Results 181-200 of 11,254 for speaker:Matt Carthy
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: Very briefly, please.
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: In fairness, the Commissioner answered twice and has indicated that he will correspond with the committee.
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: I ask the witnesses to keep their responses as brief as possible.
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: I will let the Senator back in later. Deputy Brabazon is next, followed by Senator Kelleher.
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: I thank the Commissioner and Deputy Brabazon. Before I move on, on a related matter, there were a number of reports that some regions do not have a sufficient number of trained or adequately trained gardaí who could engage in the high-speed pursuit of a vehicle. Is the Commissioner satisfied this issue has been resolved?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: In real time, how long does it take to do the analysis required to give clearance to gardaí to pursue?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: Have there been many instances where Garda members were told to essentially stop the chase?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: We will give the Commissioner time to answer.
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: That is a point well made. Am I correct that the PSNI has one such dog for recovery of remains?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: I do not think that anyone would suggest that. As a dog owner and dog lover, anybody will attest that they can pass suddenly. It seems to be a risky strategy to rely not only a dog of another police service, but only one between both services. It would seem to be prudent at the very minimum that An Garda Síochána would have its own dog that if the circumstances require that it...
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: I have a couple of non-committee members, whom I will allow in briefly, but I have a couple of questions. An Garda Síochána announced a review of several missing persons cases and, in essence, the organisation upgraded those cases to murder. How many cases were affected and when and how were those decisions made?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: If there are several cases, as the witness as indicated, is it fair to say that it points to failings in the original or ongoing investigations?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: How many cases were reviewed? Do the witnesses have that number?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: Are we talking about dozens of cases?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: How far back does this go?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: For the history of the-----
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: I thank Dr. Coxon. The Commissioner will be aware that, the week before last, the Minister for justice issued an apology to the family of Shane O'Farrell. Shane was from my hometown. The apology related to the fact the person who killed Shane was at liberty. Does the Commissioner accept that there were Garda failings in that instance that would have warranted the apology from the Minister?
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: It has been well documented the man who killed Shane was in breach of multiple bail conditions across multiple sources. We also know from the scoping exercise conducted that there is a file on this individual within the Garda National Crime and Security Intelligence Service. Are there any circumstances in which the Garda would be willing to publish such a file on an individual, considering...
- Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)
Matt Carthy: It would be welcome it if Mr. Harris did. Several non-committee members wish to contribute. I suggest that each have a five-minute interaction before I allow a run-down. Could they keep within that timeframe?