Results 61-80 of 115 for garda speaker:Cathal Crowe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: In April 2017, An Garda Síochána took on a role in drug testing on the side of our roads. I believe the test is used is the Dräger DrugTest 5000, an oral fluids test. If I understand correctly, it can pick up traces of opiates, cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabis. The whole world of drugs is evolving by the day. There are pills and small tablets I have never heard of,...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: What Commissioner Harris has brought to An Garda Síochána is a different style of policing. He came from the PSNI which has a more robust form of policing: it is not policing by consent that we have had here for the past century. When the PSNI drives through a community, their vehicles are armoured and protected, which is not the case with An Garda Síochána, who tonight...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 is very positive legislation and I fully support it. Essentially, the Bill is aimed at decreasing the length of time it takes for disposing of a Garda compensation claim from initial application to award by providing for clear time limits in respect of each stage of the process. The new process is also aimed at ensuring that avenues for...

Defamation Act 2009 Review: Statements (11 May 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...people or constituencies. If individuals want to be blunt, they may by all means be so, but there is a reasonable threshold. Sometimes that threshold is exceeded. When that happens, it is over to An Garda Síochána. Some people, like Satirical Soldier, might live in a pseudo-world in which they sit behind a computer, snack away on junk food and type hate messages and whatever...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ukraine War (26 Apr 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 569. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the former Garda station at Lissycasey, County Clare; and if the Office of Public Works have given consideration to this building being used to accommodate refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20443/22]

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...Hill enhancement committee. For the last two years we have been told repeatedly by legal professionals and Clare County Council that we cannot use cameras. I have asked senior local members of An Garda Síochána if they would refuse to act should we detect an act of littering or a crime and pass footage over to them. They said there was no way they would refuse and that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ..., which was just in a primary school classroom. If you go half a kilometre down the road to your local HSE public health centre, you will find another data set. There is another in the local Garda station. There is a data set in each community service. People talk about hubs and spokes but the Government has tentacles of public service in each and every community in the country. Some...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the security and intelligence unit of An Garda Síochána. [16015/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...nurses are delighted they have upped sticks and moved out of the hospital. I think it is the opposite. When I was a teacher, our principal was based in the school, not down the road. In a local Garda station the sergeant and inspector are based on campus. I find it incredible that this move has happened, given that it is the most pressurised hospital in our system and persistently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...in that carriage. We did not know how serious this guy was and if he was going to carry out his threats. It was not until the train pulled in at the platform at Limerick station that members of the Garda put him on the ground and arrested him. Does Dr. Leva believe we should have a dedicated transport police or at least legislative provisions that give more power to the people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...the way to local authorities. The days of the Ford Fiesta or Renault Clio reversing into a space and a family of five getting out of it are, unfortunately, gone. Because of stipulations from the Garda and road traffic policy regarding seats for children in the rear of cars, many families now have people carriers. Disabled members of our population have blue badges and designated spaces....

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...to about 2 km away. They are no longer based in the hospital. Before I was a Deputy, I was a teacher. I have never heard of a school principal based outside a school. I have never heard of a Garda inspector or sergeant based a 1 km away from their station. It is unbelievable for a hospital system, in particular, UHL and its surrounding hospitals, that have been at crisis point so many...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...was unlawful. I am surprised there has not been a high level of debate in this House yet, because there are some senior personnel still in the PSNI and some have transferred and now serve with An Garda Síochána. We must have a lens of scrutiny on their roles in suspending that investigation. I joined my colleague Deputy Brendan Smith earlier today in meeting Stephen Travers...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued as a result of having been identified by An Garda Síochána using the automatic number-plate recognition system to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the An Garda Síochána automatic number plate recognition and the motor third party liability project which will enhance the ability of An Garda Síochána to identify and apprehend uninsured drivers; when the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 which relates to this project will be enacted; the length of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of uninsured motorists apprehended by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of vehicles seized per year by An Garda Síochána after the driver was found to be driving without insurance in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of uninsured vehicles which have been identified by An Garda Síochána using the automatic number-plate recognition system to date; the total number of fines issued to those motorists; the total number of convictions; the total number of vehicles seized; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average hourly and daily number of uninsured vehicles that are identified by An Garda Síochána through the use of the automatic number-plate recognition system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9643/22]

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Cathal Crowe: ...of the Dáil. Arising from Sergeant McCabe's whistleblowing, there was a whole political reaction. I would say that it was a positive one. The man had his name was cleared, and rightly so. An Garda Síochána then had to look internally at how it was functioning and how it could improve practice. Very often, when an organisation seeks to make improvements and straighten...