Results 1-20 of 548 for garda speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...wrong in their lives, but their beloved son was mowed down by a man who was a criminal on multiple occasions in multiple jurisdictions. Those in the justice system did not talk to one another. The Garda and the PSNI did not talk to each other. It is suspected that this individual was a Garda informer. There has to be some explanation for how in God's name all of this was allowed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 961. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagements he or any Ministers of State in his Department have had with the Garda Commissioner in relation to delivering a new Garda station for Carndonagh, County Donegal. [16799/23]

Creeslough, County Donegal: Statements (8 Nov 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...to try to save lives in the most horrendous of circumstances. I pay tribute to the emergency services, the fire and rescue services from both sides of the Border, the ambulance service, the Garda, our hospital staff and Donegal County Council. I am sure there were others. Of course, our wider health and mental health services have been there for the community. They need to be there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ..., RSW, tanks and overt surveillance of vessels landing. All this is required for the authority to fulfil its task. There is covert surveillance and it can carry out joint operations with the Garda and Revenue Commissioners. I understand there can be phone surveillance as part of joint operations, if required. Will the witnesses confirm it has all those powers, either solely or jointly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am not asking the witnesses if the authority has done so but if it was felt to be necessary, can the authority do joint operations with the Garda and Revenue Commissioners in respect of phone surveillance? Could it carry out covert surveillance? Is that in the authority's power when done jointly with An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is Mr. O'Mahony saying the authority would never have used covert surveillance of phones or phone tapping in co-operation with the Garda?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am asking if those powers include joint covert surveillance with An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners. If it is in law, surely I can be told?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 appears again on Thursday's schedule so there may be time then.

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Feb 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...long ago. That recommended a multinodal accident investigation office to cover air, marine and rail, like the Swedish model. It was not acted upon. That has led to a complaint being sent to An Garda Síochána by Michael Kingston. This could not be more serious. The complaint alleges that these failures have led unnecessarily to lives being lost at sea. In 2020, there was a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...all of their trust in centre and the HSE to protect them. That obviously did not happen. Those victims were failed. After the bravery of a whistleblower and after the reports to HIQA and An Garda Síochána, the individual identified as Brandon was eventually isolated and the abuse stopped. This can never, ever be allowed to happen again. Even after all of this and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ..., on the last day we engaged with the authority when I gave that testimony, its senior officer, Mr. Andrew Kinneen, still said that was not acceptable. I will use the following analogy. It is like a garda getting into a car with somebody and saying “I am going to sit beside you because I think you are capable of speeding so I will sit beside you to ensure you do not speed". The...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...mouth that the officials are completely out of synch with the communities with which they are supposed to work. I will draw an analogy to illustrate the point I am making. When it comes to policing, a garda who treats people with respect and uses common sense is a garda who is respected in the community. He or she enforces the law while also explaining the law and respecting people in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (25 May 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the efforts by the OPW to secure a site for a new Garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal. [28172/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...if he or she feels that he or she has done no wrong yet, even if successful in that court of law, those penalty points remain on the licence. Can one imagine a situation where a person pulled over by the Garda for speeding is adamant there was no speeding and goes to a court of law where the case is won yet the points remain on the licence? Such a situation would not be tolerated by...

European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...bear little resemblance to this one. This is a system where on the balance of probabilities somebody can be convicted and have his or her livelihood taken away, whereas if the Minister or I were stopped by a garda, we would have the right to go to a court and would be presumed innocent until proven guilty. If we were found innocent those penalty points would be removed and they would not...

European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...by the State beyond a reasonable doubt in line with common law principles. Hear, hear. He continued: To put it in simple language, the proposed structure under this statutory instrument would be similar to An Garda Síochána detecting an infringement, being allowed to select the judges to adjudicate on the case and finally handing down the eventual judgment. I will now...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (8 Sep 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...since, to my knowledge. The Dáil was right to do so because the contents of that statutory instrument and the one that has been passed in recent weeks were outrageous. Imagine a scenario where a Garda issues penalty points to a driver. The driver says that he or she has done no wrong. The Garda then gets to select the judge who will hear the case and penalty points are still...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (3 Jun 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...to the public and that some counties have call charges and others do not; and the reason persons have to pay for availing of this front-line service but no other front-line service such as An Garda Síochána or the ambulance services. [8438/20]

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Second Stage (17 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin supports this Bill but we have a number of concerns, which I would like to raise. Why has it taken seven years for this issue to reach the Dáil and Seanad to be legislated for? An Garda Síochána has been operating the exchange of information on criminals with other police forces since 2012. Obviously, this activity was being carried out with the best of...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...to get to the process now under way with Judge Haughton. The family has seen much disappointment and frustration. It was clear from early on that the matters arising were not solely applicable to An Garda Síochána and they related almost to the entire criminal justice system and how it functions not just in this State but throughout the island, how it communicates and how it...