Results 101-105 of 105 for garda speaker:Joan Collins

Addiction Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Oct 2012)

Joan Collins: ...a special drugs policing forum operated in the inner city. It intervened in the community and did a very good job until its disbandment after a number of years of being in place. However, one is told the Garda cannot do much because families are not coming forward. There is a reason families do not come forward, which is they are afraid that their houses might be burned, petrol bombed...

Private Members' Business: Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Collins: ..., which should happen. I want to bring us back in time. We must think back to 1992, although some in the Chamber might not remember what happened. On 30 January 1992 a rape was reported to the Garda. On 4 February the parents of the child sought advice from the Garda about the admissibility of foetal DNA evidence. On 6 February X and her parents travelled to England and arranged an...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: ...in my own area in Parnell Road, Crumlin, when residents objected to water meters. We were arrested in an over-the-top response to our protests. Peaceful protests should be respected by Irish Water, the Garda and the State. Arresting people is not the proper way to respond because it causes friction in the community and risks undermining the good work that community gardaí have...

Report on the Summer Programme 2023: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2023)

Joan Collins: ..., she might let the committee know in the next week or so whether engagement with the universities has started. The eighth recommendation is "That the Department of Education, in conjunction with the Garda National Vetting Bureau, resolve any difficulties with vetted staff working in different schools". That is key. Those concerned should nearly be encouraged now to start. If you are...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Joan Collins: ...found themselves homeless. She linked in with Focus Ireland and had to self-accommodate daily. On two nights the woman was told the services had nothing for her family. She was told to go to the Garda station. Instead, she rang around friends to try to get accommodation quickly. She managed to get that from friends. She was depending on the charity of friends to get her children a...