Results 1-20 of 285 for garda speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The programme for Government contains a commitment to reopen six Garda stations on a pilot scheme basis. Recently, it was mooted that Rush Garda station would be one of those. The Minister's colleagues in Fine Gael and his very best friends in Fianna Fáil were tweeting about it, but we are, in truth, no wiser as to what Garda stations will be reopened other than the station in...

Committee Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability: Motion (2 Feb 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important Oireachtas committee report into Garda oversight and accountability and I join colleagues in commending the Chairman, an Teachta Ó Caoláin, for progressing it. The report is a comprehensive document that provides an outline of the Garda oversight mechanisms currently in place, with the committee hearings functioning to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...I know what she can and cannot do. What I am asking her this morning is to give consideration to the needs of the people I represent in Swords and the surrounding area, specifically in relation to Garda resources. While I understand the Minister does not get into the details of resourcing, there are a number of issues I want to bring to her attention that I hope she might be able to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (13 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations within the north Dublin Garda division that are due for refurbishment in the first half of 2020; and the status of each project. [3956/20]

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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (27 Jun 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or An Garda Síochána are examining a new premises in Rush, County Dublin, in order to reopen Rush Garda station in view of the fact that the old station is now being used for commercial purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29767/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána stations she will re-open as per the programme for Government; if Rush Garda Síochána station will be among the pilot stations she will re-open; the criteria she will use for deciding on which stations will be chosen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11242/16]

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: What does the Minister call the deal that was done with the Garda? A deal was done with the Garda which will cost more than €60 million. I do not know the exact cost, but it is extensive. Is that being done at the expense of services? That is the argument the Minister is making, that if he settles a dispute with the INMO he will have to cut the services somewhere else.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Services Staff Recruitment (2 Jun 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: Given that activity is increasing, even returning to the staff levels that applied before they were decimated will not cut it. The Minister referred to the Garda Commissioner. As he will be aware, we have had carnage and a great deal of blood spilled in the north inner city. Is this what we are waiting for before the budget will be increased? The Garda Commissioner sought an increase in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Bill. I am trying to hone in on something. With the Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, and others, for instance, there is quite a high bar in terms of that surveillance. Obviously, it goes through the Garda. There is a structure. The courts must be involved or else a superior officer. It seems that these powers would be granted outside of that process. It raises the question that we are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: ...ánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the significant delays for essential service workers, including healthcare workers, getting to and from work due to Garda checkpoints checking for compliance with Covid-19 regulations, which are causing huge delays; and if her Department has spoken with the Minister for Health and the Garda Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (8 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the establishment of an online portal, in light of Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hillman's comments to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice meeting on 4 October 2022 that she and senior members of An Garda Síochána support the creation of an online portal for members of the public to efficiently upload...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (8 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 834. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the establishment of an online portal, in light of Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hilman's comments to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice meeting on 4 October 2022 that she and senior members of An Garda Síochána support the creation of an online portal for members of the public to...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: And if you could chair, please, and ensure I am not interrupted, I would be very grateful. I want to mention the closure of Rush Garda station because that hit the community really hard. Any Deputy who attended the launch of the community alert scheme would be left in absolutely no doubt about that. While I am hopeful that the report on the dispersal of Garda stations will address that and...

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 (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...the opportunity to speak to this important legislation. The Bill contains many provisions that are very important from a workers' rights perspective. We should never forget that members of the Garda are workers. They do a very tough job, made more difficult by the fact they work in an environment that has been under-resourced for a long time. When we are thinking about Garda members as...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Oct 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I echo the sentiment expressed by my colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, regarding this being a step in the right direction, but it really is just a step and is not what the Garda representative organisations want. They want trade union status, to be represented by a recognised trade union and to have the protections that gives. It is interesting that the people in these buildings who have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion
General Scheme of an Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill
Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion General Scheme of an Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill (22 Jan 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ..., many are very well resourced as are their professional advisers. Does Mr. Drennan feel the parties being investigated have a substantial advantage over his office? I have heard members of An Garda Síochána and other commentators say that drug gangs and other criminals have an advantage over the Garda and it is sometimes down to resourcing. Can Mr. Drennan expand on the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I join the Minister in commending the work of An Garda Síochána throughout Covid, in Swords and across the State. She is bang on; its members did a fantastic job. I want to return to the issue. There is a difference, and Minister and I both know this, between being safe and feeling safe. I do not want anyone to panic but people do not feel safe and that is a concern to me,...