Results 161-174 of 174 for garda speaker:Brendan Griffin

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...area is fine for a car, as it stops a car crossing over onto the oncoming vehicles but it has a different impact on motorcyclists. I do not want to come across the type of stuff members of the Garda come across in the line of their work but is the central reservation area an issue for motorcyclists?

Road Traffic Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2013)

Brendan Griffin: ...is not watching, what his son is up to. Perhaps a tachograph in a car would act as a deterrent to speeding. I am not speaking only about young motorists. If and when a motorist is pulled in, the garda could look at the tachograph to see what speeds the motorist has been doing and measure his or her behaviour on the road. The issue of cameras has been mentioned. From time to time we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...that is rarely implemented when a person is walking on a public roadway without lighting. It probably is not as bad as it used to be in the past, but it is still bad. Does Ms Murdock believe the Garda needs to enforce that more? I accept and agree with Ms Murdock's point that nobody wants a police state. That said, I have met drivers who through no fault of their own have been involved...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Brendan Griffin: .... If there are any statistics or anything else the witnesses feel is pertinent to this argument could they please furnish them in writing to the committee? That would be helpful in our work. The Garda Síochána and IRVA will never know the lives they have saved. Unfortunately, we hear about the accidents that occur but not about those that are averted as a result of their work....

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...the committee, not to question the Chairman's recent remarks where, as a Member of the Oireachtas and as the Chairman of an Oireachtas committee, he failed to condemn the killers of a member of An Garda Síochána on active service. The Chairman needs to explain his position to this committee or to Dáil Éireann. Does he or does he not condemn people who kill members of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...of depravity on such a regular basis can, I am sure, have a really profound impact on a person. Touching on a point raised by Senator Carrigy, have the tech companies been co-operative with the Garda in relation to prosecutions and its investigations? I ask because I want to delve further into that and see whether there are impediments there from the tech companies that require...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: ...and, as I mentioned, thousands have taken to the streets. I commend them for doing so. Nevertheless, there is a very small fraction using violence and intimidation against politicians and members of the Garda and I condemn them outright. A recently elected Member has been involved. I am not here too long - it is only a few years since my election - but Deputy Paul Murphy was inciting...

Air Transport Preclearance Agreement: Motion (16 Apr 2019)

Brendan Griffin: ...airports, a reimbursement framework has also been rolled out. Negotiations on amending the agreement began in April 2017 and involved the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Justice and Equality and Foreign Affairs and Trade, An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Attorney General. Under the terms of the amended agreement, a baseline level of services will be borne by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ..., who introduced his Department's thinking on the proposed legislation. We have also had meetings on the Bill with the Road Safety Authority, which also wrote to the committee on the matter, An Garda Síochána and the Irish Road Victims Association from whom we heard the harrowing experiences of relatives who lost loved ones who were killed or maimed in accidents involving...

Murder of PSNI Constable: Statements (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Griffin: ...actions achieve no good for anyone of any ideology, religious persuasion or background. On my way from Kerry to Dublin this morning I paused briefly at the memorial plaque in honour of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe in Adare. As I read the plaque I thought how pointless was his murder and how sad it is that such pointless acts are still occurring on this island at this time. There is no...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (2 Feb 2022)

Brendan Griffin: ...to raise this matter on Questions on Promised Legislation last Thursday when I referred to the report on south Kerry CAMHS as devastating reading, which it is. At the time, I called for a full Garda investigation into the matter. I am hopeful that progress is being made in that regard. I also made the point that this failure in regard to south Kerry CAMHS has resulted in catastrophic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Iarnród Éireann: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: ...incident in Bray last night. It is appalling that this was done deliberately. This could have been catastrophic and the headlines today could be very different. I support Iarnród Éireann's and Garda efforts to bring those responsible to justice. I commend Iarnród Éireann on being one of the only groups or organisations to have shown common sense and decency this...

Air Transport Preclearance Agreement: Motion (16 Apr 2019)

Brendan Griffin: ...) Act 2009 permits preclearance officers to detain a person in a limited number of circumstances, and any persons detained under these provisions must be delivered forthwith into the custody of An Garda Síochána. I assure Deputy Clare Daly that I will try to obtain from the Department a response to her question as quickly as possible. I urge the House to approve the terms of...

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Brendan Griffin: ...is aware, any amendments to road traffic legislation involving the introduction of new road traffic offences will require changes to the existing administrative supports, such as amendments to the Garda IT systems, to include those offences. However, in responding to the Bill before us today, I am obliged to point out to the Deputy that such changes will incur costs to the Exchequer and...