Results 1-20 of 80 for garda speaker:Maurice Quinlivan

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ..., large quantities of illegal drugs are still finding a way into our communities, causing havoc, and mandatory sentencing has not acted as a major deterrent to this activity. I commend the Garda on making such a large seizure of drugs, cocaine in particular. There has been a step change in the Garda response to drug dealing in the past number of weeks in my city and I urge the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Jul 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an informative document can be sent to all Garda stations in the State regarding the process and Garda responsibilities relating to the completion of passport applications, following a spate of applications that have been cancelled following the failure of gardaí to stamp and sign documents and record them in the Garda station log...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (17 Apr 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...and his officials for coming. As he is probably aware, my colleagues Deputies David Cullinane and Aengus Ó Snodaigh introduced a Bill in April 2017 to allow members of the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána to be classified as workers under legislation and give them the option of forming trade unions. The purpose of the Trade Union (An Garda Síochána and the...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: .... This is a technical Bill that deals with the introduction of a new operational model. There are several technical and terminology changes that are necessary and should be supported. The new Garda operating model requires that some specific commitments that are crucially important are adhered to, that is, an increase in the number of gardaí on front-line duties and the creation...

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

Maurice Quinlivan: ...of this Bill cannot be underestimated or understated. It sets in motion the conditions for a modern framework for policing with a view to improving performance and accountability within An Garda Síochána. It is the outworking of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, a report which followed wide consultation across the State. I attended a meeting in...

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...see right through its games. As Deputy Jonathan O'Brien said, this is a detailed motion that does very little. It does not address one of the key issues which needs fixing, namely, the removal of the Garda Commissioner from office. The public are fed up of controversy after controversy in the Garda and it is time for a change in management. In no other organisation or business would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of trainees for An Garda Síochána who are in the Garda College, Templemore; and the number of those anticipated to be allocated to the Limerick division. [43468/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff (15 Feb 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 174. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the rank of each member of An Garda Síochána assigned to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the number and rank of vacant Garda positions at the ODCE; and the date at which the vacancy arose. [7933/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reopen Garda stations which were closed in County Clare in view of the fact that his Department found the resources to reopen the Garda station in Stepaside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reopen garda stations which were closed in County Limerick in view of the fact that his Department found the resources to reopen the Garda station in Stepaside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/17]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin welcomes this move to remove the legislative prohibition on allowing full access for members of An Garda Síochána to the State's workplaces dispute resolution bodies, namely, the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court. Sinn Féin introduced a Bill in April 2017 which would have allowed the representative associations of An Garda Síochána...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State. In the short time remaining, I want to refer to two projects in Limerick, on both of which I commend the Garda. One was an operation around scramblers, which took place on 24 and 25 October, with 46 vehicles seized. I encourage more of that to be done as scramblers have been a nightmare for people in Limerick for the past number of years. The situation had...

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

Maurice Quinlivan: ...on the line to protect these children. We thank them for bravery. It is past time, however, that we get to grips with the type of criminality that is egged on by the far-right fascists. The Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, said that we could not have anticipated these events. For too long, the Garda Commissioner has paid scant attention to the far right in Ireland. The lack of...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...remains the case. In the main, the amendments are minor but necessary alterations to the text of the Bill. The Bill creates a modern framework for policing and will modernise our police force, An Garda Síochána. Policing is about serving the people, and the work starts in the community and with people in the community knowing their local gardaí, feeling comfortable...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...Fine Gael has had responsibility for the Department of Justice for some time, during which organised crime has spiralled. Fine Gael is soft on crime. Its light-touch approach has seen it slash garda numbers, shut police stations and abandon many of our communities. Unfortunately, in Limerick we have seen garda numbers cut significantly. This Government has shown a callous disregard for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...are fishermen supposed to carry on board? Mr. Boyle said if anybody knows something and does not come forward with it they are aiding and abetting criminality and should be answerable to the Garda. Is he or anybody in his organisation aware of any criminality and has he gone to the Garda about it? Has Mr. O'Donnell been in discussions with Mr. Ken Fleming on the issue? Is he willing...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...about drugs, said, "We have more intelligence than we can act on." I have been a member of the Limerick JPC for more than ten years and I have never heard such a blunt statement from such a senior garda. This is a startling statement. The local drugs gang in my city, unfortunately, is working 24-7 dealing its filth across our communities. It is giving the two fingers to everybody. I...

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...is evidence that what they are saying is not true. I am not talking about 50:50 decisions but about clear situations. The Minister should legislate so such cases are automatically referred to the Garda or, if it is the insurance company that would have the duty to do this, once the case finishes the company should have a duty to refer it to the Garda. Deputy Pearse Doherty made an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (7 Dec 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time it should take for Garda vetting for a person accessing social housing in County Limerick. [38889/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (7 Dec 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Garda vetting for a person accessing social housing in County Limerick can take more than three months. [38890/16]