Results 1-20 of 503 for garda speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the current numbers of gardaí in each Garda division and the corresponding number of Garda reserves for each division in tabular form and the number of gardaí stationed at Garda headquarters and at the Garda college in Templemore, County Tipperary. [16633/11]

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Lou McDonald: An Garda Síochána is, once again, at the centre of more allegations of wrongdoing - let us acknowledge these are allegations - and there is undoubtedly a crisis of confidence again in a Garda Commissioner. In fact, it is almost like Groundhog Day. Yesterday, the Taoiseach stated that the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality would appoint a judge to assess the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ..., we were informed there would be no problem providing the committee with the report. To be clear, we are seeking the data, facts, figures and rationale used when making a decision as to which Garda stations should be reopened. We are entitled to that information and there is no reason for the Garda to fudge or delay on the matter. What criteria were applied and how was the decision...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste is passing the buck, which is not all that surprising. Yesterday, it took a considerable period to have the Taoiseach admit that he had misquoted the Garda Síochána Act 2005. His first reaction when all of this came to public attention was to point the finger at the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and apportion blame there. That is what the...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: This afternoon, we will debate the establishment of a commission of investigation into whistleblower allegations that go to the heart of Garda administration. I welcome that. It is long overdue. The protected disclosures that are the subject of the commission outline an alleged orchestrated campaign by some in senior Garda management positions to undermine Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Those...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has been meeting at its annual conference in Killarney over the past number of days. The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality did not attend. However, the Commissioner did, and yesterday, when attending the conference, she approached the podium to speak and was met with what was described in the media as an eerie silence....

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: As Deputy Burke established and the Chairman has confirmed, it is a reserved function for the Garda Síochána to make that decision, which brings us back to the point I made earlier that the political system - in this case the Cabinet or members thereof - intruded on a decision that rightfully should have been taken by the Garda. The Garda is the body to set criteria and decide...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Over recent days we have heard of yet another controversy surrounding the management and operations of An Garda Síochána. We have heard of 14,700 unsafe convictions for motoring offences and almost 1 million breath tests recorded on the PULSE system that were never carried out. This is simply another episode of scandal surrounding An Garda Síochána. Perhaps we should...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...Croke Park agreement has been greeted with dismay by many within the public service and the Civil Service, particularly by front-line workers. Not for the first time, we saw yesterday members of an Garda Síochána protesting the shattering cuts they are experiencing outside Government Buildings. The attempt by the Government to silence dissent among rank and file gardaí by...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am just trying to establish the facts. The acting Garda Commissioner is confirming that the interim report that recommended the reopening of Stepaside Garda station also recommended the reopening of Rush Garda station.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (4 Oct 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Cabra Garda station, Dublin 7, has been earmarked for possible closure; and if he has not received the full list of possible Garda station closures if he will contact the Garda Commissioner to confirm if Cabra is being considered. [27250/11]

Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2016)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...been well rehearsed in the Chamber and beyond for a long time. I suggest that the position, as the Taoiseach has outlined it, has run out of any credibility, not least for serving members of An Garda Síochána and, most particularly, for whistleblowers who have come forward only to be targeted and smeared. The Taoiseach stated that the Minister will reflect on these matters and...

Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: As the Tánaiste may be aware, very serious long-standing allegations of sexual abuse by the late Domhnall Ó Lubhlaí, teacher and founder of Coláiste na bhFiann, became the subject of an internal Garda review in April 2013. The review was initiated under the watch of former Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan. The review was deemed necessary because of very serious...

Order of Business (6 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Regarding the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which is working its way through the Oireachtas, would the Taoiseach consider giving the authority a stronger oversight role in cases dealing with allegations of Garda malpractice and cover-up? One family concerned with these issues joins us in the Visitors' Gallery this evening. Ann Doherty, the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Garda Representative Association, GRA, has started its protest against roster changes that are due to kick in from next month. This action sees gardaí refusing voluntary overtime. It is an escalation in a dispute that has deepened and intensified over the past year. It is very concerning that matters have come to this point. I have no doubt the public is very alarmed at this turn...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if when a garda takes up a new post within the public sector on retirement from An Garda Síochána they must rescind their Garda pension until such time as they retire from their new position; and if not, the pension arrangements for such a person. [34629/11]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (31 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to lift the Garda recruitment ban following the loss of hundreds of gardaí from the force as a result of retirements up to and including 29 February 2012; and if he will confirm the number of these new recruits that will be drawn from the Garda Reserve. [5670/12]

Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2016)

Mary Lou McDonald: Here we go again - another week and another controversy surrounding the Garda Commissioner and the treatment of Garda whistleblowers. The protected disclosures made by two senior gardaí to the Department of Justice and Equality during the past week outline an orchestrated campaign by some in senior Garda management positions to undermine whistleblowers. They include the distribution of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Garda Reform (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to reflect on the new operating model for An Garda Síochána, which the Taoiseach correctly said is designed to provide more visibility and a more responsive and localised policing service to communities. This is not the reality on the ground and certainly not in the constituency I represent. The reality is that there is a lack of Garda presence, especially in the evening...

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: We all know that when Sergeant Maurice McCabe and the now retired garda, John Wilson, came forward within the Garda Síochána with serious concerns about the administration of the penalty points system, they were systematically and deliberately frustrated in their efforts. On paper, there was a system within the Garda Síochána through the confidential recipient for serving...