Results 1-15 of 15 for garda speaker:Paul Daly

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Daly: ...me in getting a response as to why our national broadcaster felt the need to announce the exact location of the alleged perpetrator on the 9 p.m. news when the situation was still very volatile. All Garda spokespersons and representatives interviewed said the alleged perpetrator was in a hospital in the greater Dublin area. It was very dangerous reporting by RTÉ to announce the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Paul Daly: ...a new section in Part 2. Amendment No. 56 will insert a new section in Part 5, while amendment No. 64 will insert a new section in Part 7. This is to ensure that where there is a power for An Garda Síochána to use recording devices, there is also a power to process the data gathered from those devices. There will be new sections included in Parts 2, 5 and 7 to ensure that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Daly: ...figure of 187,803 and an increase of 32,000 since 2020. While there are strict penalties and sanctions for people who are apprehended without insurance, unfortunately, detection is the issue. Gardaí are not in a position, unless they encounter someone without insurance at a checkpoint, to get a handle on all of those 187,000 motorists. They are bound to be able to evade detection....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Paul Daly: ...not mention any of the particulars of the case that was referenced. The case in Monasterevin was well documented and I read about it. I read somewhere that the Department was on site with the Garda and the site was sealed before the board was even informed. Is that correct? Why was that? If the IHRB is responsible for this area, why did the Department not share the information it had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Paul Daly: ...-scale outfits, to deal with this? They will have a dog and there is no onus on them to do it, but they know it should be done. God be with the days when I was a young lad in rural Ireland and a garda would call in to look for a dog licence. That day is long since gone. We will find, 99 times out of 100, that when there is a problem, an issue or an offence such as livestock worrying,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: ...amount of money from a Bank of Ireland account. The transaction showed up on the banking 365 statement as going to another Bank of Ireland account. Today, if we are a suspect in any case, the Garda is able to tell us our every move in the Big-Brother-is-watching world we live in. Every activity on our phone is available and where it emanated from. I have no doubt the telecommunications...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2021)

Paul Daly: ...with all councillors to raise this matter at their local councils. The local authorities have ultimate responsibility for the Control of Dogs Act 1986. It is a startling fact that, according to Garda figures, at this time of the year each year there are approximately 400 attacks on sheep, which result in between 3,000 and 4,000 fatalities. Another startling fact is that it is compulsory...

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Paul Daly: ...State mentioned are good and helpful but may not always touch the nerve centre where they are needed. Rural communities are struggling with stripped down services. Bank branches, post offices and Garda stations are closing and there is an ever-present threat of rural crime, which is a major issue, and something that calls to every neighbourhood in rural Ireland. The threat of crime...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Paul Daly: ...for this year will be spent. Rural Ireland urgently needs this funding and the Minister has a responsibility to ensure that this money is spent. Rural communities are struggling with stripped down services, bank, post office and Garda station closures and the ever present threat of rural crime. Fine Gael’s six year record has been one of decimating rural Ireland’s...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2017)

Paul Daly: I wish to raise an issue along similar lines. It is not specifically about Garda numbers but about rural crime. To be honest, I had no intention of raising the issue this morning until, about half an hour ago, I received a telephone call from a gentleman who lives within four miles of me at home. He and his wife are both in their 70s. They had a family SME all of their lives and employed...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Jul 2017)

Paul Daly: ...well aware. I noted with interest that he did not mention Brexit or the challenges it would pose in his new portfolio, in particular for Border regions. There is the decimation of many areas through the closure of post offices and Garda barracks, two cornerstones of communities. I will not go into all of the existing problems, but I will mention Brexit as it is a major problem coming...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 May 2017)

Paul Daly: ...the range of conditions attached to bail, prohibiting the accused from making any contact with the victim or victim's family, or prohibiting driving in the case of a road traffic offence, and affording An Garda Síochána the power to arrest without warrant, is a very important condition but also a very tricky one. Senator McDowell and others here would be more legally-minded than...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to take control of the situation and for us all, irrespective of our political allegiance, to leave the political point scoring on the Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner outside the door. Many people, all over the country and particularly in rural areas, are the victims of our shenanigans. They are the elderly,...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Daly: I would like to raise an issue that was covered in an article in the Evening Heraldregarding the seizure by An Garda Síochána of a large number of Taser guns from an organised crime gang. I welcome that seizure and I am delighted we can send a positive message back to the gardaí in light of what has been happening in the last few days. I am delighted that they have a positive...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2016)

Paul Daly: ...ourselves fire-fighting in the city currently as things have got ahead of us. Hence, the need for rushed legislation. Prevention is far better than cure, as the saying goes, and we need to have the Garda resources and personnel to enforce the amended legislation at a very early stage. With that in mind and with regard to the section 38 amendment, I take on board very much what Senator...