Results 141-146 of 146 for garda speaker:Rónán Mullen

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...some of the horror of what went on. One example concerns the disparity of treatment accorded to lay abusers. On a number of occasions where there were lay abusers within these institutions, the gardaí were sent for promptly and action was taken. On many other occasions, however, there was clearly a failure to act properly in the same institutions when the abuser in question turned out...

Seanad: Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jul 2020)

Rónán Mullen: ...this legislation. To make a simple comparison, when a person fills out a passport application or an application to register to vote, they are required to complete a section of it in the presence of a member of An Garda Síochána, the reason being that this operates as a fail-safe. It applies some measure of verification, imports an atmosphere of seriousness to what is going on,...

Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Rónán Mullen: ...reporting trauma, sexual abuse or violence and the accused person. She mentions that even at the stage of the investigation process, a “Do Not Disturb” sign should be on the door of a meeting room in a Garda station where a victim is making a complaint. That would seem to be fairly self-evident. Yet, that was not her experience. The other issue, which I raised a number...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Rónán Mullen: ...a special class, including special needs assistants, SNAs and bus escorts, for example, must be managed by the principal. Dealing with appointments, sudden absences, planned leave, replacement staff, Garda vetting and so on for these extra staff all falls to the principal. Managing transport to and from the special class is especially demanding for principals, particularly at the start...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...years, there could be a genuine desire to resource local government and to bring forward people in the community who could take local decisions and decide on local priorities - that might be to keep Garda stations open, in preference to other goods they might consider to be of lesser importance in that region - and use public resources to implement those decisions. That would be genuine...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Rónán Mullen: ...freedoms we always thought people had, freedoms that have not been abused. I have heard allegations and, as I pointed out previously, the law is there to deal with them and let it deal with them. The Garda Commissioner said the law was there and, as I pointed out previously, there have been no complaints from hospitals. We do not have a problem with people praying silently intimidating...