Results 121-140 of 504 for garda speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...of that and he needs to understand from day one and page one of taking on his duties that he is not going to mislead or fob off this committee. We have been through that experience with An Garda Síochána, which was not a good experience for anyone concerned. It is not an experience we will repeat. As a member of the committee, my preference is simply to cut to the chase and...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...'s children from them. Will the Tánaiste categorically state that this is not the case? The third issue relates to the nature of the proposed investigations. It is not satisfactory that the Garda would investigate the Garda or that the HSE would investigate the HSE.

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...Minister claimed that it was not his intention to mislead the House and I challenge that assertion because this House was misled. In a calculated and repeated fashion this House was told that the gardaí, in particular Sergeant Maurice McCabe, failed to co-operate with established Garda procedures. We were certainly misled had we been foolish enough to take the Minister on his word....

Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: .... Let me repeat what I stated to the Tánaiste this morning. These are not minor issues. If even a fraction of these allegations are held to be true, then we have a deep, deep problem within An Garda Síochána. If it is a practice to target individuals in a way that is vindictive, malicious and dishonourable, if that has happened in any way in respect of a serving member...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...a stranglehold on legacy and has acted partially and with vested interest at all times". The issue of Mr. Harris's evidence at the Smithwick tribunal being described as "nonsense" by a former Garda Commissioner has also arisen. The question of any intelligence to which Mr. Harris had access in terms of British state collusion in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has also arisen. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Urban Renewal Schemes (11 Jul 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to start with that issue. It was quite bizarre, and it was lucky happenstance that the person who came across the loaded Garda submachine gun was a responsible citizen who brought it to Store Street Garda station. Does the Taoiseach have any information that would be of some assistance on that, even an initial assessment? Mr. Michael Stone has done good work, and he should be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...rural Ireland. Some years ago we had an horrendous levels of deaths on our roads and there was a multi-agency plan and approach, which was properly resourced, between the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána and the local authorities. Consequentially, we saw the numbers of deaths drop but we are going backwards now and this is a cause for concern for all of us. The number...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...the Dáil that we could now put this matter behind us - nothing to see here. The Ombudsman believes, and has evidence to support his belief, that there was a credible threat to the security of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. We now know that the security sweep of the GSOC office was sparked by heightened concerns of breaches of confidentiality last May. We also...

Public Accounts Committee: HSE's Patients' Private Property Accounts 2015
HSE Financial Statement 2015: Note 13 re Fair Deal Scheme
Health Repayments Scheme Donations Fund 2015 (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...given. He will recall this turn of events. I am very concerned that he has given inaccurate or misleading information to the committee in respect of the Devine report and what he claimed was a Garda insistence that reports could not be published and disciplinary actions could not be taken against HSE staff on the instruction or advice of An Garda Síochána. We now know because...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures Bill 2013: Committee Stage (14 May 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...forward this legislation in a culture and environment in which it is exceptional for people to come forward and to blow the whistle. The most recent high profile example of that is within the Garda Síochána. Let it be said that the Garda is by no means unique in this regard. One is not starting from a position of widespread practice or acceptance. In the public sector we have...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (6 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the number of community gardaí operating from a location (details supplied) have been cut. [7016/11]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (6 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures the Garda Síochána will take in order to ensure that there is no repeat of the violence which occurred at the Smithfield horse fair Dublin on the first Sunday of March 2011. [7018/11]

Civil Aviation Legislation (20 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he plans to appoint Authorised Officers beyond members of An Garda Síochána, as foreseen under Section 49 of the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 and their training requirements. [8606/11]

Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is Question Time and the Taoiseach has raised the issue of the €30 million cost. What is the implication for the Garda Síochána and the budget? The much bigger concern is not sandwiches or cocktail sausages but that substantial public moneys were spent.

Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It came out of the Garda budget-----

Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach and Government should consider the €36 million spent, particularly as it might affect the Garda Síochána and the service on our streets.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Allowances Review (10 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister knows full well that I am asking him to ensure he does not take another red cent from the pockets of the average garda on the beat, firefighter or clerical officer. We have had this discussion.

Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is the infamous four-year plan which Fianna Fáil negotiated with the troika. At the time Fianna Fáil agreed with the troika to cut Garda numbers from 14,500 to 13,500 in 2011 and to 13,000 by 2014, a total drop of 10%.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have said that but I made the clear distinction between the RUC and An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the 100 buildings currently used as Garda Stations which are due to be closed as a result of the Policing Plan for 2013. [11953/13]