Results 7,081-7,100 of 7,777 for speaker:Joe Costello
- Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister of State is wrong.
- Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: What about the Minister's amendments? The Minister of State is being provocative.
- Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: There was no debate on the reports.
- Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister is a stranger to the truth.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: This amendment is one for which we all argued on Committee Stage. It proposes that there should be a one-person Garda ombudsman in line with the excellent model that operates in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, however, the Minister decided we were all out of line and that his proposal was the correct model. Since then, the Minister has moved forward to some degree. The provision in the Bill...
- Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Deputy O'Connor should join us. We need men like him.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Bill says that the volunteer police member has the same powers in communities as an ordinary garda. Deputy Jim O'Keeffe's amendment says that the Garda SÃochána support resource members shall only have such limited powers and privileges as prescribed by the Minister. However, the Minister proposes to hand over the entitlement, not just out of the House but out of his own hands, to the...
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Nor is the crime squad or the murder squad.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister has done away with overtime. It does not exist any longer.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister should tell the truth, he does not know what it means.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister does not know what the section is supposed to do. He should give us an idea.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Will the Minister reply?
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Many points were made by the Minister.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Does the Minister not wish to exercise his right of reply?
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: We will deny the Minister his reply.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: He got his reply in early.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: We will have to join up the two police forces then.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: This is an important measure the Minister is proposing. He proposes a volunteer Garda force or a reserve Garda force, whatever the nomenclature may be. Some 15 amendments are grouped for the purposes of discussion of this section. There are problems with the proposal in regard to the eligibility criteria for qualification for membership, what sort of training and education members would have...
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: That is not true. The Minister has not done so.
- Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Certainly not as I envisaged it.