Results 321-340 of 504 for garda speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: How many Garda recruits are envisaged?

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...complete his investigation? I know that he has made that request of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton. Will he or the Taoiseach permit that? What of any Garda investigation? I know the Minister, Deputy Bruton, very belatedly passed on a witness statement to the Garda Bureau for Fraud Investigation. Will the Taoiseach be in contact with the...

Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...faced a brick wall, institutionally, through the various Departments that I mentioned to the Tánaiste - Education, the Gaeltacht, the HSE, the Department of Justice and Equality and, indeed, An Garda Síochána. That is the reality. There is little point in the Tánaiste saying to me to say back to those victims to go to those various agencies again. They have tried...

Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----who wants that review report, that it be given to him? Could she not also agree that the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Garda Commissioner must hand on whatever information Tusla requires without delay?

Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: As the Tánaiste may be aware, very serious long-standing allegations of sexual abuse by the late Domhnall Ó Lubhlaí, teacher and founder of Coláiste na bhFiann, became the subject of an internal Garda review in April 2013. The review was initiated under the watch of former Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan. The review was deemed necessary because of very serious...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Would that not be a matter for An Garda Síochána?

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Just as I disassociated myself from that behaviour, I equally disassociate myself from the behaviour of a small number of members of the Garda Síochána, who have been extremely heavy-handed and rough with protesters.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Members of the Garda Síochána are not the enemies of anyone, they are the guardians of the peace and protesters have a perfect right to be treated lawfully and respectfully and not to be flung against a bollard. This is a limited number of members of the Garda Síochána but we must be consistent in our view that all protesting and demonstration must be absolutely peaceful...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I join in absolutely rejecting any act of aggression against the Tánaiste, her staff member, any member of An Garda Síochána or any protestor. I am sure she will join with me in acknowledging that, in fact, the protests by hundreds of thousands of people the length and breadth of the country have been marked by their peacefulness, respect, colour and determination. I am sure...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...we might not agree on everything, I acknowledge the honesty of his contribution. There has been much talk about protests and about the incident last weekend involving the Tánaiste. I do not approve of anybody throwing bricks at An Garda Síochána or anybody else. However, the people who have come out in their droves to protest are not thugs. They are not guilty of any...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Worrying statistics were published earlier by the Rape Crisis Network. There was also evidence in the Garda Inspectorate report of the failure to handle complaints of domestic violence. I am sure the Taoiseach will agree this is worrying. When does he propose to have a comprehensive debate on the matters of domestic violence and sexual violence against women and children? These are...

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...allegations of tax evasion contained within the whistleblower file. I note that the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, has now forwarded a copy of Mr. Gerry Ryan's detailed witness statement to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation after a delay of almost two years. I understand also that the Minister stated he will meet the whistleblower, even though he had been unwilling to do so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: According to Mr. Keegan's script, Dublin City Council brought 11 instances to the attention of the Garda. Given the lack of a robust procedure to follow up on such submissions, not to seek fees from people, but to ensure their validity, Mr. Keogan cannot, with any level of confidence, stand over taking the decision he took on the basis of the submissions. That is my strong view, and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...is not a single view from residents but that there are different views on these matters. In the course of his consultation with the statutory bodies, which of them objected to five concerts? Did An Garda Síochána or any of the other statutory organisations object to five concerts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...the views of those who live in the vicinity of the stadium but let us examine the matter more closely. There were at least 11 fraudulent representations. He brought those to the attention of An Garda Síochána. He noted in his presentation that acknowledgements were sent only where an e-mail or postal address was attached to the observation. I presume, therefore, that a batch...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: If we are to believe what we read in the media it appears that, based on a sample, An Garda Síochána reckon that up to 40% of the observations submitted were dubious or fraudulent. How does Mr. Keegan account for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...general in nature and I have no doubt Ms Murdock has already referred to the matter to which it relates. From what she said, I take it that the authority has a good working relationship with An Garda Síochána and that it can access data and information from the PULSE system, as necessary.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I presume that the identification of risk areas is done jointly with An Garda Síochána.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Did An Garda Síochána officially inform the RSA of concerns relating to the GoSafe system? Ms Murdock referred to her knowledge of this issue from media reports.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I appreciate that Ms Murdock has only been in the job for a few months. Is it the case that, in that time, she has not had a conversation with anyone from An Garda Síochána in respect of this review?