Results 1-20 of 82 for garda speaker:Victor Boyhan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...leave this meeting and say they are not aware of unregulated care for minors in this State? That is the greatest travesty, and we know that such minors exist. I am aware of them, as is the Garda, which has concerns. The witnesses might touch on those two points. Maybe we will start with Ms Bayliss. I am very conscious that time is tight, so if they could be concise, I would be grateful.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...they cannot talk about it. In many cases, victims feel they have contributed to this issue. It is difficult and there are a number of complexities around domestic violence. My experience with An Garda Síochána has been a good one when people have come to me or reported to the gardaí. They are under pressure and are down the resources. They sometimes find it difficult....

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...in retrospect because the Minister is clearly going to change them, but what are these councillors used to? The aim of JPCs was to develop greater consultation, co-operation and synergy with policing and crime issues between An Garda Síochána, local authorities and elected representatives. They also facilitate the participation of community and voluntary sectors, which Senator...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...No. 75 was a simple enough one concerning “city and county councillors, an equal number of whom shall be appointed to safety partnerships as were elected to the joint policing committee established by [...] Garda Síochána [...],”. I think it is reasonable. Would it not be great for the Minister to go out of here tonight and say she listened and took this on board,...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ..., to insert the following: “(I) city and county councillors, an equal number of whom shall be appointed to safety partnerships as were elected to the joint policing committee established by the Garda Síochána Act 2005,”.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I highlight what Senator Chambers said. It is a very important point. We need a renewed focus on the Garda Reserve. I have had a good few friends in the Garda Reserve, more than half of whom have left. They are very discontent with the whole setup, disappointed with what they see inside Garda stations and disappointed that they were sent to police rugby matches. People have told me they...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...to hang on is the Minister's word, "partnership". It is all about partnership, soft intelligence, covert operations and a range of things. Every tool possible should be made available to An Garda Síochána to do its work in administering safe communities and policing, but we must do so as partners, as the Minister said. It is about partnership. We will have an opportunity...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Policing Co-operation (21 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...appreciate her coming to House to deal with this important matter. When we talk about policing, the key word is partnership. It is critical that we engage with our city and county councillors, the Garda Síochána, local authorities and the business community - all the stakeholders in our community. The Minister will be very familiar with the joint policing committees, JPCs, and...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...Fáil. I commend them. I concur and agree with them. However we have to be consistent. One of the smallest lines at the back of their motion is to call for a dedicated transport unit of An Garda Síochána. They will recall that we had a number of debates on this. I proposed it and proposed amendments and I refer to the Irish Daily Mail on 5 September 2022, where there...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...around to the idea that this designated transport police unit is a good thing. I am there with you and it has taken a long time to get to this point.I will finish with two other points. I met two gardaí one afternoon on Capel Street in recent weeks. I asked them what were the challenges in policing and one said, "By golly, they are difficult. We are scared out of our wits policing...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: .... Some of the parents are still alive today. Some of these people are in their 50s, 60s and 70s. They are alive to tell the story. There is a lot of documentation on where they were refused access, where the Garda was called and where the children were told their father was not a fit man to have access to them or to take them out. There was no such thing as supervision. It is complex...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...to get out of what was deplorable accommodation. One has to ask how that had not come to anyone's attention. However, this is a good news story. That woman is now in a house. It was all turned around, Garda checks and everything, in 14 days I think. I commend the DRHE on this and will Ms Hayes share how she deals with that circumstance? I think it is great. We cannot but face to up...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...of information about what the Cabinet is doing. This morning, Tommy Mescal had a report on the RTÉ website with a headline stating that the Government has approved increased sentences for assaults on gardaí. I thought that was brilliant and scrolled down further. The report states: "Minister Simon Harris [is] to increase sentences for assaults on gardaí and other...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...down and that the person that they sometimes love in these rather peculiar relationships perpetrates violence. That is difficult. We should also continue the ongoing training and support for An Garda Síochána. The biggest task for all of us is ending sexual and gender-based violence and abuse for everyone. I will finish on that point. I thank the Minister for his engagement...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...put in place for them in the first place. Before we go to a vote I want to look at the other options. The Minister has responsibility for transport and he engages with the traffic unit and the Garda Commissioner through his staff and Department. I do not like using the words "instruct" or "demand" so instead I will use "ask". Would the Minister be in a position to commit today, using...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...welcome the Private Members' motion. I also welcome the Minister of State and thank him for coming. I want to dwell on the issue of the establishment of a dedicated public transport unit within An Garda Síochána. Before I came here for the debate, I did a search on all press coverage on this issue from a few months ago. I have a printout. I was quoted in the Irish Daily...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...Richmond [and An Tánaiste, Deputy Leo Varadkar] had come out in favour of such a unit." Fair play to them. The Minister for Justice was quoted in the article as saying "I am advised that An Garda Síochána does not propose to establish a dedicated transport policing unit at this time ... Gardaí are conducting both overt and covert patrols of various public transport...

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...and violation of individuals, and the ruination and desecration of many. That is very serious to allege. We will never know the full truth until we have a full State inquiry. I understand that An Garda Síochána has an ongoing investigation into past abuses. I do not know how many people are involved but I wish them well in their work. In recent days, there has been much talk...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...legislation. We need to send a very clear message, however, because all over Dublin city and county, and I am sure all over the country, we have people who are parking in these designated disability bays. Indeed An Garda Síochána did a major sting in Dublin about two years ago which was featured in a special RTÉ programme of investigation. We heard that there were very...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...and a holistic approach, I mean a targeted approach within days where State agencies see how they can focus specifically and reach out to these people, overtly or covertly, by engaging with An Garda Síochána, the HSE and other services. I have given a commitment that I will continue to link in daily with these agencies for the next ten days. I would like to think our emergency...