Results 3,221-3,240 of 4,884 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----along with spin and empty announcements. I am giving the facts.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have risen here-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----to speak about the lack of resources for our gardaí.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The figure of 15,000 by 2021 was a key demand of Fianna Fáil, in a confidence and supply agreement with Fine Gael, which has not been easy.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: A boost in numbers would mean a better system. There are people the length and breadth of rural Ireland living in fear because there are not enough gardaí visible in our towns and villages. They want more gardaí.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Every week, I receive complaints about Garda vetting and how people must be vetted for each sports club, educational facility or youth organisation. In one case, a man was vetted 18 times across various sports clubs. He was waiting weeks for authorisation to volunteer for a small club which needed his services because there was too much paperwork.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There should be one vetting per person which would carry through.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There should be only one vetting for every activity, a kind of behaviour card, which would feature the Garda's vetting information. Shockingly, people are slipping through with devastating consequences. It simply not working.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We cannot keep asking for more and more from our police force when we are not giving it the resources.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister was in the House last week and I spoke to him about resources.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister agreed with me about resources.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We need more resources for our gardaí.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I also wish to note-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This is an amendment.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Senators are being very unfair here. I am only speaking the truth.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to move an amendment to the Order of Business that No.12 be taken before No.1.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will check that for the Leader.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: By bus.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: A good bus service is right.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Leader cannot promise something and then not deliver on it.