Results 1-10 of 10 for garda speaker:Niall Blaney

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (29 Jun 2023)

Niall Blaney: The Minister of State is welcome. While the wording of my Commencement matter refers to a Garda station in Donegal, a station is not necessarily what we need. This is more to do with the Garda review that is taking place across the country. I am here to pitch on behalf of the people in Donegal and also a representative group that wrote to me recently, namely, the Donegal Public...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (29 Jun 2023)

Niall Blaney: ...in County Donegal are seeking to go down a similar route to that taken in County Kerry. Donegal is a large county. Responsibility will lie with the Minister for Justice if there is insufficient Garda cover in west Donegal, as is currently the case. Gardaí on the ground are talking quietly to community groups. They are not happy with the cover that is currently in place. In...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Niall Blaney: ...one last call to Sinn Féin to pull in their dogs in Donegal. Have a bit of law and order in Donegal. We are not taking it anymore. If one more official is called out in Donegal, I will ask for a full-scale Garda inquiry into what is going on.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Niall Blaney: ...State are cleared. I refer to people such as Captain James Kelly and Colonel Michael Hefferon. Like Senator Carrigy, I also listened to the Ryan Tubridy show this morning. I was struck by the garda sergeant's telling of the story of his son who along with 5,000 other deaf people struggle, getting through their childhood, getting through education in particular, and finding work and a...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (20 Mar 2007)

Niall Blaney: Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of the Garda force employed in County Donegal by location; the increase in Garda numbers in this division between 1997, 2002 and 31 December 2006 and in which Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9930/07]

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2007)

Niall Blaney: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda resources available in Donegal at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8654/07]

Garda Deployment. (25 Apr 2006)

Niall Blaney: ...of crime. At a time when efforts are being made to re-establish the Assembly and its institutions, I have serious concerns about cross-Border co-operation and the relationship between the Garda in Donegal and its counterpart in Northern Ireland. Local newspapers are filled constantly with stories of desecrated schools, private property, commercial premises and so on. One wonders where it...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Niall Blaney: ...victims in this case. To my mind the real victims are the Barron family and let us spare a thought for them. The family has lost a father, brother and friend. They have received no apology from the Garda Commissioner or the Garda Síochána. The question of who murdered Richie Barron has still to be established. The Barrons are not an outspoken family and I hope they are not forgotten as a...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Niall Blaney: I would go so far as to say that collusion took place between the health board and the Garda Síochána in an effort to break her down. Her children were taken from her and she was wrongly imprisoned. She was brutalised, held at gunpoint and with a knife to her throat and was victimised by members of the Garda Síochána. She has lost two homes and her marriage and had a real battle on her...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Niall Blaney: ...to have taken place. An inquiry into the corruption in Donegal with no prosecutions at the end of the day is useless to all concerned considering some of the underhand work by some members of the Garda. If I were to come across a case of this magnitude today, I would not handle it any differently. I met Mr. Frank McBrearty Jr. approximately 18 months ago when I agreed to vote with a...