Results 81-100 of 295 for garda speaker:Regina Doherty

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...evening, as did Senator Malcolm Byrne, who spoke about the need for investment in women's soccer. He also highlighted the human rights abuses that continue in Qatar. Senator Malcolm Byrne also mentioned Garda numbers and welcomed the new recruit numbers announced in the budget but said he would look to make for better use of the intellectual capital we have in what one would consider...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...the table. If one is not at the table, then one's views are certainly not being heard. In response to Senator Ward, it is instrumental that we have legislation that is being implemented by the Garda, yet with no list of what is and is not essential. I think we can all bear witness to the outcry arising from a number of RTÉ reports last Thursday night and Friday about a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...12 months is acceptable) - Current (in date) National ID card for EU citizens other than Ireland or UK - Current (in date) Irish or UK Drivers Licence or Irish Driver Learner Permit - Current (in date) Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Card - Emergency Photo ID produced by the Department. If a claimant holds an SSC but does not have appropriate photographic ID then the following...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...about farm contractors and sought a debate which I will organise. Senator Buttimer asked for a debate on trans issues and I will organise it in the coming weeks. Senator Malcolm Byrne spoke about Garda numbers specific to the Wexford division. I suggest he writes to the Garda Commissioner and perhaps the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the basis that local gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Sharing Arrangements (20 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...as in the face-to-face meeting approach, photographs are checked against photographs from other SAFE registrations. The SAFE 2 identity verification process has absolutely no connection whatsoever with the practice whereby Departmental Inspectors participate in Multi Agency Vehicle Checks with An Garda Síochána and a number of other agencies. I trust that this clarifies the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...Stage so we might try to schedule that and see if that focuses minds. I thank both Senators for raising that issue. Senator Wilson also supported Senator McDowell's call for a debate on the Garda Reserve. It is a force that is much appreciated by the people of Ireland but maybe not so much by the politicians at the moment. I will certainly try to organise that as quickly as I possibly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: ...to see the sun shining on the first day of spring. Senator Craughwell, in the way only he can, congratulated Antoinette Cunningham for 33 years of supreme service to the State in her career in An Garda Síochána. We did this previously when we spoke on Patricia King's retirement. We often talk about strong women in those kind of public sector union relations negotiations. Women...

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

Regina Doherty: .... There is and will be no delay in accessing these supports. There are now a number of parties who can make referrals, not least of which is the individual himself or herself, as well as the Garda and Tusla. We are trying to cover all bases. There might be some difficulty in that certain parties would like another party to be the responsible person for referring. From our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...centres. We saw it recently in Howth and Malahide, and we had trouble in Skerries over the weekend. We definitely need a debate on resources. I said to the Cathaoirleach yesterday that perhaps if our gardaí were not doing some of the things they were asked to do over the last year, they might have more time and resources. It definitely needs to be looked at, however. In contrast,...

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

Regina Doherty: ...loved one and have somewhere they can visit and put some flowers. I concur with Senator Gallagher in making that call, as we do so often, on anyone who has any information to please give it to the Garda or local organisations that can help find this young man's body in order that his family can finally have peace and rest. Senator Black spoke about the six Palestinian groups that have...

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Dec 2020)

Regina Doherty: ...the personal experiences I have had with regard to bullying. The bullies are not all adults because we had an incident in my house a couple of years ago, which was greatly helped by schools and the Garda but there was no happy outcome because the bullies were 13 and 14 year old girls. These girls were vicious and relentless. When we looked them in the eye in front of their mammies and...

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid – Matters on the Business of the Seanad (22 Feb 2021)

Regina Doherty: .... However, it is absolutely not acceptable that these gentlemen and women are under such direct threat every single night. It is not acceptable for us to say that they are not reporting to us, from a Garda perspective. We know that some of these people are vulnerable in the context of being in vulnerable employment situations and coming from marginalised communities. The Garda need to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We have a significant number of them and if this practice is going on continuously, we should have caught it before now. We should not have needed RTÉ to go in. I wish the Garda well in its investigations and thank the Senator for raising the matter. Senator Lombard spoke about the 200 extra special classes for our children which will be open...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (19 Jan 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...given the number of women and children incarcerated in mother and baby homes who were rape victims. How is it that pregnant girls as young as 12 were dropped at the doors of these homes and gardaí were never called? I appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is looking into the investigation but that is generations too late in some of these cases. The rationale offered by the report...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...with each other but the very least we expect from each other is respect. For the record, I completely concur with Senator Craughwell. It is inconceivable that we would think of appointing a person who is not Irish and who does not have long experience in An Garda Síochána to be the head of our security and intelligence services. I completely concur with him, and that certainly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...what Senator Clonan said yesterday about the technical group and about disassociating themselves from Senator Keogan's tweet. He also made referenced to the email hack and that he will ask the Garda to investigate this matter. Senator Carrigy spoke about the cracking idea that we should have multi-annual funding for our musical societies. In the towns and villages where people get their...

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

Regina Doherty: .... This is the wrong thing at the wrong time. The sustainability argument is absolutely crass and we can all see it for the money grab that it is. It needs to be called out. Senator Crowe spoke about Garda numbers in Galway. I will certainly organise a debate once we come back. Senator Keogan asked for a debate on the energy crisis and, more importantly, energy security which is vital....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...than having a PSC because one can, but it is by means of the old, inefficient way. People can choose with their feet to decide if they wish to go to the post office, bring the photographs to the Garda station, get them signed, go in and sit in Mount Street for four hours or to just do it online. That is their choice. It is incumbent on any Government to provide services in the most...

Standing Orders: Motion (12 Jul 2016)

Regina Doherty: ...1) Committee (2) Ombudsman Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs · Ombudsman for Children Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach · Ombudsman for Public Service · Financial Services Ombudsman · Pensions Ombudsman Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence · Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Select...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jul 2020)

Regina Doherty: ...of months. When we see the increase in cases of domestic violence that have been reported not only to the wonderful organisations that support our women and men who are sufferers but also to the Garda Síochána, it is an issue that needs and deserves more highlighting than it has ever got. I do not say this disrespectfully, but it is something that falls to the women of this...