they should be provided with a safe mode of transport. The workers need protection in the workplace. Dedicated transport police should have the same powers of arrest and detention as gardaí, and that would protect staff who must intervene to stop anti-social behaviour and violence. Currently, such personnel do not have powers to arrest or move people on as does the...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...this bad piece of news was slipped out and that actually it was not going to be delivered and nothing would be done during the lifetime of the Government. Projects relating to Clonmel and Mallow Garda stations, which had been in a bundle with the Hammond Lane project, had been decoupled and are going ahead. We were not given any information about what the holdup was, what the timeline was...

Seanad: Children and Youth Affairs: Statements (18 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...resourced to allow for more inspectors to facilitate the registering of childminders who wish to register in advance of the September 2017 start date. Will the Minister address how the delays in Garda vetting waiting times will be addressed in advance of the start date? Fianna Fáil has always been the party of education. Early years education is the first rung on that ladder and we...

Seanad: HIQA Report on Tusla: Statements (26 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...does not seem to equate to the organisation being a learning experience, which is very concerning. Another thing that is of concern is the relationship between the Child and Family Agency and An Garda Síochána and the fact that the two organisations do not seem to be exchanging information adequately. This occurs at a number of levels. One issue of serious concerning that I...