Results 201-220 of 548 for garda speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The Garda has the information.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: All I was asking for was confirmation as to whether the Garda Commissioner has been asked to make an investigation of corruption.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...available. On an even more important matter, I am in receipt of information which, in my view, will rock the National Assets Management Agency, NAMA, to its very core. Is the Leader aware that the Garda Commissioner has been requested to carry out an investigation into corruption and impropriety in NAMA?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...financial advantage on them. This will ensure that these entities will profit off the backs of taxpayers and that viable businesses will be shut down as a result. I need to know today whether the Garda Commissioner has been requested to carry out a detailed investigation into corruption and impropriety in NAMA. It is crucial that the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance or the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with the Senator. All I am seeking is confirmation as to whether the Garda Commissioner has been requested to carry out an investigation.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...to earning our turkey. I welcome yesterday's announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, that applications will be accepted from next week for new recruits to the Garda Síochána. This is a positive step and one for which I have repeatedly called. An issue I have raised directly with the Minister in respect of any new programme of recruitment is...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...read the report in full and I know the Leader will provide time in the future for a reasoned debate on it. Having said that, none of us should lose sight of the tens of thousands of members of An Garda Síochána who served this State with distinction over the years. The report highlights one individual who Judge Smithwick believes colluded with the Provisional IRA and members of...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...justice will be served for Fr. Molloy's family. I have asked on a number of occasions for a debate on policing and the view of the Minister for Justice and Equality on smart policing in Ireland. Gardaí are operating with one hand tied behind their backs. They do not have the resources to do their job. The Minister has announced on a number of occasions that he will open up...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: With regard to the action taken by the Garda Síochána and the HSE concerning two children, one in Tallaght and one in Athlone, I ask people to be careful about knee-jerk criticism of the force and the HSE in this regard. I agree wholeheartedly with the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, and welcome his announcement of a swift investigation and independent report by...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: On my own behalf and on behalf of my colleagues, I would like to condemn the brutal attack on two young girls in Athlone. All of us are fully aware that this is a matter for the Garda. An individual has been charged. I will say no more, other than to emphasise that our thoughts are with the two children and their families. I am sure the State will give them all the support that is...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Senator Gilroy on publishing his book buys one, he might be in the top ten next week. I encourage people to do so. On many occasions in the House, I have called on the Minister to recommence Garda recruitment. I congratulate the Minister for Justice and Equality in this regard, although I do not often do so. I am sure that having announced the recommencement of the training of...

Seanad: Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Post Office Network: Statements (4 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...closing throughout the country. None of us wants that to happen. This is an issue of particular concern in rural areas. We have already seen the closure, for example, of a large number of rural Garda stations and banks. We heard this week that Ulster Bank is to close between 38 and 41 of its branches in the State. Many rural people see the local post office almost as the last bastion...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ----- that prejudiced subsequent court cases. We need to be aware that there are ongoing investigations by the Garda, the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Financial Regulator. While they are very important, we all agree that the public deserve answers. I heard the Minister, Deputy Howlin, speak on the radio this morning. It is important that whatever investigation is established...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 May 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...is one example of it. Should this be passed and should the unions agree to the Haddington Road proposals, the Government should use the opportunity to move quickly to restart recruitment to the Garda Síochána and to front-line services. The Minister has made changes in regard to graduate nurses and newly recruited teachers, which are welcome because the original proposals were...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Unlicensed Money-Lending) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...poor families who do not have resources fall into the arms of moneylenders when it comes to communion and confirmation. The Bill would provide protection for someone who made a complaint to the Garda. At the very least even if there was not enough evidence to convict someone a judge could put in place a barring order to prevent an individual or his or her agents from threatening or...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and many unanswered questions remain. On 27 February, this House had what I felt was a very good debate on policing, this Minister's mishandling of law and order, the fact that he has presided over the Garda Síochána but has lost the confidence of the rank and file gardaí, closed more than 140 barracks and under-resourced the gardaí. We gave over a week's notice of...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: ...published in great haste during the Meath East by-election? Will the Deputy Leader inform the House when she will introduce the Bill in her name? I request a full debate next week on policing and Garda recruitment. Yesterday the Minister for Justice and Equality who is not happy that he is the most unpopular justice Minister who has ever served the country and has lost the confidence of...

Seanad: Confidence in Minister for Justice and Equality and Defence: Motion (27 Feb 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The Army and the Garda.

Seanad: Confidence in Minister for Justice and Equality and Defence: Motion (27 Feb 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: He should go. He is a disgrace. He does not have the confidence of the Garda.

Seanad: Confidence in Minister for Justice and Equality and Defence: Motion (27 Feb 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: We respect gardaí, the Government does not.