Results 1-20 of 97 for garda speaker:Diarmuid Wilson

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----crime is on the increase, the Minister continues to close Garda stations, take Garda cars away from gardaí and lock them up in the Phoenix Park. The gardaí are supposed to police their areas by using CCTV while sitting in Garda stations in the main towns. It is a hugely cynical exercise by the Minister which I strongly condemn. I have a question for the Leader. Will he invite the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...to be very successful. I was astonished at the number of people who were driving without even their normal lights on this morning. I wish to raise a related issue in terms of traffic and An Garda Síochána. Since the foundation of the force in 1922, bar a few glitches, An Garda Síochána has served the community of the Twenty-six Counties on this island with...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I second the proposed amendment to the Order of Business by Senator Keith Swanick. I welcome the fact that Sinn Féin is attempting, democratically, to remove a member of An Garda Síochána, namely, the Garda Commissioner because over a period of 35 years, its colleagues in the IRA have removed over 24 members of An Garda Síochána-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (5 Feb 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. A recent report on the Bailieborough Garda station building, in County Cavan, found that it was not fit for purpose and was in a dilapidated state. The current station, which is located in Barrack Street, is a former RIC barracks and is totally inadequate. Portakabins are being used to provide extra space and there is insufficient parking for...

Seanad: Confidence in Minister for Justice and Equality and Defence: Motion (27 Feb 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...not here himself to take this motion. At a time of rising numbers of burglaries, drug smuggling and serious dissident activity, the Government is going way beyond the EU-IMF agreement in slashing Garda numbers to the lowest level in over a decade and closing Garda stations. My colleagues have outlined the reasons this is not a good idea and I do not intend to repeat them. Morale in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: In 1980, there was an heroic act of courage by a young garda, just out of Templemore, who was stationed at Store Street station in Dublin. This act of heroism should be formally recognised as the important act of bravery it was. This was a young man starting out in his career, like so many gardaí who put their lives at risk for the safety of others on a daily basis. On 28 January 1980,...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join other colleagues in calling for debates on policing and a number of other issues. I also seek a debate on the Garda Reserve, to which Senator Paul Bradford alluded. I support the Garda Reserve and think it should be expanded. Its role should be increased within An Garda Síochána in the context of community policing, etc. I fully support the concept of gender equality and...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...in Meath East. Will the Leader invite the Minister for Justice and Equality to come before the House in order that we might discuss, openly and frankly, the difficulties which continue to affect An Garda Síochána? As Senator MacSharry stated, the Garda Commissioner, who is obviously just a mouthpiece for the Minister, has announced that the four members of the Association of Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2011)

Diarmuid Wilson: I second Senator Darragh O'Brien's amendment to the Order of Business. I join in the calls for the Minister for Justice and Equality to attend the House to discuss the closure of rural Garda stations. The station in Tullyvin, just outside Cootehill, County Cavan, has been earmarked for closure. The Minister should outline to the people of rural Ireland who will be affected by the closures...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...to disallow applications from graduates of the leaving certificate applied examination and the requirement to have an additional academic or theoretical qualification when applying for a job as a garda. The leaving certificate application examination was introduced 20 years ago next year. I recognise the contribution that Senator Quinn has made to the examination. Since 1994 many...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...Buitléar family on the death of former Senator Éamon de Buitléar. In particular, I join my colleagues in condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the vicious and callous murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, who was a native of Kilnaleck, County Cavan. Detective Garda Donohoe and his family are highly respected in the local community around the small village. On behalf of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is very much welcome that the Minister for Justice and Equality will announce today in Templemore at the passing out of newly qualified Garda Reserve recruits that he will open recruitment for new members of the Garda Síochána. I hope an adequate number will be appointed fairly soon. I request the Leader to invite the Minister to the House in order that we can hear his plans...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Diarmuid Wilson: We have a system in place whereby the Garda is obliged to notify a person of an alleged offence. There are so many days within which a fixed penalty must be paid. If it is not paid a summons is issued. Would the Minister of State agree that in the interest if fairness there should be an onus on the Garda to prove the original notice was served?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: At a time when vulnerable communities are worried about crime, the Minister, Deputy Shatter, used the cover of the budget to announce the closure of 100 Garda stations, including three in County Cavan, Bawnboy, Stradone and Redhills. This is a very cynical exercise by the Minister, a man who continues to treat the Garda Síochána and the people of this country with contempt. At a time when-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...Fianna Fáil group, Senator Darragh O'Brien, in again calling on the Minister for Justice and Equality to come into the Chamber to address the very serious difficulties arising in the ranks of An Garda Síochána. I have never witnessed such low morale among the gardaí I meet on a day-to-day basis in my county town and throughout the country. The morale of gardaí is at rock bottom...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...because he is fast becoming known throughout the length and breadth of the country as the Minister for closures. Not alone has he closed Army barracks throughout the country but he has also closed Garda stations throughout the country. As a result of the cutbacks to the Garda Síochána budget, he has ensured that outside of the main urban centres of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway,...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...Training Boards Bill going to arrive into the House? I join the leader of my party in the Seanad, Senator O'Brien, in calling for the Minister for Justice and Equality to come into the House. The gardaí are operating in deplorable circumstances. In Cavan town there are six detectives and they have no unmarked car. The traffic corps is operating with an almost defunct squad car. Court...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Apr 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I agree with what Senator O’Donovan said about An Garda Síochána. While I would like the Leader to invite the Minister for Justice and Equality to debate the resources available and reforms, etc., the most important thing to debate is that morale is at an all-time low within An Garda Síochána and that gardaí are being subjected not only to physical violence...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...time to discuss the increase in anti-social behaviour not only in our capital city but throughout the country. It is something that is unfortunately happening in all of our major towns and gardaí do not seem to be around to deal with it. I would also like the Minister, when he comes to the House, to address the cut in the budgets of the Garda divisional districts. Those budgets...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I agree with Senator Harris's comments in regard to RTE News coverage of the incidents which took place during the students' protest last Wednesday. I witnessed the horrific abuse of members of the Garda Síochána on Merrion Street by these young thugs, which is all they can be described as. Incidentally, not alone were alleged dissidents of the Real IRA involved but flags and emblems of...