Results 81-100 of 190 for garda speaker:Imelda Munster

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Defendants are using non-receipt of a notice as a defence. It is the responsibility of gardaí to issue fixed charge notices. Reference was made earlier to the setting up of a high level committee to address various issues. Has the Courts Service ever flagged this issue with An Garda Síochána or the Department? The numbers are significant and if this legislation is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Imelda Munster: Will the witnesses talk me through the process of having dangerous disinformation removed? If we look in the aftermath of the recent riots, An Garda Síochána has said it had contacted companies regarding online coverage, disinformation, the riots and the threats of violence. Coimisiún na Meán had also contacted companies similarly. What is the immediate procedure now?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...implementation of any legislation suffers? Does the Minister believe the figures could be higher were it not for the lack of resources? I realise the Minister referred to a 10% increase in the Garda traffic corps this year. However, that has not been delivered as of yet. When will we get it up to the levels required?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...car park at a retail park. It was the second shooting in recent months. There have also been physical attacks, intimidation, kidnappings, threats and attacks on homes. Of the 18 additional gardaí allocated in December, 15 were removed in January, leaving us with just three additional gardaí, which is in no way sufficient to tackle this issue. At last night's meeting of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...have the money for. The money we have is not enough even for maintenance. It is only enough to stave off the further deterioration of our roads. I know it is not in the Minister's remit to provide Garda resources and it is up to the Minister for Justice and Equality but what lobbying has the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport done or does the Minister for Justice and Equality...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...number of people dying on our roads has increased. There are many reasons for this, including poor roads, careless drivers, drink and drug driving and, perhaps most importantly, the slashing of the Garda Traffic Corps. In recent years, drinking and driving has become less acceptable. We need to work towards a society where drinking and driving is universally condemned. We are not...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: ...that are failing should not be the automatic response, given the economic and social benefits public transport provides. People in rural communities feel isolated as a result of the closure of Garda stations, post offices and so on. I dearly hope the Minister will not cut or privatise public transport services. However, if one believes what one reads, one must wonder whether it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...the appropriate resources. Is the Minister satisfied that the Minster for Justice and Equality has addressed the issue with the same concern and vigour as him? The suggestion was made that the Garda traffic corps may have an extra 10% by the end of the year. That is a big "may". The chances are that the force will not get that. Is the Minister for Justice and Equality taking it as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...? The witnesses acknowledged there was an increase in young people drinking and driving and outlined why they thought this was the case. I agree that the lack of enforcement and resources in the Garda traffic corps have contributed to it, and the increase in staff this year will be woefully inadequate in this regard. There was a six-week campaign against drink-driving over Christmas,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...broad daylight. Children who were out playing were forced to run for cover. Two homes were petrol-bombed in retaliation within hours. Another home was attacked last night. I acknowledge that An Garda Síochána has made some arrests in recent weeks but the situation is so serious that the response needs to be stepped up immediately. We need 24-hour surveillance of the key...

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (24 Apr 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...? What case did he make? Did he even press for a reduction in the tolls during the fleadh? We are talking about a one-week festival. The Minister said that there would be engagement with the Garda and the local authorities in respect of the effect of the slip road toll. I had told the Minister that there would be queues for miles up the M1 during the fleadh, when 400,000 people are...

Priority Questions: Road Safety Strategy (12 Jun 2018)

Imelda Munster: According to a reply I received to a parliamentary question which I put to the Minister for Justice and Equality last month, the figure for the Garda traffic corps at the end of February was 635 members. That is just over half what the figure was ten years ago, when there were 1,200 members of the traffic corps. In 2016, the number was 681. The Minister said in his response that he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...for holding their views. Did the RSA initiate discussion of this matter with the Minister? Ms Murdock referred to enforcement. Will she provide an update on the RSA's ongoing work with the Garda on enforcement? Ms Murdock has noted that in 52 cases there was strong evidence on the file that the driver had consumed alcohol but specific toxicology results confirming the level were...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (11 Oct 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...in public transport seriously at all. He seems to have completely abandoned public transport and the people who rely on it and need it, along with the roads infrastructure. He is happy to have got the Stepaside Garda station reopened as his prize and to hell with public transport or roads infrastructure funding. The Minister knows fine well that the two portfolios crucial to preparing...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Imelda Munster: ...in the last ten years, including lower speed limits and penalties for drug driving. The issue, however, is enforcement. It is outrageous that there has been a 40% drop in the numbers of gardaí policing the roads in the last 20 years. We all know garda visibility is needed on our roads. If people can easily leave a pub, nightclub or house party knowing full well there is little or...

Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...the red alert. Their behaviour was reckless, incredibly dangerous and stupid. It put their lives and those of members of the emergency services at risk. We a seeking, via this Bill, to give An Garda Síochána enhanced powers to pursue such behaviour under the law. It would make it an offence to engage in behaviour of this kind if a member of An Garda Síochána deems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Imelda Munster: ...to the Road Safety Authority, RSA, in light of the increase in the number of road deaths? The traffic corps has experienced a massive reduction in staff, etc. I am aware that an increase in Garda numbers is planned for next year but given the increase in the number of road deaths, does the Minister believe it would be beneficial to increase funding for the RSA? I asked about the sports...

Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Imelda Munster: ..., Galway and Kerry. This Bill seeks to impose penalties on those who would put lives in danger through reckless behaviour when an extreme weather warning has been enacted. It also seeks to give An Garda Síochána enhanced powers to pursue such behaviour under the law. I believe the legislation would prevent tragedies during future extreme weather events so I ask that it be...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to Disability Service in the South East and Related Matters): Motion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: ...'s name is responsible, knowing what they knew, for removing Grace's name from the waiting list of a residential care unit? Five years later, in March 2009, after hospital staff had contacted the Garda and the sexual assault treatment centre, Grace was once again returned to the same foster home. The buck has to stop somewhere. Two reports were commissioned, one in 2012 and the other in...

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Imelda Munster: ...jobs were informed of the closure out of the blue by a text message. Parents and staff believe that the business is viable and say that it has cash reserves of €450,000. Media reports say that the Garda has launched an investigation. Media reports also say that the board of management of the crèche blame the pandemic for the closure of the business. It is unacceptable that...