Results 241-260 of 263 for garda speaker:Martin Kenny

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: Does the Commissioner concur with the view of victims that they been have let down to the extent that they feel victimised again and should An Garda Síochána recognise and acknowledge that?

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...sexually assaulted. One of the boys in the midst of the assault said, "No. Stop this." He wanted to stop it and pulled away. All of this was caught on CCTV cameras, there were witnesses, the Garda was called, the girl was taken to hospital and all the evidence was there, yet, to the dismay of her mother and herself, it was to the juvenile programme that these three lads were sent and...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...has. This motion suggests that we need a task force on crime to bring all the elements together to look at this issue. That is a very good idea. We need to recognise that it is not only the gardaí that will have to respond to this. Communities across the country have found that, while things have improved somewhat in recent times, they have in the past had to step up to the mark,...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: ...the country which have involved similar situations. We are all aware of them. We are all aware of the role that GSOC has played in many cases in which people have made legitimate complaints about Garda inaction or inappropriate action. While the Minister's defence of GSOC has been very valiant on this occasion, to call it to account in no way suggests that we do not need a body in place...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...about rural crime. Text alert schemes are up and running in many rural communities, including my local community. This is a response from people who, unfortunately, feel let down because Garda resources are not adequate to provide the type of monitoring and protection they need. Growing up in the 1980s, I drove an old banger of a car. If I had a bald tyre, I used to be afraid of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications Data (7 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been Garda vetted annually since the process of Garda vetting was established. [46324/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications Data (7 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have made multiple Garda vetting applications for different organisations in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. [46325/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications Data (7 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred by persons applying for Garda vetting since the process of Garda vetting was established. [46326/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications Data (7 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual costs incurred by the Exchequer in processing Garda vetting applications for each year to date since the process of Garda vetting was established. [46327/17]

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (6 Jul 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...to the Minister, I do not fully get his rationale. Ultimately, medical support, or at least advice on where it can be sought or provided, is one of the first things one would expect a member of An Garda to be offering in the circumstances in question. I am not sure that the Minister's rationale stands up.

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...programme for Government, there is a commitment regarding the protection of children and the most vulnerable people in our society. Part of this is a process which all Deputies come across, namely Garda vetting, which individuals who work with children through employment, sports organisations or whatever have to undergo. There are huge delays in Garda vetting. I spoke to the people in...

Rural Equality Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...fuels to cut back on public transport. That is happening everywhere. Such a policy forces everyone who needs mobility to work or study to own a car. The closure of post offices, small rural schools, Garda stations and libraries and the withdrawal of public services and transport are the death knell for some areas. These are the kind of measures that the Rural Equality Bill will...

Report of the Fennelly Commission: Statements (12 Apr 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...the Taoiseach's spin on it was not credible. We believed it was clear at the time that sending the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality, Mr. Brian Purcell, to the home of the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, had the obvious effect of conveying to Commissioner Callinan that he should resign. The Taoiseach's spin at that time on the findings of the report,...

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Martin Kenny: The Garda Commissioner simply must stand down. That is the view both of many in the House and of the community and people outside the House who see what is going on. Time after time in recent years, we have had crisis after crisis and each time the Garda Commissioner has stood up to say either she did not know anything about it or it was not her fault and had nothing to do with her. Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (23 Feb 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...down the years and I have worked very closely with them. As Deputy O'Dea has said, it is really about the volunteers who are on the board and how they network. There are people there from social welfare, the Garda Síochána, the local credit union, the Irish Farmers Association, the Irish Countrywomans Association and a whole range of organisations. It is broad and it...

Topical Issue Debate: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Administration (7 Feb 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...the country to do a presentation on this in the audio-visual room. There are 51 boards, each of which is independent and managed by local people from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Garda Síochána, the Department of Social Protection and various agencies and organisations in the communities where they exist. They have local knowledge and input and they give their time...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Martin Kenny: On page 100 of the programme for Government, there is a commitment to extending Garda oversight and accountability. The task of sorting out the problems in the Garda will require much more than the Government's stated intention of supporting the independent Policing Authority and enhancing the role of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. It is clear to me and many who...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Martin Kenny: It is the Government's commitment on page 100 of the programme for Government to extend Garda oversight and accountability.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Martin Kenny: The issue I raise is very simple. I was promised that the Garda Commissioner would fully investigate these allegations but nothing has happened. There has been no investigation or contact with the people who raised these issues.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered advocating for the services of the Garda youth diversion projects to be extended in north inner city Dublin, as part of a long-term plan to stem the flow of young persons becoming involved in crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14850/16]