Results 81-87 of 87 for garda speaker:Mark Ward

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Mark Ward: ...is the only operational military installation in Dublin city. What implications will relocation have on other military operations the Army carries out in the city at present? Will it lead to An Garda Síochána becoming more militarised? This exercise must also take into consideration that the Military Archives are in Cathal Brugha Barracks. These archives go back to the...

Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: ...and disadvantage leading to children being vulnerable to grooming by drug gangs is something that we, as legislators, need to break. Our Bill will help address that, and will ensure that the Garda and the Courts Service can charge a criminal with what is effectively the exploitation of our children. It basically targets the grooming of our children into criminality. The legislation is...

Access of Competent Authorities to Centralised Bank Account Registries: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: The motion is one of several proposals to reform anti-money laundering legislation at EU level. The motion, when ratified, will support the Garda and the Criminal Assets Bureau in tracing the proceeds of crime, which will hopefully assist in the conviction of criminals in Ireland. This is something that needs to be addressed at a European level and also at a national level. For those who...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Youth Work and Integrated Care and Education: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: ...a minute ago. At present, youth projects are holding young people in many areas, including that of mental health, as I mentioned because the services are not there, in judicial areas because the Garda diversion projects are probably full or are not always there and in respect of early school leavers. Moreover, poverty underpins all that, as we know. The people in the youth projects are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (23 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: ...to correct the wrongs in a broken system that criminalises a person who is unwell. For too long, the Irish justice system has been the gatekeeper for those experiencing mental health difficulties. An Garda Síochána is often the first group to respond to someone who is having a mental health crisis in our communities. I welcome the pilot project that will begin in Limerick...

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Mark Ward: ...They do not run our communities. Our communities are run by hardworking and decent people. Our communities, however, have been let down by successive governments through a lack of funding and low Garda resourcing. Our young people in these communities are being left behind as a result. Sinn Féin has long pointed to community resilience as being paramount in the prevention of...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Mark Ward: ...a real sense of fear and abandonment in our communities. Residents report a lack of police presence in our areas, particularly at night-time. The dogs in the street know the hotspots in my area. In fairness to the Garda, its members react and call out to these areas. As soon as their backs are turned, however, these people go back to the criminal activities they were doing before the...