Results 61-80 of 192 for garda speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Mark Daly: Like others, I ask the Leader to organise a real debate in regard to the mortgage issue and the disturbing case reported in the The Irish Times today of a Garda sergeant and his wife who, as Senator Norris pointed out, have cornflakes days because that is all they can afford to eat. These are the new vulnerable in Irish society. Former President Bill Clinton said in October 2011 that we...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Mark Daly: ...Ireland in the future. Today marks the 24th anniversary of the death of Aidan McAnespie at Aughnacloy. He was on his way to a GAA match when he was shot and killed by British soldiers. The former Garda deputy commissioner, Eugene Crowley, was appointed by the Government of the day to produce a report on the matter. I call on the Leader to ask his colleagues in Cabinet to arrange for the...

Seanad: Child Abuse: Motion (29 Feb 2012)

Mark Daly: ...a threat on their release back into the community. There is nothing more serious than the abuse of children and where somebody is likely to reoffend, people in the community, especially the Garda, should be made aware of this in a very clear manner. The guidelines in this regard must be put on a statutory footing and obligations placed on the criminal justice system to ensure the Garda...

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

Mark Daly: ...be aware, of 16,000 people disqualified from driving, 500 were subsequently involved in serious accidents, some of which caused death. If electronic monitoring or smart tagging had been used, a member of An Garda Síochána would have been able to determine if the person was in a car at any time and could have had the vehicle stopped. Provided someone else was not driving, the...

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

Mark Daly: ...well, in section 70(5) and (6). It does not allow for printed copies of the report. It states the Minister may exclude matter from the annual report being laid before the Oireachtas, and that the Garda Commissioner should ensure "as soon as practicable" that it would be laid before the Oireachtas. Again, it is not necessarily available to the public. It also refers to it being...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Mark Daly: ...favourable terms and we do not get the same deal, we will have to acknowledge a direct link between our continuing to pay back money in a manner no longer required of the Greeks and the closure of Garda stations and the withdrawal of special needs assistants. When that is put to the people, as it should be, they will reject the referendum on the basis that Ireland has less favourable...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drugs Crime (20 Dec 2018)

Mark Daly: ...within the organisation's gift to tackle all of the areas that need to be addressed, such as aggressive begging and anti-social behaviour. I can only deal with the youth who come before it. The Garda, social services and the local community need to be involved and that needs co-ordination by the Government and Dublin City Council. I call on the Taoiseach to meet Councillor Paul...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Expressions of Sympathy Following Paris Attacks (18 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: ...Paris in other European countries, including Ireland. We need to ensure that that does not happen. I propose that at some stage we should have the relevant leaders of various State agencies, the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces in here to outline what they are doing to prevent this. It has been pointed out for many years that there are elements within the communities in...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Mark Daly: ...those in distress because of arrears and the new vulnerable, namely, people who are struggling to pay their mortgages. They are still paying their mortgages but as we know from the case of the Garda sergeant who had to seek help from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, they barely have enough money to eat. The Government is calling on the banks to make a decision but it is the Government...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)

Mark Daly: ...those in distress because of arrears and the new vulnerable, namely, people who are struggling to pay their mortgages. They are still paying their mortgages but as we know from the case of the Garda sergeant who had to seek help from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, they barely have enough money to eat. The Government is calling on the banks to make a decision but it is the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Mark Daly: ...to get the address. Someone in Ireland must be complicit in passing on that information. I ask the Leader to ask the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Justice, Equality and Law Reform to begin a Garda investigation into how the address of the brother of a former Taoiseach came into the hands of those who perpetrated a murder in Dubai. The message they are sending us is that they can...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (8 Feb 2024)

Mark Daly: ...waiting list for dental and orthodontic services for children in this area. Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on plans to reform and expedite the Garda vetting process. Senator Mark Wall - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the opening and location of a new special school in Kildare. Of the matters raised by the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (28 Sep 2022)

Mark Daly: ...Nations and all sides are working to find a just and viable solution to the situation in the country. I know the Cypriot Government greatly appreciates the work of our Defence Forces and our gardaí who have been on duty in Cyprus over the past nearly 50 years. Some members of An Garda Síochána and the UN forces have served there since 1964. We wish the ambassador and all...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation Data (28 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: ...already allowed his Department to share data from the driver licence registry with private companies such as eFlow and people who clamp vehicles. The Department had also shared the data with the Garda and the Courts Service, as it should have done. However, he stated at the time that data protection rules would not allow him to share the data with the HSE. That was not true. I have...

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

Mark Daly: ...about performance not being measured. This is being measured but it is not specific as to who is responsible for each of those elements. Section 65(3)(e) is about the capital expenditure proposed by An Garda Síochána. In respect of capital expenditure in a service plan, the issue is who is responsible not only for the capital expenditure but, in the event of an overrun on the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Mark Daly: For that, we could get numerous Garda stations. The report states that the Government's proposal goes beyond that and according to the information submitted to GRECO, such a commission must consist of a strong majority of non-judicial members - ten members - and be chaired by a non-judicial member, all accountable to Parliament. It refers to such a commission replacing the Judicial...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Mark Daly: ...General before the House. The Leader omitted to reply on the issue. The Attorney General and representatives of NAMA have asked me to provide evidence on the matter but do I look like the Garda Síochána, with an ability to investigate people conducting deals in the paperless world of darkened rooms? A source of the information wrote to NAMA and provided background information. We...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation Data (28 Mar 2019)

Mark Daly: ...to say that under current EU rules on data protection we need the permission of the applicant to share the data because the Minister has already shared the data with eFlow, the courts and the Garda. The Minister can do it, and has done it. I refer to the Minister giving the reply he gave two weeks ago. It is different from the reply he gave last Friday, 22 March in which he stated he...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (15 Jun 2022)

Mark Daly: ...the review of structures in the police service with particular reference to the proposed amalgamation of superintendent roles and how this might impact on the deployment of appropriate numbers of Garda members within communities. I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter: The need for the to make a statement on the funding allocation for the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (20 Sep 2022)

Mark Daly: ...following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters on the Commencement of the Seanad: Senator Sharon Keogan: The need for the Minister for Justice to consider establishing a new Garda station for the areas of Laytown and Bettystown, County Meath, in light of new figures from the Central Statistic Office showing an increase in the population. Senator Robbie Gallagher: ...