Results 1-20 of 34 for garda speaker:Réada Cronin

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Réada Cronin: I spoke to the Tánaiste about this in the Dáil previously. Members of the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána are aware that the Government is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut here. I am also not happy about the opening statement being taken as read when it has not even been circulated. I checked if it was up on the system two minutes before I came down here-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing the Bus and Coach Industry: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Réada Cronin: ...yet. The driver managed to keep the bus from going on to the other side of the road which was marvellous because that could have been catastrophic. There seemed to be no health and safety organisation. The Garda never came out. The passengers could not get the front door open. It was like something one would see in a film. This was during busy rush hour traffic at 5.30 p.m. on a...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Réada Cronin: ...go. On the second issue of the effective muzzling of the Defence Forces, I do not know where this bizarre desire has come from. It is a fact that members I know of the civil and public service, the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána, in particular, have always been restricted in their political activities more so than ordinary members of the public. It is important, and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Réada Cronin: The reason I asked is that in Kildare, my constituents really want to know this. Kildare used to be the county with the lowest number of gardaí per head of population. We have now been passed out by Meath. Kildare is now the second worst. Communities need gardaí, and they need to see gardaí out and about. Does the Minister of State have figures for how many gardaí...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Réada Cronin: I was in my constituency office in Naas that Thursday evening, and I could hear the sirens going off on the main street as gardaí headed towards Dublin. It is for this reason that I really want to talk to the Minister of State about what it is like for families of gardaí who were left unprotected that night at the riot. I know what it is like to be a member of a Garda family, and...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...thoughts and prayers are with them. Once it was leaked that the attacker had not been born in Ireland, anyone could have predicted what followed. That is, anyone except this Government and the Garda Commissioner, who insist, despite all the evidence, that Garda resources are adequate and that Dublin is safe. The far right was quick to mobilise and a riot ensued. The scene of that...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...that it matters to the Women of Honour. On the specific issue of the provisions, persons subject to military law who commit specified sexual offences in this jurisdiction will, as they should, be dealt with by An Garda Síochána and the civil courts, as opposed to courts martial. Inevitably, there was a sense of secrecy and separateness when courts martial were the fora in...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Réada Cronin: Gabhaim buíochas don Ghrúpa Réigiúnach as an rún seo. There has to be a real concern about the morale in the Garda and their stated positions recently. I do not want to get parochial around this. I have spoken about the fact that we have such low Garda numbers in north Kildare before. I believe that we are at a critical stage. I welcome the fact that the Minister...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...-agency co-operation but I would like to see a situation whereby agencies can be compelled to collaborate on a whole-of-government basis. We also need the sheer practicality of more and better Garda training on these issues, which were once so marginal and are now mainstream. Gardaí need to be trained on how to answer telephone calls from victims. We still have situations such as...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...protest but decency must come into this. Nobody should be the subject of a protest when they are just going around and receiving whatever medical treatment they need. It is also a worry that while An Garda Síochána can make an arrest without warrant where they believe an offence has being committed in terms of this Bill, it also says it does not have an appropriate facility for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...to join their local RDF. Has consideration been given to active, movable camps? I know there would be arms and ammunition involved, which would have to be protected. Every large town has a Garda station where those arms and ammunition could be protected and held safely. The FCA was always associated with young people. Have our guests considered taking retired members of the Defence...

Progress on the National Parks and Wildlife Service: Statements (6 Jul 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...consensus was that while the Government has declared a biodiversity crisis, there is little evidence it is being taken seriously. I welcome the Minister of State's remarks on wildlife crime and An Garda Síochána becoming involved when crimes are committed. I would like to direct my remarks in a particular direction, towards Emo Court House, County Laois, and to the brown...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Réada Cronin: I thank Dr. Browne for his presentation. There is no doubt that defence and security are no longer questions for just the military and An Garda Síochána and that a whole-of-government approach is required. How was the HSE allowed to persist with obviously unsafe technology? The HSE deals with sensitive personal information and it took time for everything to get back on track...

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...it and how they were and continue to be treated. The Bill is going through the Seanad. According to the Rape Crisis Centre, 80% of people subjected to sexual violence did not report it to the Garda. That is why, when we talk about sexual violence, we should be mindful of what we say because none of us knows what another person is carrying. The 80% of the unseen survivors are all too...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...it seeks to establish more and greater accountability in policing. We will propose amendments in the future. The Bill sets out to achieve clear and effective oversight and accountability of An Garda Síochána. Sinn Féin welcomes this. It is clear that policing reform in this jurisdiction is needed and long overdue. I would like to see developments in transparency and...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Réada Cronin: ...for all of this. Training and oversight are, therefore, critical. Something with such a big reach demands equally big responsibility, responsibility that must be demanded and upheld constantly by our gardaí. Gardaí are still undervalued and under-resourced. I say this as a Deputy for Kildare, which as one of the lowest ratios of gardaí to residents in the State, and as...

Abuse at Certain Educational Institutions: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: ...on the prowl. We also need to face up to how many teens are abusing each other and children younger than them. The 2009 annual report of the committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the Garda diversion programme found that out of 74 sexual offences, including 17 rapes and 40 sexual assaults, many were committed by under 18-year-olds. What is the number now in 2022? I...

Creeslough, County Donegal: Statements (8 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: ...and we do not know when it will come. It arrived for the people of Creeslough on 7 October 2022. I wish comfort and healing to the families and the community. I pay special tribute to the Garda, the fire service, the first responders, ambulance service and the priests in the parish of Creeslough. They showed that at times of deep crisis there is a welcome and a place for us all,...

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (12 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: ..., Deputies Daly and Paul Donnelly. The purpose of the Bill is to keep the practice of vetting as effective as possible while making the process as efficient as possible for the community, the gardaí and, through them, wider society. It applies to people who have no criminal record or criminal issues outstanding. While Garda vetting is essential it can be burdensome, especially for...

Freedom of Information Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Feb 2022)

Réada Cronin: ...audit on public bodies to assess whether they need to be brought more fully under the remit of freedom of information and therefore into public scrutiny. Within this process, vital bodies such as the Garda and RTÉ could be brought more fully under the scope of the Act. Our Bill also seeks to close the gap in freedom of information coverage. Once a company or body becomes a public...