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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Is it the case that as far as Mr. Nugent is concerned it is on schedule to be handed over to the Garda Síochána at the end of September? The handing over of the Garda station is one thing but as Mr. Nugent said he will have to equip the Garda station. The people in Rush are very concerned about the staffing level in the station. It is one thing opening a building but we need...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (22 Mar 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The redeployment of Garda resources is not being felt in the community. I can give the Minister of State some real examples at a later stage. It is really not being felt on the ground and the people of Rush have really felt the impact of not having a Garda station, even as a place to go to get their passport form signed or to get Garda vetting. Not having a Garda station is very difficult...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I, too, would like to express my sympathies to the garda that was injured this morning. I have family members in the Garda Síochána and I realise the risks in the work involved. I wish the garda involved a speedy recovery. On the pilot scheme for the reopening of Garda stations, it was announced two weeks ago at the Committee of Public Accounts that six Garda stations are to be...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (22 Mar 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House today to discuss this very important issue with regard to the reopening of Garda stations. I particularly want to raise with her the issue of Rush Garda station, which is located in north County Dublin. Rush Garda station closed down in 2012 under the last Government. I call on the Minster of State to strongly consider Rush for...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I wanted to speak about the capital plan. As many of my colleagues have outlined, the issue of Garda stations is of great importance to us all across the country. My colleague, Senator Chambers, referred to how the rural areas are being left behind. They feel that the resources are being allocated to the bigger urban areas. I am in one of those bigger urban areas, namely, the greater...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to debate this important issue.I am looking for an update on the reopening of Rush Garda station. Rush station was one of the six Garda stations that were announced in November 2017 to be reopened as part of a pilot project. That was November 2017 and now we are in February 2019 and I am looking for an update. The people of Rush were...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (29 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It was announced at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts in November 2017 that Rush Garda station was among six that An Garda Síochána was recommending the Government reopen as part of a pilot programme. This was welcomed in Rush and across north County Dublin. The town has a population of 10,000 people and it is growing rapidly. It really felt the loss of its Garda...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: .... It is good the Department is moving towards the final point in this and I note the tender documents are being prepared. It would be assumed that relatively minor works remain to be done on the Garda station if the Minister of State envisages the handover taking place this summer. I hope that An Garda Síochána can staff the station at that stage. I will make a request to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (10 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Minister of State, Deputy Moran, is very welcome. We are here to talk about Rush Garda station once again. I have been raising this matter constantly over the past couple of years. Rush is a town in north County Dublin and it has a population of approximately 10,000. It is growing rapidly. Its Garda station was closed in early 2012, causing great disappointment and shock among the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...Flanagan, is engaged in the Oireachtas justice committee at the moment so I appreciate the Minister staying on to answer this question. I want to talk about the drugs unit in Balbriggan. The Garda district which is known as district Y covers most of north Fingal and includes the towns of Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, Lusk and the rural areas of Naul and Garristown as well as a number of...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I ask the Deputy Leader to bring the Minister for Justice and Equality into this Chamber as soon as possible to discuss the second interim report on the re-opening of Garda stations that were closed by the previous Government. The report in question, which was published in recent days, recommended the re-opening of four Garda stations and the opening of two new stations. Moves have already...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Subsection (2) states: The Garda Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after he or she forms the opinion that any actions, proposed actions, omissions or proposed omissions by him or her will have the effect of An Garda Síochána exceeding the resources available. Would it not be advisable to apply a specific timeframe rather than use the term “as soon as...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments and Threatened Industrial Action by An Garda Síochána: Statements (12 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to share time with my colleague, Senator Robbie Gallagher. I thank the Minister for coming to the House to address these two important issues. The decision of An Garda Síochána to strike is not one that Fianna Fáil supports or agrees with. However, it shows that there is rampant demoralisation and anger within the force. We need a commitment from the Government that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Commissioner, Mr. Drew Harris and his colleagues for coming before us today. I wish to raise the issue of the reopening of Rush Garda station, which was announced two and a half years ago, following a review of the closure of Garda stations by the previous Government. It was one of a number of Garda stations where the proposed reopening was announced two and a half years ago. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I was informed by way of Commencement Matter that it was up to An Garda Síochána to specify what it requires in the new Garda stations. Is that correct, or does it come from the OPW?

Seanad: Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Tánaiste for her statement. Fianna Fáil welcomes the decision to launch a commission of investigation into the allegations of a Garda-managed smear campaign against Garda whistleblowers. The establishment of a formal inquiry to examine these serious allegations is necessary. Fianna Fáil has been clear in saying that such an investigation is needed. We look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Commissioner spoke about the hypothesis that perhaps people within An Garda Síochána do not appreciate the preventative nature of the service's work. The Commissioner presented that this kind of culture was created, somehow, in An Garda Síochána. Who owns this culture? Where did this culture stem from? Does it stem from senior management or from the lower ranks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: As already stated, Ms Moynihan retired from the Garda on grounds of ill health and received a reduced pension. My party and I strongly feel she deserves a full pension as well as an ex gratiapayment for the damage done to her by An Garda Síochána. Would Mr. Harris support the payment of a full pension and an ex gratiapayment?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (28 Nov 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber. Last week, Assistant Garda Commissioner Pat Leahy confirmed at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts that Rush Garda station was on the list of six stations that were to be recommended to the Government for reopening. I welcome this decision. Rush Garda station's closure in 2012 has had an adverse impact on the local community. Rush...

Seanad: Garda Overtime Budget: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...sent a notification to the chief superintendents in the Dublin area yesterday stating that no overtime is authorised and any operations intended on an overtime basis are cancelled. He stated the Garda budget for 2017 has been exhausted and all operations, events, searches, arrests, etc., for the remainder of 2017 will be performed by working units. The Minister stated, "I am at a loss to...