Results 1-20 of 831 for garda speaker:Pearse Doherty

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: ...my colleagues in wishing the Minister every success in a very difficult and challenging role as Minister for Justice and Equality. More than a month ago I was contacted by a serving member of An Garda Síochána who relayed to me very disturbing allegations in regard to Garda practices in the Westmeath division but not exclusive to that division. I subsequently met with this garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the methodology used by the Garda Training College for the purpose of determining the allocation of new Garda recruits to Garda divisions and individual Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I was breezing through the report and the page that is open in front of me relates to the Garda Síochána. Obviously we have been very much engaged with issues in respect of Garda and Garda accountability and how the Government handled the latest Garda controversy. Recommendation No. 26 is that the insurance industry actually funds a section of the Garda Síochána. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Minister of State do the right thing and ditch the idea of a private industry funding a section of An Garda Síochána? We heard the Garda Commissioner discuss Garda concerns about this. The Minister of State should do the right thing and ensure his Government colleagues support what this committee is seeking, namely, a publicly funded fraud squad within the Garda. It is...

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Pearse Doherty: ...ir Bacik as a cuid ama a roinnt liom agus deis a thabhairt dom labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. We do not need more criminal legislation, rather what we need is effective redeployment of the Garda. A robust process of civilianisation would allow for more effective and focused use of existing resources, including a doubling of resources allocated to the national and local drug...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach as ucht an fhreagra sin. Caithfidh mé a rá go gcuireann sé iontas orainn an tuairisc a fhoilsíodh, a leagann amach tuairimí 6,500 gardaí, a léamh. The cultural audit of 6,500 gardaí makes for concerning reading because it reinforces what many whistleblowers have told us, namely, that speaking out is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Why did it take three months? The Garda had become aware of this on 6 February. Why did it take until 16 May to issue an instruction that all summonses would be withdrawn? Why did the Garda leave it that long? The reason I ask these questions is that I want to try to understand the disjointed nature of An Garda Síochána. There is management which has responsibility for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Significantly bigger. They are not getting that money back from the bank if the culprit has moved it on. The Garda receives approximately 1,000 reports per month or 10,000 to 12,000 per year. Is each of those cases investigated? Does An Garda knock on the victims' doors and question them? I am genuinely trying to figure this out. I know if I reported to An Garda Síochána...

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Tá go leor fáthanna luaite ag baill de chuid Shinn Féin agus Teachtaí Dála an Fhreasúra gur chóir go n-éireodh Coimisinéir na nGardaí as a post, ach níl an Rialtas sásta é sin a dhéanamh. Mar gheall ar sin, níl againn ach an dara rogha agus an rún seo a leagadh os comhair na Dála sa dóigh is go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: -----but the bank comes forward to the Garda. When a bank notifies the Garda, does that trigger a Garda investigation into that individual having been defrauded.

Seanad: Garda Deployment (24 Feb 2009)

Pearse Doherty: ...roimh an Aire. This matter follows on from a spate of crime which has hit County Donegal for a number of weeks, and I will give some details in regard to what has happened. I call for additional gardaí to be deployed, in particular to man some of the rural Garda stations which, most of the time, are only open for three hours during the day and for a limited number of hours at weekends,...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Strength (17 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: ...is a real sense of fear, shock and concern in the area, particularly on the part of the elderly community. These are people who are genuinely frightened by the increase in crime and the lack of Garda presence in rural areas. Nobody expects a garda to stand on every street corner to catch the culprits intent on pursuing a path of crime. Nevertheless, there is a growing fear that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: In all cases where the victim has been robbed as a result of fraud, is there an investigation when the Garda is notified by the banks, and are the victims in all cases contacted by the Garda? I ask because many people are victims of fraud online, have lost thousands of euro and have never been contacted by the Garda. That is my understanding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Allianz is not required to prove that there is fraud. It is not for the industry to do so but, rather, to report suspected crimes to the Garda. Surely the industry reports suspected crimes to the Garda in order that it can investigate them. Mr. McGrath stated that after carrying out internal investigations, only 1% of claims are reported to the Garda. Is that an accurate figure in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Fraud: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: We had a suggestion in the cost of insurance working group that private industry would fund a section of the Garda. I immediately objected to it. Regardless of who is paying, private money and the Garda should not mix because of the independence of the Garda and everything that goes with it. I am glad that is off the table. We wasted a lot of time in respect of it. However, I am very...

Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: He said the Garda Commissioner had made a serious error of judgment and that he knew, or should have known, about the malpractice. He also goes on to suggest that the Garda Commissioner should stand aside. He also said:I think the Commissioner has a case to answer. I think you have the evidence they destroyed you. A man has only got his reputation. You were just standing up for what is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Mar atá a fhios againn uilig sa Teach seo, chímid go bhfuil líon na ngardaí ag titim anois bliain i ndiaidh bliana agus ag an am céanna an méid nach bhfuil á dhéanamh ag an Rialtas i leith an ama seo. Chímid nach mbaintear na spriocanna earcaíochta atá ag an Rialtas amach bliain i ndiaidh...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: .... Any instance of big private business directly or indirectly funding our police service is inappropriate. It does not matter if it passes through the Minister's hands before it gets to the Garda. It is not acceptable. It would also not be acceptable if a philanthropist came to the Minister and offered to fund a section of the Garda to investigate rogue or corrupt politicians, or if a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...couple of thousand euro for being a money mule that they will be apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced. It might also alert people to some of the scams. I still do not understand the call by An Garda Síochána for people to come forward. I echo that call but is An Garda Síochána prevented from investigating even if people do not come forward? Mr. Kelly referred to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Finally, I come to the issue of the Garda headquarters. It is great to see that the new venue is open. The new accommodation is open as of last year at a cost in the region of €86 million. We discussed this in the past. I made the point to the Minister of State that the OPW was planning for a property that was of insufficient capacity to house the Garda. The Minister of State made...