Results 221-240 of 240 for garda speaker:Hildegarde Naughton

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (12 Nov 2020)

Hildegarde Naughton: ..., and the motorway system a Traffic Management Group, chaired by the Department of Transport and including representatives of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Dublin City Council (DCC), An Garda Siochána (AGS), OPW, Revenue Commissioners and Dublin Port Company (DPC) was established. The Groups’ remit was to consider the potential knock-on impacts on city traffic...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Hildegarde Naughton: ..., including municipal or other publicly-owned parks which are under the control of local authorities and subject to their bye-laws. Enforcement of legislation is the responsibility of the Garda. If a person supplies a vehicle to a minor or uses a quad bike or scrambler in a public place without tax or insurance, or in contravention of any other law, the Garda has the legal powers to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputies. As I stated, under the Road Traffic Acts, there are already comprehensive measures in place for the Garda to deal with vehicles, including scramblers, quads and similar vehicles, in public places. In addition, there are also forms of legislation which allow for dealing with them outside public places and anyone supplying them to a minor can be prosecuted. Alternatives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...agency? Should it not be making the call? It is not Facebook that should be the judge and jury on what stays up online to find the perpetrator. Surely it is the law enforcement, be it the Garda in Ireland or Interpol, that is the first port of call and not Facebook in making this decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Is that not where the relevant agencies responsible for child protection such as Tusla and the Garda in Ireland's case should be leading the way, not Facebook? Facebook should report the matter to the relevant agency and it is the agency's call. If the agency wants Facebook's assistance by leaving something online, Facebook could work with it, but Facebook being the sole arbiter in that...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: .... In the absence of shutting down the Internet, we will never be able to stop women in crisis pregnancies - women who are desperate, alone and afraid - from taking them. We cannot have a garda at every ferry port and airport in Ireland searching for them. Are we really suggesting a return to some kind of "contraceptive train" scenario? If we do nothing, some woman in the...

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to the Exchequer. While that may be true on the face of it, I wonder whether sufficient consideration has been given to the additional cost of training staff in many State agencies such as the Garda and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. If victims are to be supported as they should be they will need proper advice, referral and support. To do that in an efficient and...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...There is sometimes an inability among some to put themselves in the shoes of those who live in isolated communities. Some people sit in an office in Dublin and make decisions on the allocation of Garda resources. I wonder if they realise what it is like not to have anyone or anything within walking distance or what it means when the local post office, Garda station, school or any service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (22 Mar 2016)

Hildegarde Naughton: 246. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of the development of the new Garda Síochána divisional headquarters at Murrough, County Galway, including when construction will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4931/16]

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...perpetrators of the many burglaries being committed in the area to which I refer are out on bail. While I stress that these are only allegations, I wish to highlight the fact that this morning the Garda seized €250,000 worth of drugs in Galway. This shows that the force is constantly monitoring the situation relating to drugs in the region. I remind Senators that the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I, too, welcome the announcement this morning by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, of 250 extra Garda recruits. That brings the total since September to 550, which is a very welcome development. We all know the pressure on Garda numbers and this news is very much to be welcomed. The Government recognises the pressures and the Minister, Deputy Frances...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...23,000 have gained employment in the sector since the introduction of the reduced VAT rate. I also welcome the investment of €10 million secured by the Minister for Justice and Equality for the Garda fleet, and €3 million will also be provided for three new Garda divisional headquarters in Galway, Dublin and Wexford. The 100 recruits who entered the Garda college last...

Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...young or old, urban or rural, we all like to feel safe in our beds, and in that regard, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, has secured funding of €10 million for the purchase of 400 new Garda vehicles. She has also secured funding to replace retiring officers and to continue the Garda recruitment drive which recommenced this year. There will be another 200...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...whose children were needlessly taken into care last year. I welcome the offer of compensation to the families concerned and the acknowledgement of the inappropriateness of the actions of the Garda Síochána in this case. I commend the Ombudsman for Children on her very straightforward report and clear recommendations. I also acknowledge the comment in the report that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...as being due to malnutrition, convulsions and pneumonia. The mortality rate is estimated to be akin to that of the 17th century. The site has no memorial and it has been reported that there is a Garda investigation into missing death certificates. The grave is now surrounded by a housing estate and is nothing more than a bare patch of ground, which was lovingly attended to by a local...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...has received very little attention. Late last week the Department of Justice and Equality informed the Law Society of Ireland that the Director of Public Prosecutions had issued a direction to An Garda Síochána to the effect that a suspect in Garda custody who made a request for his or her solicitor to be present during Garda questioning should - for the first time - have such a...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons) Order 2014: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to the Seanad to discuss this vital issue. Whatever criticism, both valid and otherwise, has been levelled at Government in the past months about its response to the various issues surrounding the Garda Síochána, it is to the Taoiseach's credit that when he took the decision to set up a commission of inquiry under the auspices of Mr. Justice Fennelly, he proposed terms of...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...are disconcerting, showing a rise of 28 road deaths to 190 compared to 2012. There are many measures already in place, which are working effectively, such as safety cameras, the visibility of the Garda traffic corps, the penalty points system and the lowering of the legal alcohol limits. There has also been a major increase in awareness that drink driving is no longer acceptable....

Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Nov 2013)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...framework for the making of a presumption of death order in respect of the two categories of missing persons, as outlined by the Senator. People are reported missing on a daily basis to An Garda Síochána and, in most cases, they turn up within a short timeframe. The verifiable statistic for missing persons in this country is 393 between 2003 and 2011. People go missing for a...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to consult with Community Alert organisations to put in place a process by which security pendants can be used through a mobile telephone system. It is important that people still have the security of being able to contact a local Garda station through that pendant system and given the advances made in digital technology, this should be possible. In order to incentivise young jobseekers...