Results 161-180 of 578 for garda speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy (23 Jun 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Are the people who deal in drugs common criminals or do they have links with paramilitaries? We need to ask through what means drugs enter our country and what are the powers of the State — the Garda and Customs and Excise — to prevent the importation and distribution of drugs. What role does society play in the development of a culture and an environment that is tolerant of a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...is a shield emerging, and it has emerged through its creation by the party opposite, around health in particular such that the Minister is not responsible for the HSE and that in the case of An Garda Síochána, it is an operational matter. It may well be an operational matter, but we need to be able to ask questions about operational matters and receive answers, and I will try to...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...person and I extend my sympathies to his family. Senators Ardagh, Conway-Walsh, Black, Bacik, Conway, Murnane O'Connor and O'Reilly raised the apology made to Joanne Hayes yesterday by An Garda Síochána. As Leader of the House, I join in welcoming the apology by An Garda Síochána and indeed the remarks of the Taoiseach today in Strasbourg where he apologised on behalf...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (13 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose that the motion regarding the appointment of a member of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, shall not be taken today. I apologise. I sent an email to group leaders and Whips. There is a ministerial diary clash and the Dáil ran over time. The matter will be taken tomorrow afternoon. The postponement is due to a scheduling conflict with Dáil...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: With the co-operation of the House, I wish to propose an amendment to the Order of Business to the effect that No. 6aon the Supplementary Order Paper, statements on the Garda overtime budget, be taken on the conclusion of No. 6, Second Stage of the Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 or at 8 p.m., whichever is later, with the time allocated to this debate not to exceed...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...supply in stock and availability of rooms to people. Senator Coffey raised the issue of budget talks in the context of public sector unions and Senators Leyden and Ó Domhnaill raised the issue concerning the Garda. It is important that Members acknowledge and understand the frustration of members of An Garda Síochána. They have been obliged to endure pay cuts and are at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: ...and all of Government must ensure that the waiting lists are tackled. I commend all those who have been involved and who have worked so diligently since the attack, including the members of An Garda Síochána who have been able to mobilise against the people who attacked us. I thank them for that and I thank the Minister of State for being here.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome our witnesses and thank Mr. Justice MacCabe for his contribution. I thank GSOC for the work it is doing. Indeed, I pay tribute to the work done by members of An Garda Síochána during the Covid period, when they were at the forefront of our State's response to Covid-19. Very often they had to perform tasks that in ordinary times they would not dream of doing. I thank...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...repeat episodes of what was an extraordinary, horrific crime. All of us extend our sympathies and heartfelt thoughts to the families. As we all recognise, a review is being carried out by the Garda. The Garda is learning. Changes have been made in the way in which training in dealing with domestic violence is carried out in An Garda Síochána. The new sixth divisional...

Seanad: Witness Protection Programme Bill 2007: Second Stage (31 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: ...for a functioning criminal justice system? We can have all the theories and hypotheses we like, but if one goes back to the fundamentals — Senator Harris spoke about detection levels — the Garda needs information as part of its ability to solve crime. Coming back to the most fundamental point of community policing, the neighbourhood watch scheme, why can we not take it a stage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., in correspondence received by us on 21 July, the director of strategy states:As of now we have yet to receive any information behind the allegations from the Department of Health, the HSE or an Garda Síochána, that will help us to carry out our investigation in a thorough and complete manner. We have written to the HSE requesting details of the allegations relating to our...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Second Stage (9 Jul 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., and it is much more available than it was before. We should not confuse nightclubs and pubs with the corner shop, bars in clubhouses or sporting facilities or the local bar. I welcome the fact gardaí can seize alcohol. We have by-laws in my city of Cork preventing people from drinking in public places. I wonder about the success of such a by-law as I am unsure we have the necessary...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Bill 2016 - Second Stage, to be taken at 4 p.m., with the time allocated for this debate not to exceed two hours; and No. 3, statements on judicial appointments and proposed industrial action by An Garda Síochána, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 2 and to conclude not later than 7 p.m., with the contributions of each group not to exceed eight minutes, and time can be shared,...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...-Lee on her fine contribution as well as with Senator Bacik. The story of baby Belle in Balbriggan is one we have all been upset and moved by. I listened yesterday morning to members of An Garda Síochána making an appeal to the mother of the little baby who was stillborn to come forward. She is not being regarded from a criminal perspective; rather gardaí are concerned...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: .... I am not saying that it is not happening but it is important there is commonality of approach. Again, I would have the Minister come to the House to discuss that. Senator Lombard spoke of the new Garda policing model being unfurled today and announced by the Garda Commissioner. The Senator referred to the amalgamation of the west and north Cork Garda divisions, which does not make...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...be happy to allow for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to come to the House. Senator Gallagher raised the issue of the report of the review group on industrial relations structures in An Garda Síochána, which was presented to the Government this week. The Government has considered the report and has approved the drafting of legislation that will, when internal...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to the House to discuss the issue the Senator raised regarding the statutory instrument and the Coast Guard. Senators Ruane and Dolan raised the Garda vetting for students on DIT's Access programme. I am not familiar with the situation. It might be more appropriate to raise it as a Commencement matter. The matters the two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...bad parking or bad driving behaviour. I believe the Crimestoppers website stopped, is not functioning or perhaps is not being used perhaps for this. Could it be used for this? Is it being used by An Garda Síochána? Again, I thank our guests for being here today.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re appointments to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 3 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...issue. Senator Frank Feighan raised the issue of social media and referred to the car-jacking in Dublin yesterday. I commend all emergency service personnel, including first responders, and An Garda Síochána for the way they handled the car-jacking and the chase that ensued. It was reckless behaviour that put people's lives at risk. It illustrates the importance of An Garda...