Results 1-20 of 23 for garda speaker:Maria Byrne

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Maria Byrne: ...Party for bringing it forward. The thrust of the motion is about stronger and safer communities. I was at a residents' meeting on Monday night and I would like to compliment our two community gardaí who attended. In the WhatsApp group for our area an issue was highlighted, and one of the gardaí visited the area as he was driving around. In some areas community policing is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2023)

Maria Byrne: I raise legislation we passed here recently on the powers of gardaí. I hosted a meeting with small businesses in Limerick recently with the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, when she was in Limerick.One of the major issues raised was the use of scrambler bikes for crime and intimidation. I compliment An Garda Síochána because, yesterday, 39 gardaí and some of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2023)

Maria Byrne: ...for Transport the stalling of many road projects and the fact that they expect it could lead to anything up to 77 deaths and 400 to 500 serious injuries. When I went through the report, the Garda figures were that people had only reported 7,000 to 8,000 serious injuries in the last number of years, but hospital figures showed there were about 15,000, so some people are not even reporting...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the news that the Garda Commissioner has included a Garda station for Castletroy in the capital programme for An Garda Síochána for 2025 to 2030. I raised this here in Commencement debates in 2018 and 2019. We were told then it was not warranted but it would be kept under review. The whole area of Castletroy, Lisnagry and Annacotty is one of the fastest growing areas in...

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

Maria Byrne: ...Members' business. I welcome the fact that the budget for justice has increased by almost 20% since 2020. This is most welcome. Only this morning, I raised the fact with our own Leader that the Garda Commissioner had announced recently that a Garda station for Castletroy in Limerick would be included in the capital budget between 2025 and 2040. This is most welcome because it is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

Maria Byrne: ...to the provision of the summer programme, including in the areas of staffing and pay issues; that we should broaden the potential workforce; and that we should mitigate any difficulties with Garda vetting. These were some issues some schools came up against. They could not get people through the Garda vetting process in time, or the resources were not there to run the programme. There...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2022)

Maria Byrne: ...UHL, but it has been reported today in the newspapers that a family's loved one, who was in UHL, disappeared from the hospital. That person was missing for several hours before being found by the Garda. I am aware as well of another family whose members encountered a similar situation recently, but they did not go public about what happened. Given this type of issue, as well the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Antisocial Behaviour (3 Nov 2021)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I thank the Minister of State for coming here today to discuss this all-important topic. I welcome, first of all, the increase in funding to do with Garda recruitment and Garda numbers in budget 2022 and acknowledge the work that the Minister of State and the Department have been doing in this regard. Listening to local radio and reading local newspapers,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Antisocial Behaviour (3 Nov 2021)

Maria Byrne: ...do not have access to funding for them. Perhaps that could be looked at by the Minister. When cameras and extra lighting are provided in areas, it helps people to feel safe and also it helps the gardaí in their role. I pay tribute to An Garda Síochána which is doing a great job under difficult circumstances. The reduction in Garda numbers in certain areas is leading to...

Seanad: Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Maria Byrne: ...everybody, the better. I welcome the legislation and support it. It is important to put as many measures in place as possible to protect against fraud. I pay tribute to the members of the Garda who assist people who have been scammed or have been the victim of a counterfeiting fraud offence, be it counterfeit notes or cards.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Maria Byrne: ...been much talk regarding crowds gathering and related issues. However, controlled environments are safe places. On 7 June, we will also be marking the 25th anniversary of the murder of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe in Adare in County Limerick. A small wreath-laying ceremony will mark the event at the location where Detective Garda McCabe was brutally murdered by the IRA. Four men from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (4 Apr 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and welcome the Minister of State. I am raising an issue I have raised in the past. At the time the initial Garda response to the call for a new Garda station in Castletroy to serve the greater east Limerick area was that a new station was not warranted. I have had discussions with senior gardaí in Limerick. I have also been in touch with and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (4 Apr 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for her detailed response. I welcome all the new gardaí who have been recruited in Limerick and, on the other side, I congratulate the 26 members who were promoted. It is wonderful that they went for promotions and were successful. Some posts have to be back-filled, therefore, it is not quite the case that this station receives the number required because...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (18 Dec 2018)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton. I rise today to discuss areas of justice. I am looking for a greater Garda presence in the east Limerick area. Recently I made a submission to the Castletroy development plan in which I looked for a full-time Garda station in that region. The area is expanding. At the time the chief superintendent said that due to lack of resources it...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (18 Dec 2018)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. I neglected to say that the community gardaí are meeting the residents tonight and have been very responsive. It is a big factor that people do not see the Garda on the ground. It is pretty much a rural area. There has been a spate of burglaries. I commend the Government on the reopening of the Garda College. It is good that there are so many extra...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2018)

Maria Byrne: I welcome an announcement made today on the Garda's use of pedal power. This morning, I attended a meeting with representatives of Retail Excellence Ireland at which concerns were raised about the visual presence of gardaí. In Limerick this morning, the Garda announced that 36 gardaí will be trained for deployment on bicycles. Of these, 12 are in training, while the remainder are...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (25 Apr 2018)

Maria Byrne: I tabled my Commencement matter, on a Garda station for the Castletroy area of Limerick, because I have had a number of calls recently, especially from older people in the community, about the fact that they have to use the Garda station in Henry Street in Limerick, which is approximately 5 km away from where they live. They are conscious of how busy gardaí are and those in Henry Street...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Maria Byrne: I too pay tribute and thank the front-line staff, the in-house staff and those who worked in hospitals and were out clearing roads and all the volunteers as well as the Army, the Civil Defence, the Garda and council staff - everybody who was involved in the clean-up right around the country. I pay compliment to them and the many volunteers who joined them. Yesterday was a historic day in...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Maria Byrne: I would like to refer to the bus crash that took place in Limerick yesterday. I wish to pay tribute to all involved, including the ambulance services, the fire services, An Garda Síochána, the council, the mid-west community health care units, John the Baptist Community School and the teachers for their very fast response. Counselling and support was offered to all families and to...