Results 141-160 of 222 for garda speaker:Thomas Pringle

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister might not have been present for the question on the PULSE system and whether spent convictions would be removed from it. This matter relates to amendment No. 48 and interviews with the Garda. Amendment No. 49 highlights how it is possible to do this for certain employment when the Department sees fit to do so. The theme running through this legislation is the need to protect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...is a very general question for Mr. Lupton. He stated in his second submission: It is quite clear to me that robust laws will act as a disincentive to bad faith actors, and properly enable An Garda Síochána and other State Agencies ... Those robust laws must be compliant with the Constitution and Charter of Fundamental Rights, as interpreted through the various decisions of the...

Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...and how the lack of funding, resources and development have led to an underutilised hospital with limited services and staff available. Killybegs and the surrounding areas are also experiencing a severe lack of gardaí and Garda vehicles. It is important that gardaí are around and available in our rural communities, and much of Donegal has been let down in this aspect. Quite...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...continue to be investigated. The question is whether they are or not and whether the families are actually informed in relation to it. A co-operation agreement is outlined in Schedule 3 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Has this been implemented and especially in the context of investigations of Troubles-related crimes? How are these provisions put into practice on...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...this provision and the Minister says that she has outlined a number of people who have to be consulted with respect to changes that are made: (i) the Minister; (ii) the Policing Authority; (iii) the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; (iv) the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; (v) the Data Protection Commission; (vi) the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...problem, in that the Department of Justice and Equality is not about justice and is not the right Department to deal with many of these matters. Perhaps it needs to be broken up and the law, the Garda and so on need to be kept separate from the civil legal aid system. The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has funded these advices and the Department of Justice and...

Other Questions: Missing Persons (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: ...the family involved over the years, particularly Mary Boyle's twin sister, Ann Doherty, who justifiably feels the person she believes is the prime suspect was never interviewed by the investigating gardaí. There have been allegations of political interference to ensure the person was not considered a suspect. This is the nature of the statements the family has made in recent weeks....

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Thomas Pringle: ...and Skills has just said the debate should be about values and competence. The debate certainly is about values and competence. It is about the Taoiseach's values and how he dealt with the Garda Commissioner when the information came to light, and about how he did not use the proper channels to convey his message to the Garda Commissioner. He sent a late night visit to the Commissioner...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...outside of the times they are in operation, but it makes a lot of sense for them to be 24 hour and that should be rolled out. It would make a lot of sense in terms of safety. I take what the Garda witnesses say about education and stuff. That is vitally important. What you do see an awful lot of is people parking in bus lanes and cycle lanes. Before I came to the meeting, I saw on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...has led to this. We have seen it at the libraries in Cork, on Sandwith Street, in East Wall in Dublin, and outside the Dáil. We have seen it all over the place. What actual monitoring does An Garda Síochána do of the far right and what is put in place to deal with it? If it had been dealt with before last Thursday, this more than likely would not have happened, or would...

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ..., or the monitoring of compliance with the conditions of bail, that warrant further inquiry. He makes a similar finding about the systems and procedures for the sharing of information between the Garda, the Courts Service and other relevant State bodies operating at the time of Shane O'Farrell's death. Everything is rosy in the garden. What are we even talking about then so? It is...

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Thomas Pringle: ...Their search for truth has been obstructed at every turn by nearly everyone who had the power to retrieve it. Apart from Mr. Butterly’s own attempts to obstruct justice, the shortcomings of the Garda investigation itself have been called into question, including the Department of Justice’s handling of evidence. Conclusions of arson made by the Keane tribunal report in 1982...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...that looks at the management, or indeed mismanagement, in a residential centre in Donegal. It outlines the sexual abuse of up to 20 residents by another resident and the inaction of the HSE, the Garda and HIQA on it for many years. It has been reported today that the HSE will publish the executive summary of the report in the coming days. Will the Minister share the calls by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...other members have asked them. There is no point in going over the same ground. The purpose of the questions was to give a sense of what the meeting would involve. I refer to training for gardaí. I understand they have been trained in bicycle use and patrolling, but have not been given any equipment or suitable clothing. This will not be available, I believe, until the end of...

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: ...certain convictions will be precluded from obtaining a public service vehicle licence. The Bill also introduces a demerit or penalty points system and transfers the licensing authority from the Garda Carriage Office to the National Transport Authority. It also makes provision for service agreements for the enforcement of the regulations. Before I discuss the provisions in the...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Thomas Pringle: ...their status. If the possibility had been there to submit freedom of information requests on behalf of these people, it might have speeded up the entire process. I also welcome the inclusion of the Garda Síochána under the remit of these provisions. Again, however, the question arises as to why that remit is limited to the force's administrative records. There are already...

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...Cork and Henry Street stores and elected representatives. Michelle had not had much sleep after trying to stop the removal of stock from the Waterford store on Monday night. She told us that about 40 gardaí in six Garda vans were deployed to the store, half of whom were apparently from the public order unit. The Garda has been involved in allowing KPMG to recover stock from...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...constituents are, understandably, very worried about the future of the health centre and of their town. Dunkineely has seen closure after closure in recent years, including the post office and the Garda station, so the town is understandably anxious about the sudden closure of yet another service. However, this does not seem to be a priority of the HSE. It is just another example of the...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...is sharing time with Deputy McNamara. My first question has been topical for several days. It relates to people travelling from Northern Ireland into the Republic. We have been told that the Garda cannot stop them and tell them to go home. If that is the case, how has it happened? What does the Government intend to do about it? I do not believe that it is prevalent or that there...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Policy (21 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...sense that no help is being accorded to them in terms of keeping services going. They have identified the withdrawal of services as being the key factor and referred to the post offices, banks and Garda stations that have been closed. The Minister has to reverse that trend, which is the only way he can protect those towns.