Results 61-80 of 101 for garda speaker:Robbie Gallagher

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

Robbie Gallagher: Absolutely. Is it fair to say that the Garda will be depending on resources from outside the capital to beef-up the strength of the force in Dublin? By extension, is that not going to result in a situation where other parts of the country are going to be left short, as happened last Thursday as far away as in my own county of Monaghan, where resources had to travel down to assist? By...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...a campaign to create awareness of this offence.More important, we must show young people who may have been victims of this particular act that there is a pathway for them to come forward, through the Garda and the authorities, and encourage them not to carry this on their own. It is a despicable crime. The only word I can use to describe it is disgusting. I encourage anybody who has...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: ...and without rancour or complaint. It is fair to say that the credit they received last weekend is long overdue. It is great to see them finally being recognised. In addition, I welcome that the Garda Representative Association, GRA, voted yesterday to accept the Labour Court recommendation. I understand the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, is meeting today and I hope...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2021 (8 Dec 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...this Bill and the flaws some members have highlighted are useful. I will start by asking Ms Daly and Mr. Collins about the search warrants. Are there any circumstances that would warrant a Garda superintendent or chief superintendent to issue a search warrant? I am thinking of someone who received information at 3 a.m. that a shipment of drugs was coming into the jurisdiction. Do we...

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: ..., any town or village in the country. Much reference has been made, and rightly so, to highlight again the Dublin riots which occurred back last November and which were truly shocking. I thank the gardaí for their bravery that night because it was a horrible scene. The way the gardaí conducted themselves deserves great mention and I commend them on it. I also commend other...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Feb 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...to the House to discuss this important legislation. I listened attentively to his contribution. I welcome that increased financial and personnel resources will be made available to beef up the Garda Síochána's specialised unit and address an ongoing problem. We in Fianna Fáil are delighted to support this legislation, which further strengthens our protections against...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I rise to my feet today to speak about a development in the last number of days in which the talks between the Garda Representative Association, GRA, and the Department of Justice and Equality have broken down. It is very worrying. I understand that the GRA is frustrated that the commitments given during negotiations on the Lansdowne Road Agreement have not been adhered to by the...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ...of drugs, firearms and explosives. As the Minister of State outlined, this legislation is necessary to protect those who are members of juries from intimidation. It was mentioned that it is the view of the Garda it is important both these pieces of legislation continue for another 12 months. I welcome that and take the opportunity to commend the Garda on the work it does in this...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...spoke on the need to protect public health as a priority. The Bill is about our responsibility to protect those who protect us, such as nurses, doctors, paramedics, fire brigade personnel, gardaí and all others involved on the front line when we, the public, need them. The consequences of violence against emergency personnel and healthcare workers can be very serious and can result...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defibrillators Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...norm is slightly over 10%, which shows we have a way to go. I very much welcome the strategy. It is an excellent idea. We have a resource within each community throughout the country in both the Garda fleet and the fire service vehicles as well. That should be utilised to its absolute maximum. We are talking here about saving lives, and it is to be hoped the next time this issue is...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...have implications for it. Would the likes of the events that took place in this city three weeks ago today have implications for an approved plan relating to resources, policing models and how An Garda Síochána carries out its duties? How would circumstances reach a point whereby a plan would need to be looked at again and have something stitched on to it or taken from it? How...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Sep 2020)

Robbie Gallagher: ...from the Department.I respectfully ask that this would be fast-tracked as soon as possible because work will have to be done between now and 21 September. It is also important to acknowledge the role the Garda has played during this pandemic over the past six months. From what I witnessed and from speaking to people, both gardaí and members of the public, it has been an opportunity...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: ..., this dispute will be resolved and I appeal to both sides to put their heads together and try to find a solution. I welcome some media reports today suggesting that progress is being made with An Garda Síochána and I hope it will not be long before the media is also reporting progress with regard to the ASTI so that students can get on with their lives.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 May 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ...stuck with me when I heard it was that to be forgotten is to die twice. That is why I feel it is imperative that there be a resolution of the blockage the Minister referred to and the problem An Garda Síochána now finds itself dealing with in the context of awaiting clarification from the Office of the Attorney General. The Minister said she hopes this will be ironed out and...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ...it will bring comfort to those concerned. On a broader point, when the Minister for Justice was in the House, I raised my concerns about the centralisation of services, and in this case, within An Garda Síochána. My experience of services being centralised is not positive. I have fears about my neck of the woods, counties Cavan and Monaghan, in particular. Monaghan now loses...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (27 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: ...course of his or her duty. It includes assaults on medical staff. In the ten years between 2008 and 2018 there were 7,500 reported assaults on nurses. There were 1,267 assaults on members of An Garda Síochána in the four years between 2012 and 2016. The legislation also seeks to extends the provisions to fire service personnel and paramedics. It is time we made a statement...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (20 Sep 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ..., where the application process first began in 2017. This scheme should have ensured that towns like Monaghan and many others elsewhere had their CCTV systems up and running long ago. Communities and the Garda want it. We all have a responsibility to bring in whatever measures are possible to assist gardaí to do their jobs. There was an impasse for some time with regard to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...How can we take those learnings and adapt them for our system? My next point may have been covered earlier and if it has, I apologise. I am thinking of a practical situation where a member of the Garda arrives at the scene of a disturbance or whatever. At what point are gardaí meant to inform the individual or individuals concerned that they are turning on a camera or videoing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Engagement with the Minister for Justice (6 Oct 2020)

Robbie Gallagher: ...along the Border certainly hope it happens because this will make for profound changes in everyday life for those of us who live there. The Minister mentioned the evolving co-operation between the Garda and the PSNI, which has improved with the passing of time and is extremely welcome. It is a vital component of policing along the Border because there is a level of crime committed by...

Seanad: Offences against the State Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (22 Jun 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...the commission of serious offences, and-or the committing of an offence for a criminal organisation. This was a necessary legislative provision to rebalance the justice system's approach in favour of the Garda in the fight against organised crime. I look forward to the day when there will be no need for a Minister to come to the House to renew this legislation. Senator Conway stated...