Results 141-160 of 319 for garda speaker:Seán Sherlock

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taxi Licences (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...must abide by the law. There are taxi drivers who ply their trade day in, day out and obey the rules. I welcome the success of Operation Vantage so far. A good job of work has been done by the Garda. It would be very helpful and useful for the Minister to provide any insight he may have as to whether this problem is more widespread than currently seems to be the case.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taxi Licences (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I merely wish to raise an issue that was articulated by the journalist Paul Williams on 6 March. He stated in the article that gardaí uncovered evidence of a major scam in which 180 non-EU nationals obtained taxi licences using fraudulent public service vehicles applications despite having no legal status in this country. He further stated that the Garda National Immigration Bureau,...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (22 Sep 2009)

Seán Sherlock: ...and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been used; the number of occasions in each year when the gardaí called on the assistance of the Army ordinance unit to deal with such devices; the number of prosecutions initiated as a result of the discovery of such devices; his views on the increased...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: .... Such addresses will be kept separately by the registrar who, in turn, will be granted powers to release such addresses to relevant authorities, for example, the Revenue Commissioners and An Garda Síochána. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure competitiveness as certain company officers may be reluctant to locate in Ireland unless they are, for legitimate reasons, given...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Deployment (20 Nov 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...light of the current strain on policing in some of those regions? When events such as music or sporting festivals take place, where thousands of people gather, is there any interaction between An Garda Síochána and the event promoters regarding the costs borne by the State for the provision of those services?

Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Oct 2009)

Seán Sherlock: ...role. Concerns have previously arisen as to the nature and specifically the volume of requests made for retained data. Previously, Deputy Brendan Howlin highlighted how, in 2006, there were 10,000 Garda requests for access to personal telephone records under powers arising from the amendment to the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act. This amounts to almost 30 requests for every...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (28 Mar 2023)

Seán Sherlock: ...of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Frankie Feighan - To discuss the need to establish Sligo Garda station as a divisional headquarters for An Garda Síochána. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - To discuss the establishment of waste water treatment plants in villages and settlements...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and value of fireworks seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, both nationally and within Dublin city; the number of persons prosecuted for possession of illegal fireworks during the same period, both nationally and within Dublin city; the amounts spent by her...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Seán Sherlock: ...we acknowledge that the vacancy has arisen for the chairperson of GSOC on foot of Mr. O'Brien's resignation. The appointment of members of the Ombudsman Commission is governed by section 65 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This stipulates that the commission consists of three members, all of whom are to be appointed by the President on the nomination of the Government following...

Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (4 Oct 2017)

Seán Sherlock: ...the innovation cycle is getting a lot shorter. What is the justification for the auction? What permutations will that auction have and how will it impact the provision for communications for the Garda and the emergency services in the country? Will they be adversely affected as a result of the auction? We have not had in the Minister's own words an explanation or an understanding...

Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2016)

Seán Sherlock: Short of a breakthrough at the Labour Court today, we are all now expecting a full Garda strike on Friday. A total of 564 Garda stations throughout the country will lie empty. Serious questions about the safety of our communities deserve a more forthcoming response than we have yet received. Things look no better on the schools front with the possibility that 507 second level schools will...

Seanad: Human Trafficking (9 Feb 2012)

Seán Sherlock: ..., there is always room for improvement and the law on prostitution is being reviewed with a view to enhancing the protection of vulnerable persons. I should add that the law is being enforced. An Garda Síochána continually targets the individuals and criminal groups involved in prostitution and related activities. A number of individuals and criminal groups have been identified,...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...of protecting the rights of victims in this process. The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 gives victims a statutory right to certain information. For example, a victim may request information from An Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Irish Prison Service, the director of a children detention school or a clinical...

Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, states that a Government action plan to give voice to the Istanbul Convention is in place and relates to issues such as education and training modules for An Garda Síochána, the HSE, Tusla and the Courts Service. Is the Minister of State satisfied that adequate ongoing training and education is in place? Has An Garda...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Services Card (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...should not be accepted as ID, much to the frustration and significant inconvenience of persons who are willingly offering the card as ID as they try to obtain financial services. The number of gardaí in the country willing to sign an ML10 form has dramatically declined. That is understandable. Members of the Garda are being asked to verify the identification of persons they do...

Requests to Move Adjournment of Dáil Under Standing Order 32 (25 May 2010)

Seán Sherlock: ...Right of Place, its board structures and the publication of its annual reports; to publish details of established company accounts where such accounts exist; whether it should be necessary for the Garda Síochána to be called in to investigate the role of the HSE and its relationship with Right of Place; to shine some light on the amounts of money allocated by the State, the transparency...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...on a wide consultation whereby those involved in the report went out into the communities. Recommendation 22 states: The building of genuine community partnerships should be a requirement for all Garda districts. Gardaí should be assessed for their performance in this respect, and it should be a factor in determining assignments and promotions. It also refers to district policing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: .... Did Tusla have any sense of the hurt and shock that it would cause when that letter went into the public domain in respect of the thousands of volunteers and parents who have gone through Garda vetting and child protection training and would see themselves as being protective and compliant in every way? Did Tusla have any sense of the sheer hurt and the magnitude of that statement, as...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Sherlock: ...Wynne - to seek an update on the review of the Abhaile scheme. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae - to discuss the Kilcummin sewerage scheme. Deputy Frankie Feighan - to discuss the need to establish Sligo Garda station as a divisional headquarters. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - to discuss the challenge of securing post-primary school places for more than twenty students in Limerick. Deputy Seán...

Private Members' Business (3 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: ...but in speaking on this sector my party believes there must be a level of equity in the way a Government and a regulatory regime examine financial services. If one talks about giving powers to the Garda and the Director of Corporate Enforcement, one must also examine how those powers are divided up and to which sectors they should apply. The motion speaks of these powers applying...