Results 26,821-26,840 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin

Garda Operations. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: It is well and good that the Minister has rehearsed the reply he gave on Question No. 465 of 31 January, in which he stated, "It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the circumstances in which bail may have been granted or, indeed, refused in particular cases." However, on 14 December 2006, he stated: Regarding Operation Oak, 24 associates of Mr. Martin Hyland have been arrested and...

Garda Operations. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I am not denying what I said.

Garda Operations. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I am happy to acknowledge I said that because it is the truth. I am asking the Minister to substantiate whether the Garda objected to bail and to indicate whether we need to change the law or the practices of the Garda. We have a duty to ensure that people who face serious charges and are recognised members of ruthless drugs gangs do not walk the streets. This is not a matter of idle...

Crime Levels. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The comparators are the issue.

Crime Levels. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The issue is the comparator with other countries.

Child Protection. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 2: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigation that has been held into the circumstances in which the Garda Síochána failed to act on information supplied through Interpol from the Austrian authorities regarding the alleged involvement of people based here in a global child pornography ring; the outcome of such an investigation; if the...

Child Protection. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Does the Minister accept that people are scandalised that such an issue and a crime of such magnitude could be notified to the Irish authorities and be ignored for months on end? Is he not scandalised by that? How many individuals work in the Garda international liaison unit? Is there a system in place to highlight the most serious offences, particularly those committed in our...

Child Protection. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I have every confidence in the way the sexual assault unit deals with these issues. However, the unit cannot deal with an issue if it has not received the information. I want assurance from the Minister that any warning that may arrive from now on, from Interpol or any other police authority anywhere in the world, that identifies serious criminal activity such as potential paedophilia, will...

Child Protection. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: When does the Minister envisage the report will be available?

Child Protection. (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: That is what I thought.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle knows what to do when he is in the Chair.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: He might have been involved in that too.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: This is about law and order.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Mr. Connolly's——

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister is defending the Department's action.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: So they were right.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Who is in control?

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: So he did know

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Oh my God.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Who is in charge?