Results 1-20 of 283 for garda speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to Balbriggan Garda station; the areas these gardaí are expected to cover; the number of patrols, in car and on foot, undertaken by gardaí from Balbriggan Garda station in 2023. [10116/24]

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Revenue Commissioners". This amendment is straightforward. It provides that not only shall an employer not penalise, or threaten penalisation against, a worker for making a complaint to a member of An Garda Síochána or the Minister that a provision of this Bill is not being complied with, but they shall not threaten to penalise or penalise an employee for making a complaint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...simply shouting a swear word and walking out right up to very serious levels of violence. The low-level ones we never hear about because very often retailers tell me they do not report to the Garda because it is not necessarily a huge incident. However, it is very traumatising and disturbing for staff, owners and everyone working there. What types of incidents are the retailers dealing...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have no faith that things will get better with the Minister or with the Government. Its record speaks loudly and the fact that there are nearly 500 fewer gardaí on the beat in Dublin city is a measure of its lack of sincerity. For years, Sinn Féin and others have proposed solutions and called for these issues to be addressed. We have called for investment in the Garda,...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...way that embassies are now warning their citizens. These are just the stories which lead the news cycle. Countless acts of violence go unreported and unrecorded. Is it any wonder, with 500 fewer gardaí on the streets? What is the point in calling the Garda when you know that the station is understaffed and the Garda will not be able to send someone out? It gives me no pleasure to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...and starting to plan the havoc that unfolded. It was obvious to everyone on the ground that this orchestration was happening. In fact, a member of Mary Lou McDonald’s team brought it to the attention of gardaí at the scene. People could see them organising through social media. At 2.04 p.m., I messaged my sister-in-law, who works in the Rotunda, to warn her. I was in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...these issues because she will not even acknowledge that control was lost of Dublin city centre for several hours. She spoke about what we will not forget. We will not forget the sight of a lone garda on O’Connell Street beset on all sides and terrified. We will not forget that the GRA said there was no plan.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Is the Garda unit fully staffed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We appreciate that. I am not in any way suggesting that. We all saw individual members of An Garda Síochána. In fact, we saw them on their own in some instances. What I am suggesting is that the leadership had lost control. We could be all day arguing that and may never agree. I want to go through the timeline. The knife attack on the teacher and the three children was at...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...bravery is an inspiration and an example. It represents the true spirit of Dublin. I also commend the emergency services, paramedics, ambulance service, Dublin Fire Brigade, first responders and gardaí who helped in the immediate aftermath of this attack. What followed next in Dublin city was a loss of control which left decent people and workers badly exposed. As darkness...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...and Skills if he will provide details of the means by which students can prove that they are not supported by their parents in the circumstances where they do not have a record with TUSLA or An Garda Síochána; if there is another person or group that they can apply in order to prove that they have no support from their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43549/23]

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...it. I believe many progressive human rights and equality causes have been under sustained attack during this recent period. We saw that in the documentary on TV3 last night with members of An Garda Síochána. A young man called Evan was assaulted in a vicious and disgusting homophobic assault while having a night out, something which we are all perfectly entitled to do. Bones...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...hate, and to cause problems. That is all they will do. If we do not have factual information with which to counter their nonsense, that is a very bad day. I will briefly say a word about An Garda Síochána. We talk a lot in the House about the need to resource the Garda. We all agree with that. However, members of the Garda are saying they need guidance and leadership....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (11 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...workers cannot be dismissed for trade union involvement or activity. That is an important protection which does not exist. There is also ban on strikes by members of the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána. The most recent report reaffirms the criticisms that have been made over many years. It specifically refers to the rates of pay for workers aged 18 and 19. The committee...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (11 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...we cannot comply with that, workers are left in a situation where they cannot organise and cannot then vindicate those rights. Something I have raised on more than one occasion is the issue of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces being kept out of normal trade union activity. Members of either still cannot strike. That is one thing that we were found to be in breach of....

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...to make a contribution to this debate. After 12 years in government, it is clear that Fine Gael is soft on crime. Through its lack of leadership and the lack of funding and resources for An Garda Síochána, organised crime has been allowed to spiral and devastate countless communities. The Government has presided over a continued deterioration in the numbers of gardaí in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: They are not in a position to buy a house if they are sleeping in a Garda station.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Government is making people go to the Garda station.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Sinn Féin welcomes any change which will ensure clear and effective oversight and accountability of An Garda Síochána. In particular, we welcome the restructuring of GSOC to an office of the police ombudsman. The complaints system has long needed reform, but the proof will be in the implementation of these changes. GSOC is understaffed and does not always enjoy the...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...were suggested as part of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. Moves in the direction of using body camera technology can be of benefit to both the public and the Garda, so long as gardaí receive sufficient training and so long as data are treated sensitively and protected. I echo the points made by Deputy Catherine Murphy about the lack of detail. It...