Results 321-340 of 578 for garda speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...is important that we have a debate on the activities of dissident terrorists who are a threat to every single person in the country. I want to express my gratitude to the members of the Army and Garda who last night defended our State.

Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Statements (24 Nov 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...will work an additional one hour per week to provide for a wide range of needs in various institutions? Where are the specifics? On policing and defence, the document states that a more effective garda rostering system will ensure there are enough gardaí to meet priority policing demands. It was Fianna Fáil that said there would be zero tolerance. Is Fianna Fáil now saying the plan...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator Harris in condemning the thuggish behaviour of a small few yesterday who were supposedly protesting in the name of a legitimate cause. It is not good enough that young gardaí and members of the security forces must endure that type of loutish behaviour. I am all in favour of people having the right to protest, but it is about time that the people who are on our streets...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...reality to the discussion on the Bill. We should have arrived at this point a long time ago. The Bill should be law and we should be talking about the lack of speed cameras, the reduction of Garda overtime, the lack of enforcement and the measures not being taken by the Government which in many ways has cut back services to rural communities and failed to put in place a structure,...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., Deputy Gormley, grasp this. I cannot comprehend how on the main Cork-Dublin motorway the speed limit is 120 km/h, or it branches into 100 km/h, and with the best will in the world there are gardaí with speed cameras on that road. I set my cruise control and away I go, and I do not break the speed limit.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Those are comments attributed to members of his Government who came into Government on the crest of zero tolerance. Where is it today? There are cuts in gardaí. There are gardaí in Cork city who have not a car to drive in because it has been taken off the road because it has gone over the threshold of miles. There are gardaí who cannot get the proper equipment because of the cutbacks....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Bill 2010: Second Stage (23 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...been neglected. Any measure which clamps down on the sale of legal highs in head shops is welcome. For this reason, I commend and support the provisions of the Bill. It is appropriate that the Garda Síochána will acquire powers to seek to have so-called head shops closed. Why did the number of such shops spiral in recent times? I laugh and cringe when I hear the proprietors of head...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...into giving grinds, not because he wanted to but because he needed to maintain the lifestyle of his children and wife. Ten years ago, teaching was seen as a great job. Today, nurses, teachers, gardaí and prison officers among other low-paid public sector workers I could name are applying for family income supplement payments and are under considerable pressure. I hope this deal is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...particularly in the light of the remarks made by the president of the GRA at that organisation's annual conference yesterday and the speech he proposed to make. It is important that members of the Garda Síochána stand aside from politics. However, we must not lose sight of the fact that there is a major level of anger among those in the public sector about the disproportionate way in...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...transfer all of the information into the public domain. We must wash the sins in public and no longer excuse or condone mistreatment. There is a need for joined-up thinking between the law, the Garda Síochána, the local authorities and the Government. All the t's must be crossed to ensure action will be taken. If we start from the premise that this is about protection, provision and...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator Cummins in asking for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to attend the House. It is extraordinary that 40% of gardaí have less than five years of experience and that more than 200 senior management positions remain unfilled. This is a sad indictment of Government policy not just towards the Garda, but towards tackling crime. As Senator Cummins stated...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...is time for us to say that enough is enough. The Government is hiding behind the national drugs strategy and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. He needs to give resources to the Garda and stop tying its hands. How many more people are to die before the Government will act? This morning in Cork city there are people in my parish who are afraid and upset by what happened....

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...who I represent and I am also affected. As I stated yesterday I do not mind taking a pay cut because I can afford it. However, people working in hospitals and schools, the Defence Forces, the Garda Síochána and other front-line services cannot afford to take this cut and they are at their wits end. I appeal to Senator Hanafin and his Fianna Fáil colleagues not to agree to this...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy (17 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...there were just four seizures of heroin. In 2006 there were 77 and last year there were 159. To date this year there have been 165 heroin seizures. That is a tribute to the great work of the Garda in the Cork area. We have a heroin epidemic and a drug use problem that we have failed to get a handle on, despite the national drugs strategy and the fact that we have invested huge sums of...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I join other speakers in paying tribute to the late Garda McLoughlin and call for a debate in the House on justice issues. I am genuinely concerned that we have lost respect for the law and the institutions of State. In congratulating the new Senator Ó Brolcháin I pay tribute to his family for the sacrifice made by them on his election. He has a good track record coming into the House. I...

Seanad: Interim Report on Flooding on River Shannon, November 2000: Statements (4 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of the flooding. Like Senator Boyle, I am happy that the civic emergency in Cork is over. As I have done on many occasions in the House, I again pay tribute to Civil Defence, the Army, the Garda, the fire service, the staff of city and county councils throughout the country, particularly Cork, and the many other volunteers who have helped. In particular, I pay tribute to those affected...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...and hardship of the people of Cork and throughout Ireland. We must ensure we put in place an early flood warning system, proper communication and measures to ensure the Army, Civil Defence, Garda Síochána and fire brigade service are on active duty sooner rather than later.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Street in Cork city, Bandon or elsewhere. People have been devastated. I want to pay tribute to the many volunteers and public servants who are providing frontline services to those affected. Gardaí, members of the Civil Defence, the Defence Forces, city and county council workers, HSE staff and fire brigade staff have done great work since last Thursday. The Bishop of Cork and Ross,...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...happened. The people of Cork require and deserve answers. As someone immersed in the community, I recognise the patriotic reaction of the citizens of Cork, the Defence Forces, Civil Defence, the Garda and front-line staff of the public service. The HSE and Cork City Council deserve to be praised because they put people first. Senator Fitzgerald is right, however - the linkage between...

Seanad: Election Management System (17 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the franchise to allow people to vote from home. The Minister of State should also consider extending the postal vote. It is currently restricted to the elderly, the disabled and members of the Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the Naval Service. It is restricted but it should be opened to allow more people to participate. We have gone beyond the impersonation stage and beyond...